Hebrews 3:2

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 3:2

Who was faithful - see the note, Hebrews 2:17. He performed with fidelity all the functions entrusted to him.To him that appointed him - Margin, “made.” The word “made,” however, is used in the sense of constituted, or appointed. The meaning is, that he was faithful to God. Perhaps Paul urges on them the necessity of considering “his fidelity” in order to keep “them” from the danger of apostasy. A leading object of this Epistle was to preserve those whom he had addressed from apostatizing from... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 3:2

Hebrews 3:2. Who was faithful to him that appointed him The sacred penman, entering upon a comparison between Moses and Christ, as he was the apostle of God, or one sent by him to reveal his will, he recommends him to the faith of the Hebrews, under the principal qualification of a person in that office; he was faithful, which faithfulness he further describes by its respect to that act whereby he was appointed by God to the office. God’s apostle is the chief steward or dispenser of his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-6

3:1-5:10 GOD’S TRUE PEOPLEChrist greater than Moses (3:1-6)Moses was God’s special ‘apostle’ to Israel, the chosen representative he sent to his people. Aaron was God’s appointed high priest, the person who approached God on the people’s behalf. Christ is greater than both (3:1). Christ was faithful in his work as Moses was in his. But Christ is far superior. Moses was but a servant in the house of God (i.e. the people of God), whereas Christ built the house and is head over it. That house... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 3:2

faithful . Greek. pist o s . App-150 . also Moses = Moses also. See Romans 5:14 . The name occurs eleven times in Hebrews. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 3:2

Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also was Moses in all his house.In Hebrews 2:17, Jesus had already been mentioned as a merciful and faithful high priest, and it is his "faithfulness" that needed stress here. Note how delicately the inspired writer defers to the deserved honor of Moses, whom he did not belittle or diminish in any way. Both Moses and Jesus were faithful to deliver God's message to people, each in his own way, and each in his own capacity. A more detailed study of... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 3:2

Hebrews 3:2. That appointed him,— Heylin reads, who constituted him [in that office]. The next words are taken from Numbers 12:7. The word house is used, not only for a building, but for such as dwell in it;—a family, a people: And as God is said to dwell among the children of Israel, hence they are called his house; that is, his servants, his people. When the apostle says his house, he does not mean Moses's, but his house who appointed Moses; that is, God's house. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 3:2

2. He first notes the feature of resemblance between Moses and Christ, in order to conciliate the Hebrew Christians whom He addressed, and who still entertained a very high opinion of Moses; he afterwards brings forward Christ's superiority to Moses. Who was faithful—The Greek implies also that He still is faithful, namely, as our mediating High Priest, faithful to the trust God has assigned Him (Hebrews 2:17). So Moses in God's house (Numbers 12:7). appointed him—"made Him" HIGH PRIEST; to be... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 3:1-6

A. The Faithfulness of the SON 3:1-6"The author steadily develops his argument that Jesus is supremely great. He is greater than the angels, the author of a great salvation, and great enough to become man to accomplish it. Now the author turns his attention to Moses, regarded by the Jews as the greatest of men. . . . The writer does nothing to belittle Moses. Nor does he criticize him. He accepts Moses’ greatness but shows that as great as he was, Jesus was greater by far." [Note: Morris, p.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 3:1-10

II. THE HIGH PRIESTLY CHARACTER OF THE SON 3:1-5:10The writer proceeded to take up the terms "merciful" and "faithful" from Hebrews 2:17 and to expound them in reverse order. He spoke of the faithfulness of Jesus (Hebrews 3:1-6, exposition) and the need for his hearers to remain faithful as well (Hebrews 3:7 to Hebrews 4:14, exhortation). He then encouraged his audience with a reminder of Jesus’ compassion as a merciful high priest in the service of God (Hebrews 4:15 to Hebrews 5:10,... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 3:2

We should probably translate this verse to tie it in directly to Hebrews 3:1 rather than making it a separate statement. The idea is that Jesus Christ is now faithful, not that He was in the past. He is faithful now as Moses was in the past. We can see Moses’ faithfulness in how he served regarding God’s "house," the tabernacle, and regarding God’s "household," Israel. He served exactly as God instructed him (cf. Numbers 12:7; 1 Samuel 2:35; 1 Chronicles 17:14). The Greek word oikos can mean... read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 3:2

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 3:2

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 3:1-6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Hebrews 3:2

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Hebrews 3:2

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Hebrews 3:2

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Hebrews 3:2

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 3:1-6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 3:1-10

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Hebrews 3:2

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