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Hebrews 3:2
He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The writer addresses holy brothers who share in a heavenly calling, directing their focus to Jesus as apostle and high priest immediately before drawing a comparison with Moses.
The words — πιστὸν (piston) and ποιήσαντι (poiēsanti) translate literally as "faithful" and "having appointed." These terms state that Jesus maintained fidelity to God’s commission just as Moses did in God’s house.
The thread — The description mirrors Numbers 12:7, which records Moses as faithful in all God’s house, while John 6:38 and 1 Timothy 3:15 trace the same pattern of obedience to the Sender’s will and conduct within God’s household.
Why it lands — The text states Jesus’s reliable obedience to His divine appointment before drawing any comparative conclusion about his superiority. It requires readers to fix their attention on that completed obedience rather than on human precedent.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.
Cross-references
- Numbers 12:7 But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
- 1 Timothy 3:15 in case I am delayed, so that you will know how each one must conduct himself in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.
- John 6:38 For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.
- Ephesians 2:22 And in Him you too are being built together into a dwelling place for God in His Spirit.
- Hebrews 3:5 Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
- John 17:4 I have glorified You on earth by accomplishing the work You gave Me to do.
- Hebrews 2:17 For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.
- Deuteronomy 4:5 See, I have taught you statutes and ordinances just as the LORD my God has commanded me, so that you may follow them in the land that you are about to enter and possess.
- John 7:18 He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
- John 15:10 If you keep My commandments, you will remain in My love, just as I have kept My Father’s commandments and remain in His love.