Bible Strands
Hebrews 3:5
Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses a community of believers, contrasting Moses with Christ within an argument about spiritual housebuilding.
The words — πιστὸς (pistos) = faithful; οἴκῳ (oikō) = house. The text states Moses was faithful within the entirety of God’s household, establishing a baseline for comparison.
The thread — The phrase appears in Numbers 12:7 and Hebrews 3:2, where Moses’ faithfulness in God’s house is repeatedly cited as a prophetic witness.
Why it lands — The text demands readers evaluate their own standing in God’s house against the standard of Christ’s superior faithfulness.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;
Cross-references
- Numbers 12:7 But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house.
- Hebrews 3:2 He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.
- Exodus 14:31 When Israel saw the great power that the LORD had exercised over the Egyptians, the people feared the LORD and believed in Him and in His servant Moses.
- Psalms 105:26 He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.
- Acts 28:23 So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.
- Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
- Deuteronomy 34:5 So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.
- Joshua 1:2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore arise, you and all these people, and cross over the Jordan into the land that I am giving to the children of Israel.
- 1 Timothy 1:12 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.
- Hebrews 8:5 The place where they serve is a copy and shadow of what is in heaven. This is why Moses was warned when he was about to build the tabernacle: “See to it that you make everything according to the pattern shown you on the mountain.”