What does Hebrews 3:3 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house."
Verse Hebrews 3:3. _FOR THIS_ man _was counted_] As Jesus Christ, in the character of _apostle_ and _high priest_, is here intended, the word _apostle_, or this _person_ or _personage_, should have be...
FOR THIS MAN - The Lord Jesus. The word “man” is understood, but there can be no doubt that he is referred to. WAS COUNTED MORE WORTHY - Was more worthy; or is more worthy. The word used here does no...
CHAPTER 3 _ 1. As Son over the house of God, greater than Moses (Hebrews 3:1)_ 2. The danger of unbelief (Hebrews 3:7) 3. The need of faith (Hebrews 3:14) Hebrews 3:1 He now addresses believing He...
The superiority of Christ to Moses is illustrated in two ways: (_a)_ Moses belonged to the house as part of it (_i.e._ was himself one of the members of the chosen community); Christ was the builder o...
Brothers who are dedicated to God, you who are sharers in heaven's calling, because of all this you must fix your attention on him whom our creed holds to be the apostle and the high priest of God, I...
THIS MAN. He. COUNTED WORTHY. Greek. _axioo._ See Acts 15:38. GLORY. Seep. 1511. THAN. Greek. _para_. See Hebrews 1:4. four in Gospels ("prepare"). See Matthew 11:10. &c....
_For this man_ Rather, "For _He_," i.e. Christ. The "for" depends on the "Consider." _was counted worthy_ Rather, "hath been deemed worthy," namely, by God. _more glory_ Rather, "a fuller glory" (_a...
SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST TO MOSES There is a remarkable parallelism between the general structure of this and the next chapter, and that of the first and second Chapter s. This illustrates the elaborate...
_CHRIST IS TO BE PREFERRED TO MOSES -- HEBREWS 3:1-6:_ The "partakers of the heavenly calling," must seriously consider Jesus, "the Apostle and High Priest of our profession." Those that “partake of t...
ΠΛΕΊΟΝΟΣ _сотр. от_ ΠΟΛΎΣ (G4183) великий; _сотр._ больше; с последующим _gen._ сравнения, ΔΌΞΑ (G1391) слава, ΠΑΡΆ (G3844) чем. Об использовании этого предлога в сравнительном обороте _см._ Hebrews...
FOR THIS MAN WAS COUNTED WORTHY, &C.— _For this_ [_Jesus_]. The word _man_ is inserted by our translators in both these verses. It is not in the original. The word κατασκευασας, according to some, sho...
III. _He is superior to Moses. Hebrews 3:1 to Hebrews 4:13_ A. _The comparison of Jesus and Moses with respect to greatness and glory. Hebrews 3:1-6_ _TEXT_ Hebrews 3:1-6 Hebrews 3:1 Wherefore, h...
CHRIST SUPERIOR TO MOSES. (Hebrews 3:1-6). Our present portion introduces us to the third division of the Epistle, a division which runs on to Hebrews 4:6. The first division, comprising but the thre...
For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. FOR - the reason why they should 'consider' attentively "Christ...
11 The destruction of the earth and the heavens is but a crisis in their change (12), for they are not to be made non-existent, but created anew. All things are in a state of flux until the consummati...
JESUS CHRIST, LORD OF THE HOUSEHOLD OF GODS (_b_) Christ is superior also to Moses; for He is Son over the house of God, whereas Moses was only a servant in it....
HOW CAN I GET TO HEAVEN? HEBREWS _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 3 2 THE SUPERIOR *APOSTLE 3:1-4:13 JESUS IS SUPERIOR TO MOSES 3:1-6 V1 Brothers and sisters in Christ who belong to God, you share the...
FOR THIS MAN WAS COUNTED. — Rather, _For He hath been accounted,_ by God, who hath crowned Him with glory and honour (Hebrews 2:9). In this reward lies contained the proof that He was faithful. This i...
CHAPTER III. FUNDAMENTAL ONENESS OF THE DISPENSATIONS. Hebrews 3:1 - Hebrews 4:13 (R.V.). "Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of a heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High-priest of our conf...
to Hebrews 4:13. Chapter s 3 and 4 as far as Hebrews 3:13, form one paragraph. The purpose of the writer in this passage, as in the whole Epistle, is to encourage his readers in their allegiance to Ch...
SUPERIOR TO MOSES Hebrews 3:1 Dwell on those opening words:- _holy_, such is God's ideal for us; _brethren_, by reason of our union with Christ, and with one another in Him; _partakers, etc_., God i...
The argument now passed to the second claim of superiority, that over all human leaders. He is first seen as superior to Moses and Joshua. He is "the Apostle" completely fulfilling the function repres...
CHRIST'S SUPERIORITY OVER MOSES Because of the things He has done, Christians should center their thoughts on Jesus, who is the "Apostle and High Priest of our confession" (Hebrews 3:1). An apostle is...
(4) For this [man] was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. (4) The first comparison: The builder of the house is better...
_Of greater glory, &c. The apostle shews Christ to be greater than Moses several ways. 1. Christ is as much above Moses, as an architect above the hour which he has made; for Christ (who, as God, made...
(1) Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; (2) Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was...
The epistle to the Hebrews differs in some important respects from all those which have been before us; so much so that many have questioned whether it be the writing of the apostle Paul, of Apollos,...
_CHRIST AND MOSES_ ‘Wherefore, holy brethren … consider … Christ Jesus; Who was faithful … as also Moses was faithful … Whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hop...
3._For this man _(or, _he_) _was counted worthy, etc. _Lest he might appear to make Moses equal to Christ, he reminds us of his superior excellency; and this he proves by two arguments, Moses so rule...
Thus the Lord is set before us as the Apostle and High Priest of believers from among the Jews, the true people. I say,"from among the Jews," not that He is not our Priest, but that here the sacred wr...
FOR THIS MAN WAS COUNTED WORTHY OF MORE GLORY THAN MOSES,.... Moses was counted worthy of glory and honour, and had it given him, both by God and by men; by God, as appears from the work he called him...
The apostle having made his entrance into the comparison designed by him between Christ and Moses, and showed in general wherein they were alike, and as to his purpose equal (which that those who are...
For this _man_ was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house. Ver. 3. _Worthy of more glory than Moses_] In whom these Hebrews...
HEB. 3:2-3. WHO WAS FAITHFUL TO HIM THAT APPOINTED HIM, AS ALSO MOSES (WAS FAITHFUL) IN ALL HIS HOUSE. FOR THIS (MAN) WAS COUNTED WORTHY OF MORE GLORY THAN MOSES, INASMUCH AS HE WHO HATH BUILDED THE...
_For_, &c. The apostle proceeds in this verse, and the three following, with his design of evidencing the excellence of Christ above Moses, as he had done before in reference to angels, and all other...
THIS MAN; Christ, as the builder of God's house under the Christian economy. HATH BUILDED THE HOUSE; or, prepared the house, for the words include not only the building of the house itself, but also...
THE SUPERIORITY OF CHRIST OVER MOSES. Christ compared with Moses:...
"Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling." Let us keep in mind that this is addressed to Jewish believers. How great a contrast to that which their own religion had taught them! Ea...
1-6 Christ is to be considered as the Apostle of our profession, the Messenger sent by God to men, the great Revealer of that faith which we profess to hold, and of that hope which we profess to have...
FOR THIS MAN WAS COUNTED WORTHY OF MORE GLORY THAN MOSES: the Spirit proves to the Hebrews, that the gospel Prophet was not only like to, but more excellent than, their greatest prophet, and who had f...
A Treatise of Novatian Concerning the Trinity He says by Habakkuk the prophet: "God shall come from the south, and the Holy One from the dark and dense mountain."[79]...
Hebrews 3:3 For G1063 this G3778 worthy G515 (G5769) more G4119 glory G1391 than G3844 Moses G3475 inasmuch G2596 G3745 built G2680 (G5660) house G3624 more G4119 honor G5092 than G2192 (G5719) house...
Hebrews 3:3. BUILDED. The word implies gathering or making the materials, putting them together, and furnishing the whole, even appointing the servants doing all that is necessary for completing ‘the...
HATH BEEN COUNTED WORTHY OF MORE GLORY THAN MOSES (πλειονος δοξης παρα Μωυσην ηξιωτα). Perfect passive indicative of αξιοω, to deem worthy, permanent situation described with definite claim of Chri...
Hebrews 3:1 Christ the Lord, and Moses the Servant. I. To speak of Moses to the Jews was always a very difficult and delicate matter. It is hardly possible for Gentiles to realise or understand the...
Hebrews 3:1. _Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus:_ Oh, that he had more consideration at our hands! Cons...
CONTENTS: Christ the Son better than Moses the servant. Warning against unbelief. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Holy Spirit, Moses. CONCLUSION: We owe to Jesus Christ as the principal messenger sent of G...
Hebrews 3:1. _Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling,_ who, as the sons of God, are called to eternal glory, _consider the Apostle and Highpriest of our profession,_ that he unite...
A man who builds a house. Even though Jesus is similar to Moses in being faithful, still he receives more honor and glory than Moses. The next verses explain this. [Note that God's _house_ is built ou...
HEBREWS 3:1 Jesus Is Superior to the Mosaic Law. Having concluded that Jesus is superior to the mediators of the Mosaic law (angels, Hebrews 2:2), the author now establishes Jesus’ superiority to Mose...
COMPARISON OF THE TWO GREAT MEDIATORS _CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ IN the estimation of the Jews the pre-eminence of the Law—by that term meaning the Old Testament dispensation—was seen in three...
EXPOSITION THE SON SUPERIOR TO MOSES. Here begins the second section of the argument of the first four chapters (see summary given under Hebrews 1:5). But though a new branch of the argument begins,...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to Hebrews the third chapter. Wherefore, holy brethren (Hebrews 3:1), The word wherefore immediately leads us back to that which is immediately preceding, and that is...
1 Corinthians 3:9; 1 Peter 2:5; Colossians 1:18; Hebrews 1:2; Hebrews 2:9; Hebrews 3:6; Matthew 16:18; Zechariah 4:9; Zechariah 6:12;...
Was counted worthy [η ξ ι ω τ α ι]. Used both of reward which is due (1 Timothy 5:17) and of punishment (Hebrews 10:29). Of more glory [π λ ε ι ο ν ο ς δ ο ξ η ς]. Comp. ch. Hebrews 2:8; Hebrews 2:9....
He that hath builded it hath more glory than the house — Than the family itself, or any member of it....
Our apostle having, in comparison between Christ and Moses, and showed in general wherein thay were alike and did agree; he proceeds now to evince the preference of Christ, and to show in sundry signa...