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
(Heb 2:17).
So Moses in God's house
(Nu 12:7).
appointed him--"made Him" HIGH
PRIEST; to be supplied from the preceding context.
Greek, "made"; so in
Heb 5:5;
1Sa 12:6,
Margin;
Ac 2:36;
so the Greek fathers. Not as ALFORD, with
AMBROSE and the Latins, "created Him," that
is, as man, in His incarnation. The likeness of Moses to Messiah was
foretold by Moses himself
(De 18:15).
Other prophets only explained Moses, who was in this respect
superior to them; but Christ was like Moses, yet superior.
JFB.
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