6. But Christ--was and is faithful
(Heb 3:2).
as a son over his own house--rather, "over His
(GOD'S,
Heb 3:4)
house"; and therefore, as the inference from His being one with
God, over His own house. So
Heb 10:21,
"having an High Priest over the house of God." Christ enters His
Father's house as the Master [OVER it], but Moses
as a servant [IN it,
Heb 3:2, 5]
[CHRYSOSTOM]. An ambassador in the absence of the
king is very distinguished--in the presence of the king he falls back
into the multitude [BENGEL].
whose house are we--Paul and his Hebrew readers. One old
manuscript, with Vulgate and LUCIFER,
reads, "which house"; but the weightiest manuscripts support
English Version reading.
the rejoicing--rather, "the matter of rejoicing."
of the hope--"of our hope." Since all our good things lie
in hopes, we ought so to hold fast our hopes as already to rejoice, as
though our hopes were realized [CHRYSOSTOM].
firm unto the end--omitted in LUCIFER and
AMBROSE, and in one oldest
manuscript, but supported by most oldest manuscripts.
JFB.
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