3:5 faithful in all God’s house. Since the writer alludes to Num. 12:7, the emphasis is on the dignity of Moses’ service. Moses is the unique minister of the law, but Jesus’ ministry is higher still.

to testify . . . spoken later. Moses’ ministry was to testify to Christ’s coming (John 5:46, 47). The Mosaic law by its shadows pointed toward the coming good things brought by Christ (9:11; 10:1), for in its regulations the Holy Spirit showed that access into God’s presence would come only when the earthly tabernacle was replaced by something better (9:8).