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There’s no doubt that among God’s old covenant servants Moses is one of the greatest. God used Moses to confront Pharaoh, bring plagues on Egypt, and ultimately obtain the release of the Jewish people from captivity. It was Moses to whom the Law was given, with whom God spoke as with a friend, and who was allowed to see part of God’s glory (Ex. 33:11–23). In fact, God describes Moses as “ a faithful servant in all my house” (Num. 12:7). Based on all of this, an ancient Jewish rabbi is reputed to have said, “God calls Moses 'faithful in all His house,’ and thereby he ranked higher than the ministering angels themselves.”
Yet as great as Moses is, Jesus is superior. The images our author uses here are particularly striking. A house may be magnificent, but it’s not greater than the one who designed and built it. In the same way, a servant in a household may be a great asset. He may even run much of the daily life of the household. But he’s not greater than the son or heir who presides over the household.
These comparisons illustrate an important element in the thinking of the writer of this letter. What has come before is not bad and is not to be denigrated. In fact, what has come before has played a significant role in God’s revelation of Himself and His salvation. Moses testified “to what would be said in the future” (Heb. 3:5). Nevertheless, the coming of Jesus marks the coming of one who is much greater.
This is an important point, since Christians can sometimes feel like they have little need to read and study the Old Testament. Yet here in Hebrews, one of the New Testament books that most clearly proclaims the superiority of Jesus to what has come before, the Old Testament is constantly quoted. Those who have come before deserve our respect and admiration, and in Jesus we have the great privilege of listening to the one toward whom all of them were pointing (cf. 1 Peter 1:10–12).
TODAY ALONG THE WAY
As part of your devotional time today, take a few moments to read one of your favorite Old Testament stories about Moses. Try to think specifically about how what you see concerning Moses in that story can be compared and contrasted with Jesus. When you are done, thank God for His faithful servant Moses and any lessons you might learn from reading about him, but thank God even more for speaking to us today through His Son.
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