Expositor's Bible Commentary Commentary Hebrews 3:3

"For he hath been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by so much as he that built the house hath more honor than the house." — Hebrews 3:3 (ASV)

The first point of comparison pronounces Jesus as “worthy of greater honor than Moses” because he was builder of the house rather than part of it. “Honor” (lit., “glory”; GK 1518) belonged to Moses, but his glory did not measure up to that of Christ. The one who makes a house is worthy of more honor than the house itself, glorious though it may be. Moses was at all times a member of the people of God, that and no more. He had great honor among the people, but there was no way for him to be any other than one of them. Not so Jesus! He was more. The author of Hebrews has just made the point that Jesus became true human and could truly call people “brothers.” But that does not alter his conviction that Christ is also more than a man. He is the founder of the church, and the church was continuous with the OT people of God. The author will come back to this thought in v.6.