“Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.”
He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house — the parallel between Jesus and Moses is drawn on the grounds of faithfulness to the one who appointed them; both are stewards of God's household. But this parallel sets up the contrast: Moses was faithful "in" God's house, whereas Jesus is faithful "over" God's house.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 3:2
Being about to place Him before Moses in comparison, he led his discourse to the law of the high-priesthood; for they all had a high esteem for Moses: moreover, he is already beforehand casting down the seeds of the superiority. Therefore he begins from the flesh, and goes up to the Godhead, where there was no longer any comparison. He began from the flesh [from His Human nature], by assuming for a time the equality, and says, “as also Moses in all His house”: nor does he at…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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