Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Numbers 12:7
My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house.
7. faithful in all my house ] i.e. in everything that has to do with Israel, who are often called the ‘house of Israel.’ The passage is referred to in Heb 3:2; Heb 3:5, where it is understood to mean that Moses was faithful in such a way that his influence (like that of a trusted servant) extended over the whole of the Old Dispensation, as that of Christ (the Son) does over the New.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 7. Moses – is faithful] neeman, a prefect or superintendent. So Samuel is termed, 1Sa 2:35; 1Sa 3:20; David is so called, 1Sa 18:27, Neeman, and son-in-law of the king. Job 12:20, speaks of the Neemanim as a name of dignity. It seems also to have been a title of respect given to ambassadors, Pr 13:17; Pr 25:13. Calmet well observes that the word fidelity is often used for an employ, office, or dignity, and refers to 1Ch 9:22, 1Ch 9:26, 1Ch 9:31; 2Ch 31:12, 2Ch 31:15; 2Ch 34:12, &c. Moses was a faithful, well-tried servant in the house of God, and therefore he uses him as a familiar, and puts confidence in him.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
i.e. Whom I have set over all my house, i.e. my church and people, and therefore over you, and who hath discharged his office faithfully, and not partially and selfseekingly, as you falsely accuse him.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
My servant Moses [is] not so,…. Or such a prophet; he is not so used; it was not in such a manner the Lord spake to him; not in visions and dreams, as he had to Abraham and Jacob, and did to others in later times:
who [is] faithful in all mine house; in the house of Israel, or among that people which were the Lord’s family, where Moses was a servant and steward, and did all things according to the will of the Lord, the master of the family; he faithfully delivered to them all the laws, statutes, and ordinances, which he appointed to be observed by them: unless this is to be understood of the tabernacle, which was the house of God, in which he dwelt, and which was made, and all things in it, exactly according to the pattern given by the Lord to Moses: see Heb 3:2.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(7) My servant Moses . . . Better, Not so (in regard to) my servant Moses; he is faithful. Reference is made to these words in Heb. 3:5 : And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, i.e., in the whole of the Mosaic economy or dispensation, or the house of Israel, which is spoken of as Gods house. A contrast is drawn in Num. 12:6 between the vocation of Moses as a servant in the house of God and that of Christ as a Son over His own house.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
7. Faithful Tried, trustworthy, and true. The root of the Hebrew word is amen. See Rev 3:14.
All mine house The whole family of Israel, to the government of which Moses had been called. Baumgarten says that the house is “primarily his dwelling, the holy tent.” But in this sense the word “all” would be out of place. Moreover, after the consecration of Aaron the tabernacle was in his charge. The duties of Moses were not sacerdotal, but administrative and prophetic. Not to the priests, but to Moses and succeeding prophets, was intrusted the office of receiving and declaring the holy oracles which make wise unto salvation. The aggregate of believers in Jesus Christ are now God’s house. Heb 3:6.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
“ My servant Moses is not so. He is faithful in all my house. With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even openly (manifestly), and not in dark speeches, and the form of Yahweh shall he behold. Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses?”
Then He sternly reminded them what Moses was. He was not just a prophet like that. Moses was faithful in his appointment over all Yahweh’s house, over the whole people of Israel, from the High Priest downwards. He had made Moses supreme. To Moses He spoke openly mouth to mouth. To Moses alone spoke ‘the Voice’ (Num 7:89). Moses did not learn things from Yahweh in mysteries and speeches which were difficult to interpret, and hard to understand. Yahweh talked with him as a man talks with his friend (Exo 33:11). Moses alone had been allowed to behold His form, even if it was a back view when His glory had diminished (Exo 33:21-23), or in the form of fire in a burning bush (Exo 3:2-4), or on the Mount. He had seen and known more of Yahweh than any other person, as they well knew. Why then were they not afraid to speak evil against him?
By this time they would be feeling decidedly uneasy, and not quite so happy as when they had started out with such confidence.
Fuente: Commentary Series on the Bible by Peter Pett
What a beautiful observation hath the apostle made on this passage, by way of enhancing the dignity of our adorable Redeemer. Heb 3:1-6 .
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
Num 12:7 My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful in all mine house.
Ver. 7. My servant Moses is not so. ] God had never so much magnified Moses to them, but for their envy. We cannot devise to pleasure God’s servants so much as by despiting them. Quisquis volens detrahit famae meae, nolens addit mercedi meae, saith Augustine; He that willingly detracteth from mine honour, doth, though against his will, add to my reward.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
My servant Moses. First occurrence. Occurs six times. See Num 12:7, Num 12:8. Jos 1:2, Jos 1:7; 2Ki 21:8. Mai. Num 4:4.
not so: i.e. much greater. Compare Num 12:8.
who is faithful. Compare Heb 3:2, or, Faithful is he, &c.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
My servant: Deu 18:18, Psa 105:26, Mat 11:9, Mat 11:11, Act 3:22, Act 3:23, Act 7:31
faithful: 1Co 4:2, 1Ti 3:15, Heb 3:2-6, 1Pe 2:4, 1Pe 2:5
Reciprocal: Jos 14:6 – the man 1Ki 3:6 – thy servant 2Ki 18:12 – Moses Neh 7:2 – a faithful man Job 1:8 – my servant Psa 103:7 – He made 1Co 4:17 – faithful Eph 1:1 – which Col 1:7 – a 2Ti 2:2 – faithful Heb 3:5 – faithful
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Num 12:7. My servant Moses is not so He is a prophet of a higher rank.
To him I impart my mind in a far more noble and clear way. Who is faithful in all my house God had set him over all Israel, who were his house, his family, or chosen people, and Moses was faithful in the performance of the trust reposed in him, executing all the divine commands, and doing nothing partially or of himself, as he was now falsely accused. In this he was an eminent type of Christ, as the apostle represents him, Heb 3:1-6.
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
12:7 My servant Moses [is] not so, who [is] faithful {d} in all mine house.
(d) In all Israel which was his Church.