Fearful (φοβερον). As in 10:27,31, only in Heb. in N.T.

The appearance (το φανταζομενον). Present passive …

And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, etc. This event is not recorded in the account of the giving of the law in Exodus, and it …

And so terrible was the sight that. . . .—Better, And (so fearful was the appearance) Moses said, I exceedin…

For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sou…

This verse cites a further indication of the awesomene of the experience at Mount Sinai. At the time of the giving of the law, Moses was the leader…

And so terrible was the sight
Of the smoke, fire, and lightnings; or of God himself, who descended on the mount; wit…

Mount Sinai, on which the Jewish church-state was formed, was a mountain that could be touched (though the people were forbidden to do so)—a place …

Having warned them to avoid the evils of guilt, the Apostle now provides the reason, which is based on a comparison between the Old and New Testame…