“But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:”
Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was — Paul compares the Law's ministry to Moses' theophanic radiance (Exod 34:29-35). The glory was real but temporary (doxazesthai, transitory). The Sinaitic covenant had genuine authority but limited duration.
Church Fathers on 2 Corinthians 3:7
But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look steadfastly upon the face of Moses, for the glory of his face; which glory was passing away: how shall not rather the ministration of the Spirit be with glory? He said that the tables of Moses were of stone, as [also] they were written with letters; and that these were of flesh, I mean the hearts of the Apostles, and had been written on by the…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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