“And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:”
And the sound of a trumpet and a voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken — at Sinai, the audible (phone) terrified; the people begged (paraiteō) that the speaking cease. God's voice brought fear, not intimacy.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 12:19
Wonderful indeed were the things in the Temple, the Holy of Holies; and again awful were those things also that were done at Mount Sina, “the fire, the darkness, the blackness, the tempest.” cf. Deuteronomy 33:2 For, it says, “God appeared in Sina,” and long ago were these things celebrated. The New Covenant, however, was not given with any of these things, but has been given in simple discourse by God. See then how he makes the comparison in these points also. And with good…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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