“(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:”
For they could not endure the order that was given, 'If even an animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned.' — Exodus 19:12-13: the mountain was forbidden, protected by deadly penalty. Access was barred; approach meant death.
Church Fathers on Hebrews 12:20
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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