The Law was carved in letters on stone tablets, and God's glory appeared when it was given. Even though the brightness on Moses' face was fading, it was so strong that the people of Israel could not keep their eyes fixed on him. If the Law, which brings death when it is in force, came with such glory,

Law was introduced in order to increase wrongdoing; but where sin increased, God's grace increased much more.

So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God's grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

But Jesus became a priest by means of a vow when God said to him, "The Lord has made a solemn promise and will not take it back: 'You will be a priest forever.' "

There is another difference: there were many of those other priests, because they died and could not continue their work.

And so he is able, now and always, to save those who come to God through him, because he lives forever to plead with God for them.

By speaking of a new covenant, God has made the first one old; and anything that becomes old and worn out will soon disappear.

Be careful, then, and do not refuse to hear him who speaks. Those who refused to hear the one who gave the divine message on earth did not escape. How much less shall we escape, then, if we turn away from the one who speaks from heaven!

The words "once more" plainly show that the created things will be shaken and removed, so that the things that cannot be shaken will remain.

because our God is indeed a destroying fire.

it is he who made us capable of serving the new covenant, which consists not of a written law but of the Spirit. The written law brings death, but the Spirit gives life.

God in his mercy has given us this work to do, and so we do not become discouraged.