And not as Moses, which put a vail over his face, that the children of Israel could not stedfastly look to the end of that which is abolished:
We're not like Moses, who had to put a veil over his face so the Israelites couldn't see that the glow from being with God was actually fading away.
No more hiding behind veils, what we have with God isn't temporary, it's permanent.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Exodus, Moses covered his face with a veil after speaking with God because his face shone with divine glory, which overwhelmed and frightened the Israelites. Paul, writing to the early Christian church in Corinth around AD 55, uses this Old Testament story to contrast the temporary glory of the old covenant under the law with the permanent glory of the new covenant in Christ. This highlights how the veil symbolized the Israelites' inability to fully perceive the fading nature of the old law.
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