Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Hebrews 12:18-29
God’s mercy and God’s judgment (12:18-29)There is no similarity between the experience of Israelite people under the old covenant and that of Christians under the new. Events that accompanied the giving of the law at Mount Sinai show that people saw the old covenant as something terrifying (18-21; cf. Exodus 19:12-13; Exodus 20:18-19). By contrast, Christians see the new covenant as something joyful. They are not kept at a distance from God as the Israelites were at Mount Sinai, but come right... read more
Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Hebrews 12:25
Hebrews 12:25. See that ye refuse not him that speaketh (He alludes to his having just said that his blood speaketh;) namely, Christ, who speaks to you in the gospel, and by his Spirit and messengers, and whose speaking, even now, is a prelude to the final scene. In this command the apostle has respect to the double solemn charge given by God to his church to hear and obey his Son: the first, Deuteronomy 18:15; Deuteronomy 18:19, The Lord thy God will raise up unto thee a prophet, unto... read more