Covenant Reformed News – December 2011 • Volume XIII, Issue 20
This article examines the five biblical texts that reference angels' involvement in the giving of the law at Mount Sinai, drawing from passages in Deuteronomy, Psalms, Acts, Galatians, and Hebrews. Through careful exegetical analysis, the author traces how both Old and New Testament writers understood the role of heavenly messengers in the communication and mediation of God's law to Israel. The piece demonstrates Reformed principles of biblical interpretation by harmonizing related scriptural accounts to develop a comprehensive theological understanding of this important doctrine.
The Angels and the Giving of the Law There are five texts in the Bible that speak of the angels’ role in the giving of the law at Sinai. The first occurs in the last recorded speech of the 120-year-old Moses, at the start of the penultimate chapter of the Pentateuch—his blessing of Israel—where he tells us that he saw angels on Sinai thirty-eight years ago: “The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints:...