Letter to the Hebrews Volume 168

 We Believers Belong to A Kingdom that Can't be Shaken Part 1

Hebrews 12:18-19 For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more: KJV

The writer of Hebrews now after detailing for those Hebrew converts to Christ back then (who all had come out of the Old Covenant demands) the misfortune of Esau, wanted them (and wants us today) to understand all of the great privileges or special advantages they had then and we have now by virtue of our birthright in Christ Jesus our Lord and our new heavenly citizenship. A clear contrast of the two Covenants (the Old vs the New) is what the writer of Hebrews wanted those Hebrew converts then and we converts to Christ now and of every era and generation since the Cross @ Calvary to fully understand. There was no Mediator between God and man under the Old Covenant, even though Moses was called and annoited by God and given certain privileges apart from the rest of the Hebrew people, yet still he was not Christ, that is, a sinless man before God/Elohim/Adonai. The writer of Hebrews declares these words to describe the stringency of God/Jehovah's requirements during those days being under the Old Covenant, "For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest, And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:" (Hebrews 12:18-19) (KJV). When the writer of Hebrews declares these words, 'ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest' he is making a reference to Mount Sinai where Moses met with God/YAWEH and received from Him the Ten Commandments that He burned into the rock on the mountain and made two stone tablets for Moses to carry down and present to the Hebrew people as the Law of God, as it is written and documented by Moses with these words, "Specially the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me, Gather me the people together, and I will make them hear my words, that they may learn to fear me all the days that they shall live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children. And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness. And the LORD spake unto you out of the midst of the fire: ye heard the voice of the words, but saw no similitude; only ye heard a voice. And he declared unto you his covenant, which he commanded you to perform, even ten commandments; and he wrote them upon two tables of stone. And the LORD commanded me at that time to teach you statutes and judgments, that ye might do them in the land whither ye go over to possess it." (Deuteronomy 4:10-14) (KJV). Unlike Moses, Christ is now THE  Mediator between us and God the Father and He is our advocate with the Father, therefore, we do not have to ever fear going to our Heavenly Father (through our Lord Jesus Christ) to speak to Him about anything because we are now seen by Him through the Blood of Christ that covers us and keeps us covered.

Here is what Matthew Henry had to say of Hebrews 12:18-19, "Here the Apostle goes on to engage the professing Hebrews to perseverance in their Christian course and conflict, and not to relapse again into Judaism. This he does by showing them how much the state of the Gospel Church differs from that of the Jewish Church, and how much it resembles the state of the Church in Heaven, and on both accounts demands and deserves our diligence, patience, and perseverance in Christianity. He shows how much the Gospel Church differs from the Jewish Church, and how much it excels. And here we have a very particular description of the state of the Church under the Mosaic dispensation. 1. It was a gross sensible state. Mount Sinai, on which that Church-State was constituted, was a mount that might be touched (Hebrews 12:18), a gross palpable place; so was the dispensation. It was very much external and earthly, and so more heavy. The state of the Gospel Church on mount Zion is more spiritual, rational, and easy. 2. It was a dark dispensation. Upon that mount there were blackness and darkness, and that Church-state was covered with dark shadows and types: the Gospel state is much more clear and bright. 3. It was a dreadful and terrible dispensation; the Jews could not bear the terror of it. The thunder and the lightning, the trumpet sounding, the voice of God Himself speaking to them, struck them with such dread that they entreated that the word might not be so spoken to them any more, Hebrews 12:19. Yea, Moses himself said, I exceedingly fear and quake. The best of men on earth are not able to converse immediately with God and His holy angels. The Gospel state is mild, and kind, and condescending, suited to our weak frame. 4. It was a limited dispensation; all might not approach to that mount, but only Moses and Aaron. Under the Gospel we have all access with boldness to God. 5. It was a very dangerous dispensation."

If you do not know the Lord Jesus Christ and His amazing healing power, pray this from your heart to the Lord Jesus Christ (you speaking directly to Him), Dear Lord Jesus, I confess to You that I am a sinner and I need Your forgiveness. I believe You shed Your Blood and died for my sins. I believe that You rose from the dead proving that You alone are God. I repent of my sins. I want to turn from my sins. I ask You Dear Lord Jesus to come into my heart and take control of my life. I want You to be my Lord, Savior, and my God. Amen...


Sincerely in Christ,


Clifford D. Tate, Sr.


Author of “Silent Assassins of the Soul - Are you Broken by Pornography and Masturbation? You can be Restored by the Lord Jesus Christ and brought into Deliverance, Freedom, and Victory! A Guide for Men and Women in the Enemy’s Crosshairs” e-book available now @ Amazon Kindle, @ Apple I Bookstore for IPod, Barnes and Noble for Nook, Reader Store for Sony Reade, Kobo, Copia, Gardners, Baker and Taylor, and eBookPie…