For ifthe wordspokenthroughangelsprovedunalterable,and everytransgressionand disobediencereceiveda justpenalty,
The chariotsof Godare myriads,thousandsupon thousands;The Lordis among them [as at] Sinai,in holiness.
While the meatwas stillbetweentheir teeth,beforeit was chewed,the angerof the LORDwas kindledagainst the people,and the LORDstruckthe peoplewith a verysevereplague.
But those who diedby the plaguewere 14,700,besidesthose who diedon accountof Korah.
The LORDsentfieryserpentsamong the peopleand they bitthe people,so that manypeopleof Israeldied.
Those who diedby the plaguewere 24,000
you whoreceivedthe lawas ordainedby angels,and [yet] did not keepit."
Whythe Lawthen?It was addedbecauseof transgressions,having been ordainedthroughangelsby the agencyof a mediator,untilthe seedwould cometo whomthe promise had been made.
"The manwhoactspresumptuouslyby not listeningto the priestwho standsthereto servethe LORDyour God,norto the judge,that manshall die;thus you shall purgethe evilfrom Israel.
"Ifthere is foundin your midst,in anyof your towns,whichthe LORDyour Godis givingyou, a manora womanwhodoeswhatis evilin the sightof the LORDyour God,by transgressingHis covenant,
then you shall bringout that manorthat womanwhohas donethisevildeedto your gates,[that is], the manorthe woman,and you shall stonethem to death.
Cursedis he whodoes not confirmthe wordsof thislawby doingthem.' And allthe peopleshall say,'Amen.'
"Let my teachingdropas the rain,My speechdistillas the dew,As the dropletson the freshgrassAnd as the showerson the herb.
God,after He spokelong agoto the fathersin the prophetsin many portionsand in many ways,
Anyonewho has set asidethe Lawof Mosesdieswithoutmercyon [the testimony of] twoorthreewitnesses.
Therefore,do not throw awayyour confidence,whichhasa greatreward.
consideringthe reproachof Christgreaterrichesthan the treasuresof Egypt;for he was lookingto the reward.
And withoutfaithit is impossibleto please[Him], for he who comesto Godmustbelievethat He is and [that] He is a rewarderof thosewho seekHim.
Seeto it that you do not refuseHim who is speaking.For ifthosedid not escapewhen they refusedhim who warned[them] on earth,muchless[will] we [escape] who turn awayfrom Him who [warns] from heaven.
[So] we havethe propheticword[made] more sure,to whichyou dowellto pay attentionas to a lampshiningin a darkplace,untilthe daydawnsand the morning stararisesin your hearts.
NowI desireto remindyou, though you knowall thingsonce for all,that the Lord,after savinga peopleout of the landof Egypt,subsequentlydestroyedthosewho did not believe.
