7 The Law of Moses brought only the promise of death, even though it was carved on stones and given in a wonderful way. Still the Law made Moses' face shine so brightly the people of Israel could not look at it, even though it was a fading glory.
8 So won't the agreement the Spirit brings to us be even more wonderful?
9 If something that brings the death sentence is glorious, won't something that makes us acceptable to God be even more glorious?
10 In fact, the new agreement is so wonderful that the Law is no longer glorious at all.
11 The Law was given with a glory that faded away. But the glory of the new agreement is much greater, because it will never fade away.
12 This wonderful hope makes us feel like speaking freely.
13 We are not like Moses. His face was shining, but he covered it to keep the people of Israel from seeing the brightness fade away.