2:2 declared by angels. The role of the angels in the giving of the law is suggested in Deut. 33:2 and became a standard element of Jewish and Christian (Acts 7:53; Gal. 3:19) descriptions of Sinai.

just retribution. Illustrated in 10:28, 29 (cf. 6:6). Violators of the Lord’s covenant were purged from the covenant community through death.