The mediation of angels in giving the law, though quite logical, is not made clear in the law itself. Hints of it, however, do appear in the O.T. (see Dt. 33:2; Ps. 68:17), and N.T. statements make it clear (see Acts 7:53; Gal. 3:19). It seems to have been firmly held in the traditional teaching of Judaism (Lunemann 102). This law “was stedfast” or, literally, “became firm” or “established” in being written down as the law of God and carrying appropriate and severe punishments for disregarding it.