Godly Fear or Ungodly Failure?

Hebrews 12:18-29 uses both Exodus 19-20 and Deuteronomy 4-5 to describe Israel's fearful response to God's presence on Mount Sinai/Horeb, while appearing to contradict their evaluations of that response. This book focuses on both the continuity and the discontinuity between Israel's experience in God's presence and that of his readers.