Which glory was to be done away:— Καταργουμενην, done away, is applied here to the shining of Moses's face, and to the law, 2 Corinthians 3:11; 2 Corinthians 3:13. In all which places it is used in the present tense, and has the signification of an adjective, standing for temporary,—or of a duration whose end was determined; and is opposed to τω μενοντι, that which remaineth; that is to say, that which is lasting, and has no pre-determined end set to it; as 2 Corinthians 3:11 where the gospel dispensation is called το μενον, that which remaineth. This may help us to understand from glory to glory, 2 Corinthians 3:18 which is manifestly opposed to the glory done away in this verse, and so plainly signifies a continued lasting glory of the ministry of the gospel; which, as he tells us there, consisted in their being changed into the image and clear representation of the Lord himself; as the glory of Moses consisted in the transitory brightness of his face, which was a faint reflection of the glory of God appearing to him in the mount.
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2 Corinthians 3:7
7 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: