2 Corinthians 3:15

Even unto this day. Some 1,500 years after the time of Moses and about 30 years after the death of Christ.

When Moses is read. The first five books of the Bible were written by Moses, and came to be known as “the law of Moses.” These were regularly read in the synagogues (Acts 15:5, 21; see Vol. V, pp. 96, 97).

Upon their heart. Not so much upon the intellect as upon the will. They could have believed, but they refused to do so (see on Hosea 4:6). Throughout their history as a nation the Jews were willfully blind. They saw in what Moses wrote only that which they were willing to believe (see Vol. IV, p. 33). They were fully persuaded of the incomparable excellence of the “letter” of the Mosaic law, but they closed their eyes to its “spirit.” The sanctuary services and sacrifices pointed to the Lamb of God and to His mediatorial work. Such psalms as the 22d, 24th, and the 110th pointed to One greater than David. The prophecies of Isaiah should have led them to understand that the Messiah must suffer before he reigns as King. They did indeed look for the Messiah, but as a Saviour from foreign enemies, not from sin (see on Luke 4:19). The same veil of willful unbelief often conceals truth from men today. We need to approach the Scriptures with open minds, ready to relinquish preconceived opinions and to acknowledge and accept the truth, whatever it may be.