Moses was one of the greatest of all times. But his ministry and work had a veil over it. His ministry was one of the Law and the Law brought death. Yet, it was still so glorious, that after meeting with God and giving it to the people, he had to put a veil over his head. The glory was too great upon him for them to bear.
“Now if the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was being brought to an end, will not the ministry of the Spirit have even more glory? For if there was glory in the ministry of condemnation, the ministry of righteousness must far exceed it in glory. Indeed, in this case, what once had glory has come to have no glory at all, because of the glory that surpasses it. For if what was being brought to an end came with glory, much more will what is permanent have glory.
Since we have such a hope, we are very bold, not like Moses, who would put a veil over his face so that the Israelites might not gaze at the outcome of what was being brought to an end. But their minds were hardened. For to this day, when they read the old covenant, that same veil remains unlifted, because only through Christ is it taken away. Yes, to this day whenever Moses is read a veil lies over their hearts. But when one turns to the Lord, the veil is removed. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another. For this comes from the Lord who is the Spirit” (2 Co4 3:7-18).
The ministry of the Old Covenant which Moses preached was incredibly glorious. So how much more the new ministry under the new covenant whose glory makes the old one look like nothing.
Moses put on a veil as the glory was too much. Paul and his companions do not.
The bigger question is the veil over the heart. Those who do not see Christ in the Old Testament continue to have a veil over their heart. Only in Christ Jesus does it all make sense.
The fruit of this new and greater covenant for Paul? Not just boldness. But great boldness.
If ministers of the covenant of the glory of the New Testament walk around unveiled, then how much more important is it to walk in holiness and righteousness?