12, 13. Contempt for Law Shows Contempt for Lawgiver—Those who trample upon God′s authority, and show open contempt to the law given in such grandeur at Sinai, virtually despise the Lawgiver, the great Jehovah....
(4BC 1162.2)
By transgressing the law which God had given in such majesty, and amid glory which was unapproachable, the people showed open contempt of the great Lawgiver, and death was the penalty (Spiritual Gifts 3:294, 300).
(4BC 1162.3)