2. Our Text
Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do
you not listen to the law? For it is written that
Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman
and one by a free woman. But the son of the
Galatians 4:21–5:1 2
3. Our Text
slave was born according to the flesh, while the
son of the free woman was born through
promise. Now this may be interpreted
allegorically: these women are two covenants.
Galatians 4:21–5:1 3
4. Our Text
One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for
slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai
in Arabia; she corresponds to the present
Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
Galatians 4:21–5:1 4
5. Our Text
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our
mother. For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one
who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud,
you who are not in labor! For the children of the
Galatians 4:21–5:1 5
6. Our Text
desolate one will be more than those of the one
who has a husband.” Now you, brothers, like
Isaac, are children of promise. But just as at that
time he who was born according to the
Galatians 4:21–5:1 6
7. Our Text
flesh persecuted him who was born according to
the Spirit, so also it is now. But what does the
Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and
her son, for the son of the slave woman shall
Galatians 4:21–5:1 7
8. Our Text
not inherit with the son of the free woman.” So,
brothers, we are not children of the slave but of
the free woman. For freedom Christ has set us
free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit
again to a yoke of slavery.
Galatians 4:21–5:1 8
10. Countering claims
Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not
listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two
sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman.
Galatians 4:21–22 10
16. A heavenly city
By faith he went to live in the land of
promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents
with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the
Hebrews 11:9–10 16
17. A heavenly city
same promise. For he was looking forward
to the city that has foundations, whose
designer and builder is God.
Hebrews 11:9–10 17
18. Spiritual Reality
But you have come to Mount Zion and to
the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in
festal gathering,
Hebrews 12:22 18
19. Jerusalem isn’t ours
For here we have no lasting city, but
we seek the city that is to come.
Hebrews 13:14 19
20. Future Reality
Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first
heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea
was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a
bride adorned for her husband.
Revelation 21:1–2 20
21. Promise of a Word-wide Family
Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break
forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor!
For the children of the desolate one will be
more than those of the one who has a husband.
21
23. Likely a flip
Now you, brothers, like
Isaac, are children of
promise.
Galatians 4:28 23
24. Situation at Galatia
But just as at that time he who was
born according to the flesh persecuted
him who was born according to the
Spirit, so also it is now.
Galatians 4:29 24
25. Flesh going to do
what flesh does
Persecute
Enslave
Bully
Submit
25
26. Solution to situation
But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out
the slave woman and her son, for the son
of the slave woman shall not inherit with
the son of the free woman.”
Galatians 4:30 26
Galatians 4:21–5:1 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman. But the son of the
slave was born according to the flesh, while the son of the free woman was born through promise. Now this may be interpreted allegorically: these women are two covenants.
One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children for slavery; she is Hagar. Now Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia; she corresponds to the present Jerusalem, for she is in slavery with her children.
But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the
desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.” Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. But just as at that time he who was born according to the
flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now. But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall
not inherit with the son of the free woman.” So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Blended Families
Galatians 4:21–22 Tell me, you who desire to be under the law, do you not listen to the law? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman.
Tell me! Paul is issuing a challenge
Not listen- Not just hearing
It is written- Important to know Bible and not tradition or personal interpretation
Abraham’s two wives
Hagar Slave-girl
Mother of Ishmael
Sarah Free-woman
Mother of Isaac
Tell about promise- Sarah’s big idea- Pregnancey- run-away, God’s renewed promise about Sarah
Ishmael son of the slave Flesh
Isaac son of the free Promise
Hebrews 11:9–10 By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the
same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and builder is God.
Hebrews 12:22 But you have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering,
Hebrews 13:14 For here we have no lasting city, but we seek the city that is to come.
Revelation 21:1–2 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Galatians 4:27 For it is written, “Rejoice, O barren one who does not bear; break forth and cry aloud, you who are not in labor! For the children of the desolate one will be more than those of the one who has a husband.”
Through Faith We are Sarah Children
Through Faith We are Abraham’s Descents
Our faithful father is Abraham, Our faithful mother is Sarah
Galatians 4:28 Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.
Galatians 4:29 But just as at that time he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, so also it is now.
Persecute
Enslave
Bully
Submit
Galatians 4:30 But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the slave woman and her son, for the son of the slave woman shall not inherit with the son of the free woman.”
What does the Bible plainly say?
Follow prescriptions
Follow through
Galatians 4:31 So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but of the free woman. This is countering what the Judizers were teaching. Second table doesn’t exist. Faith brings us to the world-wide family. No second-class Christians. No multi-teered heaven. Nothing else to do to be elect or chosen or special.
Cast the false teachers out of the Church- Slam the door closed!
False prophets- dismiss. Don’t watch their stuff, don’t read their books. Warn others
Galatians 5:1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
Free in Christ- Christ’s yoke
Stand firm- Be determined
Don’t submit- fight against the very notion
Crowning statement for the first four chapters of Galatians
Liberty- not like a minor child under a guardian, not like one confined like a prisoner, not like an heir waiting for the will to be probated. Not like serving an idol, not like exalting the Law to the status of a worshiped object. Not bound my rules and regulations. Not having to do works to be declared righteous. Christ set you free
