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Galatians 4
Allegory: Law vs. Grace
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Hagar |
Sarah |
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Old Covenant (Law) |
New Covenant (Grace) |
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Mt. Sinai |
Mt. Calvary |
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Bondage, her children were slaves performing the rites of the Sinaitic law |
Freedom |
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Jerusalem that now is |
Heavenly Jerusalem
(cf. Heb. 12:18-24) |
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Bondwoman |
Freewoman |
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After the flesh |
Divine promise |
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Her children born into slavery |
Her children born into freedom |
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Powerless to change their status |
Dignity of sons with a preferred status |
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Works |
Faith |
The New Unger’s Bible Handbook, Merrill F. Unger, Revised by Gary N. Larson, Moody Press, Chicago, 1984, p. 519
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