Galatiyim (Galatians) 4
4
1And I say, for as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, though he is master of all,
2but is under guardians and trustees till the time prearranged by the father.
3So we also, when we were children, were under the elementary matters of the world, being enslaved.
4But when the completion of the time came, Elohim sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under Torah,
5to redeem those who were under Torah, in order to receive the adoption as sons.
6And because you are sons, Elohim has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
7So you are no longer a slave but a son, and if a son, also an heir of Elohim through Messiah.
8But then, indeed, not knowing Elohim, you served those which by nature are not mighty ones.
9But now after you have known Elohim, or rather are known by Elohim, how do you turn again to the weak and poor elementary matters,#See Gal. 4:3; Col. 2:8; Col. 2:20 to which you wish to be enslaved again?
10You closely observe days and months and seasons and years.
11I fear for you, lest by any means I have laboured for you in vain.
12Brothers, I beg you to become as I am, because I am as you are. You did not wrong me at all.
13But you know that through weakness of the flesh I brought the Good News to you before.
14And my trial which was in my flesh you did not despise or reject, but you received me as a messenger of Elohim, as Messiah יהושע.
15What then was your blessedness? For I bear you witness, that if possible, you would have plucked out your own eyes and given them to me.
16So then, have I become your enemy, speaking truth to you?
17They are ardent towards you, for no good, but they wish to shut you out, that you might be ardent towards them.
18And it is good always to be ardent in what is good, and not only when I am present with you.
19My little children, for whom I am again in birth pains until Messiah is formed in you,
20even now I wish to be present with you now and to change my voice, for I have doubts about you.
21Say to me, you who wish to be under Torah, do you not hear the Torah?
22For it has been written that Aḇraham had two sons, one by a female servant, the other by a free woman.
23But he who was of the female servant was born according to the flesh, and he of the free woman through promise.
24This is allegorical, for these are the two covenants: one indeed from Mount Sinai which brings forth slavery, which is Haḡar,
25for this Haḡar is Mount Sinai in Araḇia, and corresponds to Yerushalayim which now is, and is in slavery with her children.
26But the Yerushalayim above is free, which is the mother of us all.
27For it has been written, “Rejoice, O barren, you who do not bear! Break forth and shout, you who do not have birth pains! For the deserted one has many more children than she who has a husband.”# Isa. 54:1
28And we, brothers, as Yitsḥaq was, are children of promise.
29But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him born according to the Spirit, so also now.
30But what does the Scripture say? “Cast out the female servant and her son, for the son of the female servant shall by no means be heir with the son of the free woman.”# Gen. 21:10
31Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the female servant but of the free woman.
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Galatians 4
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1Children who are under age are no better off than slaves, even though everything their parents own will some day be theirs. 2This is because children are placed in the care of guardians and teachers until the time their parents have set. 3That is how it was with us. We were like children ruled by the powers of this world.
4But when the time was right, God sent his Son, and a woman gave birth to him. His Son obeyed the Law, 5so he could set us free from the Law, and we could become God's children.#Ro 8.15-17. 6Now that we are his children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts. And his Spirit tells us that God is our Father. 7You are no longer slaves. You are God's children, and you will be given what he has promised.
Paul's concern for the Galatians
8Before you knew God, you were slaves of gods that are not real. 9But now you know God, or better still, God knows you. How can you turn back and become the slaves of those weak and pitiful powers?#4.9 powers: Spirits were thought to control human lives and were believed to be connected with the movements of the stars. 10You even celebrate certain days, months, seasons, and years. 11I am afraid I have wasted my time working with you.
12My friends, I beg you to be like me, just as I once tried to be like you. Did you ill-treat me 13when I first preached to you? No you didn't, even though you knew I had come there because I was sick. 14My illness must have caused you some trouble, but you didn't hate me or turn me away because of it. You welcomed me as though I were one of God's angels or even Christ Jesus himself. 15Where is that good feeling now? I am sure that if it had been possible, you would have taken out your own eyes and given them to me. 16Am I now your enemy, just because I told you the truth?
17Those people may be paying you a lot of attention, but it isn't for your good. They only want to keep you away from me, so you will pay them a lot of attention. 18It is always good to give your attention to something worthwhile, even when I am not with you. 19My children, I am in terrible pain until Christ may be seen living in you. 20I wish I were with you now. Then I would not have to talk this way. You really have me puzzled.
Hagar and Sarah
21Some of you would like to be under the rule of the Law of Moses. But do you know what the Law says? 22In the Scriptures we learn that Abraham had two sons. The mother of one of them was a slave, while the mother of the other one had always been free.#Gn 16.15; Gn 21.2. 23The son of the slave woman was born in the usual way. But the son of the free woman was born because of God's promise.
24All this has another meaning as well. Each of the two women stands for one of the agreements God made with his people. Hagar, the slave woman, stands for the agreement that was made at Mount Sinai. Everyone born into her family is a slave. 25Hagar also stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia#4.25 Hagar also stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia: Some manuscripts have “Sinai is a mountain in Arabia”. This sentence would then be translated: “Sinai is a mountain in Arabia, and Hagar stands for the present city of Jerusalem.” and for the present city of Jerusalem. She#4.25 She: “Hagar” or “Jerusalem”. and her children are slaves.
26But our mother is the city of Jerusalem in heaven above, and she isn't a slave. 27The Scriptures say about her,#Is 54.1.
“You have never had children,
but now you can be glad.
You have never given birth,
but now you can shout.
Once you had no children,
but now you will have
more children than a woman
who has been married
for a long time.”
28My friends, you were born because of this promise, just as Isaac was. 29But the child who was born in the natural way made trouble for the child who was born because of the Spirit. The same thing is happening today.#Gn 21.9. 30The Scriptures say, “Get rid of the slave woman and her son! He won't be given anything. The son of the free woman will receive everything.”#Gn 21.10. 31My friends, we are children of the free woman and not of the slave.
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