Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 4:1
1. The heir Whether the father be living or not, he is heir. The divine Father ever lives. Child Literally, an infant; but the word is intended to cover the whole period of minority, which, by Roman law, terminated at twenty-five. Differeth nothing from a servant That is, in the respects mentioned in the next verse. Lord of all That is, inherently and by law; though externally subjected for his own good to the judgment of others. So the child of God, a servant in exterior, is... read more
Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Galatians 4:1
Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all;Now — To illustrate by a plain similitude the preeminence of the Christian, over the legal, dispensation.The heir, as long as he is a child — As he is under age.Differeth nothing from a servant — Not being at liberty either to use or enjoy his estate.Though he be lord — Proprietor of it all. read more