Galatians 3:13-29 NIV

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 3:1-29

Galatians 3:1 . Oh foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you: εβασκανε , who hath fascinated, beguiled, or seduced you by subtlety and cunning, and sought by ingenious malice to draw you from the truth and glory of a crucified Redeemer. The jews and greeks, on seeing Christ set before them, as he is in the scriptures, first suffering and then entering into his glory, have believed on him, and most of them believed under the first sermon they heard. Why then should you, oh misguided men, be... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:13

Galatians 3:13Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us.Sin and redemptionI. The divine execration of sin.1. Under a moral government a righteous governor will, yea, must, append blessing to good and cursing to evil.2. There is a law above all human laws:(1) In the perfection of its nature;(2) the extent of its application;(3) the power of its condemnation.3. If we have broken this law, then we are placed under a curse.II. The Divine redemption of the sinner1.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:14

Galatians 3:14That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ.The purpose of redemptionI. That the blessing of abraham might come upon the gentiles.1. Whence comes this blessing? From the cursed death of Christ.2. Where is it to be found? In Christ Jesus, who is(1) the storehouse of God’s blessing;(2) the dispenser thereof to all nations.II. That we might receive the promise of the spirit through faith.1. What is meant by the promise? (see Isaiah 44:3; Joel 2:28).2.... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:15

Galatians 3:15Though it be but a man’s covenant, yet if it be confirmed, no man disannulleth, or addeth thereto.CovenantsI. It is allowable to use human analogies in the enforcement of divine truth--“after the manner of men.”II. The conditions of covenant-making in human life.1. A covenant is an arrangement between two parties for mutual benefit, with an implied character of permanence.2. The covenant stands in all the integrity of its provisions without either party having the power to annul... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:16

Galatians 3:16Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made.The great promiseThe promise was twofold.I. A lower or temporal blessing:II. A higher or spiritual blessing.III. The two are intermingled. The spiritual could not have come without the temporal, nor the temporal without the spiritual. (Christian Age.)The promise was fulfilled in the benefits the world has received from--I. The industry, wealth, genius, and morality of the Jewish people.II. The scriptures, the monotheism and... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:17

Galatians 3:17And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul.God’s covenants with menA covenant is an agreement or contract, in which the parties to it solemnly bind themselves to the fulfilment of certain conditions. When we speak of a covenant as entered into by God, we understand that He, who has no rule of action but His own will, has been pleased to bind Himself, in His dealings with... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:18

Galatians 3:18For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more of promise.Law and promiseI. The law was restricted and conditional--“added because of transgression”: the promise was absolute and unconditional.II. The law was temporary and provisional--“until the seed should come”: the promise was permanent and eternal.III. The law was communicated indirectly--“by angels”: the promise was directly given by God (Hebrews 2:2-3).IV. The law was received from God through “a mediator”: the promise... read more

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The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:19

Galatians 3:19Wherefore then serveth the law?It was added because of trasgressions. The function of the lawOf what use, then, is the law, if (as you assert) it is not simply a codicil to--a substitute for--God’s promise to Abraham? “It was added.” Not being a part of the original scheme, but made necessary on account of the hardness of men’s hearts, it came in as a sort of marginal addition or parenthesis in the dealings of God with the Jews. The moral atmosphere was changed. In circumstances... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:20

Galatians 3:20Now a mediator is not a mediator of one, but God is one.I. The key to the apostle’s argument--“One.”1. (Galatians 3:16) One is the seed of Abraham, to whom the promise was made. “In thee shall all the nations be blessed” (Galatians 3:8), was the proposition with which St. Paul started to prove (Galatians 3:14) that the blessing of Abraham was to come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ.2. (Galatians 3:28-29) The conclusion evidently reverts to the beginning, “Ye are all one in... read more

Joseph Exell

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:21

Galatians 3:21Is the law, then, against the promises of God?The harmony between the law and the gospelI. The gospel gift of righteousness is not made of none effect by the law. Abraham was justified by faith.1. Which is God’s old covenant.2. Resting on God’s own promises.3. And still endures.II. The law is not made of none effect by the gospel gift of righteousness. The law is--1. For conviction.2. Discovers need for righteousness.3. Leads to righteousness by leading to Christ. (Canon Vernon... read more

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 3:1-29

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The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:20

The Biblical Illustrator - Galatians 3:21

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