Throughout Genesis, there are little hints that Abraham is getting it. He has put his faith in God and he is learning to trust and obey the promise. Then Abraham goes and throws a curve ball in. In Genesis 18, Sarah comes to Abraham with a cunning plan. It is clear that she is infertile,… Continue reading Hagar
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The allegory of Sarah and Hagar
Remember that the argument being made by the agitators in Galatia was in effect that history and God’s Word was on their side. God’s covenant was with the Jewish people and it centred on two things, ancestry through Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and Torah keeping. Paul has been systematically pulling apart this claim. A look… Continue reading The allegory of Sarah and Hagar
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