Galatians 4:30 meaning and explanation
But what does the Scripture say? “Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman’s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman’s son.”
Galatians 4:30, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul is quoting Genesis 21:10, where Sarah demands that Abraham send away Hagar and her son Ishmael. Paul has just used these two women as an illustration of two covenants: Hagar stands for slavery under the law, while Sarah stands for the free promise of God.
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