ガラテヤ人への手紙 4:24-28 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:26

But Jerusalem which is above is free ( ἡ δὲ ἄνω ἱερουσαλήμ ἐλευθέρα ἐστίν ); but the Jerusalem that is above is free. The mystic Jerusalem in which Christ reigns, the Son of David, who is at the right hand of God. For the word "above," ἄνω , comp. Colossians 3:1 , Colossians 3:2 , "Seek the things that are above ( τὰ ἄνω ) where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God: set your mind on the things that are above; your life is hid with Christ in God;" and ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:27

For it is written ( γέγραπται γάρ ). The points indicated in the section of Isaiah (54.) referred to by the quotation which is made of the first verse, and which amply make good what the apostle has been stating and implying, are these: that a new economy was to appear; that by this economy a multitude of servants of God should be called into being; that this multitude should in numbers far surpass those called into being heretofore; that this economy, though newly manifested, had been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:28

Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise ( ἡμεῖς δέ , ἀδελφοί κατὰ ἰσαακ ἐπαγγελίας τέκνα ἐσμέν [or, ὑμεῖς δέ ... ἐστέ ]); now we (or, now ye ), brethren , after the mariner of Isaac , are children of promise. In the Greek text it is uncertain whether we should read ἡμεῖς ... ἐσμέν or ὑμεῖς .., ἐστέ , "we are" or "ye are." The only difference is that "ye are" would more directly thrust upon the attention of the Galatians... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:24

Which things - The different accounts of Ishmael and Isaac.Are an allegory - May be regarded allegorically, or as illustrating great principles in regard to the condition of slaves and freemen; and may therefore be used to illustrate the effect of servitude to the Law of Moses compared with the freedom of the gospel. He does not mean to say that the historical record of Moses was not true, or was merely allegorical; nor does he mean to say that Moses meant this to be an allegory, or that he... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:25

For this Agar is Mount Sinai - This Hagar well represents the Law given on Mount Sinai. No one can believe that Paul meant to say that Hagar was literally Mount Sinai. A great deal of perplexity has been felt in regard to this passage, and Bentley proposed to cancel it altogether as an interpolation. But there is no good authority for this. Several manuscripts and versions read it, “For this Sinai is a mountain in Arabia;” others, “to this Hagar Jerusalem answereth,” etc. Griesbach has placed... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:26

But Jerusalem which is above - The spiritual Jerusalem; the true church of God. Jerusalem was the place where God was worshipped, and hence, it became synonymous with the word church, or is used to represent the people of God. The word rendered “above,” (ἄνω anō) means properly “up above,” that which is above; and hence, heavenly, celestial; Colossians 3:1-2; John 8:23. Here it means the heavenly or celestial Jerusalem; Revelation 21:2, “And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:27

For it is written - This passage is found in Isaiah 54:1. For an exposition of its meaning as it occurs there, see my notes at Isaiah. The object of the apostle in introducing it here seems to be to prove that the Gentiles as well as the Jews would partake of the privileges connected with the heavenly Jerusalem. He had in the previous verse spoken of the Jerusalem from above as the common mother of all, true Christians, whether by birth Jews or Gentiles. This might be disputed or doubted by the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:28

Now we, brethren - We who are Christians.Are the children of the promise - We so far resemble Isaac, that there are great and precious promises made to us. We are not in the condition of Ishmael, to whom no promise was made. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 4:24

Galatians 4:24. Which things are an allegory That is, a figurative speech, wherein one thing is expressed, and another intended. Or, as Macknight explains the expression more at large: “Properly, an allegory is, when persons and events, present or near at hand, with their qualities and circumstances, are considered as types or representations of persons and events more remote, to which they have a resemblance. Of this kind were the histories of some persons and events recorded in the Old... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 4:25-27

Galatians 4:25-27. For this Agar is mount Sinai That is, is a type of that mount. The whole of that mountainous ridge in Arabia Petrea, of which Sinai was a part, was called Horeb, probably on account of its excessive dryness. It was called by Moses, the mountain of God, (Exodus 3:1,) because on it God gave the law to the Israelites. Grotius says, Sinai is called Hagar, or Agar, synecdochically, because in that mountain there was a city which bare Hagar’s name. It is by Pliny called ... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:26

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:27

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 4:28

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:24

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:25

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:26

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:27

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Galatians 4:28

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 4:24

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Galatians 4:25-27

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