ガラテヤ人への手紙 3:17-27 JC

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:17

And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ ( τοῦτο δὲ λέγω διαθήκην προκεκυρωμένην ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ [Receptus adds, εἰς χριστόν ]); and I say this : a covenant confirmed before of God. We have here the application of the aphorism laid down in Galatians 3:15 . "And I say this;" that is," And what I have to say is this." As God had already before made a solemn covenant with Abraham and his seed, the Law given so long after cannot have been... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:17

The everlasting covenant. I. DIVINE GRACE IS PLEDGED BY COVENANT . The grace here referred to is offered to Abraham and through him to all nations ( Genesis 12:1-3 ). Thus offered in covenant, it is We are not left to speculate about the grace of God as a possibility; it is distinctly revealed. Nor are we in doubt as to its permanence; it is pledged for the future. II. THE COVENANT OF DIVINE GRACE IS ETERNAL . 1 . As a revelation of truth it is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:17-18

The irreversibleness of the covenant by the Law. "This, however, I say, that the covenant that has been confirmed before in reference to Christ, the Law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, does not disannul, that it should do away with the promise." I. THE COVENANT ON ITS OWN INDEPENDENT FOUNDATION . 1 . It stands irrevocable and indestructible because it has been confirmed by God , that is, by an oath; for, "Because he could swear by no greater, he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:18

For if the inheritance be of the Law, it is no more of promise ( εἰ γὰρ ἐκ νόμου ἡ κληρονομία [or, οὐκ ἔτι ] ἐξ ἐπαγγελίας ); for if from a Law the inheritance accrues , it accrues no longer from a promise. The two nouns "Law" and "promise" have no article, being regarded here in their several characteristic principles, which were not only diverse, but contrary. The Law says, "The man that doeth these things shall live by them;" and this while enforcing a great... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:19

Wherefore then serveth the Law? ( τί οὖν ὁ νόμος ;); what then (or, why then ) is the Law ? The apostle is wont thus to introduce the statement of some objection or some question relative to the point in hand which requires consideration (cf. Romans 3:1 ; Romans 4:1 ). He wishes now to show that, while the Law was a Divine ordinance, it was yet not intended to supersede the previously ratified covenant, but rather to prepare for its being completely carried out. It was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:19

The object of the Law. The Law, we are told, was "added because of transgressions." This cannot mean that it was instituted to restrain transgressions—the normal object of Law—since that assertion would be opposed to the main drift of the apostle's argument; nor can it signify simply that the Law was added to reveal transgressions, or this would be more directly stated; nor certainly can it mean that the Law was intended to produce transgressions, to serve as an instrument of sin—a purpose... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:19-20

The use and nature of the Law. "What then is the Law?" The apostle's reasoning seemed to make the Law a quite superfluous thing. In the eyes of the Judaists it was God's most glorious institute. It was necessary, therefore, to show its nature, office, and characteristics, and its relation to the covenant of promise. It was really inferior to the dispensation of grace on four grounds, which themselves explain its nature and use. I. THE LAW DISCOVERS SIN . "It was superadded... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:20

This verse, closing the short paragraph commencing the verse which precedes it, appears designed to mark the difference of the relations which subsisted between the Lord and Israel at the time of the giving of the Law, compared with those which subsist between God and Abraham's seed in the covenant of grace. Now a mediator is not a mediator of one ( ὁ δὲ μεσίτης ἑνὸς οὐκ ἔστιν ). The article with μεσίτης , literally, "the mediator," marks the noun as a class noun, giving it... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:20

Direct communication with God. The mediator here referred to is not Christ, but Moses, for St. Paul is describing the process through which the Law was given. This he contrasts with the direct flow of grace in the gospel. A mediator implies more than one party, and the gifts that come through mediation do not come immediately from the hand of the giver. But God is one person, and in Christ he immediately confers his grace upon us. I. A RELIGION OF LAW SEPARATES US FROM ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:21

Is the Law then against the promises of God? ( ὁ οὖν νόμος κατὰ τῶν ἐπαγγελιῶν τοῦ θεοῦ ;). "Against" ( κατά ), as Galatians 5:23 ; Romans 8:31 ; Matthew 12:30 . Since the apostle has already ( Matthew 12:15-18 ) disposed of the notion that the Law may have superseded or essentially qualified the promise, this word "against" can hardly intend adverse action of that kind, but rather imports simply contrariety of spirit or purpose. This objection the apostle meets by... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:17-18

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:18

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:19

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:19-20

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:20

The Pulpit Commentary - Galatians 3:21

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