Verse 23
23. Before faith came As offered in the gospel of the crucified Jesus.
Kept The Greek word signifies watched, as by a military guard; under sentinels.
Law As a military fortress.
Shut up The doors of our stronghold locked, and we imprisoned; in confinement, yet in safety.
Unto the faith Our future and only outlet.
Which should afterwards be revealed Rather, faith, which was about to be revealed. The faith was in its essence and power operated during the time of the law. It lay in the underlying promise of the Abrahamic covenant throughout the whole period. It lies in the designs of God’s mercy even under the heathen dispensation. But in their dim and dark dispensation, that faith is afterwards to be revealed.
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