Galatians 4:22
Galatians 4:22 Meaning and Explanation
“For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid, the other by a freewoman.”
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Read Full Chapter →Scripture records that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman.
What Does Galatians 4:22 Mean?
Paul opens the account of Abraham's two sons. One was born to Hagar, the slave woman; the other to Sarah, the free woman. From the same father came two very different sons, born under two very different conditions.
Paul draws on this familiar history to illustrate a deeper truth. The two mothers and their sons will stand for two covenants and two ways of relating to God. The story the Galatians thought they knew holds a lesson about the very choice now before them.
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What does Galatians 4:22 mean?
Scripture records that Abraham had two sons, one by a slave woman and one by a free woman.