Galatians 3:19

"For if the inheritance is of the law, it is no more of promise; but God has granted it to Abraham by promise."

Key Reflection

This verse underscores that the promise made to Abraham was not contingent upon adherence to the law but was a matter of divine grace and faith. It highlights how the inheritance, or blessing, promised to Abraham was secured through God’s sovereign promise rather than by following legalistic requirements.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 19. Wherefore then serveth the law? This is obviously an objection which might be urged to the reasoning which the apostle had pursued. It was very obvious to ask, if the principles which he had laid down were correct, of what use was the law? Why was it given at all? Why were there so many wonderful exhibitions of the Divine power at its promulgation? Why were there so many commendations of it in the Scriptures? And why were there so many injunctions to obey it? Are all these to be regarded as nothing, and is the law to be esteemed as worthless? To all this the apostle replies that the

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