— “which was afterwards to be revealed.”. See Ellendt, Lex. Therefore the Law has become our tutor to lead us to Christ, that we may be justified by faith. The law is conceived, not as the prison, but as the warder, the Lord or despot, the power of sin (see 1 Corinthians 15:56; Romans 7), by whom those who belong to sin are kept under lock and key - under moral captivity, without possibility of liberation except through faith. Of this terror of the Law the Psalms furnish many glimpses. We were, in a manner, morally forced to it, so that there remained to us no refuge but faith. We regard this expression as making out to us what may be called the reasonableness of the Gospel. "Commentary on Galatians 3:23". "The Adam Clarke Commentary". First, I will discuss the context. Observe, moreover, in order to a just understanding of the passage, that ὑπὸ νόμον, according to the very position of the words, cannot without proceeding arbitrarily be connected with συγκλ. i. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. BibliographyBurkitt, William. The word which in this verse is rendered “were kept” ἐφρουρούμεθα ephrouroumethausually means to guard or watch, as in a castle, or as prisoners are guarded; and though the word should not be pressed too far in the interpretation, yet it implies that there wasa rigid scrutiny observed; that the Law guarded them; that there was no way of escape; and that they were shut up. 1897. To report dead links, typos, or html errors or suggestions about making these resources more useful use our convenient. 16 The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. 1879-90. BibliographyWesley, John. Here also πίστις can hardly be “the dispensation of faith.”. The law, then, was our guardian described such a slave. Galatians 3:23-24. Faith denotes the full revelation of those things which, during the darkness of the shadows of the law, were dimly seen; for he does not intend to say that the fathers, who lived under the law, did not possess faith. The totality of mankind is enslaved by sin and … But before faith came, &c.] i.e. Soph. Shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Although the Law kills, God brings good out of evil. The Law surrounded the Jews, as it were, with a rampart, effectually preventing their uniting with the rest of mankind, until their object of faith, which is Christ, or the dispensation of faith, which is the Gospel, should come in the fulness of time. Galatians 3:23. is opposed to the correct interpretation of τῶν παραβάσεων χάριν (Galatians 3:19), and also to Galatians 3:22. "Before the Good News of God's act in Christ was revealed (1 Corinthians 2:7-10), The Law kept us locked up as prisoners, criminals condemned by The Law, to be set free only when this faith should be revealed!" "Commentary on Galatians 3:23". The captivity so forcibly described by Paul is just the sinful bondage under the law, Romans 7:1; 1 Corinthians 15:56. "These," says Peter, "use their liberty for a cloak of maliciousness," and bring the name and the Gospel of Christ into ill repute. “But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.”. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". 8 God’s plan all along was to bring this message of salvation to the nations through the revelation of faith. These periods of the Law will come again and again as long as we live. John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible, unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/hac/galatians-3.html. BibliographyBarnes, Albert. This is God's work and I don't want anyone to profit from it in a material way. He does not know what he is talking about. This He continues to do in the hearts of the believers. Pol. The connection of συγκεκλεισμένοι is disputed. "When I was beginning graduate biblical studies in the early nineties, this passage from Galatians was a lynchpin in my growing respect for the theology of Paul." Go to. How then can the Law justify us? Finding the new version too difficult to understand? Matthias connects ἀποκαλυφθῆναι, not with μέλλουσαν, but with συγκεκλεισμένοι, giving εἰς a temporal signification, as if the purpose were to show them openly as persons who, through the guardianship of that law, must remain under its curse till they were freed from it by faith. The Reasonableness of the Gospel. Secondly, by those who claim that Christian liberty exempts a Christian from the observance of the Law. But this it should only be until faith be revealed. The question proposed is now more fully defined. 1.302. Galatians 3:23. Psalm 18.4,1 Their voice has gone out into all the earth. "Commentary on Galatians 3:23". The faith was future when the law was given, and from his assumed standpoint the apostle specializes it; but it was revealed when the apostle wrote-revealed-divinely disclosed-the theme and the mode being alike of God. Here the same metaphor is used as above, and for its explanation I must refer the reader to the same place, Romans 11:32; (note). So probably here. In Galatians 3:24 again the subjective sense is meant. The design and tendency of the Law was to shut us up to that as the only method of salvation. All other rights reserved. To get what Galatians 3:23 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. Galatians 3:28 is in the subsection on “Children of God”, which teaches: – Christians aren’t required to keep the law of Moses today. II. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/galatians-3.html. (2) The law emphatically exhibits the necessity for a mediator. Wisd. "Am I my brother's keeper?" Cain remained in the prison of the Law and despaired. All other means failed. .—With a view to the dispensation of faith which was in store for us. It is much better to understand it of the doctrine of faith, which though preached to Adam, and by Noah, and to Abraham, and by Isaiah, and others, yet not so clearly, largely, and fully, as by Jesus Christ and his apostles; so that the times of the Gospel may be called the times of faith, in comparison of the times of the law, and which some think is here meant; but it is best to interpret it of Christ, the object of faith, who was to come, and is come in the flesh, to fulfil the law; and, by so doing, has put an end to it; and to redeem his people from under it, and to save them with an everlasting salvation; for before this his coming in the flesh, the people of the Jews, of whom the apostle was one, were under the law: we were kept under the law; as persons in a garrison, as the word signifies; they were kept distinct and separate from the rest of the nations of the world, and had neither civil nor religious conversation with them; and so were preserved in some measure both from their impieties and idolatries, which otherwise they were naturally prone to; and as a distinct people, unto the coming of the Messiah, who was to arise from among them; so that their being kept under the law in this sense, was both for their honour and their safety: though the meaning may also be, that they were kept under it as persons under a military guard, as the word likewise imports; and signifies, that the law kept a strict guard and a watchful eye over them, as the Roman soldier had over Paul, that kept him, and held fast the chain in his hand, with which he was bound, that he might not get loose and escape from him; see Acts 28:16 to which the apostle seems here to allude; the law kept them close to the discharge of their duty, and held them fast as prisoners; and which is more fully expressed in the next clause. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mlg/galatians-3.html. When Christ came He abolished the Law and brought liberty and life to light. 24 So the law was our guardian until Christ came that we might be justified by faith. in voce רוח, col. 1712. ; and so describes the state of bondage and slavery the Jews were in under the law, who differed nothing from servants, to whom the saints under the Gospel dispensation are opposed, Galatians 3:26 as being the children of God by faith in Christ. Luther (1519) aptly remarks: “in hoc, ut fide futura liberaremur.” In accordance with the view of Oecumenius, Theophylact, Augustine, Calovius, Raphel, Bengel, Hofmann, εἰς κ. τ. λ. is to be connected with συγκλειόμενοι, because the latter, without this annexation of the telic statement εἰς κ. τ. λ., would not form a characteristic modal definition of ἐφρουρ. Before faith came, some suggesting this be Christ while others see it simply as faith/belief, we were kept or held guard, or imprisoned under the law. τὴν π. 23. BibliographyVincent, Marvin R. DD. "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". Before faith came (προ του ελτειν την πιστιν — pro tou elthein tēn pistin). ὑπὸ νόμον ἐφρουρούμεθα. "Commentary on Galatians 3:23". In verses 1-5 Paul appealed to the personal salvation experiences of the Galatians. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/galatians-3.html. See Jowett’s beautiful illustration), shut up under the law, in order to ( εἰς of the preparatory design, not merely of the result, or the arrival of the time: and it may belong either to συγκλειόμ. The very contrast should have rejoiced them, as it did the apostle himself, for his own experience gave proof and power to his theology. BibliographyCoffman, James Burton. It puts the fear of God in a man. 23. Besides, the idea of constraint against one’s will, which must be conveyed in συγκλειόμ. It is not temporal, until, which is a rare usage in N.T., but with a view to our passing into the state of faith. Shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.We know that Paul has reference to the time of Christ's coming. It shuts us up to the faith and Christ crucified; it keeps us in a garrison, that we may be willing to receive and accept of salvation. Galatians 3: 23-29 I will discuss the context, content and concern of Galatians 3: 23-29. Rom. Our obedience is inspired by fear. 227 d, &c.” Hartung, Partikell. 6: οὐχ ὑπὸ ἐραστοῦ δέ, Plato, Phædr. 24 So then, the law was our guardian until Christ came, in order that we might be justified by faith. Paul appeals to past ties between the Galatians and himself. BibliographySchaff, Philip. 1974. We were shut up and kept in ward under the law for the faith about to be revealed, i.e., in order to be prepared for the free state of the Christian faith. He does not regret the crime that put him in jail. Before faith came—As offered in the gospel of the crucified Jesus. II. BibliographyBullinger, Ethelbert William. Trouble me no more, my soul. Yet it does not fit in here so well, as “shut up to the faith” would imply the existence of “the faith” during the act or the period of the incarceration. And in this uncomfortable condition they continued. εἰς κ.τ.λ. Since verses 23-29 bring this argument to its climax, it will be helpful to review briefly the groundwork Paul … Continue reading "Commentary on Galatians 3:23-29" Galatians 3:23. τὴν πίστιν, the faith of Jesus Christ) So the following verses.— ἐφρουρούμεθα συγκεκλεισμένοι, we were kept shut up) These two words elegantly disjoin the law and faith. on Galatians 1:23, Galatians 3:2. Only here, as it seems, are πίστις and ἀποκαλύπτεσθαι coupled. BibliographyNicoll, William R. "Commentary on Galatians 3:23". If he could he would smash the prison and find his freedom at all cost. Those fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. 23 But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Kept—The Greek word signifies watched, as by a military guard; under sentinels. Wisdom of Solomon 17:16 : ἐφρουρεῖτο εἰς τὴν ἀσίδηρον εἱρκτὴν κατακλεισθείς, he was kept shut up in a prison without iron bars.— συγκεκλεισμένοι εἰς) So the LXX., συγκλείειν εἰς θάνατον, Psalms 78:50, Psalms 31:9; Amos 1:6; Amos 1:9. This will include the historical, literary and textual reconstructing of the text. He forgot that he was brought face to face with his crime so that he should hurry to God for mercy and for pardon. And experience a time for the object mentioned `` the flesh heart times the..., peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control not us Christ. 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