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Galatians
Chapter 4
Outline of the book of Galatians
Justification By Faith Apart From the Law
I. Paul’s Defense Of His Apostleship
(1-2)
II. Justification By Faith Apart From
The Law (3-4)
III. Practical (5-6)
Galatians 1
“An Apostle - Not of Men, But of God ”
I. The Claim Made (vv. 1-5)
II. The Warning Given (vv. 6-9)
III. The Evidence Provided (vv. 10-24)
Galatians 2
“Not An Inferior Apostle ”
I. Approved By The Apostles At The
Jerusalem Conference (vv. 1-10)
II. Reproved Peter (vv. 11-21)
Galatians 3
“Justification By Faith – Not By Law ”
I. Spirit Received by Faith (vv. 1-5)
II. Abraham Justified by Faith (vv. 6-9)
III. The Law Brings a Curse (vv. 10-14)
IV. The Promise Was Before Law (vv. 15-18)
V. The Purpose of the Law (vv. 19-29)
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ –
Bondage Through the Law”
9 But now after you have known God, or rather
are known by God, how is it that you turn again
to the weak and beggarly elements, to which
you desire again to be in bondage?
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ – Bondage Through the Law ”
I. We Are Free, Sons & Heirs Through Christ
(vv. 1-7)
II. Why Go Back Into Bondage (vv. 8-20)?
III. Allegory - Abraham’s Two Sons
Represented Two Covenants (vv. 21-31)
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ – Bondage Through the Law ”
I. We Are Free, Sons & Heirs Through Christ
(vv. 1-7)
A. Were servants in bondage (vv. 1-3).
B. Now free, sons, heirs through Christ (vv. 4-7).
Under Old Law
Under New Law
As a Slave
As a Minor
As a Son
A Heir!
“The fullness of time” (v. 4)
• Days of Roman empire (Dan. 2:1-45)
• Preceded by forerunner (Isa. 40:3)
Why Was This Time So Good?
1. Universal Government – Rome
2. Period of peace (Pax Romana – BC 17 – 68 AD)
3. Travel easier because of universal government
4. Universal language (Greek)
5. Dispersion of Jews made ready audiences
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ – Bondage Through the Law ”
I. We Are Free, Sons & Heirs Through Christ
(vv. 1-7)
II. Why Go Back Into Bondage (vv. 8-20)?
III. Allegory - Abraham’s Two Sons
Represented Two Covenants (vv. 21-31)
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ – Bondage Through the Law ”
II. Why Go Back Into Bondage (vv. 8-20)?
A. After you have known God (vv. 8-9)
B. And render my labor in vain (vv. 10-11)
“days and months and seasons and years” (v. 10)
• Days: Sabbath days
• Months: festival of the new moon (Lev. 23:24; Num.
28:11; Psa. 81:3; Isa. 66:23)
• Seasons: Feasts of Passover, Pentecost, Tabernacles
• Years: Sabbatical years (Lev. 25:1-7); year of Jubliee
(Lev. 25:8-ff)
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ – Bondage Through the Law ”
II. Why Go Back Into Bondage (vv. 8-20)?
A. After you have known God (vv. 8-9)
B. And render my labor in vain (vv. 10-11)
C. And change your first attitude (vv. 12-18)
1. Received me as an angel of Christ (vv. 12-14)
2. Would pluck out own eye for me (vv. 15-16)
D. Let the false teachers court you (vv. 17-20)
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ – Bondage Through the Law ”
I. We Are Free, Sons & Heirs Through Christ
(vv. 1-7)
II. Why Go Back Into Bondage (vv. 8-20)?
III. Allegory - Abraham’s Two Sons
Represented Two Covenants (vv. 21-31)
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ – Bondage Through the Law ”
III. Allegory - Abraham’s Two Sons Represented
Two Covenants (vv. 21-31)
A. Historical facts (vv. 21-23)
B. Interpretation of the symbols (vv. 24-27)
C. Application to the readers (vv. 28-31)
Ishmael - by Hagar
(bondwoman)
Isaac - by Sarah
(freewoman)
By flesh (v. 23)
Bondage (vv. 24-25)
Persecutes (v. 29)
Not an heir (v. 30)
By promise (vv. 23, 28)
Free (v. 26)
Is persecuted (v. 29)
Is an heir (v. 30)
Point:
Not the children of flesh,
but children by promise – are heirs!
Galatians 4
“Freedom Through Christ – Bondage Through the Law ”
I. We Are Free, Sons & Heirs Through Christ
(vv. 1-7)
II. Why Go Back Into Bondage (vv. 8-20)?
III. Allegory - Abraham’s Two Sons
Represented Two Covenants (vv. 21-31)
1. True freedom is in Christ (vv. 1-7)
2. The deity & humanity of Christ (v. 6)
3. Deity is deity because of his nature (v. 8)
4. Wrong to observe religious days that are not authorized (v. 10)
5. Telling people the truth should not, but often does make you their
enemy (v. 16)
6. Zeal needs to be pointed in right things (v. 18)
7. Those who want to influence / use you will court you (v. 17)