Galatians 3:17

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Galatians 3:17

And I say this: The law, which came 430 years later, does not revoke a covenant that was previously ratified by God and cancel the promise.

Genesis 15:13

Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know this for certain: Your offspring will be foreigners in a land that does not belong to them; they will be enslaved and oppressed 400 years.

Acts 7:6

God spoke in this way:

His descendants would be strangers
in a foreign country,
and they would enslave
and oppress them 400 years.

Exodus 12:40-41

The time that the Israelites lived in Egypt was 430 years.

Genesis 15:18

On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your offspring, from the brook of Egypt to the Euphrates River:

Genesis 17:7-8

I will keep My covenant between Me and you, and your future offspring throughout their generations, as an everlasting covenant to be your God and the God of your offspring after you.

Genesis 17:19

But God said, “No. Your wife Sarah will bear you a son, and you will name him Isaac. I will confirm My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his future offspring.

Numbers 23:19

God is not a man who lies,
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?

Numbers 30:8

But if her husband prohibits her when he hears about it, he will cancel her vow that is binding or the rash commitment she herself made, and the Lord will forgive her.

Job 40:8

Would you really challenge My justice?
Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself?

Psalm 33:10

The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
He thwarts the plans of the peoples.

Isaiah 14:27

The Lord of Hosts Himself has planned it;
therefore, who can stand in its way?
It is His hand that is outstretched,
so who can turn it back?

Isaiah 28:18

Your deal with Death will be dissolved,
and your agreement with Sheol will not last.
When the overwhelming scourge passes through,
you will be trampled.

Luke 1:68-79

Praise the Lord, the God of Israel,
because He has visited
and provided redemption for His people.

John 1:17

for the law was given through Moses,
grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

John 8:56-58

Your father Abraham was overjoyed that he would see My day; he saw it and rejoiced.”

Romans 3:3

What then? If some did not believe, will their unbelief cancel God’s faithfulness?

Romans 3:25

God presented Him as a propitiation through faith in His blood, to demonstrate His righteousness, because in His restraint God passed over the sins previously committed.

Romans 4:13-14

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

1 Corinthians 1:12

What I am saying is this: Each of you says, “I’m with Paul,” or “I’m with Apollos,” or “I’m with Cephas,” or “I’m with Christ.”

1 Corinthians 1:17

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize—not with clever words, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.

1 Corinthians 7:29

And I say this, brothers: The time is limited, so from now on those who have wives should be as though they had none,

1 Corinthians 10:19

What am I saying then? That food offered to idols is anything, or that an idol is anything?

2 Corinthians 1:20

For every one of God’s promises is “Yes” in Him. Therefore, the “Amen” is also spoken through Him by us for God’s glory.

2 Corinthians 9:6

Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously.

Galatians 3:15

Brothers, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to even a human covenant that has been ratified.

Galatians 3:21

Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly be by the law.

Galatians 5:4

You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace.

Galatians 5:16

I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

Ephesians 4:17

Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their thoughts.

Colossians 2:4

I am saying this so that no one will deceive you with persuasive arguments.

Hebrews 6:13-18

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

Hebrews 7:18

So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable

Hebrews 11:13

These all died in faith without having received the promises, but they saw them from a distance, greeted them, and confessed that they were foreigners and temporary residents on the earth.

Hebrews 11:17-19

By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac. He received the promises and he was offering his unique son,

Hebrews 11:39-40

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised,

1 Peter 1:11-12

They inquired into what time or what circumstances the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when He testified in advance to the messianic sufferings and the glories that would follow.

1 Peter 1:20

He was chosen before the foundation of the world but was revealed at the end of the times for you

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Galatians 3:17

And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect.

Which

Genesis 15:13

Exodus 12:40

Acts 7:6

Cannot

Hebrews 7:18

That it

None

1 Corinthians 1:17

General references

Leviticus 12:3

Deuteronomy 5:3

Luke 1:55

Bible References

Which

Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know this for certain: Your offspring will be foreigners in a land that does not belong to them; they will be enslaved and oppressed 400 years.

The time that the Israelites lived in Egypt was 430 years.

God spoke in this way:

His descendants would be strangers
in a foreign country,
and they would enslave
and oppress them 400 years.

Cannot

Brothers, I’m using a human illustration. No one sets aside or makes additions to even a human covenant that has been ratified.

Would you really challenge My justice?
Would you declare Me guilty to justify yourself?

The Lord of Hosts Himself has planned it;
therefore, who can stand in its way?
It is His hand that is outstretched,
so who can turn it back?

Your deal with Death will be dissolved,
and your agreement with Sheol will not last.
When the overwhelming scourge passes through,
you will be trampled.

So the previous command is annulled because it was weak and unprofitable

That it

Is the law therefore contrary to God’s promises? Absolutely not! For if a law had been given that was able to give life, then righteousness would certainly be by the law.

God is not a man who lies,
or a son of man who changes His mind.
Does He speak and not act,
or promise and not fulfill?

For the promise to Abraham or to his descendants that he would inherit the world was not through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.

For when God made a promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself:

None

You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace.

But if her husband prohibits her when he hears about it, he will cancel her vow that is binding or the rash commitment she herself made, and the Lord will forgive her.

The Lord frustrates the counsel of the nations;
He thwarts the plans of the peoples.

What then? If some did not believe, will their unbelief cancel God’s faithfulness?

For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to evangelize—not with clever words, so that the cross of Christ will not be emptied of its effect.

General references

The flesh of his foreskin must be circumcised on the eighth day.

He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.

just as He spoke to our ancestors,
to Abraham and his descendants forever.