Galatians 3:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

That it

None

1 Corinthians 1:17

General references

Leviticus 12:3

Deuteronomy 5:3

Luke 1:55

Bible References

Which

And he said to Abram, Know of a certainty that thy seed shall be sojourners in a land that is not theirs. And shall serve them, and they shall afflict them four hundred years.

Now the time that the sons of Israel dwelt in {the land of Egypt and the land of Canaan (LXX)} was four hundred and thirty years.

And God spoke thus: His seed would be alien in a foreign land, and they would enslave and mistreat them four hundred years.

Cannot

Brothers (I speak according to a man), in the same way of a man, no man annuls or adds to a contract that has been ratified.

For LORD of hosts has purposed, and who shall annul it? And his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

And your covenant with death shall be annulled, and your agreement with Sheol shall not stand. When the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

For indeed there becomes an annulment of a preceding commandment because of its weakness and uselessness

That it

Is the law therefore against the promises of God? May it not happen! For if a law was given that could make alive, truly righteousness would be from law.

God is not a man, that he should lie, neither the son of man, that he should repent. Has he said, and will he not do it? Or has he spoken, and will he not make it good?

For the promise to Abraham or to his seed, for him to be heir of the world, was not through law, but through a righteousness of faith.

For God who promised to Abraham, since he had none greater to swear by, swore by himself,

None

Ye were discharged from the Christ, ye who are made righteous by law. Ye have fallen from grace.

But if her husband disallows her in the day that he hears it, then he shall make void her vow which is upon her, and the rash utterance of her lips, with which she has bound her soul. And LORD will forgive her.

LORD brings the counsel of the nations to naught. He makes the thoughts of the peoples to be of no effect.

For what if some did not believe? Will their unbelief make the assurance of God ineffective?

For Christ sent me not to immerse, but to preach the good-news, not in wisdom of speech lest the cross of Christ would be emptied.

General references

And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.

LORD did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.

just as he spoke to our fathers: to Abraham and his seed into the age.