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

Hebrews 7:18

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 certainly that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Now the sojourning of the children of Israel who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.

And God spoke on this wise, That his offspring should sojourn in a foreign land; and that they should bring them into bondage, and treat them ill four hundred years.

Cannot

Brethren, I speak after the manner of men; Though it is but a man's covenant, yet if it is confirmed, no man disannulleth or addeth to it.

Wilt thou also disannul my judgment? wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be righteous?

For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.

For there is verily a disannulling of the preceding commandment on account of its weakness and unprofitableness.

That it

Is the law then against the promises of God? By no means: for if there had been a law given which could give life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.

God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoke, and shall he not make it good?

For the promise that he should be the heir of the world was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he swore by himself,

None

Christ is become of no effect to you, whoever of you are justified by the law; ye have fallen from grace.

But if her husband disallowed her on the day that he heard it; then he shall make of no effect her vow which she vowed, and that which she uttered with her lips, with which she bound her soul: and the LORD shall forgive her.

The LORD bringeth the counsel of the heathen to naught: he maketh the devices of the people of no effect.

For what if some did not believe? will their unbelief make the faith of God without effect?

For Christ hath not sent me to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of no effect.

General references

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

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

As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.