Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one from the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.
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Interpretation
The difference between believers who rested in Christ only, and those who trusted in the law, is explained by the histories of Isaac and Ishmael. These things are an allegory, wherein, beside the literal and historical sense of the words, the Spirit of God points out something further.
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This thought runs through Galatians 4:24-28.
Glossary
- Mount Sinai Place
- Biblical mountain. Modern identification: Jebel Musa.