Galatians Verse by Verse Explanation: A Hebraic Perspective (Teachings Series Book 7) by Liebenberg Prof (Dr) WA

Author:Liebenberg, Prof (Dr) WA [Liebenberg, Prof (Dr) WA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

G a l a tians Chapt e r 4

Cont inu ing in th is c onc lu di n g tho ugh t, S ha ’u l s a ys nex t :

G ala t ians 4: 1- 3

" A nd I s a y , for as l o ng as t he h e ir is a c h i ld, h e is no dif f erent fr o m a s la v e, t ho u gh he is ma s ter of a ll, b ut is u n der guar d i an s and tru s tees ti l l t h e t ime prear r a ng e d b y the f a the r . So we al s o, when we w ere c hild r en, we r e u n der the el e men t ary mat t ers of the world, be i n g en s la v e d. " [129]

Durin g the t im e per iod i n whic h S ha ’ul was s peak ing, t he c om m on prac tic e was to app oin t a c aretak er to wa tc h ov er a c hil d unt il he was of a c ertain age. Sha ’u l is us ing t his c ultura l prac t ic e as a n i llus t r ation of the r ol e of YHW H's T orah in our li ves . Rather th an f unc tio ni ng a s a m eans b y whic h we are a bl e t o r ec e iv e YH W H's prom is e of eter na l lif e, th e T orah of YHW H s im pl y s ho ws us wh at si n is and re ve als our o wn b ond age t o i t.

In the c as e of the G al ati ans , it was the ir i dol atr y and other p aga n prac tic es that was ex pos ed as worth y of c on dem natio n. W hat a r e thes e " e l em e nta r y matte r s o f t h e wo r l d " S ha’ ul is s peak ing abo ut? Fr o m E - Sword Stro ng's Gr eek Concordance:

G 4 74 7 (s toic he ion ) " N euter of a pre s u m ed de r i v a t i v e of the ba s e of G 474 8 ; s o m et h ing orde r ly in ar r ang e me n t, t h at i s , ( by im p li c a t i o n) a s

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