Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
So what's the point of all those rules then? They were added to help people recognize when they were messing up, until the promised one arrived. Angels delivered these laws through a go-between person.
The law was like training wheels, meant to help us until the real deal showed up.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of Paul's letter to the Galatians, he was addressing early Christian communities confused about whether Gentile believers needed to follow the Jewish Law after coming to faith in Christ. The Law, given to Moses on Mount Sinai, was added to God's earlier promises to Abraham to highlight and restrain human sin until the promised Messiah, Jesus, arrived, and it was traditionally understood to have been mediated through angels and Moses. This underscores that the Law had a temporary role in God's redemptive plan.
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