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Question

What is Paul's complete argument in Galatians 3:1-4:7, how does the curse-redemption (3:13) relate to the Abraham-promise (3:14), the law-as-pedagogue (3:24), and the adoption of sons (4:5), and why does Paul use exclusively non-Levitical vocabulary for this argument?

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ADOPTION

• General scriptures concerning GEN 15:3
• OF CHILDREN — Instances: Joseph's sons (GEN 48:5,14,16,22), Moses (EXO 2:5-10; ACT 7:21; HEB 11:24), Esther (EST 2:7)
• SPIRITUAL — EXO 4:22,23; NUM 6:27; DEU 14:1; 26:18; 27:9; 28:10; 32:5,6; 2SA 7:14; 1CH 22:10; 28:6; 2CH 7:14; PRO 14:26; ISA 8:18; 43:6,7; 63:8,16; JER 3:19; 31:9,20; HOS 1:9; 11:1; MAT 5:9,45; 13:43; LUK 6:35; JHN 1:12,13; 11:52; ACT 15:17; ROM 8:14-19,21,29; 9:8,26; 2CO 6:17; GAL 3:26,29; 4:5-7; EPH 1:5; 2:19; 3:6,15; PHP 2:15; HEB 1:5; 2:10,13; 12:6,7,9; 1JN 3:1,2,10; 4:4; REV 21:7
• TYPIFIED, in Israel EXO 4:22
• See GOD, FATHERHOOD OF; RIGHTEOUS, UNION OF, WITH CHRIST

COVENANT

• Sacred JOS 9:18-21; GAL 3:15
• Binding JOS 9:18-20; JER 34:8-21; EZK 17:14-18; GAL 3:15
• Binding, not only on those who make them, but on those who are represented DEU 29:14,15
• Blood of EXO 24:8
• Book of EXO 24:7
• The Mosaic law called a covenant EXO 34:28

OF GOD WITH MEN: - Confirmed with an oath GEN 22:16; 26:3; 50:24; PSA 89:35; 105:9; LUK 1:73; HEB 6:13,17,18 - Binding LEV 26; JER 11:2,3; GAL 3:15 - Everlasting GEN 8:20-22; 9:1-17; PSA 105:8,10; ISA 54:10; 61:8 - God faithful to LEV 26:44,45; DEU 4:31; 7:8,9; JDG 2:1; 1KI 8:23; PSA 105:8-11; 106:45; 111:5; MIC 7:20

INSTANCES: - With Abraham GEN 12:1-3; 15; 17:1-22; EXO 6:4-8; PSA 105:8-11; ROM 9:7-13; GAL 3

THE SECOND COVENANT: JER 31:31-34; HEB 8:4-13; 12:18-24; 13:20

HEIR

• General scriptures concerning GAL 4:1,2; GEN 15:3; 21:10; 25:5,6; LEV 25:45,46; NUM 27:8-11; 36:1-8; DEU 21:15-17; JOS 17:3-6; RUT 4:1-12; ECC 2:18,19; GAL 4:30
• See INHERITANCE, BIRTHRIGHT, FIRSTBORN, ORPHAN, WILL
• FIGURATIVE ROM 8:14-17; GAL 3:29; 4:6,7; TIT 3:7; JAS 2:5
• See ADOPTION

INHERITANCE

• Provisions for inheritance under Levirate marriages GEN 38:7-11; NUM 36:6-9; DEU 25:5-10; RUT 3:1-8; 4:7-17
• UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES GEN 15:3; 21:9-11; 24:36; 25:5,6; 48:21,22; NUM 27:6-11; DEU 21:15-17; 1KI 21:3; 2CH 21:3; JOB 42:15; PRO 17:2; 20:21; ECC 2:18,19; JER 32:6-8; EZK 46:16-18; LUK 15:12,25-31; GAL 3:15; HEB 9:16,17
• FIGURATIVE PSA 37:29; ACT 20:32; 26:18; ROM 8:16,17; EPH 1:11-14; TIT 3:7; HEB 1:14

FAITH

• General scriptures concerning (extensive list including GAL 3:1-29; 5:22; EPH 2:8; HEB 11:1-39)
• IN CHRIST — ISA 28:16; MAT 7:24,25; JHN 1:12; 3:14-16,18,36; 5:24; 6:29,35,47; 11:25,26; ROM 3:22-28; 9:33; 10:4,9; GAL 2:16; 3:1-29; 5:6; EPH 1:12-14
• EXEMPLIFIED — GEN 15:6 (Abraham believed God); ROM 4:1-25; HEB 11:1-39
• TRIAL OF — 1CH 29:17; HEB 6:13-15; JAS 1:3,12; 1PE 1:7

GENTILES

• PROPHECIES OF CONVERSION — GEN 12:3,5; 22:18; 49:10; DEU 32:21; PSA 2:8; ISA 2:2-5; 11:1-10; 42:1-12; 45:6,8,22-24; 49:1,5,6; 55:5; 56:3,6-8; 60:1,3-5; AMO 9:11,12; MAL 1:11; MAT 8:11; JHN 10:16; ACT 9:15
• CONVERSION OF — ACT 10:45; 11:1-18; 13:2,46-48; 14:27; 15:7-9,12-31; ROM 1:5-7; 9:22-30; 10:19,20; 11:11-13,17-21; 15:9-12; GAL 1:15,16; 2:2; 3:14; EPH 3:1-8; COL 3:11; 1TI 3:16

JUDAISM

1. The religion of the Jews — to make room for the Gospel MAT 3:8,9; 5:17-19,21-44; 9:16,17
2. Judaizers were a corrupt form of Christianity ACT 15:1; 21:20-25; GAL 3; 4; 5; 6
3. See TEACHERS, FALSE

TUTOR

• General scriptures concerning 2KI 10:1; ACT 22:3; GAL 4:1,2

SEED

• Every herb, tree, and grass, yields its own GEN 1:11,12,29
• Each kind has its own body 1CO 15:38
• Illustrative ECC 11:6; HOS 10:12; 2CO 9:6; GAL 6:7,8
• Sowing of, type of burial of the body 1CO 15:36-38

ABBA

• Father MRK 14:36; ROM 8:15; GAL 4:6

Related Topics Discovered

• ABRAHAM — GEN 12:1-3; 15:6; 22:1-19; ROM 4:1-22; GAL 3:6-18,29; HEB 11:8-19
• TESTAMENT — HEB 9:16-18; MAT 26:28; GAL 3:15
• PLAN OF SALVATION — see REDEMPTION, SALVATION