Robertson Word Pictures - Galatians 4:27 - 4:27

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Robertson Word Pictures - Galatians 4:27 - 4:27


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Which is our mother (hētis estin mētēr hēmōn). The mother of us Christians, apply the allegory of Hagar and Sarah to us. The Jerusalem above is the picture of the Kingdom of God. Paul illustrates the allegory by quoting Isa 54:1, a song of triumph looking for deliverance from a foreign yoke.

Rejoice (euphranthēti). First aorist passive imperative of euphrainō.

Break forth (rēxon). First aorist active imperative of rēgnumi, to rend, to burst asunder. Supply euphrosunēn (joy) as in Isa 49:13.

The desolate (tēs erēmou). The prophet refers to Sarah’s prolonged barrenness and Paul uses this fact as a figure for the progress and glory of Christianity (the new Jerusalem of freedom) in contrast with the old Jerusalem of bondage (the current Judaism). His thought has moved rapidly, but he does not lose his line.