Category Archives: Galatians

Galatians 3:15-25

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Dig into the angels.

Read Galatians 3:19 alongside Acts 7:52 and Exodus 20:1. What do both Paul and Stephen mean by the delivery of the law from angels.

Pair the passages.

Read Galatians 3:15 AMPC with Hebrews 9:16- 22. How does the truth of one give further insight into the other?

The Technicalities

Having already established that the Holy Spirit has only ever been received by faith and that the law doesn’t ever reward a person (only ever punishes them), Paul then pulls an argument from everyday life that the Galatians were sure to understand (even if, somehow, his previous points didn’t land because, you know, they were bewitched and all).

Galatians 3:1-14

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Pair the passages.

Read Galatians 3:13 alongside Psalm 37:22 and John 19:38. Dig into the linguistics to discover how Jesus literally fulfills Paul’s point.

Dig into the doctrine.

Compare the side-by-side passages with each of Paul’s arguments. With verses 6-9, read Genesis 12:-4 and 15:1-6. With verses 10-14, read Deuteronomy 21:23, 27:26, Habakkuk 2:4, and Leviticus 18:5.

The Technicalities

If the Galatians had missed Paul’s emphatic tone throughout the first pages of this letter, he made sure they would not miss it now.

Galatians 2:11-21

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Pair the passages.

Read Galatians 2:16 alongside Psalm 130:3, Psalm 143:2, and Isaiah 53:6. How do the Old Testament verses support Paul’s New Testament preaching?

Dig into the doctrine.

Look up the word definitions for the key words in Galatians 2:16 to distinguish the difference between faith and works and what true justification means.

The Technicalities

“Now,” Paul says, getting to the part of the letter where he tells the Galatians the story of what really happened with Peter (a confrontation they had surely already heard about).

Galatians 1:15-2:10

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Pair the passages.

Read Galatians 1:15 alongside Isaiah 49:1 and Jeremiah 1:5. How does the truth of one provide additional insight to the other?

Consider the conferring.

Read the account of Acts 9 closely, and compare it to Galatians 1:16. Dig into prosanatithēmi (the Greek word for “confer”). What did Paul mean when he said he didn’t confer with flesh and blood after encountering Jesus on that Damascus road?

Galatians 1:1-14

Some Scripture-Digging Tips

Research the book.

Consult your Bible’s introduction to the book, your favorite study tools (like Search the Scriptures) or The Bible Project for foundational introductory information before beginning to study the first chapter.

Identify the key verse.

Hint: Find the author’s emphasis by looking for repeated words and ideas throughout the text.

The Technicalities

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