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The son of the slave wife was born in a human attempt to bring about the fulfillment of God’s promise. But the son of the freeborn wife was born as God’s own fulfillment of his promise.
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But the one by the slave was born according to the flesh, while the one by the free woman was born as the result of a promise.
Galatians 4:23 In-Context
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Tell me, you who want to be under the law, are you not aware of what the law says?
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For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
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His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise.
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These things are being taken figuratively: The women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar.
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Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.