Daily Bible CEV May 31 Verses

Hagar and Sarah

²¹Some of you would like to be under the rule of the Law of Moses. But do you know what the Law says? ²²In the Scriptures we learn that Abraham had two sons. The mother of one of them was a slave, while the mother of the other one had always been free. ²³The son of the slave woman was born in the usual way. But the son of the free woman was born because of God's promise.

²⁴All of this has another meaning as well. Each of the two women stands for one of the agreements God made with his people. Hagar, the slave woman, stands for the agreement that was made at Mount Sinai. Everyone born into her family is a slave. ²⁵Hagar also stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and for the present city of Jerusalem. She and her children are slaves.

²⁶But our mother is the city of Jerusalem in heaven above, and she isn't a slave. ²⁷The Scriptures say about her,

"You have never had children, but now you can be glad.

You have never given birth, but now you can shout.

Once you had no children,

but now you will have more children

than a woman who has been married for a long time."

²⁸My friends, you were born because of this promise, just as Isaac was. ²⁹But the child who was born in the natural way made trouble for the child who was born because of the Spirit. The same thing is happening today. ³⁰The Scriptures say, "Get rid of the slave woman and her son! He won't be given anything. The son of the free woman will receive everything." ³¹My friends, we are children of the free woman and not of the slave.

Christ Gives Freedom

Galatians 5 Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the Law again.

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