Galatians 3:17

“And this I say, etc..] Assert and affirm as a certain truth, that is not to be gainsaid; that the covenant that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after, cannot disannul; by “the covenant” is meant, not the covenant made with Adam, as the federal head of all his posterity; for this was made two thousand years before the law was given; nor that which was made with the Israelites at Mount Sinai, for that itself is the law, which was four hundred and thirty years after this covenant; nor the covenant of circumcision given to Abraham, for that was not so long by some years, before the giving of the law, as the date here fixed: but “a covenant…”

“this I say--"this is what I mean," by what I said in Gal 3:15. continued . . . of God--"ratified by God" (Gal 3:15). in Christ--rather, "unto Christ" (compare Gal 3:16). However, Vulgate and the old Italian versions translate as English Version. But the oldest manuscripts omit the words altogether. the law which was--Greek, "which came into existence four hundred thirty years after" (Exo 12:40-41). He does not, as in the case of "the covenant," add "enacted by God" (Joh 1:17). The dispensation of "the promise" began with the call of Abraham from Ur into Canaan, and ended on the last night of his grandson Jacob's sojourn in Canaan, the land of promise. The dispensation of the law, which…”

“The covenant which was confirmed before of God - By God, in his promise to Abraham. It was confirmed before the giving of the Law. The confirmation was the solemn promise which God made to him. In Christ - With respect to the Messiah; a covenant relating to him, and which promised that he should descend from Abraham. The word “in,” in the phrase “in Christ,” does not quite express the meaning of the Greek εἰς Χριστὸν eis Christon. That means rather “unto Christ;” or unto the Messiah; that is, the covenant had respect to him. This is a common signification of the preposition εἰς eis “The law.” The Law given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. Which was four hundred and thirty years after - In…”

“And this I say - What I mean is this. The covenant which was before confirmed of God - By the promise itself, by the repetition of it, and by a solemn oath, concerning the blessing all nations. Through Christ, the law which was four hundred and thirty years after - Counting from the time when the promise was first made to Abraham, Gen 12:2-3. Doth not disannul, so as to make the promise of no effect - With regard to all nations, if only the Jewish were to receive it; yea, with regard to them also, if it was by works, so as to supersede it, and introduce another way of obtaining the blessing. Galatians 3:18”

“3:17 Just as irrevocable agreements cannot be canceled (3:15), the terms of God’s covenant with Abraham were not changed by the giving of the law. • 430 years: See study note on Exod 12:40.”

“this: Gal 5:16; Co1 1:12, Co1 7:29, Co1 10:19; Co2 9:6; Eph 4:17; Col 2:4 the covenant: Gen 15:18, Gen 17:7, Gen 17:8, Gen 17:19; Luk 1:68-79; Joh 1:17, Joh 8:56-58; Rom 3:25; Co2 1:20; Heb 11:13, Heb 11:17-19, Heb 11:39, Heb 11:40; Pe1 1:11, Pe1 1:12, Pe1 1:20 which: Gen 15:13; Exo 12:40, Exo 12:41; Act 7:6 cannot: Gal 3:15; Job 40:8; Isa 14:27, Isa 28:18; Heb 7:18 that it: Gal 3:21; Num 23:19; Rom 4:13, Rom 4:14; Heb 6:13-18 none: Gal 5:4; Num 30:8; Psa 33:10; Rom 3:3; Co1 1:17 Galatians 3:18”