Gal 4:27 | TNotes | STEP | 4:27 The quoted passage, Isa 54:1 , promised Israel that they would be fruitful after the Exile. Because those who have faith in Christ are Sarah’s children (Gal 4:26 ), they fulfill the promise that Sarah (the childless woman ) would be more abundantly fruitful than the slave-wife Hagar. To the Judaizers, those who don’t follow the law may have been considered “barren,” but through faith they are abundantly fruitful as the bride of Christ (2 Cor 11:2 ; Eph 5:31-33 ).

bIsa 54:1►

cGal 4:26►

d2 Cor 11:2►

eEph 5:31-33►

‏ Galatians 4:27

4:27 ^a The quoted passage, Isa 54:1 ^b, promised Israel that they would be fruitful after the Exile. Because those who have faith in Christ are Sarah’s children (Gal 4:26 ^c), they fulfill the promise that Sarah (the childless woman) would be more abundantly fruitful than the slave-wife Hagar. To the Judaizers, those who don’t follow the law may have been considered “barren,” but through faith they are abundantly fruitful as the bride of Christ (2 Cor 11:2 ^d; Eph 5:31-33 ^e).