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Hagar and Sarah

By M.S.Mariadas and Y.R.DinakaranBible Students, M.B.S.A

Question: Is there a Sarah Covenant ?

Gal 4:24-31 (KJV) "Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the onefrom the mount Sinai, which gendereth to bondage, which is Agar.[25] For thisAgar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and isin bondage with her children.[26] But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.[27] For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou thattravailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.[28] Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise.

[29] But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit,even so it is now.[30] Nevertheless what saith the scripture? Cast out the bondwoman and her son: for the son ofthe bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the free woman.[31] So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but ofthe free."

Gal 4:24-31 (NIV) "These things may be taken figuratively, for thewomenrepresent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to

be slaves: This is Hagar.[25] NowHagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city ofJerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

[26] But the Jerusalem (sarah reffered as Jerusalem) that is above is free, and she is ourmother.[27] For it is written: "Be glad, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cryaloud, you who have no labor pains; because more are the children of the desolate woman thanof her who has a husband."[28] Now you, brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise.[29] At that time the son born in the ordinary way persecuted the son born by the power of theSpirit. It is the same now.[30] But what does the Scripture say? "Get rid of the slave woman and her son, for the slave

woman's son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman's son."[31] Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman."

Allegory- Strong's # 238- Gk."allegoreo" = to be an allegory.

Definition of "allegory"- a story in which people, things, and events have a symbolicmeaning, often instructive, as in a fable.

What do the Scriptures say about this ?1. There is no mention in the Old Testament of a Covenant that was made with

Sarah, nor of a Sarah feature of the Abrahamic Covenant.


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2. There is no mention in the Old Testament of a Covenant that was made withHagar.

3. The onlyCovenant that is found in the Old Testament in which Hagar and Sarahappear in its context is theAbrahamic Covenant.

4. The Apostle Paul says that these two women figuratively represent twocovenants.

5. The Apostle Paul does not saythat covenants were made with these two women,nor that they represent any features of the Abrahamic Covenant..

Conclusion: Since no covenant was made with Sarah, nor is there any mention of aSarah feature of the Abrahamic Covenant and the Apostle Paul merely says that she isused as a figure to represent a covenant, then it is not Scriptural to say that there is a SarahCovenant or that there is a Sarah feature of the Abrahamic Covenant. This being so, thequestion then arises as to what covenant does Sarah figuratively picture or represent. TheScriptures clearly tell us of three main Covenants:1. The Abrahamic Covenant2. The Law Covenant3. The New Covenant

Since the Apostle Paul has already told us that Hagar figuratively represents the Law Covenantand this allegory speaks of a "free woman" it cannot refer to Abraham himself or to thecovenant made with him.The Apostle Paul was contrasting two covenants. One under which the children were in

bondage which was the Law Covenant. In the second the children were free. Since onlyone covenant remains unidentified, the "free woman" would figuratively represent the NewCovenant. The following scriptures are offered in support of this point and they all refer to anew freedom that none formerly possessed.

Gal 5:1 "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not letyourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery."

John 8:31-32 "To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, youare really my disciples.[32] Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free."

John 8:36 "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed."

Jesus did away with the old Law Covenant when he died and rose again.Col 2:14 tells us "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances (the Law) that was againstus, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross."

Once again, since there is no mention of a Sarah Covenant, nor a Sarah feature of theAbrahamic Covenant,and she was but an allegoryrepresenting a covenant, and she

doesn't represent the Law Covenant,the only covenant left that she could represent is the NewCovenant which began at Pentecost with the house of Israel and the house of Judah,"the lost sheep of Israel." The scriptures tell us that Jesus "came to his own."The follower of Jesus therefore finds his freedom as the child of the "free woman" underthe New Covenant arrangement.As Isaac was born under the "free woman" and Isaacrepresents Jesus, so we who come into Christ are joined unto him as "children of the free

woman." It was because ofhis ransom sacrifice that we come under the merit of hisblood and are thus set free.


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Bloodwas necessaryto redeem anyone, including the church, to a justification with God.Since there was no blood associated with the covenant allegorically pictured by Sarah, itwould

be unscriptural to say that the church is being developed under the Sarah covenant, or theSarah feature of the Abrahamic Covenant. Jesus associated his bloodwith the New Covenant

when he established his "memorial". This we find in Mat 26:27-29 "Then he took the cup, gavethanks and offered it to them, saying, "Drink from it, all of you. [28] This is my blood of the

covenant,which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. [29] I tell you, I will notdrink of this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it anew with you in myFather's kingdom."

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