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Here is what I mean. The law came 430 years after the promise. But the law does not get rid of God's covenant and promise. The covenant had already been made by God. So the law does not do away with the promise.
Reference
Greek: ὧδε (hōde)
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
Hebrew: ʼêphôw
strictly a demonstrative particle, here; but used of time, now or then
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: ἄσημος (ásēmos)
unmarked, i.e. (figuratively) ignoble
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νόμος (nómos)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Hebrew: tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Greek: ὑπάρχω (hypárchō)
to begin under (quietly), i.e. come into existence (be present or at hand); expletively, to exist (as copula or subordinate to an adjective, participle, adverb or preposition, or as an auxiliary to a principal (verb)
Hebrew: ʼăthar
a place; (adverb) after
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἐπάγγελμα (epángelma)
a self-committal (by assurance of conferring some good)
Hebrew: ʼômer
{something said}
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νόμος (nómos)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Hebrew: tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: διαθήκη (diathḗkē)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἐπάγγελμα (epángelma)
a self-committal (by assurance of conferring some good)
Hebrew: ʼômer
{something said}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: διαθήκη (diathḗkē)
properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will)
Greek: ἤδη (ḗdē)
even now
Hebrew: kᵉbâr
properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto
Hebrew: hârâh
to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: ʻim
{adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)}
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νόμος (nómos)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Hebrew: tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: αἴρω (aírō)
to lift up; by implication, to take up or away; figuratively, to raise (the voice), keep in suspense (the mind), specially, to sail away (i.e. weigh anchor); by Hebraism (compare H05375) to expiate sin
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἐπάγγελμα (epángelma)
a self-committal (by assurance of conferring some good)
Hebrew: ʼômer
{something said}
Covenant
2 Corinthians 1:20
Galatians 3:15
Parallel theme
Genesis 15:13
Isaiah 14:27
References God
Romans 3:3
Word
Colossians 2:4
1 Corinthians 1:17
John 1:17
Galatians 5:4
Verse Explanation
Paul argues that the law, which came 430 years after the promise, cannot cancel God's earlier covenant promise, because God's promise established through Abraham remains the foundation of the blessing fulfilled in Christ.
History
Traditional chronology: The 430-year period is connected with the period between God's promise to Abraham and the Exodus, although biblical chronology is interpreted differently by various scholars.