Galatians 3:19 "Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator."
The law was added. To what was it added? And why was it added? Stay with me,
please, as I share my thoughts. The law was added to the promise. The promise
was made to the seed. Who was the seed? Paul answers that for us in Galatians
3:16, "Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not,
And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is
Christ." The promise was made to the seed, which is Christ. It was made
known to Abraham. See Genesis 12:1.
What was the promise given to Christ? "Therefore doth my Father love
me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. (18 ) No man
taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down,
and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my
Father." (John 10:17-18 ) The promise was made between Father and Son (the
seed of Abraham). Lay down your life and take it back up again. The promise was
of eternal life manifested
What does this mean for us? What are we called upon to believe? "My sheep
hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: (28) And I give unto
them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall
any man pluck them out of my hand." (John 10:27-28 ) Jesus spoke
it another way in the night of His betrayal. "because I live, ye
shall live also." (John 14:19) We are heirs of the promise and
our inheritance is eternal life with Jesus Christ our Lord.