Galatians 3:22

GALATIANS—NOTE ON Galatians 3:22 The law (the Scripture), instead of giving “life” (v. Galatians 3:21) with God, imprisoned everything under sin (compare Romans 3:9). Rather than enabling all Israelites to receive the promise, the law was given so that the single “offspring,” Christ, would receive the blessing. Therefore the blessing is obtained by faith in Christ, not by obedience to the law. God was certainly not surprised that the Israelites were unable to obey the law. In fact, at the end of the giving of the law, Moses foretold that the Israelites would not obey it (Deuteronomy 31:24). Thus the law confirmed the promise to Abraham, that justification would come only by faith (Galatians 3:6, Galatians 3:14, Galatians 3:18).