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{{quote5|내용=For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise. These things are being taken figuratively: The '''women represent two covenants'''. One covenant '''is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar'''. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. But the '''Jerusalem that is above''' is '''free, and she is our mother'''.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%204%3A21%E2%80%9326&version=NIV Galatians 4:21–26]}} | {{quote5|내용=For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born as the result of a divine promise. These things are being taken figuratively: The '''women represent two covenants'''. One covenant '''is from Mount Sinai and bears children who are to be slaves: This is Hagar'''. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present city of Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. But the '''Jerusalem that is above''' is '''free, and she is our mother'''.|출처=[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians%204%3A21%E2%80%9326&version=NIV Galatians 4:21–26]}} | ||
Abraham’s two sons were Ishmael and Isaac, born to Hagar, the slave woman, and Sarah, the free woman, respectively. Since it is written, “These women represent two covenants,” Hagar symbolizes the [[Old Covenant|old covenant]] (Old Testament), while Sarah symbolizes the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] (New Testament). | Abraham’s two sons were Ishmael and Isaac, born to Hagar, the slave woman, and Sarah, the free woman, respectively. Since it is written, “These women represent two covenants,” Hagar symbolizes the [[The Old Covenant|old covenant]] (Old Testament), while Sarah symbolizes the [[New Covenant|new covenant]] (New Testament). | ||
Ishmael, the son of the slave woman Hagar, was Abraham’s [[firstborn]], but he did not receive the inheritance. Isaac, the son of the free woman Sarah, inherited Abraham’s legacy. Just as in the [[history of Abraham’s family]], it is not the flawed old covenant, but the perfect new covenant established by [[Christ]] that grants one the inheritance of the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+8%3A7-13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 8:7–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Apostle Paul testified that those in the new covenant are like Isaac, who was born through God’s promise, and that the [[Children of Promise|children of promise]] have the [[New Jerusalem|heavenly Jerusalem]], a free woman, that is, our Mother.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A28-31&version=NIV |title=Galatians 4:28–31 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | Ishmael, the son of the slave woman Hagar, was Abraham’s [[firstborn]], but he did not receive the inheritance. Isaac, the son of the free woman Sarah, inherited Abraham’s legacy. Just as in the [[history of Abraham’s family]], it is not the flawed old covenant, but the perfect new covenant established by [[Christ]] that grants one the inheritance of the [[Kingdom of Heaven|kingdom of heaven]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Hebrews+8%3A7-13&version=NIV |title=Hebrews 8:7–13 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> Apostle Paul testified that those in the new covenant are like Isaac, who was born through God’s promise, and that the [[Children of Promise|children of promise]] have the [[New Jerusalem|heavenly Jerusalem]], a free woman, that is, our Mother.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+4%3A28-31&version=NIV |title=Galatians 4:28–31 |publisher= |quote= }}</ref> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[The Spiritual Home and Heavenly Mother]] | *[[The Spiritual Home and Heavenly Mother]] | ||
*[[History of Abraham’s Family]] | *[[The History of Abraham’s Family]] | ||
*[[Abraham]] | *[[Abraham]] | ||
*[[Isaac]] | *[[Isaac]] | ||