In Galatians 4:21–31, the Apostle Paul refers to the story of Sarah and Hagar as an allegory. But what does he mean by that? Does he impose foreign ideas onto the Genesis account?

Join host Kirk E. Miller and New Testament scholar David deSilva as they tackle this difficult passage, exploring how Paul’s use of the Old Testament is a powerful and sophisticated defense of God’s redemptive promises to be received by faith.

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Episode outline:(00:45) Meet David DeSilva

(01:58) Galatians 4

(02:45) Galatiam Crisis Context

(05:58) Covenants and Circumcision

(07:51) Why This Passage Is Hard

(12:00) Reading Galatians 4:21-31

(13:51) What Allegorically Means

(16:46) Typology vs Allegory

(18:07) Paul Reverses Lineage

(22:01) Galatians 3 Groundwork

(24:35) Torah and Pedagogue

(27:20) Word Study Deep Dive

(28:30) Typology Versus Figural

(29:46) Paul’s Argument in Galatians

(34:14) Genesis Infertility Theme

(37:25) Spirit and Scripture Authority

(40:10) Hagar and Sarah Correspondences

(43:28) Isaiah 54 and Mission

(45:31) Logos Study Workflow

(47:35) Pastoral Takeaways Freedom

(51:46) Preaching This Passage

(55:46) Wrap Up and Next Steps