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Galatians 3:16-25

“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. And this I say, that the covenant, that was confirmed before of God in Christ, the law,....cannot disannul, that it should make the promise of none effect....Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, TILL THE SEED SHOULD COME to whom the promise was made;...Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law. But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe. But before faith (the gospel, gm) came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed. Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith. But after that faith (the gospel, gm) is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster” (Gal. 3:16-25, emph. mine, gm)

When the law of Moses, the law of God, was added, what was added? The ceremonies, the ten commandments, rules which governed daily life, the historical, poetical, and prophetical books were added. 

The law, which God gave to Moses to give to Israel, was a living law. Stephen called it “...the lively oracles...” (Acts 7:38). It lighted their way (Ps. 119:105), converted their soul (Ps. 19:7), and much more (Ps. 119). How long was the law of Moses to be in force? Galatians 3:19 says, “...till the seed should come....” Since that seed was Christ (v. 16), the law of Moses was to last till Jesus came.

Why was the law of Moses nailed to the cross? “For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith,...I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers...In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old (the law of Moses) is ready to vanish away” (Heb. 8:7-13). Study Carefully. - Editor

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