The Bible Project Daily Podcast Why God Gave the Law. Paul's Answer. (Galatians 3: 19-25)
If you read the book of Galatians, about the time you get to the middle of it, you may think, considering what Paul has just said, why did God give the law in the first place? Because when Paul talks about the law, he talks about it in such a way as to almost put it down.
At times, it can almost seem like a tirade against the law. Not only can the law not save you if you're under the law, but you are also actually under a curse. And you can't read all this without asking, well, then why did God give the law in the first place? That is a very logical and natural question that arises out of all that he has had to say up until this point.
And Paul is aware of that, and so beginning in today’s passage, chapter 3, verse 19, he himself poses the question, and he asks, what purpose then does the law serve? And beginning at that verse and moving down through verse 26, Paul will answer that question.
Let's hear what he has to say…..
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