The Symbolic Drama (Galatians 4:24)

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3 min readJun 2, 2024

1 — God concludes a Covenant with Abraham

“And by means of your offspring all nations of the earth will obtain a blessing for themselves because you have listened to my voice”

(Genesis 22:18)

Before continuing the explanations regarding the Promise of God, this time, under the aspect of the different covenants concluded by God, it should be clarified that the correspondence of biblical characters, with other characters, will respect the biblical context. You can read or read again, Galatians 4:21–31, where you may note that the apostle Paul describes biblical historical facts concerning Abraham as being a “symbolic drama” (Galatians 4:24). In this same chapter, he writes that some aspects of the life of Abraham, Sarah and Hagar have a prophetic dimension. Likewise, as part of his Promise, God will ask Abraham and his son Isaac (according to the biblical narrative), to play a “symbolic drama” or a prophetic drama, corresponding with the future sacrifice of Christ (at the time of Abraham) (John 3:16). It is appropriate to view the study of these covenants in two ways. God reveals progressively the meaning of his promise through these covenants. They also represent a milestone, or a stage, which has the main goal of saving humanity, but also of destroying the devil and his offspring, as well as his works: “For this purpose the Son of God was made manifest, to break up the works of the Devil” (1 John 3:8).

The Abrahamic covenant is a promise that all humanity obedient to God, will be blessed through the offspring of Abraham. He had a son, Isaac, with his wife Sarah (for a very long time barren) (Genesis 17:19). Abraham, Sarah and Isaac are the main characters in a prophetic drama that represents, at the same time, the meaning of the sacred secret, and the way by which God will save the obedient humanity (Genesis 3:15). By means of the Abrahamic covenant, God reveals through whom will come the offspring of the woman, mentioned in Genesis 3:15, that is, from the posterity of Abraham, that will bless all of humanity.

- Jehovah God is the Great Abraham: “For you are our Father; although Abraham may not know us And Israel may not recognize us, You, O Jehovah, are our Father. Our Repurchaser of long ago is your name” (Isaiah 63:16). Abraham was the image of the father of the nation of Israel. For example, in a conversation between Jesus Christ and the religious leaders, they said that their father was Abraham: “In answer they said to him: “Our father is Abraham.” Jesus said to them: “If you were Abraham’s children, you would be doing the works of Abraham” (John 8:39). Therefore, Abraham was the symbolic image of God, the Father, the Creator of all nations (Acts 17:24–28). Jesus Christ, in one of his allegories, represented his Heavenly Father in the symbolic figure of Abraham, the father of the nation of Israel: “Now in the course of time, the beggar died and was carried off by the angels to Abraham’s side” (Luke 16:22).

(Jehovah is the name of God)

(We must worship Jehovah exclusively (Matthew 22: 37,38))

The Promise of God. The complete explanation of Genesis 3:15.

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