Tell me:
those wishing to be under law,
do you not hear the law?
For it has been written that Abraham had two sons
one from the slave woman
and one from the free woman.
But
the one from the slave woman
has been born according to the flesh
and the one from the free woman
has been through the promise.
These things are spoken of allegorically.
For,
these are two covenants,
one from Mount Sinai
bearing children for slavery
this is Hagar.
But Sinai is a mountain in Arabia.
But she corresponds to Jerusalem, now.
For she (Jerusalem) serves with her children.
But Jerusalem above is free,
she is our mother,
For it has been written:
Start to rejoice, barren woman, who has not given birth,
Begin to burst out in song and shout, who have no birth pains.
Because the children of the deserted woman are many,
more than those of her who has a husband.
But, you,
sisters and brothers
are children according to the promise of Isaac.
But just as then the one born under the flesh,
persecuted the one according to the Spirit,
it is like this now.
But what does Scripture say:
‘Throw out the slave woman and her son,
for the son of the slave woman will certainly not inherit
with the son of the free woman.’
Therefore sisters, and brothers
we are not children of the slave woman
but of the free woman.
For freedom, Christ has set us free
So stand firm and
do not bend your neck again
to the yoke of slavery.
Lord God,
your feed us with the living bread from heaven.
You renew our faith
increase our hope
and strengthen our love.
Teach us to hunger for Christ
who is the true and living bread
and live by every word that comes from your mouth,
through Jesus Christ our Lord.