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Tell me ,
you that desire to be under the law ,
don '
t you listen to the law ?
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For it is written that Abraham had two sons ,
one by the handmaid ,
and one by the free woman .
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However ,
the son by the handmaid was born according to the flesh ,
but the son by the free woman was born through promise .
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These things contain an allegory ,
for these are two covenants .
One is from Mount Sinai ,
bearing children to bondage ,
which is Hagar .
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For this Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia ,
and answers to the Jerusalem that exists now ,
for she is in bondage with her children .
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But the Jerusalem that is above is free ,
which is the mother of us all .
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For it is written , "
Rejoice ,
you barren who don '
t bear .
Break forth and shout ,
you that don '
t travail .
For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband ." {
Isaiah strkjv @
54:1 }
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Now we ,
brothers ,
as Isaac was ,
are children of promise .
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But as then ,
he who was born according to the flesh persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit ,
so also it is now .
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However what does the Scripture say ? "
Throw out the handmaid and her son ,
for the son of the handmaid will not inherit with the son of the free woman ." {
Genesis strkjv @
21:10 }
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So then ,
brothers ,
we are not children of a handmaid ,
but of the free woman .