{"id":969,"date":"2010-08-26T05:00:20","date_gmt":"2010-08-26T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=969"},"modified":"2022-11-12T07:28:29","modified_gmt":"2022-11-12T13:28:29","slug":"galatians-115-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/versebyverse.carpelibra.org\/?p=969","title":{"rendered":"Galatians 1:15-17"},"content":{"rendered":"

15<\/sup> But when it pleased God, who separated me from my mother\u2019s womb and called me through His grace, <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

16<\/sup> to reveal His Son in me, that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately confer with flesh and blood, <\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

17<\/sup> nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me; but I went to Arabia, and returned again to Damascus.<\/span><\/em><\/h3>\n

but when (v.15) \u2014 Paul mentions his salvation so he could explain what happened immediately after.<\/h3>\n

pleased God (v.15) \u2014 It was neither sought or desired by Paul, but entirely by God.<\/h3>\n

who separated me from (v.15) \u2014 should be “who separated me, even from … ” God’s purpose for Paul was determined even before Paul was born. In his other letters, Paul frequently says he was an apostle by the will of God.<\/h3>\n

called me (v.15) \u2014 on the Damascus road (Acts 9:1-9<\/span><\/a>)<\/h3>\n

reveal (v.16) = uncover, unveil. God uncovered previously hidden truth about Jesus Christ to Paul.<\/h3>\n

that (v.16) \u2014 “in order that” or “for the purpose” that<\/h3>\n

I might preach (v.16) \u2014 so Paul could preach with apostolic authority.<\/h3>\n

Gentiles (v.16) \u2014 in Greek ethnos<\/em>, from which we get “heathen.” Anyone not a Jew.<\/h3>\n

immediately (v.16) \u2014 after his time in Damascus (Acts 9:19-25<\/span><\/a>). Paul’s point is that he had no opportunity to receive his message from any man.<\/h3>\n

did not … confer (v.16) \u2014 He didn’t discuss the matter with others for the purpose of advice or instruction.<\/h3>\n

flesh and blood (v.16) \u2014 human (with an emphasis on human limitation), in contrast to the Holy Spirit.<\/h3>\n

neither did I go up to Jerusalem (v.17) \u2014 Paul recognizes the authority of the 12 apostles, but insists on his independence from them.<\/h3>\n

go up (v.17) \u2014 used by Jesus specifically when speaking of a journey to Jerusalem, which was located in the hills of Palestine and was the location of the temple.<\/h3>\n

but (v.17) \u2014 contrast. Paul didn’t go to Jerusalem. He went to Arabia. He didn’t confer with the apostles. He communed with God.<\/h3>\n

This trip (to Arabia) is mentioned nowhere else. It may have taken place before the “certain days” of Acts 9:19<\/span><\/a> (probably), or it may have been after verse 22<\/span><\/a> or verse 25<\/span><\/a>.<\/h3>\n

Arabia (v.17) \u2014 district east and south of Damascus. This may have been where Paul spent the three years of Galatians 1:18<\/span><\/a>. Arabia gives the idea of desolate wilderness where Paul could be apart from men and in communication with God.<\/h3>\n

Damascus (v.17) \u2014 Part of Israel under David, but in Paul’s time it was ruled by Aretus IV, King of Arabia. Paul mentions it here to show that, even after the events already described, he still hadn’t met with the apostles.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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