Two Covenants

Galatians 4:24a
This is allegorically speaking: for these women are two covenants

What is the first metaphor in this allegory?
Has Paul mentioned two covenants previously in Galatians? (Galatians 3:13-18)
What two covenants are mentioned in those verses?
Which of those covenants came first?
Who is mentioned in relation to that covenant?
What repeated word do you see associated with that covenant?
What is the role of faith in that covenant?
What do you learn about the inheritance?
Which covenant came 430 years later?
What is its effect on that which is associated with the earlier covenant?

Paul compares the bondwoman and the free woman to these two covenants. Think about what you know about these two women. If you've forgotten, I included some passages for review.
Which woman would you pick to go with the earlier covenant, the one that has to do with an inheritance and promise? (Gen. 17:1-8, 19; 18:9-14; 21:1-3)
Which woman would you pick to go with the later covenant? Did anything related to her and her activity nullify the promise made originally to the other woman? (Gen. 16:1-4, 15-16; 17:20-22; Gen. 21:6-13)
Where do you see faith and inheritance playing a role in the lives of these two women?