Abraham Waited Not

Paul shows us the allegory the Spirit is giving us in Genesis 16. God gave the seed by promise, but Abraham turned to the flesh to bring to pass God's promise. Abraham waited not. Like Abraham then, men are turning to the flesh by the Law to bring forth fruit. They are turning from waiting upon the Lord and crying out to him to bring forth his promise of righteousness in us. Instead men submit themselves under a spirit of bondage. The purpose of the Law is to give us the right understanding of sin. God has given his child his Spirit to bring forth the fruit of faith. When we turn to the Law to progressively sanctify ourselves, we are doing exactly what Abraham did in turning to Hagar (the spirit of bondage) to effect the promise of God.