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I.  To prepare the way for the gospel.

II.  To constitute a period of probation.

III.  To bring us to Christ (ver. 24).

IV.  To guide us in the path of holiness.

V.  To vindicate the justice of God in the punishment of sinners.

(J. Lyth.)

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KJV: Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

WEB: What then is the law? It was added because of transgressions, until the seed should come to whom the promise has been made. It was ordained through angels by the hand of a mediator.