What is said about the Law's timing relative to the Abrahamic Covenant?

• A. The Law was predated by Salvation by Faith.
• B. The Law was Incidental, given 430 years after the Abrahamic Covenant.
• C. The Law was incompatible with the Covenantal Promise.
• D. The Law's purpose was to bring us to Christ.

Answer: (B)

The timing being tested is that the Law was introduced after the Abrahamic Covenant, not alongside or before it. Paul explains that the promise given to Abraham came first, and then, about 430 years later, the Law was added. This shows the Law isn’t the means by which God planned to bless the nations or establish the covenant with Abraham. Instead, the Law served a temporary, preparatory role—given because of transgression and until the coming Seed, Christ. So describing the Law as incidental and dated 430 years after the Abrahamic Covenant accurately reflects this sequence and its purpose: it points forward to Christ rather than forming the basis of the promise itself.