The comparison between a child heir and a slave is likely done to forecast the state of living under the Mosaic law (Galatians 4:3–5) which was characterized by bondage rather than freedom.1
The comparison between a child heir and a slave is likely done to forecast the state of living under the Mosaic law (Galatians 4:3–5) which was characterized by bondage rather than freedom.1
1 I mean that the heir, as long as he is a child, is no different from a slave, though he is the owner of everything,