The things that may be interpreted allegorically are God’s dealings with Hagar and Sarah, as well as Ishmael and Isaac. One group (Hagar and Ishmael) represents a reliance on self, while the other group (Sarah and Isaac) represents a reliance on God.1 The two women and their two sons represent two different ways of relating to God,2 a contrast between works and faith.3
24 Ces faits ont une valeur allégorique; car ces femmes sont deux alliances. L'une du mont Sinaï, enfantant pour la servitude, c'est Agar