What was the temple in Jerusalem doing when Paul wrote Galatians?
When Paul wrote Galatians, the temple in Jerusalem was operating full speed ahead. Priests were performing their rites and bringing animal sacrifices. Israel was under the law, though it had become a degenerated religious system, with temple worship governed by 613 rules and regulations rather than only the Ten Commandments.
Les explains that as Paul wrote the book of Galatians, the temple was operating full speed ahead there in Jerusalem. The priests were performing their rites and bringing the animal sacrifices. The nation of Israel was under the law, but it was a degenerated religious system. Instead of now operating under the basic Ten Commandments, temple worship at the time of Christ was under 613 rules and regulations, which comprised the law. That made it all the harder, because instead of Ten Commandments to keep, they now had 613, which is almost a lifelong education to learn.