What group of people observed days, months, times and years besides the pagans?
Israel observed days, months, times, and years alongside the pagans. The entire Israeli economy was regulated by new moons, holy days, high Sabbaths, regular Sabbaths, and the signs of the moon. Paul cites this observance as evidence the Galatian believers were returning to legalism under the law.
Les explains that Paul asked what group observed days, months, times, and years. The answer is not only the pagans but Israel. The whole Israeli economy was based on new moons, holy days, the high Sabbath, the regular Sabbath, and everything regulated according to the moons and signs. Paul says the Galatian believers were turning back to weak and beggarly things, going back under legalism. He says they observed days, months, times, and years, and he asks if they are returning to that same system. Yet believers are not under any particular day, feast day, or celebration day. The law was weak and beggarly from man's point of view because it had no power to help people keep it, but the gospel is empowered by the Holy Spirit.
Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
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What does Paul say it means when the Galatians observe days, months, times and years?
Paul says the Galatians' observing of days and months and times and years is a sign of their weakness and that they are going back under legalism.