What was in Arabia where Paul went?
In Arabia was Mount Sinai, the mountain where God gave the Law to Moses. According to the context, Paul went to that same mountain and received the revelations of the doctrines of grace, which he then carried to the Gentile world rather than to Israel.
Les explains that after Paul's conversion, he did not confer with flesh and blood or go up to Jerusalem to the apostles. Instead, he went into Arabia. Turning to Galatians 4:25, Les points out that Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia. So, just as God gave the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai, Paul went to that same mountain and received all the revelations of the doctrines of grace. He did not take them to Israel but to the Gentile world. Les notes that Paul spent three years there alone with the Lord, which answered the Corinthians' controversy that he lacked the three years with Jesus that Peter had.
For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children.
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What is in Arabia that Paul went to?
What was in Arabia when Paul went there is shown by Galatians 4:25, where Hagar is Mount Sinai in Arabia.
Where is the Arabia Paul went to in Galatians 1:17?
The Arabia Paul went into in Galatians 1:17 is identified by Les with the Arabia of Galatians 4:25, where Hagar is said to be Mount Sinai in Arabia.
Where did Paul go after his conversion instead of Jerusalem, and what is significant about Arabia?
Instead of going to Jerusalem, Paul went into Arabia, which is where Mount Sinai is located.