Minding earthly things Galatians 4:9-11
Notice the last half of the verse? Elements of what? Judaism? No, the world.
Gal 4:8 Howbeit then, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them which by nature are
no gods. Judaism knew God, but they did not recognize Christ when He came.
Gal 4:9 But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again
to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?
What were they returning to? Weak and beggarly elements of what?
Gal 4:3 Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world:
Who was Paul addressing here?
"Paul's letter is addressed "to the churches of Galatia" (Galatians 1:2), but the location of
these churches is a matter of debate. A minority of scholars have argued that the "Galatia"
is an ethnic reference to a Celtic people living in northern Asia Minor, but most agree that it
is a geographical reference to the Roman province in central Asia Minor, which had been settled by
immigrant Celts in the 270s BC and retained Gaulish features of culture and language in Paul's day."
anyway- Paul was not addressing Judah, he was addressing someone else.
Now read verse 10...
Gal 4:10 Ye observe days, and months, and times, and years.
These are not Jews observing Judaism, these are those who are of the world in
Asia Minor observing the weak and beggarly elements of the world, not Judaism.
What does the bible say elsewhere about AN OBSERVER OF TIMES
Enchantments, witchcraft, familiar spirits, and wizards.
Its speaking of the occult. Not about following sabbath days.
DEUT.18:9-11 , 2 CHRON.33:3-6, GAL.4:8-11, LEV.19:26-30
LEV.19 [26] Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood:
neither shall ye use enchantment, (NOR OBSERVE TIMES).
[30] (YE SHALL KEEP MY SABBATHS),
and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
-In this set of verses, it says: You shall not OBSERVE TIMES....
BUT you shall keep MY SABBATHS says the Lord.