God Heals the Barren Woman = Genesis 11;30, Judges 13;2-3, Luke 1;13-14

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God Heals the Barren Woman = Genesis 11;30, Judges 13;2-3, Luke 1;13-14

 

** Sarah

Genesis 11;30

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

 

Genesis 17;15-16, 19

And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

 

Genesis 21;1-3

And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

 

** Rebekah

Genesis 25-21-26

And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

 

** Rachel

Genesis 29;31

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

 

Genesis 30;22-24

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

 

Genesis 35;16-18

And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

  

** Sampson’s Mother

Judges 13;2-5

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

 

Judges 13;24

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

 

** Hannah, Samuel’s Mother

I Samuel 1;1-2, 5

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:  And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

 

I Samuel 1;10-11

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

 

I Samuel 1;17-20

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.  And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

  

** Elisabeth, John’s Mother

Luke 1;5-7

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

 

Luke 1;11-13

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

 

Luke 1;24-25

And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein He looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

 

Luke 1;36-37

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible.

 

Luke 1;57-60

Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

  

AMEN

[AdHoc]

3 hours ago, MizKJVOnly said:

God Heals the Barren Woman = Genesis 11;30, Judges 13;2-3, Luke 1;13-14

 

** Sarah

Genesis 11;30

But Sarai was barren; she had no child.

 

Genesis 17;15-16, 19

And God said unto Abraham, As for Sarai thy wife, thou shalt not call her name Sarai, but Sarah shall her name be. And I will bless her, and give thee a son also of her: yea, I will bless her, and she shall be a mother of nations; kings of people shall be of her.

And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his seed after him.

 

Genesis 21;1-3

And the LORD visited Sarah as He had said, and the LORD did unto Sarah as He had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him. And Abraham called the name of his son that was born unto him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac.

 

** Rebekah

Genesis 25-21-26

And Isaac intreated the LORD for his wife, because she was barren: and the LORD was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived. And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD. And the LORD said unto her, Two nations are in thy womb, and two manner of people shall be separated from thy bowels; and the one people shall be stronger than the other people; and the elder shall serve the younger.

And when her days to be delivered were fulfilled, behold, there were twins in her womb. And the first came out red, all over like an hairy garment; and they called his name Esau. And after that came his brother out, and his hand took hold on Esau’s heel; and his name was called Jacob: and Isaac was threescore years old when she bare them.

 

** Rachel

Genesis 29;31

And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, He opened her womb: but Rachel was barren.

 

Genesis 30;22-24

And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach: And she called his name Joseph; and said, The LORD shall add to me another son.

 

Genesis 35;16-18

And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour. And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also. And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Ben-oni: but his father called him Benjamin.

  

** Sampson’s Mother

Judges 13;2-5

And there was a certain man of Zorah, of the family of the Danites, whose name was Manoah; and his wife was barren, and bare not. And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou art barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son. Now therefore beware, I pray thee, and drink not wine nor strong drink, and eat not any unclean thing: For, lo, thou shalt conceive, and bear a son; and no razor shall come on his head: for the child shall be a Nazarite unto God from the womb: and he shall begin to deliver Israel out of the hand of the Philistines.

 

Judges 13;24

And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.

 

** Hannah, Samuel’s Mother

I Samuel 1;1-2, 5

Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:  And he had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah: and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children.

But unto Hannah he gave a worthy portion; for he loved Hannah: but the LORD had shut up her womb.

 

I Samuel 1;10-11

And she was in bitterness of soul, and prayed unto the LORD, and wept sore. And she vowed a vow, and said, O LORD of hosts, if thou wilt indeed look on the affliction of thine handmaid, and remember me, and not forget thine handmaid, but wilt give unto thine handmaid a man child, then I will give him unto the LORD all the days of his life, and there shall no razor come upon his head.

 

I Samuel 1;17-20

Then Eli answered and said, Go in peace: and the God of Israel grant thee thy petition that thou hast asked of him. And she said, Let thine handmaid find grace in thy sight. So the woman went her way, and did eat, and her countenance was no more sad.  And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her. Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the LORD.

  

** Elisabeth, John’s Mother

Luke 1;5-7

There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

 

Luke 1;11-13

And there appeared unto him an angel of the Lord standing on the right side of the altar of incense. And when Zacharias saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

 

Luke 1;24-25

And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying, Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein He looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

 

Luke 1;36-37

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren. For with God nothing shall be impossible.

 

Luke 1;57-60

Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John.

  

AMEN

A fine appreciation of a very valid suject. What can we deduce from all these barren woman? What is the common thread.? The common thread is this; For God to change the course of history - and to fulfill His plan, He needs a situation in which HIS INTERVENTION is necessary. That is, God does not leave things to chance. He takes responsibility for His Words and Actions.

In the case of Abraham and Sarah a son by the efforts of Abraham's flesh is not good enough. God refuses Ishmael (but blesses him), and His Spirit must interfere with Sarah's womb (barren by circumstance and barren by age). The line of Jesus must be by this line for "in Isaac shall your seed be called"!

Again, the end of his life brings "blindness" to Isaac. Rebekah is well advanced. Issac has no offspring. What will become of the promises by blood-Covenant made to Abraham that in Isaac Christ's seed will be called? God wants it clear that the situation needs HIS INTERVENTION.

In Rachel's case, God has, in His foresight, planned to bless the world, and Israel, via Joseph. He will raise up a young man to rule over His brethren and all the world, except Pharaoh, FOR THEIR BENEFIT. His mother is barren and requires GOD'S INTERVENTION.

And so the pattern continues. God wants to deal with the Philistines who made life ahrd for His people. God intervenes.

God wanted all firstborn of Israel to be the priests. They failed, so He raised up Levi. Levites failed so He raised up the Nazerite. The Nazerites failed so God raised up the prophets. The first great prophet who was to annoint kings and admonish them was a decisive moment in Israel's history. For this, no normal man is used. God INTERVENES in the barren womb.

And then, that momentous event of the incarnation and presentation of Jesus - the Son of God - needs a special man. God INTERVENES and John Baptist is born to a barren womb. He is the "greatest born to a woman" except for those who are born by the Spirit for the Kingdom.

And then, so that Jesus will not carry Adam's nature, and be infused with the nature of God from birth, God INTERVENES with a virgin - a womb where no seed has been planted. And this is the greatest and grandest INTERVENTION. The very God Who inhabits eternity becomes a Man TO CHANGE EVERYTHING.

Are you feeling left out by God right now? Has He let your intolerable situation continue for days, months and even years? Like all those woman, He has not forgotten you. Are you barren in your ministry? Are you barren of opportunity to do good works? Are you barren in temporal success? Has your business failed or are you on your third and rocky marriage? Keep looking to Him. You never know. You might be the instrument of God's INTERVENTION. Stay focused on Him though, like Abraham, you see your death before the Promises are fulfilled. The 12 Apostles were promised 12 thrones over Israel. They've had to wait 2,000 years for that. And Jesus Christ, darling of heaven and beloved of the Father, has to wait 6,000 years for His honor. But it will change the world when it happens.

 

Edited November 15, 2021 by AdHoc

[MrBear]

So many women in the Bible God used that were barren, I believe he does it the same way he used ‘ misfits’

king david - runt of the litter

Moses - a man killer

The apostles - Blue collar fishermen, a detested tax collector, a zealot ( terrorist), a thief

He takes the least likely so no one can say “ oh that’s just natural talent” , same as the barren women so when miracles happen there is no denying that is the Lord

He constantly uses the phrase “ they will know it is the God”, “ So they know it is their God”

he wants you to know it is him and not natural is my belief

SHALOM❤️