Stretch out the curtains of your dwellings, do not spare them Īnd make your pegs (stakes) firm. God’s perspective on apparent barrenessĢ “Enlarge the site of your tent If you were barren and did not have children in that time it was considered a great stigma. Children were considered a reward from God because of how much help they provided and because they would take care of their parents as they aged. To put this scripture in context, it was considered a terrible thing to be barren. Than the sons of the married woman,” says the Lord. Why is he telling the barren to shout for joy when the chapter is focused on fertility?ġ “Shout for joy, O barren one, she who has not given birth īreak forth into joyful shouting and rejoice, she who has not gone into labor !įor the sons of the desolate one will be more numerous True to the character of God, He begins this chapter with a conundrum. But, I married for the first time at 39 years old when God answered His promise to me for a husband. I also waited many years to meet my husband which was a barren season. To start, I love the title that the Amplified Bible gives to the chapter which is, “The Fertility of Zion.” As most of you know, I’m right in the middle of my fertility journey so I can relate to the barren place the scripture refers in verse one. I have included links to both bible versions below to add to your library in case you don’t have them: I have read Isaiah 54 in many versions of the bible but today I am going to teach out of both the Amplified Bible and The Passion Translation. Isaiah 54 in the Amplified Bible and The Passion Translation Pages on this site may include affiliate links to Amazon, its affiliate sites, and other affiliate companies on which the owner of this website will make a referral commission. Seeking Him Today blog is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program. Even if there is a weapon it will not hurt youĪffiliate Disclaimer: Any/all of the links on this website are affiliate links of which Seeking Him Today receives a small commission from sales of certain items, but the price is the same for you.His love and compassion will never give up on you.The God of the whole earth is your husband.God’s perspective on apparent barreness.Isaiah 54 in the Amplified Bible and The Passion Translation.Because my Seeking Him Today blog is all about learning the ways to seek Jesus in your everyday life I want to dive into this chapter and share with you what Isaiah 54 has taught me. I have read it and declared it over my life. When I say given to me I mean that this chapter of scripture has been prophesied over me and that Jesus has led me to this specific chapter of Isaiah since the beginning of my walk with Him. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and this is their justice with me, says the Lord.Isaiah 54 has been a chapter that the Lord has given to me over and over again. And every tongue that resists you in judgment, you shall judge. No object which has been formed to use against you will succeed. This is the heritage of the LORD’s servants, whose righteousness comes from me, says the LORD. No weapon fashioned against you will succeed, and you may condemn every tongue that disputes with you. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord this is the righteousness or the vindication which they obtain from Me, says the Lord. See the chapterīut no weapon that is formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall show to be in the wrong. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.
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