1 Samuel 4: 19-22 Phineas and his brother Hophni were the sons of Eli the High Priest over Israel. They served as priests in the temple but were cursed by God because they were abusing their responsibilities and were engaging in illicit behavior, such as appropriating the best portion of sacrifices for themselves and having…
I really love Sarah’s birth story. We don’t actually get to hear how she physically gave birth to Issac, which is too bad because personally I would love to hear how a woman who was almost 100 years old handled childbirth, but we do get to hear a lot about her journey towards becoming a…
The Offer of Manoah by Rembrandt Judges 13 The mother of Sampson, the wife of the Danite Manoah, was another woman who struggled with the trial of infertility. We don’t know how long she was barren but in Judges 13:3 we read that an angel of the Lord appeared to her and told her that…
“For This Child I Prayed” by Elspeth Young Most of us are familiar with Hannah’s story in 1 Samuel 1-2, Hannah is barren, she goes to the tabernacle and prays earnestly for a child, she promises the Lord that if He will bless her with a child she will consecrate him to the Lord, she is…
“Birth of Jacob and Esau” by Benjamin West (1738-1820) Genesis 25: 2o-26 Mother of Esau and Jacob Rebekah’s birth story is unique because she is the first women we know of who sought out God and asked him for direct revelation concerning her pregnancy. For almost twenty years she struggled with bareness and finally at…
Elisabeth, the wife of Zacharias, became the mother of John the Baptist who was born only six months before his cousin, Jesus. Before he was even born it was prophesied by his father that John would “go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways.” (Luke 1: 76) John’s ministry among the children…