Barrenness
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· 7 viewsA lack of fertility, especially the inability of a woman to conceive.
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Barren land
Barren land
Barrenness describes waste and unproductive land
Barrenness describes waste and unproductive land
They did not say, ‘Where is the Lord
who brought us up from the land of Egypt,
who led us in the wilderness,
in a land of deserts and pits,
in a land of drought and deep darkness,
in a land that none passes through,
where no man dwells?’
See also Dt 32:10; Joe 2:20
Barren land as a sign of God’s disfavour
Barren land as a sign of God’s disfavour
Ge 3:18 Thorns and thistles are often used to designate barren or unproductive land.
See also Ho 10:8; Heb 6:8
Fertility, as opposed to barrenness, a sign of God’s blessing
Fertility, as opposed to barrenness, a sign of God’s blessing
Ex 23:25–26 Consequently, the inability to conceive was regarded as a sign of God’s displeasure.
See also Dt 7:13–14; Dt 11:14–15; Ps 113:9; Is 41:18
God’s end-time blessings:
God’s end-time blessings:
Is 54:1; Ga 4:27
The barren woman
The barren woman
Her desire for children
Her desire for children
When Rachel saw that she bore Jacob no children, she envied her sister. She said to Jacob, “Give me children, or I shall die!” Jacob’s anger was kindled against Rachel, and he said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld from you the fruit of the womb?”
See also Pr 30:16
Examples of barren women
Examples of barren women
Ge 16:1 Sarah; Ge 29:31 Rachel; Jdg 13:3 Manoah’s wife; 1 Sa 2:5 Hannah; Lk 1:7 Elizabeth; Lk 1:36–37 The ability to bear a child in these circumstances, especially in old age, was seen as a sign of God’s blessing and his miraculous power.
Barrenness was sometimes seen as a sign of God’s disfavour
Barrenness was sometimes seen as a sign of God’s disfavour
Ge 16:1–4; Ge 20:17–18; Ge 29:31–34; 1 Sa 1:1–20; Is 4:1; Lk 1:5–25
Childlessness was not always the result of barrenness
Childlessness was not always the result of barrenness
You shall father sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours, for they shall go into captivity.
Barrenness might be an advantage in some circumstances
Barrenness might be an advantage in some circumstances
Lk 23:29 Referring to the disasters about to come upon Jerusalem.
Metaphorically, barrenness may describe an unproductive or desperate condition
Metaphorically, barrenness may describe an unproductive or desperate condition
For land that has drunk the rain that often falls on it, and produces a crop useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
See also Job 3:7; Lk 13:6–9