When
Zechariah's week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home.
Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into
seclusion for five months. "How kind the Lord is!" she exclaimed. "He
has taken away my disgrace of having no children."
"He has taken away my disgrace of having no children."
Genesis 16:1-2 Now Sarai, Abram's wife, had not been able to bear children for him. But she had an Egyptian servant named Hagar. So Sarai said to Abram, "The LORD has prevented me from having children. Go and sleep with my servant. Perhaps I can have children through her." And Abram agreed with Sarai's proposal.
Genesis 25:21 Isaac pleaded with the LORD on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The LORD answered Isaac's prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.
Genesis 30:22-23 Then God remembered Rachel's plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children. She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. "God has removed my disgrace," she said.
1 Samuel 1:19-20 The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the LORD once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the LORD remembered her plea, and in due time she gave birth to a son. She named him Samuel (asked of God or heard by God), for she said, "I asked the LORD for him."
Psalm 128:1-4 How joyful are those who fear the LORD--all who follow his ways! You will enjoy the fruit of your labor. How joyful and prosperous you will be! Your wife will be like a fruitful grapevine, flourishing within your home. Your children will be like vigorous young olive trees as they sit around your table. That is the Lord's blessing for those who fear him.
(parentheses are mine)
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