Galatians 4:27 For it is written: "Be glad, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth and cry aloud, you who have no labor pains; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her who has a husband."
The illustration in chapter 4 is comparing Hagar the bondwoman to Sarah the woman of promise. But Sarah has a husband so why would this quote originally coming from Isaiah be directed to her? She had a husband.
2006-06-19 23:21:36 · 3 answers · asked by timcote7 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Good question. I don't think the point is that she didn't have a husband, but that she was barren. I would need a little time to study that one further to come up with a good answer. Thanks for giving me something to look into.
2006-06-19 23:36:14 · answer #1 · answered by oldguy63 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Notice that in verse 24 just before that the writer says: "Which things are an allegory"
It's all stories and parables. One can make it mean anything. The writer of Paul never thought in his wildest imagination that his letters to friends and family would end up being accepted as "the word of God."
PS. Bible contains many problems, I wouldn't know where to start. But as long as it keeps people thinking it's doing its job. If the bible were simple and clear-text it would have gone away long ago.
2006-06-20 06:35:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In otherwords there are more people born to slavery than to freedom by 'the Promise'
2006-06-20 08:04:13 · answer #3 · answered by maharet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋