It’s hard when all you want in life is a baby, and yet, for reasons you don’t understand, God doesn’t allow you to conceive. Find comfort in these stories of Bible women who dealt with infertility.
Dealing with miscarriage and fertility issues can be devastating, and yet, God often uses infertility to produce miracles. If you’re suffering from infertility, may you be encouraged by these stories of women in the Bible who struggled with the same things you’re dealing with.
The Shunammite Mother and Her Son
After years of barrenness, God blessed the Shunammite woman with a son. But one day while the son was out…
Elisha and the Shunemmite Woman
Immediately following the story of the prophet’s widow in 2 Kings 4 is the story of the Shunammite woman. The…
Mary and Elizabeth
Elizabeth was a daughter of a priest, married to Zacharias, a priest. Luke tells us “…they were both righteous before…
Hannah’s Answered Prayer
Once Hannah poured out her heart to the Lord and petitioned for a son who would help draw the Israelites…
Hannah’s Prayer
Hannah’s heart was heavy because she had no children. Though her husband Elkanah tried to comfort her, it wasn’t enough. …
Naomi, Orpah, and Ruth
During the days of the judges a famine hit Bethlehem. A certain man named Elimelech, his wife Naomi, and their…
Hebrew Women in Egypt
Yesterday we concluded our time in Genesis, and today we move into Exodus. The book opens with a review of…
Bilhah
Bilhah, remember her? We first met Bilhah in Genesis 29:29 when Rachel married Jacob, and Laban gave her Bilhah as…
Rachel and Leah Compete
When Leah realized that she’d stopped bearing children, she forgot about praising God and instead followed Rachel’s lead, giving her…
Rachel Wants Children
Rachel was the beautiful one, loved and adored by her husband Jacob. But when she saw that Leah was bearing…
Sarah and Isaac
For a quarter of a century Abraham and Sarah waited for their promised son. At times they lost hope. They…
Sarah in Gerar
After the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham and Sarah moved from Mamre to Gerar. Upon their arrival in the…
Sarah Laughs
Hagar bore Ishmael, but Sarai remained barren. Another decade passed. Abram and Sarai grew older. Then one day God appeared…
Hagar and Sarai
As Sarai’s maidservant, Hagar held a position of honor among the servants. She was in a position of authority, perhaps…
Sarai Devises a Plan
Despite God’s promise to Abram, his wife Sarai remained barren. Ten years they’d resided in Canaan, their promised land, and…
Lineage of Jesus: Noah’s Wife
Once Adam and Eve tasted of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, they and the generations after…
Love and Romance: Elizabeth
When we think of love and romance, we tend to think of young love, fresh and new, full of possibilities.…
Love Lessons from the Bible: Priscilla
From the beginning, God designed marriage to be two individuals joining together as one. Man and wife should be stronger…
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