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.
Hebrew Women in Egypt
Yesterday we concluded our time in Genesis, and today we move into Exodus. The book opens with a review of how the Hebrews came to Eygpt because of Joseph. It started with Joseph’s brothers and their families, but after their … Continue reading Hebrew Women in Egypt
Bilhah
Bilhah, remember her? We first met Bilhah in Genesis 29:29 when Rachel married Jacob, and Laban gave her Bilhah as her handmaiden. When Leah had son after son, and Rachel remained barren, Rachel first blamed Jacob for her lack of … Continue reading Bilhah
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 maid as a surrogate wife to Jacob. Zilpah, Leah’s handmaiden, bore Jacob two sons. Leah named the first Gad, which … Continue reading Rachel and Leah Compete
Rachel Wants Children
Rachel was the beautiful one, loved and adored by her husband Jacob. But when she saw that Leah was bearing Jacob sons, and she was barren, Rachel grew envious. She ordered Jacob to give her children, or she would die. … Continue reading Rachel Wants Children
Sarah and Isaac
For a quarter of a century Abraham and Sarah waited for their promised son. At times they lost hope. They took matters into their own hands. They messed up. They grew older. They continued to mess up. But God had … Continue reading Sarah and Isaac
Sarah in Gerar
After the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham and Sarah moved from Mamre to Gerar. Upon their arrival in the new land, he told King Abimelech that Sarah was his sister. And just like in Egypt, the king brought Sarah … Continue reading Sarah in Gerar
Sarah Laughs
Hagar bore Ishmael, but Sarai remained barren. Another decade passed. Abram and Sarai grew older. Then one day God appeared to Abram to establish His covenant with him. God changed Abram’s name to Abraham and changed Sarai’s to Sarah. After … Continue reading Sarah Laughs
Hagar and Sarai
As Sarai’s maidservant, Hagar held a position of honor among the servants. She was in a position of authority, perhaps overseeing lower domestics. Still, as a servant, she had no personal rights. She was subject to Sarai’s rule. When Sarai … Continue reading Hagar and Sarai
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 yet they still had no promised son. Losing confidence in God and desperate to provide Abram children, Sarai devised her … Continue reading Sarai Devises a Plan
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 them, leaned towards the evil rather than the good. For ten generations, the sin of man escalated until “the Lord … Continue reading Lineage of Jesus: Noah’s Wife
Love and Romance: Elizabeth
When we think of love and romance, we tend to think of young love, fresh and new, full of possibilities. But young love doesn’t hold a candle to mature love, the relationships that have endured for decades and grow sweeter … Continue reading Love and Romance: Elizabeth
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 and better as a team than as two individuals alone. In today’s episode of All God’s Women we continue our … Continue reading Love Lessons from the Bible: Priscilla
Women of Christmas: Crosscast Episode
We’re concluding our Women of Christmas series with something special. Today we have a crosscast episode, which is just a fancy word that means multiple podcasts joining together for an episode. In this episode I’m joined by 11 fellow female … Continue reading Women of Christmas: Crosscast Episode
Women of Christmas: Elizabeth
In today’s episode of All God’s Women we kick off the Women of Christmas series with Elizabeth, wife of Zechariah mother of John the Baptist, and cousin of Mary. Elizabeth had every reason to feel like the best years of … Continue reading Women of Christmas: Elizabeth
Shunammite Woman: Cool, Calm, Collected
Would you call yourself an emotional individual? How do you respond when tragedy hits? Can you handle yourself during a crisis or do you break down into hysterics? In today’s episode of All God’s Women we look at the Shunammite … Continue reading Shunammite Woman: Cool, Calm, Collected
Hannah: A Model Pray-er
When you pray, how do you pray? What do you pray for? Do you ever wonder if you’re doing it right? Do you wonder if there’s a better way to pray? In today’s episode of All God’s Women we look … Continue reading Hannah: A Model Pray-er
Samson’s Mom: Parenting a Strong-Willed Child
Did you have many parenting theories back before you had children? Did you actually apply those practices once you had kids or did you scratch it all and parent by the seat of your pants? What was the best parenting … Continue reading Samson’s Mom: Parenting a Strong-Willed Child
Leah and Rachel: Contented or Clamorous
How do you react when life takes a turn in an unexpected and unwanted direction? When all your best laid plans are suddenly discarded, and the new normal is nothing like what you’d planned? Do you accept the new life, … Continue reading Leah and Rachel: Contented or Clamorous
Sarah: A Woman With a Plan
Are you a planner? Do you wake up each morning, making a list of all that you hope to accomplish that day? What about for the upcoming week? Year? Decade? Do you have a Plan B or C or a … Continue reading Sarah: A Woman With a Plan