Luke 1:7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. — A just soul and a barren womb may well agree together. Among the Jews barrenness was not a defect only, but a reproach; yet, while this good woman was fruitful of holy obedience, she was barren of children; as John, who was miraculously conceived by man, was a fit forerunner of Him that was conceived by the Holy Ghost, so a barren matron was meet to make way for a virgin. (Bishop Hall.)Here was desolation without murmuring. Blessings long withheld are more intensely prized. (W. H. Van Doren, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.WEB: But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they both were well advanced in years. |
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