Galatians 4:27 Meaning and Explanation
“For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul quotes Isaiah: the barren one is told to rejoice, for the desolate has more children than she who has a husband.
What Does Galatians 4:27 Mean?
Paul draws on the prophet's song to the barren woman. She is told to rejoice and cry aloud, for though she bore no children, she will have more than the woman who has a husband. God brings abundant life out of apparent emptiness.
The promise fits the free Jerusalem perfectly. What seemed barren — the way of promise and grace — proves wondrously fruitful, gathering a vast family of children. God delights to fill the desolate with offspring, multiplying his people far beyond what human means could produce.
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What does Galatians 4:27 mean?
Paul quotes Isaiah: the barren one is told to rejoice, for the desolate has more children than she who has a husband.