Blessed are the Barren - Luke 23:29

Luke the beloved physician wrote when Jesus was condemned to be crucified, “as they led him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus. And there followed him a great company of people, and of women,

which also bewailed and lamented him. But Jesus turning unto them said, Daughters of Jerusalem, weep not for me, but weep for yourselves, and for your children”, and in chapter twenty-three and verse twenty-nine of his book Luke shared how Jesus says, “behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren” where we read:

For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.

The verse reads, “For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say ...” Luke began with the words, “For, behold” or “because, since and on account that, lo, look and consider”, “the days are coming” which means “the sunrises and sunsets shall arise, appear and come on the scene”, “in the which they shall say” or “that people will utter, declare and proclaim” the following words. Luke shared how Jesus warned that there would be “days” that would appear when people would declare the following words.

The verse continues, “... Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.” Luke added the words, “Blessed are the barren” which means “oh how happy, supremely blessed, fortunate and well off are the women who do not conceive”, “and the wombs that never bare” or “and the lower belly where the fetus is conceived and nourished”, “and the paps” which means “and the breasts” “that never gave suck” or “that no and not at any time were given to suckle”. Luke shared how Jesus said people would declare the “blessing” there would be to the women who were unable to conceive children, never had children and were never given the opportunity to nurse a child.

When we meditate upon Luke's words in this verse, we can only imagine how horrific the times would be for the “women” in Jerusalem. Jesus implied that “women” who were unable to have children and never had children would be better off than those who did. He said the “woman” who never nursed a child would be “blessed” rather than those who were able. Jesus knew troublesome times were ahead for the people of Jerusalem, and when those times came, it would be much more difficult when a “woman” would watch her children suffer because of them. Jesus came as the Christ and Messiah of the world, and His intention was to die on behalf of every person so they could be forgiven of the sins and live forever with God. Everyone who considers His words should give careful attention to what He said to these “women” and align their lives with the only One who is able to “save” them in these horrific times.

Next time Luke shares how Jesus says people will, “begin to say to the mountains, fall on us; and to the hills, cover us”, so read ahead, and we shall join together then.

Until tomorrow…there is more…

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