Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

John the Baptist transitioned the nation from the age of law and prophets to the age of grace and mercy. Barren women birthed six of the greatest men in Israel’s biblical history. Each infant arrived at a crucial time on Israel’s clock of destiny and left their mark on time and eternity, saving, delivering, and transitioning their own people to carry out God’s will on the earth. Isaac carried on Abraham’s vision through Jacob, and Jacob carried on Isaac’s promise through his twelve sons. Joseph preserved the nation during famine, and Samson’s name is listed in the hall of faith (Heb. 11:32) because of delivering Israel from captivity. All six men were born from mothers who prayed for a child. The Perception of Barrenness Few women in contemporary society are aware of the stigma that once accompanied infertility, or barrenness. From ancient biblical times until the late 1800s, a barren woman carried a social stigma—she was somehow under a “curse from God.” In Roman times, a barren woman was an offense against the state. The ancient Chinese would not allow a barren woman to die at home. It was an ancient custom for a barren woman to legally offer her handmaid to her husband to procreate, as narrated in Genesis chapters 29 and 30. Biblically, Hebrew women who were sterile would fall under great distress and heartache if