The children of the promise are not of the bondwoman but of the free
Galatians 4:26-27 But the heavenly Jerusalem, which is above, is like the free woman.
She is our mother.
27 It is written in the Scriptures:
"Be happy, Jerusalem.
You are like a woman who never gave birth to children.
Start singing and shout for joy.
You never felt the pain of giving birth,
but you will have more children
than the woman who has a husband." Isaiah 54:1
28 My brothers and sisters, you are God's children because of his promise,
as Isaac was then.
29 The son who was born in the normal way treated the other son badly.
It is the same today.
We have the words of Hannah, Samuel's mother,
another barren woman used by God in effecting the
change of priesthood thru her anointing vow.
1 Samuel 2:5 Those who once had plenty of food now must work for food,
but people who were hungry are hungry no more.
The woman who could not have children now has seven,
but the woman who had many children now is sad.
:8 The Lord raises the poor up from the dust,
and he lifts the needy from the ashes.
He lets the poor sit with princes
and receive a throne of honor.
"The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,
and the Lord set the world upon them.
Repeated in Psalms 113:7-8
Psalms 113:
7 The Lord lifts the poor from the dirt
and takes the helpless from the ashes.
8 He seats them with princes,
the princes of his people.
