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Thus, after Abram had
lived ten years in the land of Canaan, his wife Sarai took her
maid, Hagar the Egyptian, and gave her to her husband Abram to be
his concubine. He had intercourse with her, and she became
pregnant. When she became aware of her pregnancy, she looked on
her mistress with disdain. So Sarai said to Abram: "You are
responsible for this outrage against me. I myself gave my maid to
your embrace; but ever since she became aware of her pregnancy,
she has been looking on me with disdain. May the LORD decide
between you and me!" Abram told Sarai: "Your maid is in
your power. Do to her whatever you please." Sarai then abused
her so much that Hagar ran away from her. [GEN 16:3-6] "Besides," the LORD'S messenger said to her:
"You are now pregnant and shall bear a son; you shall name
him Ishmael, For the LORD has heard you, God has answered you."
[GEN 16:11]
Thus both of Lot's daughters became pregnant by
their father. [GEN 19:36]
Sarah became pregnant and bore Abraham a son in
his old age, at the set time that God had stated. [GEN 21:2]
Isaac entreated the LORD on behalf of his wife,
since she was sterile. The LORD heard his entreaty, and Rebekah
became pregnant. [GEN 25:21]
About three months later, Judah was told that
his daughter-in-law Tamar had played the harlot and was then with
child from her harlotry. "Bring her out," cried Judah;
"she shall be burned." But as they were bringing her
out, she sent word to her father-in-law, "It is by the man to
whom these things belong that I am with child. Please
verify," she added, "whose seal and cord and whose staff
these are." Judah recognized them and said, "She is more
in the right than I am, since I did not give her to my son Shelah."
But he had no further relations with her. When the time of her
delivery came, she was found to have twins in her womb. [GEN
38:24-27]
The woman went and told her husband, "A man of God came to me; he had the appearance of an angel of God, terrible indeed. I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name. But he said to me, 'You will be with child and will bear a son. So take neither wine nor strong drink, and eat nothing unclean. For the boy shall be consecrated to God from the womb, until the day of his death.'"
[JUDG 13:6-7]
At this mention of the ark of God, Eli fell backward from his chair into the gateway; since he was an old man and heavy, he died of a broken neck. He had judged Israel for forty years. His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and at the point of giving birth. When she heard the news concerning the capture of the ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she was seized with the pangs of labor, and gave birth. [1SAM
4:18-19]
One evening David rose from his siesta and
strolled about on the roof of the palace. From the roof he saw a
woman bathing, who was very beautiful. David had inquiries made
about the woman and was told, "She is Bathsheba, daughter of
Eliam, and wife of (Joab's armor-bearer) Uriah the Hittite."
Then David sent messengers and took her. When she came to him, he
had relations with her... She then returned to her house. But the
woman had conceived, and sent the information to David, "I am
with child." [Taken from 2SAM 11:2-5]
Sinners conceive iniquity; pregnant with
mischief, they give birth to failure. They open a hole and dig it
deep, but fall into the pit they have dug. Their mischief comes
back upon themselves; their violence falls on their own heads. [PS
7:15-17]
Then he said: Listen, O house of David! Is it not enough for you to weary men, must you also weary my God? Therefore the Lord himself will give you this sign: the virgin shall be with child, and bear a son, and shall name him Immanuel. [ISA 7:13-14]
For thus says the LORD: Shout with joy for
Jacob, exult at the head of the nations; proclaim your praise and
say: The LORD has delivered his people, the remnant of Israel.
Behold, I will bring them back from the land of the north; I will
gather them from the ends of the world, with the blind and the
lame in their midst, The mothers and those with child; they shall
return as an immense throng. They departed in tears, but I will
console them and guide them; I will lead them to brooks of water,
on a level road, so that none shall stumble. For I am a father to
Israel, Ephraim is my first-born. [JER 31:7-9]
Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came
about. When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, but before
they lived together, she was found with child through the Holy Spirit. Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man, yet
unwilling to expose her to shame, decided to divorce her quietly.
Such was his intention when, behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David,
do not be afraid to take Mary your wife into your home. For it is
through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived in her.
She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, because he will
save his people from their sins." All this took place to
fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: "Behold,
the virgin shall be with child and bear a son, and they shall name
him Emmanuel," which means "God is with us." When
Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him
and took his wife into his home. [MT 1:18-24]
"When you see the desolating abomination
spoken of through Daniel the prophet standing in the holy place
(let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the
mountains, a person on the housetop must not go down to get things
out of his house, a person in the field must not return to get his
cloak. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days.
Pray that your flight not be in winter or on the sabbath, for at
that time there will be great tribulation, such as has not been
since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will be. And
if those days had not been shortened, no one would be saved; but
for the sake of the elect they will be shortened. If anyone says
to you then, 'Look, here is the Messiah!' or, 'There he is!' do
not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will arise, and
they will perform signs and wonders so great as to deceive, if
that were possible, even the elect. Behold, I have told it to you
beforehand. So if they say to you, 'He is in the desert,' do not
go out there; if they say, 'He is in the inner rooms,' do not
believe it. For just as lightning comes from the east and is seen
as far as the west, so will the coming of the Son of Man be." [MT
24:15-27]
"When you see the desolating abomination
standing where he should not (let the reader understand), then
those in Judea must flee to the mountains, (and) a person on a
housetop must not go down or enter to get anything out of his
house, and a person in a field must not return to get his cloak.
Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those days. Pray that
this does not happen in winter. For those times will have
tribulation such as has not been since the beginning of God's
creation until now, nor ever will be. If the Lord had not
shortened those days, no one would be saved; but for the sake of
the elect whom he chose, he did shorten the days. If anyone says
to you then, 'Look, here is the Messiah! Look, there he is!' do
not believe it. False messiahs and false prophets will arise and
will perform signs and wonders in order to mislead, if that were
possible, the elect. Be watchful! I have told it all to you
beforehand." [MK 13:14-23]
In the days of Herod, King of Judea, there was a
priest named Zechariah of the priestly division of Abijah; his
wife was from the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elizabeth.
Both were righteous in the eyes of God, observing all the
commandments and ordinances of the Lord blamelessly. But they had
no child, because Elizabeth was barren and both were advanced in
years. Once when he was serving as priest in his division's turn
before God, according to the practice of the priestly service, he
was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord to burn
incense. Then, when the whole assembly of the people was praying
outside at the hour of the incense offering, the angel of the Lord
appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense.
Zechariah was troubled by what he saw, and fear came upon him. But
the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because
your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a
son, and you shall name him John. And you will have joy and
gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth, for he will be great
in the sight of (the) Lord. He will drink neither wine nor strong
drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his
mother's womb, and he will turn many of the children of Israel to
the Lord their God. He will go before him in the spirit and power
of Elijah to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the
disobedient to the understanding of the righteous, to prepare a
people fit for the Lord." Then Zechariah said to the angel,
"How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is
advanced in years." And the angel said to him in reply,
"I am Gabriel, who stand before God. I was sent to speak to
you and to announce to you this good news. But now you will be
speechless and unable to talk until the day these things take
place, because you did not believe my words, which will be
fulfilled at their proper time." Meanwhile the people were
waiting for Zechariah and were amazed that he stayed so long in
the sanctuary. But when he came out, he was unable to speak to
them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the
sanctuary. He was gesturing to them but remained mute.
Then, when his days of ministry were completed, he went
home. After this time his wife Elizabeth
conceived, and she went into seclusion for five months, saying,
"So has the Lord done for me at a time when he has seen fit
to take away my disgrace before others." [LK 1:5-25]
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was
sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth, To a virgin
espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David;
and the virgin's name was Mary. And the angel being come in, said
unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art
thou among women. Who having heard, was troubled at his saying,
and thought with herself what manner of salutation this should be.
And the angel said to her: Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found
grace with God. Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt
bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus. He shall be
great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord
God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he
shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever. And of his kingdom
there shall be no end. And Mary said to the angel: How shall this
be done, because I know not man? And the angel answering, said to
her: The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the
most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which
shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. And behold
thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old
age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:
Because no word shall be impossible with God. And Mary said:
Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy
word. And the angel departed from her. [LK 1:26-38]
During those days Mary set out and traveled to
the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered
the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard
Mary's greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth,
filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said,
"Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit
of your womb. And how does this happen to me, that the mother of
my Lord should come to me? For at the moment the sound of your
greeting reached my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.
Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the
Lord would be fulfilled." [LK 1:39-45]
In those days a decree went out from Caesar
Augustus that the whole world should be enrolled. This was the
first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria. So all
went to be enrolled, each to his own town. And Joseph too went up
from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of
David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and
family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was
with child. While they were there, the time came for her to have
her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped
him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there
was no room for them in the inn. Now there were shepherds in that
region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their
flock. The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the
Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear. The
angel said to them, "Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim
to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. For
today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is
Messiah and Lord. And this will be a sign for you: you will find
an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a
manger." And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly
host with the angel, praising God and saying: "Glory to God
in the highest and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
[LK 2:1-14]
"When you see Jerusalem surrounded by
armies, know that its desolation is at hand. Then those in Judea
must flee to the mountains. Let those within the city escape from
it, and let those in the countryside not enter the city, for these
days are the time of punishment when all the scriptures are
fulfilled. Woe to pregnant women and nursing mothers in those
days, for a terrible calamity will come upon the earth and a
wrathful judgment upon this people. They will fall by the edge of
the sword and be taken as captives to all the Gentiles; and
Jerusalem will be trampled underfoot by the Gentiles until the
times of the Gentiles are fulfilled." [LK 21:20-24]
Concerning times and seasons, brothers, you have
no need for anything to be written to you. For you yourselves know
very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief at
night. When people are saying, "Peace and security,"
then sudden disaster comes upon them, like labor pains upon a
pregnant woman, and they will not escape. [1THES 5:1-3]
A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman
clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her
head a crown of twelve stars. She was with child and wailed aloud
in pain as she labored to give birth. Then another sign appeared
in the sky; it was a huge red dragon, with seven heads and ten
horns, and on its heads were seven diadems. Its tail swept away a
third of the stars in the sky and hurled them down to the earth.
Then the dragon stood before the woman about to give birth, to
devour her child when she gave birth. She gave birth to a son, a
male child, destined to rule all the nations with an iron rod. Her
child was caught up to God and his throne. The woman herself fled
into the desert where she had a place prepared by God, that there
she might be taken care of for twelve hundred and sixty days. [RV
12:1-6]
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