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six times in scripture god did wondrous things through the wombs of unlikely women. in his mercy, he brought forth sons, born to women who barrenness meant sadness, shame, and even ridicule for women in bible times. childlessness was even considered to be a curse. yet in his mercy, the lord did the seemingly impossible through these barren women. he opened their wombs and brought forth sons who were. significant in the story of israel. this is a reminder that there’s hope for you even when things seem impossible! and god did something even more amazing, not through the womb of a barren woman, but through the blessed womb of a virgin, named mary.  this would be even more miracu*ous than a birth to a barren womb, as this conception did not involve an earthly father, but would involve > the angel answered, “the holy spirit will come on you, and the > power of the most high will overshadow you. so the holy one to be the answer is: this child is the greatest son, not only in the history of israel, but in the history of mankind!  mary herself was amazed at the possibility of this occurrence, to which the angel responded with some of the most profound words in scripture: wow, how true.  then mary’s response forever changed history as she humbly surrendered to god’s will saying … > “i am the lord’s servant,” mary answered. “may your word to > me be fulfilled.” then the angel left her. – luke 1:38 god had sent his people “redeemers” in the form of kings and judges throughout israel’s history.  but as with all things earthly, their redemption was limited, and eventually faded.  but they did serve an important function at a critical time in history.  and, perhaps more importantly, they served the function of pointing to jesus.  theologians refer to this as “typology something that jesus christ would more completely and more thoroughly fulfill in the new testament.  (for some examples of “types of