Israel had been in captivity for 70 years. They had experienced desolation and disappointment. But God had a plan to make this desolate people fruitful. In our text today, God pictures Israel as a barren woman who is told to expand her home. She is told to make preparations and expansions for the future even though her womb is empty. This woman is not told to wait but to begin enlarging, stretching, and building for what is to come. As she builds, she sings… Not because she has the answer yet but because she believes in the promises of God. Notice in our text how this faith-filled woman builds in anticipation of the future and what has not even arrived yet.
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