[roamer_1]

Then just the simple question: Who is the barren woman?

Why does that negate the plan from the beginning of the world?

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The barren woman is all who come THROUGH ISRAEL to be blessed by God. Prosletytes. No gentile could approach the God of Israel without going through Israel. Abrahamic Covenant. THEY are to be a blessing to all nations. A kingdom of priests. If a gentile wanted blessing, he was REQUIRED to go through Israel. Remember the woman from Canaan in Matthew, Chapter 15? She asked for crumbs from "their master's (ISRAEL'S)table. Meaning, she was willing to go through Israel to get her blessing from Christ.

That is not so, today, in the age of grace. We are ALL on the same, level playing ground. There is neither Jew nor Gentile right now. We approach God individually, not THROUGH a nation.

BTW: re-read Matthew, Chapters 10 and 15. Clearly, He states He was NOT sent to anyone but the LOST SHEEP OF THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL. There's a reason for that, too. Rightly dividing God's word of truth would show you.