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I. THE RESEMBLANCE OF THE GENTILE CHRISTIANS TO ISAAC.

1. They had been promised.

2. They had been begotten (spiritually) by a supernatural and extraordinary operation.

II. THE SPIRITUAL CHARACTER OF THE PROMISE.

1. It appealed to faith.

2. Its fulfilment was by Divine grace.

III. THE DIGNITY AND PRIVILEGE OF THE RELATION IT CREATES. The relation is —

1. Immediate.

2. Vital.

3. Spiritual.

(A. F. Muir, M. A.)

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KJV: For it is written, Rejoice, thou barren that bearest not; break forth and cry, thou that travailest not: for the desolate hath many more children than she which hath an husband.

WEB: For it is written, "Rejoice, you barren who don't bear. Break forth and shout, you that don't travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband."