Dictionary of Bible Themes Motherhood is used in Scripture to illustrate the relationship between God and his people, to describe certain aspects of Israel and also to explain the difference between the two covenants. Deuteronomy 32:11God's tender care for his children is like a mother's Matthew 23:37God's care like that of a mother bird Isaiah 49:15pp Lk 13:34 God never forgets his children John 3:5-6Becoming a Christian is like birth See also Psalms 131:1-2The believer trusts God as a weaned child trusts his or her mother Isaiah 66:13Ezekiel 16:44-45 Israel pictured as a mother See also Isaiah 50:1; 54:1; 66:7-13Ezekiel 16:3; 19:2,10 Hosea 2:2-13 Galatians 4:21-28 Mothers as symbols of the old and new covenants See also 1040 God, fatherhood1220 God as shepherd 1345 covenant 6728 regeneration 7135 Israel, people of God 7241 Jerusalem, significance 8031 trust, importance |
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