Double Portion - Lessons from an Amaryllis part 2
This week I have been thinking about double portions. It is a concept spoken about directly six times in scripture, but happens to appear in two of my favourite passages. In the story of Hannah, a women who walked through infertility, we read: But to Hannah he gave a double portion because he loved her, and the Lord had closed her womb. 1 Samuel 1:5 In order to show love to his wife in the midst of a difficult season, he gave her a double portion of the sacrificial meat. We also read about a double portion in Isaiah 61. This is part of a scripture that has been spoken over me prophetically and one that I often return to. Verse 7 says: Instead of your shame you will receive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours. I love the fact that in this scripture the double portion gets a double mention!! So what is a double portion? Originally in scripture it r