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1 | Is inter-racial marriage biblical? | Deut 7:3 | soladescriptura | 411 | ||
Is it alright to marry someone from a different race? The Old Testament contained some restrictions on whom the Israelites could marry. (Deut. 7:3-4) (Lev. 21:13-14). There were even some strict regulations about inter-tribal marriage(Num. 36:3-9) | ||||||
2 | Is inter-racial marriage biblical? | Deut 7:3 | jg8ball | 414 | ||
Solomon married the Queen of Sheba which is thought to be black. We are all God's children. What does the color of skin have to do with anything? | ||||||
3 | So can I have seven hundred wives too? | Deut 7:3 | soladescriptura | 417 | ||
Solomon also had about seven hundred wives. God mandates monogamy doesnt he? Just because he married the Queen of Sheba does not mean we can intermarry The same way we cannot marry seven hundred wives. I need another reason other than the one you gave. |
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4 | So can I have seven hundred wives too? | Deut 7:3 | jg8ball | 424 | ||
In Deut 7:3, God's telling them not to intermarry or mingle with them so that they are not tempted to follow their ways. It's not a racial thing. The Bible is all about Love. As long as two people love God and love each other then how could it be wrong? |
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5 | Wife or wives? | Deut 7:3 | soladescriptura | 430 | ||
So if I love more than one wife its alright? I just need to love God and my wives. mmmmmm. | ||||||
6 | Wife or wives? | Deut 7:3 | HeirofGod | 457 | ||
No that's not true. You can only have one wife now. He allowed in the OT to populate the world. Now in the NT (the covenant that we are under) we can only have one husband or wife. Read the gospels where it talks about this and Epesians 5:22-25. I know some religions still believe in the wives thing but that is called adultery now. I hope that helps. | ||||||
7 | Wife or wives? | Deut 7:3 | SBGTF | 9411 | ||
God commands in Genesis that a man is to leave his family and cleave to his wife. This is at the beginning of world history. No exception is made here. At each description of a man having multiple wives and/or concubines, there is no mention of God's condemnation of the act. Solomon gets a passing mention of how his many wives and concubines led him to serve other gods but the act of poligamy is not condemned. The only place I can find that has anything close to a condemnation of poligamy is the qualifications for elders, "husband of one wife." I am sure I have missed some subtlety of scripture that speaks of this issue. | ||||||
8 | Wife or wives? | Deut 7:3 | Makarios | 9456 | ||
The Bible says that polygamy is forbidden in Deuteronomy 17:17, Leviticus 18:18, Titus 1:6 and 1 Timothy 3:2. | ||||||
9 | Wife or wives? | Deut 7:3 | SBGTF | 9462 | ||
Thanks Nick. Three of those verses deal with a king or a leader (again, God does not seem to condemn David or Solomon for this sin - nor does it condemn them for multiplying horses...Deut 17:16), and Lev 18:18 is confusing at best. It describes not marrying your wife's sister? | ||||||
10 | Wife or wives? | Deut 7:3 | Makarios | 9467 | ||
Greetings SBGTF! My name is "Nolan" and not "Nick".. :) Yes, Titus 1:6, 1 Timothy 3:16 and Deuteronomy 17:17 are stated with the 'overtones' of leadership. However, the Bible gives us a clear message about polygamy. Is polygamy permissible in light of what David and Solomon did? (or for anyone, for that matter?) Absolutely not! In the Old Testament, we read that David (1 Sam. 25:39-44) and Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3) had many wives. However, God forbade polygamy (Lev. 18:18) when He gave the law to Moses and the Israelites. In Deut. 17:17, we read that a king 'shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away' which foretells Solomon's ultimate undoing (1 Kings 11:4). David's misery came about from the children of his many wives (2 Samuel)- one raped their sister, two others sought to take the kingdom from their father's grasp- further 'punishing' David for his many wives. In the garden of Eden, God gave to Adam one wife and not several, and the one man and one woman would join together and become 'one flesh' (Gen. 2:21-25). This is a relationship that is exclusive between one man and one woman, not shared between one man and several women. So God does not look favorably on polygamy nor did He ever endorse it! In the New Testament, we read in Titus 1:6 and 1 Timothy 3:2 that a man should be the husband of but 'one wife'. So God remained steadfast against polygamy in the New Testament as He does today. Scripture does not give us room to interpret this any differently. It is clear that God intends marriage to be between one man and one woman, since marriage itself is a reflection of God's relationship to His church, whom He will rejoice over (Isaiah 62:5). Will God have many brides? Absolutely not! Scripture is clear that God will be married to His one and only bride, the church. And the church is the only bride of Christ (2 Corinthians 11:2, Revelation 19:7, 22:17). In this way, we can see that polygamy is soundly denounced by Scripture and that God does not look favorably upon it. As far as Leviticus 18:18 is concerned, this clearly states, "sisters", but it is not as confusing as you think. A sister could be described as a member of the wife's own family or any other woman, since the focus here is to 'uncover her nakedness' rather than the relationship that the two (or more) women share. To 'uncover a woman's nakedness' is a serious offense that violates the sanctity of the marriage covenant itself! In Genesis 9:21-27, Noah even condemned one of his own sons (Ham) for looking upon 'his nakedness' (whether this means his own or his wife's) and we see the consequences for this serious act, which is done in violation of God's will, in the curse of the Canaanites, which where Ham's descendants. Clearly, the Bible denounces polygamy and soundly displays it as a 'sin' that is contrary to the leading of the Holy Spirit and will of God. If you say, "Well, the Lord seems rather lax on this issue based on the Bible", then you are totally forgetting the consequences that everyone who committed this sin eventually faced in their lives. Blessings, Nolan |
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