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1 | How are marriages created in the Bible | Ps 1:1 | JuanMas | 160079 | ||
What constitutes a marriage? I, like many of you learned that one got married by reciting “vows” before a priest, minister or other official in a marriage ceremony. However, as far as I know, The Bible does not call for or endorse such a ritual. Simply put, The Bible shows that a man and a woman must do only two things in order to be considered “married”: Cohabitate and Consummate. I offer the following as proof: [Deuteronomy 21:10-13] tells the story of a soldier who falls in love with a woman POW (prisoner of war) and provides strict instructions for making her his wife. Chief among them is to bring her to his home (cohabitation) to live and after a month “go in unto her” (consummation). [Genesis 29:20] refers to the marriage of Jacob to Rachel and her sister Leah. Again, the crucial ingredients were cohabitation (both women were brought to Jacob’s house to live) and consummation (Jacob had relations with both women). For those who want to argue that a wedding ceremony took place first during the feast, consider this – If Jacob was “tricked” into marrying Leah (he didn’t realize it until the next morning), there could not have been a wedding ceremony involving Jacob and Leah. That’s because her father delivered Leah first to be “deflowered” by Jacob and Jacob according to The Bible, did not realize this until the next morning. [Genesis 16:2] of course is the story of Abram and Sarai in which Sarai gave her maid, Hagar to her husband to be his wife. Again the pattern holds true – Cohabitation and Consummation. [Genesis 1:27] and finally, the original marriage that started it all – Adam and Eve. Are there any examples of vow exchanging ceremonys in the Bible that I might have missed? |
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2 | How are marriages created in the Bible | Ps 1:1 | Morant61 | 160083 | ||
Greetings Juanmas! It is true that Scripture never details exactly how marriage is to be performed. However, it is not true that marriage in the Jewish community was simply a matter of cohabitation and consummation. There was and is an elaborate marriage ritural and ceremony. Just because a narrative account does not give details concerning the ceremony does not necessarily mean that one did not take place. :-) Over the years, my undersanding of Scripture on this point has become quite simple. This is one of those areas where we should simply follow the civil law of our culture unless that law clearly violates God's law. For us, that means signing a piece of paper. ;-) Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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3 | How are marriages created in the Bible | Ps 1:1 | JuanMas | 160091 | ||
Tim, Thank you for your response. You are right about civil law traditions. But just speaking from a theoretical point of view, Jacob and Rachel [Genesis 29:20] probably did have a wedding celebration since she was his betrothed. However, the same could not have been true with Leah who became his wife first. The implication of this is that couples who consider themselves "just living together" may actually be creating a "marriage".:-) |
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4 | How are marriages created in the Bible | Ps 1:1 | Morant61 | 160105 | ||
Greetings Juanmas! I had read earlier that you felt Jacob and Leah could not have had a wedding. Why not? Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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