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1 | Why is bigamy ok but adultry isn't? | Ex 21:10 | Morant61 | 221910 | ||
Greetings Rolff! I believe you are talking about Exodus 21:10. The laws listed in Exodus 21-23 deal with issues of social justice. No where in these passages is bigamy commanded or approved. However, bigamy did occur, so God laid out regulations to protect the wives in these situations. Just like Scripture tells us that God hates divorce, but yet He regulates it to protect the innocent. In the same way, Ex. 22 regulates what to do in cases of the rape of a virgin. God is not condoning rape. He is protecting the victim. I hope this helps! Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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2 | ADULTRY VS BIGAMY #3 | Ex 21:10 | Rolff | 221917 | ||
Tim, What you say is correct. My non-legal mind can't see a difference between adultry and bigamy, two women, one man in both cases. The US has made rules against second wives based on Matthew 5 and 19. Yet, Moses (who was married to two women wrote these rules.) One is legal with rules, one is a sin, just verses apart. I am reading a Legalist's dissertation and he is railing on adultry, page after page. His paper is on law and grace and I am bored beyond tears. What about bigamy? If I have a one night fling, it is Adultry. If I marry two women and do both of them every night, it is ok? As a man of the Word, this seems convoluted, but may be so. Any comments from a different point of view? [One wife is almost too much. Can't imagine two bedded women under my roof. The question above is a long standing question between my brother and I. ] |
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3 | ADULTRY VS BIGAMY #3 | Ex 21:10 | BMyers | 221924 | ||
Well, I will take a little different approach. The Bible states we should obey the laws of the land (Romans 13:1-7). Since the United States law prohibts this behavior, you would be wrong in committing this act. Before you ask, if the law is against God's law, then you have to obey God's law (Acts 5). Brad |
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4 | ADULTRY VS BIGAMY #3 | Ex 21:10 | Rolff | 221932 | ||
Thanks, he said with a tongue firmly in cheek, I'll move to Africa or Asia and enjoy my four legal wives using your advice. Civil law is not Moses' law and my question came from Exodus 20:14 (no adultry) and Exodus 21:10 (here is the rules for your second woman.) This is one man and two women any way you look at these two chapters and I wondered out loud what was the difference. We've spent enough time on this, I'll move on. |
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5 | ADULTRY VS BIGAMY #3 | Ex 21:10 | BMyers | 221937 | ||
I know a good realtor if you need any help. :) More seriously, verses have been given that shows God's choice was for one man and one woman. We can see that God, sometimes allows things that He didn't desire that away. The example I'm thinking of is divorce. God never wanted a marriage (Matt 19:6 and Malachi 2:16) to separate. Yet, Mosaic law allowed for it (Matt 19:8) and Jesus made it a more specific (Matt 19:9). So we can see from this example, that marriage was originally setup to never end, but through the Mosaic law and man's corruption, divorce was allowed, not that it was God's preferred way. Following this train of thought, marriage was meant for one man and one woman, but God allowed the change even though that wasn’t his preferred way. Yet adultry, which is sex outside of marriage has never been approved. Did I make any sense? Brad |
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6 | ADULTRY VS BIGAMY #3 | Ex 21:10 | Rolff | 221938 | ||
Good answer. Thank you for the humor and satisfying answer. | ||||||