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1 | Incesat of affinity or consaguinity? | Mark 6:18 | Emmaus | 77595 | ||
Herodias was not the sister of half sister of Herod Philip, her first husband, nor of Herod Antipas, her second husband and Herod philip's brother, which seems to be the marriage restriction of the law for consaguinity in Lev 18:9; 20:17. What other law do you see that would apply? The incest with Herod Antipas is an incest of affinity (a brother's wife), as is marrying your stepmother, rather than incest of consaguninity (a sister or half sister). Emmaus |
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2 | Incesat of affinity or consaguinity? | Mark 6:18 | disciplerami | 77650 | ||
Greetings, I read somewhere that Herodias' was half-neice to both Philip and Herod. Maybe John, like Jesus in Matthew 5:28-32, was pointing people back to the original plan. What do you think? Thanks, Disciplerami |
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3 | Incesat of affinity or consaguinity? | Mark 6:18 | Emmaus | 77654 | ||
Disciplerami, I think the context makes it clear John was referring to the Leviticus restrictions against taking the wife of your brother as a wife while he was still alive. I think Jesus was pointing people back to the original plan. As Jesus pointed out John was the greatest of the Old Covenant but the least of the New Covenant would be greater even than John. Luke 3:19; Luke 7:28 Emmaus |
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4 | Incesat of affinity or consaguinity? | Mark 6:18 | disciplerami | 77658 | ||
Thanks for helping me study this out. I've been reading some notes from J.W.McGarvey's "Fourfold Gospel." He says that Herodias was the daughter of Herod Philip's and Herod Antipas' half-brother Aristobulus. That would make her a half-neice of them both. Disciplerami |
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5 | Incesat of affinity or consaguinity? | Mark 6:18 | Emmaus | 77659 | ||
Disciplerami, Where does the Law forbids marriage within that degree? Lev 18 makes it clear what relatives are meant by "do not have sexual relations with any of your relatives" by immediatley giving an itemized list of which relatives are meant. The clan or tribe were all relatives and marriage within the clan or tribe was encouraged to consoladate and preserve property rights. Only the specified degrees of consaguinity and affinity were forbidden. The Gospel's make it clear what John's objection was and it was the "brother's wife" issue, not a "half neice" issue. If you have to work this hard to find what you are looking for, it is probably not there in the first place. Emmaus |
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6 | Incesat of affinity or consaguinity? | Mark 6:18 | disciplerami | 77670 | ||
Emmaus, I think you are right on. I'm not having trouble with this. I certainly don't think the fact that she was a half-neice is the issue. It says, "he had his brother's wife" and he "married her." The Leviticus 18 and 20 passages certainly do apply. Leviticus talks about all kinds of sexual sins: everything from lying with your neighbors wife to sex with animals. The penalty for sexual sins is strong. John was telling Herod that his union with Herodias was not acceptable to God. Likewise, many marriages today are unlawful. Adultery, and homsexuality, and incest are unlawful and need to be preached against. We live in a society that allows anything and Christians must have the courage to do as John did and tell when a marriage is wrong. If John had approached Scripture in the "enlightened" manner that many do today, he could have saved his neck. Good day to you. Disciplerami Do you think Herod could have said, 'I'm sorry, I won't do it again', and it would have been suddenly acceptable? It's not lawful and preachers need to point out sin when they see it. Thanks for continuing this post. Disciplerami |
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