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1 | 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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2 | 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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3 | 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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