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NASB | 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Kings 11:3 He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines, and his wives turned his heart away [from God]. |
Subject: Does God endorse polygamy? |
Bible Note: Hank, Swordman007 has passed on. I guess since we were close friends you may consider me to be picking up his mantle so to speak. As far as agendas go you do not have one? Christians do not have agendas? If you discover and error in teaching should it not be your agenda to inveigh against that error? Why would God have brought it to your attention if it was to merely be silent about it? Words like "Hobby Horse" are condescending and personal in a way that this forums posting rules, which we are reminded of each time we post, discourage. In the study of God's word, do you suppose yourself to be my instructor? Have you learned all correct doctrine and we come here to have it Socraticly coaxed out of us so that we can see your wisdom and perfect understanding of the scriptures? My remarks about Jesus and Joseph are illustrations of the logical consequence of Mark's narrow legalistic interpretation of Joash being given two wives by Jehoiada. To be that legalistic means that we cannot conclude anything about virtually any man's marital state unless it contains phrases like "Joseph during his life married only one woman, who was Mary the mother of Jesus, he had her and no other, coming together with her only after Jesus was born." Do you require of Scripture such exacting and legalistic language? That is what Mark did and I illustrated it with a few natural consequences of such thinking. Please don't encourage me to see you in such a low way by making me think you believe I advocated for such views. They are the rediculous conclusions of someone elses position, not mine. Hugh |