Having grown up reading the Bible, I was never very inclined to believe that marrying multiple wives was wrong, and I will probably marry more than one wife if I am able to support them and their children.
I have been told it was wrong, but as I grow older I have yet to see anyone give a satisfying answer about why they think that.
I have been told that people did not know it was unwise to marry more than one wife until it was revealed in the New Testament. But I have read the New Testament many times, and I do not know what this is referring to.
I have been told that the Bible records instances of polygyny, but does not condone it. But I have read the Bible, and seen it condone multiple wives. At the same time there are many things that the Bible does not condone that we still know are not wrong, such as riding camels.
I have been told that a person who marries another wife does not appreciate his first wife. If you read the Song of Songs it does not allow this view. And since they do not give a reason why they think this, they could also say that a person who tries to have more than one child does not appreciate his first child, and I would have as much reason and inclination to believe that as I would have to believe their first statement.
Its always best to read a Scripture in Context...So you understand whats going on and the Implications here...(Wanting what is not yours or wanting more)...the heart ache of it...( All involved )...and GOD's Perspective and Part in it...( He isn't Happy About it )...The LORD giveth and the LORD taketh...doesnt say HE condons it...the "Wives" thing...xo
2 Samuel 12:1-12 (KJV)
12 And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2 The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
3 But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
4 And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5 And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the man that hath done this thing shall surely die:
6 And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7 And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul;
8 And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things.
9 Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of the Lord, to do evil in his sight? thou hast killed Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon.
10 Now therefore the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife.
11 Thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun.
12 For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
The point is that God told David that it was he who gave him his wives, as blessings because David had been faithful. I have never yet heard anyone explain why God tells David "I gave you wives."
God's point was that, "I blessed you with many wives, yet you coveted your neighbor's wife." As in Nathan's parable.
Any that would be interested in posting here? Do you know anyone who has multiple wives?
"but ppl who dont ask questions are quick to label u mormon......"
I have pretty nearly been labeled a murderer because I said murderers should have the death penalty, so that would not be a worse case scenario. Mormons screw up on so many things I do not think it would be hard to convince someone you were not Mormon anyway.
"however to me its not about if its allowed cuz it is.....its about is it wise"
Which is also true of marriage itself. Sometimes it is not wise: once it was banned by God's direct command, because of the situation.
"Can anyone here supply a Scripture where GOD says it is "Allowed" to have "Multiple" wives..."
To clear up something right away:
you cannot say something is not a sin, simply because the Bible does not say that it is;
and,
it is even worse to say that something is a sin simply because the Bible does not say that it is allowed.
In the first case there are plenty of people who have never heard a word of the Bible and are still responsible for their actions.
However someone could say that the complete Bible has, directly or indirectly, covered every possible sin. Just we do not need the Bible to tell us something is wrong for it to be wrong.
But it is mindless to say that everything the Bible does not say is not a sin must therefore be a sin. This condemns tying shoes as much as it condemns marrying multiple wives. I have as much doubt of whether tying shoes is right as I have of whether marrying more than one wife is right.
That being said, I have just given a verse where God indicates not only that multiple wives are allowed, but a manifestation of God's blessing.
I give you the Truth about it and you choose to Rationailze your Reasons for desiring Multiple wives...thats your choice...so I will say again...Best of Luck to you on your endevers with the �Wives��Be Blessed...xo
I had to go back and re-read all your postings...you go off in so many dirrections...its "Mind Boggling"...:rolleyes:...I've dicided to start checking into "Multiple Husbands"...if they are Biblical and a Blessing as well...like I said before...Best of Luck on your Multiple Wives...Be Blessed...xo
"I give you the Truth about it and you choose to Rationailze your Reasons for desiring Multiple wives"
Understand that this is an emotional objection. It is not wrong to say, only I could just as easily say that I am giving you the Truth about it, and you choose to Rationalize your Reasons for condemning your brothers and sisters in Christ.
"I had to go back and re-read all your postings...you go off in so many dirrections...its "Mind Boggling"......"
I am sorry that it is confusing. It is so deeply ingrained in the culture that it is a broad topic to try to discuss in a single thread. Especially on this kind of site it could be deserving of a category of its own.
"I've dicided to start checking into "Multiple Husbands"...if they are Biblical and a Blessing as well"
I will do that for you:
If a man be found lying with a woman married to an husband, then they shall both of them die, both the man that lay with the woman, and the woman: so shalt thou put away evil from Israel. Deuteronomy 22:22
