Moses' Wife or Wives

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Sept5SavedTeen

AMEN! Good to see someone else who can look past the bias and not call something sin that many holy men of GOD practiced.

I'm also sure there are some of GOD's people overseas (in Africa and the Middle East) who still practice polygamy, and they are our brethren.

-Bro. Alex

It's not just overseas. With African American men in this country, some practice a form of polygamy by having children by several different women, living with different women, and being supported by several women. They figure that if it was good enough for father Abraham (a friend of God) and David (a man after God's heart), it's OK for them.

[TJJJ]

Originally Posted by Sam

It's not just overseas. With African American men in this country, some practice a form of polygamy by having children by several different women, living with different women, and being supported by several women. They figure that if it was good enough for father Abraham (a friend of God) and David (a man after God's heart), it's OK for them.

Move to Utah! The conservative estimate is that there are over 30,000 polygamists in the western US. All white I should add!

Then don't forget the hispanic population! Very common for them to have more than one with multiple families! We have addressed the issue in the last year in our home church! Very current!

Poligamy is a big problem even today!

[Sept5SavedTeen]

Originally Posted by TJJJ

Move to Utah! The conservative estimate is that there are over 30,000 polygamists in the western US. All white I should add!

Then don't forget the hispanic population! Very common for them to have more than one with multiple families! We have addressed the issue in the last year in our home church! Very current!

Poligamy is a big problem even today!

That was the issue with my great-grandfather, he had three "women" (not wives, which makes what he did dishonorable), and he fathered 13 children between them. Our last family reunion, in 2002 had over 150 people, and that was not even all of the family. When he died, and the family got together again in July of 2008, it was really amazing to see all of the people come together. He was a wicked man, but the effect of this procreating, brought about some saved people, and I love the members of my family, even if they did come as a result of bad decisions.

Two of the women he had children with were at his funeral. My great-grandmother was his wife- I am of the legitimate line... BOO-YAH!

-Bro. Alex

[Sept5SavedTeen]

Originally Posted by Sam

It's not just overseas. With African American men in this country, some practice a form of polygamy by having children by several different women, living with different women, and being supported by several women. They figure that if it was good enough for father Abraham (a friend of God) and David (a man after God's heart), it's OK for them.

Yes, what you say is the sad situation of some, and I believe this sort of thing upsets GOD greatly. If the man wants to make each one of these women his wives, then that is one thing, but if he wants these women to just call up at whim and have relations with, then that is a whole other.

There was a Black Hebrew Israelite on 20/20 though, in their show on polygamy a few months back, who had four wives (who all actually looked a lot alike, which smacks against the logic of "these men want lots of different women and whatnot"... because one almost looked like the other, so he wasn't getting "variety"), and they all lived together, and he owned a vegetarian restaurant and they lived in Chicago or Detroit I think. The women claimed that it is difficult to find a good black man, and so they found one and they live in a plural marriage arrangement, and are happy with things.

Originally Posted by LadyRev

God "allowed" some things due to the hardness of men's hearts. However, God did not "approve" of everything he allowed.

Just as the bride of Christ is espoused to ONE husband, likewise the bride submits to ONE husband, not multiple husbands.

Ok, let's look at various "situations" and see the approval and disapproval of GOD...

Relations between the unmarried- Disapproved of, plainly, in many Scriptures concerning fornication

Relations of married people with those other than their spouse- Disapproved of, "Thou shalt not commit adultery"

Homosexual relations- Disapproved of, as an abomination, and something done by the reprobate


Ok, so there, we see Scripture clearly disapproving of those things.

Is monogamous marriage approved of? Yes. Is celibacy approved of? Yes. Is polygamy disapproved of? No. The case is NOT clear AT ALL if we are to find a case for polygamy's disapproval. GOD allows/approves of people marrying or being celibate. When a man takes a wife, there is nothing that says he can not take another, and Scripture shows us where men took multiple wives. The only prohibition on a man with multiple wives, is in regards to being able to serve as a bishop/elder/deacon.

-Bro. Alex