If a worldwide count of societies were made, polygyny would prove to be the favored form of marriage.
William F. Kenkel
The Family in Perspective
University of Kentucky, 1977, p. 30
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April 22, 2009 at 9:09 am
aria
Hi there!
I won’t say yay or nay, but your blog is definitely an interesting one. Kudos for getting out there and explaining your point of view on this stuff, even if it’s not the most popular.
I have a question I hope you could answer for me- in plural marriage, is it possible for the ‘first wife’ to be replaced (but only in status) by another wife? For example, if Jane is the first wife but John realizes he prefers his third wife Mary, can he officially take the ‘first wife’ status away from Jane and give it to Mary?
Or does such a thing not exist? :) Sorry if it seems like a dumb question, but I was really curious. Thanks for the help!
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April 27, 2009 at 3:15 pm
sandres2k8
Aria,
Thanks for you comments. I appreciate your spirit.
I think the “first wife” status is purely a human viewpoint. Surely each individual wife has their own unique qualities that would allow them to excel in certain areas. Obviously there is a “first wife” in the sequence of time, but as far as a “status” goes, I believe that a spiritual perspective for the husband would be to see all of his wives “equal” and yet “unique.” I believe that the “Body life” principles would apply here:
“…Observe these things without preferring one before another, doing nothing by partiality” (I Timothy 5:21).
Hope that this helps some.
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