In some societies a man may marry several wives. Western society allows this in a different way, in what is sometimes called “serial polygamy” – a man may marry several wives so long as he legally divorces the current one before marrying the next.
Arguably, the “Christian” form of polygamy is a more primitive and callous arrangement for the man’s existing family than ordinary polygamy. In polygamous societies, the first wife and their children remain viable parts of a viable social entity… In serial polygamy the children are brought up in a broken home, the wife is discarded in a difficult social position.
Understanding Human Behavior
Human Relationships: Man & His Women, Vol. 4, p. 438
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June 19, 2015 at 12:52 pm
notforevil
Because every post is a blessing to edifying your readers, I hoped to show them the (previously posted) so clearly and beautifully observed “True Godly Viewpoint” of Real Christian Polygyny:
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“Amazingly even God portrays Himself as being married to two sisters, Jerusalem and Samaria (Ezekiel 23:2-4; also see Jeremiah 3:6-10; 31:31-32, noting the phrase, “I was a husband unto them”).”
“Why would God use this analogy of multiple wives for Himself if it were sinful?”
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To put it even simpler, we would have to look into the mind of a seven year old!
(I can still hear the echoing of my youngest daughter’s thoughts, after discussing this very point above…)
“If we are all the brides of Christ, He must be one busy husband; How does he keep track of all of us???”
:-))
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June 19, 2015 at 4:13 pm
Lauren Heiligenthal
An excellent point :)
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June 19, 2015 at 4:20 pm
Lauren Heiligenthal
Reblogged this on Aletheia_Word and commented:
Thought this was insightful for people of Western culture. Divorce and remarriage have become normalized, but how do they affect families who have to experience them versus households that may have multiple spouses and children and they’re all taken care of? It’s important to analyze our own cultural decisions and observe other cultural practices in light of Scripture. In judging too quickly, we might miss something.
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