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ok? And your point? I've been saying that polygamy is not a good thing, nor did God approve of it.
He didn't disapprove of it in the OT. The context of Deuteronomy is that a King or leader of Israel should not be led astray by too MANY distractions. The King wasn't going to have one horse, and neither did many, if any, have one wife. And certainly the King had more than one coin.
Election and Duties of Kings. Deuteronomy 17:
…16"Moreover, he shall not multiply horses for himself, nor shall he cause the people to return to Egypt to multiply horses, since the LORD has said to you, 'You shall never again return that way.' 17"He shall not multiply wives for himself, or else his heart will turn away; nor shall he greatly increase silver and gold for himself. 18"Now it shall come about when he sits on the throne of his kingdom, he shall write for himself a copy of this law on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.…
From Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible:
---it is a common notion of the Jews that a king might have eighteen wives, and no more (k): neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold; he might increase his wealth, but not greatly, lest his heart should be lifted up with pride by it, and lest his subjects should be oppressed and burdened with taxes for that purpose; or he, being possessed of so much, should make use of it to enslave them, and especially should be so elated with it as to deny God, and despise his providence, and disobey his laws; see Proverbs 30:9. The Jews generally say (l), that he ought not to multiply more than what will pay the stipends or wages of his servants, and only for the treasury of the house of the Lord, and for the necessity of the congregation (or commonwealth), and for their wars; but not for himself, and his own treasury.
(k) Maimon. Issure Biah, c. 1. sect. 2. Misn. ut supra. (Sanhedrin, c. 10. sect. 4.). T. Bab. Sanhedrin, fol. 21. 1. Targum Jon. & Jarchi in loc. (l) Maimon. ib. sect. 4. Misn. ut supra.
I've given several examples showing that there have been times when the Lord sanctioned polygamy. So far, you've done nothing but imply that God merely "allowed" these men to do something that you believe obviously displeased Him.
Actually...it does. Because it references the fact that God created Adam and Eve for each other. He did not create Adam, Eve, Becky, Linda, Ethel, Phyllis, Jackie, Dana, Carrie, etc...etc...
Where? God gave David the wives of Saul. I don't see any language to suggest that it was a GOOD thing for David to have 7 wives, nor did he command David to marry more than 1.
And you don't see any language that suggests it was a bad thing...
When was the last time God smited you for sinning?
He allowed it, yes. In fact, Jesus said that God allowed divorce because of the hardness of their hearts. (Mark 10). God never encouraged it...but he did allow it.
No, Jesus said that MOSES allowed it...
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