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To: Stegall Tx

How many wives did King Solomon and King David have?


10 posted on 09/09/2012 10:53:04 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

More than I do? ;-)


12 posted on 09/09/2012 10:59:26 AM PDT by achilles2000 ("I'll agree to save the whales as long as we can deport the liberals")
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To: driftdiver

Not relevant, nice try.


22 posted on 09/09/2012 11:14:18 AM PDT by svcw (If one living cell on another planet is life, why isn't it life in the womb?)
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To: driftdiver
How many wives did King Solomon and King David have?

How screwed up was their KINGDOM because of it?

66 posted on 09/09/2012 12:13:15 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: driftdiver
How many wives did King Solomon and King David have?

Many. And, as far as I know, in the Old Testament, there is no scripture stating that a man is limited to one wife. Of course, in the New Testament, there are several instances where leaders of the church are to be chosen from men who have but one wife. I know of no prohibition against polygamy for the rank-and-file members of the church.

I'm not arguing that they don't have the right within their religion to determine certain moral values. I just wish they would be honest and up front about why and how those values are determined.

140 posted on 09/09/2012 1:04:33 PM PDT by Stegall Tx (Living off your tax dollars can be kinda fun, but not terribly profitable.)
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To: driftdiver

How many kings did Israel have at one time?


142 posted on 09/09/2012 1:05:16 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I can neither confirm or deny that; even if I could, I couldn't - it's classified.)
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To: driftdiver

Short but decent summary of the Biblical treatment of polygamy:

http://www.letusreason.org/Biblexp75.htm

Bottom line, plenty of clues it was not the original design per Adam and Eve, was tolerated but never encouraged in the OT (and often had disastrous consequences), but is clearly being pushed out of acceptable practice by the teaching of both Christ and the apostles. Winked at in the Old Covenant, but outgrown in the New Covenant under Christ. I believe the model of the Church as the Bride of Christ is especially relevant in that regard.

Peace,

SR


176 posted on 09/09/2012 1:41:41 PM PDT by Springfield Reformer (Winston Churchill: No Peace Till Victory!)
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To: driftdiver

The LDS church ended polygamy when the US government threatened to take the Temples.


190 posted on 09/09/2012 3:36:24 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you really want to annoy someone, point out something obvious that they are trying hard to ignore)
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