I don’t attempt to discredit Smith because of his adultery. But I do condemn his attempt at foisting his own lust and polygamy off as a command of God. There never was ANY polygamy commanded by God - you can not find an instance of it anywhere. God NEVER commanded it - and so Smith is a false Prophet, precisely because he said that God commanded it.
(Among other things like his failed prophecies, fraud and lying while claiming God commanded him to lie.)
~”There never was ANY polygamy commanded by God - you can not find an instance of it anywhere.”~
I beg to differ. While there was never a commandment, “Thou shalt be polygamous,” the precedent is clear, particularly in the Old Testament. I’m sure you’ll find something here that meets your criteria:
-2 Sam. 12:7-10 (David)
-1 Kings 11:1-8 (Solomon)
-Gen. 16:3; Gen. 25:1; Gen. 25:6 (Abraham, already, of course, discounted as an adulterer)
-Gen. 29:21-30; Gen. 30:3-4; Gen. 30:9 (Jacob)
-2 Chron. 13:21; 2 Chron. 13:8-12; 2 Chron. 13:16-18 (Abijah, described as a righteous king who honored the Lord and was therefore blessed to prosper in battle)
-2 Chron. 24:3; 2 Chron. 24:16 (Jehoiada, who “had done good in Israel, both toward God, and toward his house”)
-Ex. 2:22; Num. 12:1 (Moses, a mere possibility. We don’t know if Zipporah and the Ethiopian are the same woman.)
-Deut. 21:15-17; Ex. 21:10 (Rules governing plural wives amongst the Isrealites. Why was the practice not banned if it was expressly immoral?)