One thing you have to understand is that the Jews allowed the OT to speak for itself. If the person in question came to a bad end, it’s because they lived a bad life. The Jews let the results speak for themselves.
When David became polyamorous, he split Israel into two nations. Judah and Israel.
Solomon, because of his 700 wives, came to a bad end as well.
The OT does not advocate for polyamorous relationships. Quite the opposite, actually.
> One thing you have to understand is that the Jews allowed the OT to speak for itself.
> If the person in question came to a bad end, it’s because they lived a bad life. The Jews let the results speak for themselves.
> When David became polyamorous, he split Israel into two nations. Judah and Israel.
so are you claiming that every polyamorous family in the OT met with ill fate? i have not gone over it with a fine tooth comb, but unless that is the case (and i am skeptical) then does not your reasoning fall apart? because if the ill fates of each such polyamorous relationship is not specifically documented, does the reasonable reader have justification to presume that a good proportion of those families lived peaceful and productive lives, just like we presume most of the Jews lived peaceful and productive lives in the OT days? I think your logic is (1) presuming the worst and (2) concluding a predetermined universally bad prediction from it.
> Solomon, because of his 700 wives, came to a bad end as well.
Ya well another anecdote. Solomon it may be argued is an outlier, hardly an ordinary guy. He is at the top of the food chain, being a king, so lightning strikes the top of the tallest building. Does not mean all buildings are all evil.
> The OT does not advocate for polyamorous relationships. Quite the opposite, actually.
The OT is alternatively describing life in Israel/Palestine/Judah. There were good farmers as well as bad farmers. Just because some farmers were bad does not imply that all farmers are bad. Just because some shepherds were bad does not imply that all shepherds are bad. I think a very major lesson of the NT is that Paul was a bad tax collector before he became a good evangelist. The OT does not necessarily advocate polyamory but neither does it condemn it, unless we get into good shepherds, bad shepherds existing proves the OT condemns shepherds, good farmers, bad farmers implies that the OT condemns farmers, good fishermen, bad fishermen implies that the OT condemns fishermen, etc.
In short, you may be confused in your faulty logic. I suppose you learn this type of logic in sunday school so maybe it’s not so much your logic as sunday school logic. If so, I would encourage you to unlearn everything you learned in sunday school, read the bible afresh, and come to your own conclusions (in contrast to a sunday school level’s conclusions, or equivalent).
and then there is also this (almost forgot):
“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish ought from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the Lord your God which I command you.” (Deut. 4:2.)
I asked a pastor once why it seemed that God was okay with multiple wives. He said God was more concerned with them worshiping other false gods at the time, and they had to get that right first. Which they did, finally. After Babylon invaded and destroyed everything.