[Utah Girl]

Revelation, I have a question for you. Why does God look so favorably upon the prophets in the Old Testament who had more than one wife? Abraham? He was told his descendants would be as numerous as the sands on the beach, and the stars in the sky. Isaac (later Israel) have several wives. David also had multiple wives. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob find exceptional favor with the Lord, yet they were polygamists.

I do find it interesting about David however. He had multiple wives, yet still lusted after a woman he couldn’t have: someone else’s wife.

[Enosh]

"Isaac (later Israel) have several wives."

Isaac, Israel's (AKA Jacob) dad had only one wife, Rebekah.

[Cvengr]

Multiple wives were not looked upon favorably.

[restornu]

Why does God look so favorably upon the prophets in the Old Testament who had more than one wife? Abraham?

He was told his descendants would be as numerous as the sands on the beach, and the stars in the sky. Isaac (later Israel) have several wives.

David also had multiple wives. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob find exceptional favor with the Lord, yet they were polygamists.

I do find it interesting about David however. He had multiple wives, yet still lusted after a woman he couldn’t have: someone else’s wife.

What I have come to understand after much pondering was the composition of Jesus bloodline .

The need for plural wives and concubines which from the world point of view might seem heartless toward women.

For me I come to understand that why some women could be wives why others were concubines.

Those who were under the covenant could be married as wives and those who were outside of the covenant was considered concubines.

David and his wives and concubines many was a very rough patch and questionable character such as prophet Hosea who took Gomer the harlot as a wife.

Hosea 1
2 The beginning of the word of the LORD by Hosea. And the LORD said to Hosea, Go, take unto thee a wife of whoredoms and children of whoredoms: for the land hath committed great whoredom, departing from the LORD.

THAN IT OCCURRED TO ME THAT HOW JESUS TOOK ON THE SINS OF THE WHOLE WORLD WHICH WAS COURSING THROUGH HIS VEINS WAS HISTORY OF THE DNA OF ALL THAT HAVE BEEN TAKEN PLACE ON THE EARTH AND ONLY THE GOD WOULD KNOW WHICH HOW TO INCLUDE THOSE WHO WERE NOT UNDER THE CONVENANT THROUGH PLURAL MARRIAGE AND CONCUBINES.

SO IN THE MERRIDIAN OF TIME ALL WOULD BE REDEEMED THAT ACCEPTED THE GIFT AND TO KEEP THE LORD’S COMMANDMENTS.

BTW
Something funny happen to my word so it might look like all caps but when I tried to turn off caps it would not change need to find out what happen

[Gamecock]

***Why does God look so favorably upon the prophets in the Old Testament who had more than one wife?***

All of the OT Saints either cheated, told lies, were murders, etc.

So the big question is why does God look favorably on any sinner?