many wives is this a sin?

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David, Solomon are among the two popular biblical personalities that had many wives and concubines

My question is did they break the 10 commandments for having many wives? Besides worshipping other gods and murdering the hushband in case of david?

What part of commandment did they bteak?
 
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The real question should be - how many mother-in-laws would this generate? ( the potential for sinning is enormous...:cool: )
 
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Solomon especially was warned against having the wives he
did, since they led him astray. Deuteronomy says of Kings:

He must not take many wives, or his heart will be led astray.
 
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But what commandment did they break? For having many wives besides they make him worship other gods. But even a single person can worshop other god
 
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watcher2013 said:
But what commandment did they break? For having many wives besides they make him worship other gods. But even a single person can worshop other god
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Scripture specifically says that a king must not have many wives. It is Duet 17:17. It is idolatry, plain and simple. If you cannot understand that, I am not sure how else to put it to you. Solomon had seven hundred wives plus three hundred concubines. Surely that is excessive?
 
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Magenta said:
Scripture specifically says that a king must not have many wives. It is Duet 17:17. It is idolatry, plain and simple. If you cannot understand that, I am not sure how else to put it to you. Solomon had seven hundred wives plus three hundred concubines. Surely that is excessive?
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I feel exhausted just thinking about it. I wonder why he had three hundred concubines, why not just have a thousand wives . He must have had an addiction to wedding cake.
 
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*[[Deu 17:17]] KJV* Neither shall he multiply wives to himself, that his heart turn not away: neither shall he greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

QUOTE=Magenta;2773252]Scripture specifically says that a king must not have many wives. It is Duet 17:17. It is idolatry, plain and simple. If you cannot understand that, I am not sure how else to put it to you. Solomon had seven hundred wives plus three hundred concubines. Surely that is excessive?
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The reason given there is that his heart will turn away. This is the same as worshipping other gods
 
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*[[Deu 21:15]] KJV* If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, both the beloved and the hated; and if the firstborn son be hers that was hated:

Is this a provision if someone has two wives
 
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watcher2013 said:
David, Solomon are among the two popular biblical personalities that had many wives and concubines

My question is did they break the 10 commandments for having many wives? Besides worshipping other gods and murdering the hushband in case of david?

What part of commandment did they bteak?
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Mark Twain once wrote that it would break this commandment:

"You cannot serve two masters." ;) LOL!!




 
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Idolatry. Exactly :)
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Idolatry because he worship other gods.

But not having many wives.

That is just a consequence. Let just say despite having many wives he did not worship other gods. What law did they break?
 
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watcher2013 said:
Idolatry because he worship other gods.

But not having many wives.

That is just a consequence. Let just say despite having many wives he did not worship other gods. What law did they break?
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I disagree, because having so many wives is also a form of idolatry. Pursuing women (or the accumulation of women) to the point of having a thousand at your disposal is not seen as excessive by you? It seems you are looking too much at the letter of the law and not the spirit.
 
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side note:

we had bible study with the youth about solomon turning away from God. when we shared with the kiddos about the number of wives and concubine, one of them was utterly shocked. he then tried to do the math of how sleeping arrangements would rotate. we were like "dude.. just give up." lol

ok. side note over.

:eek:
 
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How many wives do you want?

One wife seems quite sufficient to me. Thanks to God I have a good one.

How many did God provide for Adam?

For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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This is where truth becomes false. When you cannot find biblical answer and add ur opinion
 
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This is where truth becomes false. When you cannot find biblical answer and add ur opinion
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How many women do you wish to lust after and make your wife all the while pretending it is okayed in Scripture when you have absolutely nothing to support your view but the recorded accounts of sinful men?
 
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notuptome said:
How many wives do you want?

One wife seems quite sufficient to me. Thanks to God I have a good one.

How many did God provide for Adam?

For the cause of Christ
Roger
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God provide eve.
But the question us so simple. What law is broken for h aving many wives
 
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Magenta said:
How many women do you wish to lust after and make your wife all the while pretending it is okayed in Scripture when you have absolutely nothing to support your view but the recorded accounts of sinful men?
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Did u not read deut. 21:15 above.
did it say if nan have two wives kill them?
 
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watcher2013 said:
God provide eve.
But the question us so simple. What law is broken for h aving many wives
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The law as given was in a culture where women (and girls) belonged to either their fathers or their husbands. Therefore, wanting any woman meant you were coveting something that was not yours. Therefore you are breaking the tenth commandment.
 
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Polygamy was common practice in the nations that surrounded Israel. God never told Israel to do the same things that they did but to honor Him.

Le 18:24 Defile not ye yourselves in any of these things: for in all these the nations are defiled which I cast out before you:


For the cause of Christ
Roger
 
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