You're right, they had multiple wives, all had terrible consequences. It was a cultural norm back then. If you notice with the patriarchs, God only brought then their first one. THEY AND THEIR WIVES came up with thr bright idea to add. All had terrible consequences. Abraham didn't take Katurah until after Sarah died and he was never married to Haggar. He fathered Ismael which was and is a terrible consequence that WE ALL live with today.
Jacob only had 2 because he was tricked, the other two weren't his wives,but rather the sad consequence of a competiton for his love between the two.
David lost his first two sons because of sexual sins between his 2nd born and daughter by another wife, not to mention Bathsheba gate, who 5 produced his successor after God judged them by killing the child of their sin. Notice only Solomon, of all his sons ever did anything noted in the Bible.
Solomon went off into idolatry for a lot of his life because of them. And the nation of Israel was divided after his because of question to successor.
The Law stated in Deuteronomy 17 specifically, DO NOT multiply wives, gold or horses. Lest they turn your heart away from Me. Solomon was the Poster Boy for that one.
Proverbs--wisdom is known by her children... judging by the fruit, it is NO wisdom.
Plus it ruins the picture of our relationship with God that's in the NT. Moses did that when he smote the rock, misrepresenting the picture of Christ. God punished him, by not allowing him into the promise land. Messing with the pictures of Christ and His bride bring negative consequences at all times. When we sin God still loves us but we and He have to live with the consequences of it.
For every NT principle there is an OT picture. In this case,there's nothing in the affirmative.
I live in SE Idaho, we live close to LDS polygamists, it's a very sad situation.
Jacob only had 2 because he was tricked, the other two weren't his wives,but rather the sad consequence of a competiton for his love between the two.
David lost his first two sons because of sexual sins between his 2nd born and daughter by another wife, not to mention Bathsheba gate, who 5 produced his successor after God judged them by killing the child of their sin. Notice only Solomon, of all his sons ever did anything noted in the Bible.
Solomon went off into idolatry for a lot of his life because of them. And the nation of Israel was divided after his because of question to successor.
The Law stated in Deuteronomy 17 specifically, DO NOT multiply wives, gold or horses. Lest they turn your heart away from Me. Solomon was the Poster Boy for that one.
Proverbs--wisdom is known by her children... judging by the fruit, it is NO wisdom.
Plus it ruins the picture of our relationship with God that's in the NT. Moses did that when he smote the rock, misrepresenting the picture of Christ. God punished him, by not allowing him into the promise land. Messing with the pictures of Christ and His bride bring negative consequences at all times. When we sin God still loves us but we and He have to live with the consequences of it.
For every NT principle there is an OT picture. In this case,there's nothing in the affirmative.
I live in SE Idaho, we live close to LDS polygamists, it's a very sad situation.
would you want more? To go insane? Think of how many mouths to feed sheesh....no way man....plus you got to have a tractor trailer to load them all up to take them to church..... polygamists take the verse be fruitful and multiply to seriously imo......