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Genesis 2:18-25 – Does 2 Samuel 12 Support Polygamy?

Genesis 2:18-25 – Does 2 Samuel 12 Support Polygamy?

Scripture never established concubines or polygamy as an ordained institution, but it did establish marriage between one man and one woman (Genesis 2:24). While Scripture never established polygamy as a viable practice, it never “abolishes” it either. God had to frame some parameters around polygamy to protect vulnerable people from sinful inclinations. He also did the same for divorce and slavery. There were also some man-made laws to protect the abuse of power.

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Origins: Your Answer Matters!

Origins: Your Answer Matters!

What makes something right or wrong? Are things that are sometimes wrong always wrong? Most writers and commentators, even most preachers today, have problems with the question of right and wrong. That seems amazing since only a generation or two ago few people had any problems at all with the issue of right and wrong. About the only act that seems to be universally accepted as wrong today is to claim that there is an absolute standard of morality!

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