When and who said we could only have one wife? Is there biblical justification for just having one wife? When and where did the ban on plural marriages come from?
Well, somehow the Mormons missed this "revelation" because many of them still believe in having multiple wives just like in the Old Testament. I think it had to do with a certain very lustful foundational leader of theirs. There have been many accounts of sexual abuse among their members. All you really need is to find some guy who has delusions of grandeur who will tell you whatever your lustful heart wants to hear. Morality often has little to do with religion. People can become amoral or even immoral through the teachings of the Bible or a leader with little real morality of their own, just my opinion.
By the way, do you think that your wife should have more than one husband? What if you were 1 husband out of 5 or 10? What if she had children by some of the others and none by you? Would you be OK with that? Who would be in charge of the entire family?
Just Wondering?
In answer to your question, I found this explanation on the following website (
http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/4074.asp)
The clearest evidence that monogamy is God’s ideal is from Christ’s teaching on marriage in Matt. 19:3–6. In this passage, He cited the Genesis creation account, in particular Gen. 1:27 and 2:24, saying ‘the two will become one flesh’, not more than two.
Another important biblical teaching is the parallel of husband and wife with Christ and the Church in Eph. 5:22–33, which makes sense only with monogamy — Jesus will not have multiple brides.
The 10th Commandment ‘… You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife [singular] …’ (Exodus 20:17) also presupposes the ideal that there is only one wife. Polygamy is expressly forbidden for church elders (1 Tim. 3:2). And this is not just for elders, because Paul also wrote: ‘each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.’ Paul goes on to explain marital duties in terms that make sense only with one husband to one wife.
The example of godly people is also important. Isaac and Rebekah were monogamous — they are often used as a model in Jewish weddings today. Other examples were Joseph and Asenath, and Moses and Zipporah. And the only survivors of the Flood were four monogamous couples.
Hope that helps a little! Thanks!
