Marriage
Divinely instituted -- Ge 2:24. A covenant relationship -- Mal 2:4. Designed for The happiness of man. -- Ge 2:18. Increasing the human population. -- Ge 1:28; 9:1. Raising up godly seed. -- Mal 2:15. Preventing fornication. -- 1Co 7:2. The expectation of the promised seed of the woman an incentive to, in the early age -- Ge 3:15; 4:1. Lawful in all -- 1Co 7:2,28; 1Ti 5:14. Honourable for all -- Heb 13:4. Should be only in the Lord -- 1Co 7:39. Expressed by Joining together. -- Mt 19:6. Making affinity. -- 1Ki 3:1. Taking to wife. -- Ex 2:1. Giving daughters to sons, and sons to daughters. -- De 7:3; Ezr 9:12. Indissoluble during the joint lives of the parties -- Mt 19:6; Ro 7:2,3; 1Co 7:39. Early introduction of polygamy -- Ge 4:19. Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations -- Ge 20:12; 24:24; 28:2. Often contracted by parents for children -- Ge 24:49-51; 34:6,8. Should be with consent of parents -- Ge 28:8; Jdj 14:2,3. Consent of the parties necessary to -- Ge 24:57,58; 1Sa 18:20; 25:41. Parents might refuse to give their children in -- Ex 22:17; De 7:3. The Jews Forbidden to contract, with their near relations. -- Le 18:6. Forbidden to contract with idolaters. -- De 7:3,4; Jos 23:12; Ezr 9:11,12. Often contracted with foreigners. -- 1Ki 11:1; Ne 13:23. Sometimes guilty of polygamy. -- 1Ki 11:1,3. Careful in contracting for their children. -- Ge 24:2,3; 28:1,2. Betrothed themselves some time before. -- De 20:7; Jdj 14:5,7,8; Mt 1:18. Contracted when young. -- Pr 2:17; Joe 1:8. Often contracted, in their own tribe. -- Ex 2:1; Nu 36:6-13; Lu 1:5,27. Obliged to contract with a brother's wife who died without seed. -- De 25:5; Mt 22:24. Considered being debarred from, a reproach. -- Isa 4:1. Considered being debarred from, a cause of grief. -- Jdj 11:38. Often punished by being debarred from. -- Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10. Were allowed divorce from, because of hardness of their hearts. -- De 24:1; Mt 19:7,8. Exempted from going to war immediately after. -- De 20:7. Priest not to contract, with divorced or improper persons -- Le 21:7. The high priest not to contract, with a widow or a divorced or profane person -- Le 21:14. Contracted at the gate and before witnesses -- Ru 4:1,10,11. Modes of demanding women in -- Ge 24:3,4; 34:6,8; 1Sa 25:39,40. Elder daughters usually given in, before the younger -- Ge 29:26. A dowry given to the woman's parents before -- Ge 29:18; 34:12; 1Sa 18:27,28; Ho 3:2. Celebrated With great rejoicing. -- Jer 33:11; Joh 3:29. With feasting. -- Ge 29:22; Jdj 14:10; Mt 22:2,3; Joh 2:1-10. For seven days. -- Jdj 14:12. A benediction pronounced after -- Ge 24:60; Ru 4:11,12. The bride Received presents before. -- Ge 24:53. Given a handmaid at. -- Ge 24:59; 29:24,29. Adorned with jewels for. -- Isa 49:18; 61:10. Gorgeously apparelled. -- Ps 45:13,14. Attended by bridesmaids. -- Ps 45:9. Stood on the right of bridegroom. -- Ps 45:9. Called to forget her father's house. -- Ps 45:10. The bridegroom Adorned with ornaments. -- Isa 61:10. Attended by many friends. -- Jdj 14:11; Joh 3:29. Presented with gifts. -- Ps 45:12. Crowned with garlands. -- Song 3:11. Rejoiced over the bride. -- Isa 62:5. Returned with the bride to his house at night. -- Mt 25:1-6. Garments provided for guests at -- Mt 22:12. Infidelity of those contracted in, punished as if married -- De 22:23,24; Mt 1:19. Illustrative of God's union with the Jewish nation. -- Isa 54:5; Jer 3:14; Ho 2:19,20. Christ's union with his church. -- Eph 5:23,24,32.