Just cuz the Bible mentions guys having multiple wives doesn’t mean God approved of it. Big diff between recording history vs endorsing it. Every time polygamy shows up, it’s drama + heartbreak (Sarah/Hagar, Leah/Rachel, etc). Even the law warned kings not to “multiply wives” (Deut 17:17).
And when Jesus talked marriage, He pointed back to the original blueprint in Genesis - one man, one woman, becoming one flesh. That’s the standard, not the chaos we see when ppl went their own way.
Just cuz the Bible mentions guys having multiple wives doesn’t mean God approved of it. Big diff between recording history vs endorsing it. Every time polygamy shows up, it’s drama + heartbreak (Sarah/Hagar, Leah/Rachel, etc). Even the law warned kings not to “multiply wives” (Deut 17:17).
And when Jesus talked marriage, He pointed back to the original blueprint in Genesis - one man, one woman, becoming one flesh. That’s the standard, not the chaos we see when ppl went their own way.
Why God gave His 'wayward' people, the Ten Commandments.