- 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; Jud 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; Jud 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 Jud 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; Jud 14:10; Mt 22:2,3; Joh 2:1-10
- For seven days Jud 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 Jud 14:11; Joh 3:29
- Presented with gifts Ps 45:12
- Crowned with garlands So 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
The New Topical Text Book
Marriage
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.