This is clear about a difficult subject. Thanks to Dr. Otabil for coming out. However some of the things are still baffling: 1. If polygamy is not preferred, why didn't God rebuke the polygamous men about their relationships. 2. I still do not see where God said the Kings will multiply wives. This is 1 Samuel 8 and there is nothing like that. I have checked almost all the translations.
I agree with Mensa Otabil. Polygamous marriages really have severe consequences. My maternal grandfather married four wives out of a selfish and prideful motive: now, his children are filled with malice, jealousy, witchcraft, bitterness; and so many other evils mostly out of comparisons. It's good to believe on God's word and put in to practice. God's grace is always sufficient and marry right not for the wrong reasons.
Polygamy is not the problem. Humans have issues with relationships. This is the natural consequence of greed. The same reason why your rulers are stealing your wealth. The corporate heads are misappropriating funds and many other familiar examples. The issues we have are how to deal with greed. We should learn to live and let live. There is enough for everyone. Naturally speaking, women are more than men in number. Besides, men mortality is higher than for women due to such factors like wars, dangerous sports and other life choices. Further increasing the proportion of women to men. Today we have a growing population of single mothers with all the associated social problems. Problems African societies didn’t have in the recent past. Then every woman who wanted a husband was married. Every child had both parents caring for him or her. There were very few unattached women. Now people are quoting the Bible as if the content is a Divine blueprint. This is a foreign concept and culture. I wonder what they will be preaching when the new Bible that legitimised some of those things the old bible classified as taboos, are in circulation. If Africans are OSALOBUA’S first creation, why should HE give us foreign traditions as the best way to live? WHY THESE TOKUNBO DEITIES? Be wise.
@13:17 Polygamy is not new testament. So Bible writers are confirming to us that God thought it wise to warn and disapprove polygamous marriages but intentionally failed to warn about slavery? Since not even Jesus is said to have condemned the practice of slavery. All biblical verses only encourage the masters to treat their slaves well as if slavery was good thing. If polygamy is that bad that it does not have God's approval, surely slavery should have been on that list. But no. It was ok to have slaves but not ok to have 2 or more wives.
We still have slaves, on average we take home around 30-40% of our earning after taxes. And even then if own to much of anything without being a slave owner (cooperate business owner) can be removed from you for any small reasons
Matthew 25:10. Jesus speaks of the 10 virgins. 5 were ready and 5 were not. 5 entered "GAMOUS" and 5 were shut out when the door was shut. Greek, GAMOUS, Strong's 1062 (Plural) New Testament. No Biblical contradictions here.
The slavery you're referring to in the Bible for the most part was the willing kind, where someone would work as a slave to pay off a debt. Remember the widow of the Prophet who died and her sons? Yes there was forced slavery, as the Israelites themselves endured, and also those from war, but the slavery that Paul refers to (which I'm guessing is what you're referring to) was more a business arrangement. In Ghana, we have families send their daughters to be house helps, it's a similar structure. We just call them house helps instead of slaves.
By choice Some men can be satisfied by one wife.. However, Some men can't be satisfied by only one wife. If they're forced to stay with one woman.... They go outside
Polygamy is never a sin both in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. God gave David many wives in 1 Sam. 12:8. And in Lev. 18:9; Deut. 27:20, he commanded men not to have intercourse with their father's wives. In 1 Cor. 5:1, Paul was rebuking the Corinthian church, for not have expelled a brother who had intercourse with his father's wife - confirming the law in Lev. 18:9, and Deut. 27:20 of the OT. And in Titus 1:6, Paul said, "if any"... is a husband of one wife...he should be made an elder of the church. Which shows that, during the New Testament Church era, there were many polygamous homes in the church, eg. the churches in Crete - as Paul has already noted. In Matthew 19:3-9, Jesus was not addressing the marriage of polygamy, but divorce. He said, "if you divorce your wife, and marry another, you commits adultery" vs 9. Check very well the phrases: "if you divorce your wife, and marry another". He didn't say, "if you marry a wife, and marry another, you commits adultery", NO! You see, it's high time people should carefully read their Bible, and stop being religious. Religious without righteousness; clouds without water; keeping the traditions of the elders; having the form of godliness, but denied the power thereof! In 1 Cor. 15:40-45, Paul spoke of celestial body. Telling us that, our bodies will be changed, and we shall be like the Angels of God here after life - Mark 12:25. By then, we will have nothing to do with these weak bodies. There will be no marriage - Matt. 22:30. But for now, starting from the days of before the laws of Moses, all the bodies of all men are one, even till the end of the world. If David who wrote Psalm, and a man after God's heart could be polygamous. And God gave him many wives by himself - to serve him in holiness without hypocrisy. Then it's a surprise for people to preach against polygamy because, according to them, "we are in the New Testament"! The New Testament never stopped men from speaking in different languages, to speak one language, No. Gen. 11:7. It never stopped women giving birth in pains. It didn't stop men from eating food out of their own sweats. As things were in the Old Testament, same are they today! Why then is polygamy a sin, because, the New Testament has come? Incest, lesbianism, bestiality, were stopped in Lev. 18:8-11;22,23. But polygamy was never stopped. Which shows that, it was, is, and will never be a sin, until our bodies will be changed to celestial bodies - 1 Cor. 15:40-45.
Hagar was given to wife by Sarah... She became the wife of Abraham too until Sarah realized that her maid given wife to her husband ought to be sent away because of contentions.... check the scriptures well pls. Hagar was married to Abraham too.... though not in support of polygamy but look at the case of Abraham Sarah-Hagar story well....
He isn't teaching God's word, but his own. This man must fast and pray for correct revelation, not teaching his opinion. There's polygamy both in the Old Testament and New Testament approved of God.
God has given us our free will. There is no where in the scriptures that says the man will leave his father and mother and join to his wives. God said his wife and the two will become one flesh. Please as you read the Bible, ask the Spirit of Truth to guide and teach you.
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This is clear about a difficult subject. Thanks to Dr. Otabil for coming out. However some of the things are still baffling:
1. If polygamy is not preferred, why didn't God rebuke the polygamous men about their relationships.
2. I still do not see where God said the Kings will multiply wives. This is 1 Samuel 8 and there is nothing like that. I have checked almost all the translations.
Many things said can be challenged from same scruptures...
I agree with Mensa Otabil. Polygamous marriages really have severe consequences. My maternal grandfather married four wives out of a selfish and prideful motive: now, his children are filled with malice, jealousy, witchcraft, bitterness; and so many other evils mostly out of comparisons. It's good to believe on God's word and put in to practice. God's grace is always sufficient and marry right not for the wrong reasons.
Polygamy is not the problem. Humans have issues with relationships. This is the natural consequence of greed. The same reason why your rulers are stealing your wealth. The corporate heads are misappropriating funds and many other familiar examples. The issues we have are how to deal with greed. We should learn to live and let live. There is enough for everyone. Naturally speaking, women are more than men in number. Besides, men mortality is higher than for women due to such factors like wars, dangerous sports and other life choices. Further increasing the proportion of women to men. Today we have a growing population of single mothers with all the associated social problems. Problems African societies didn’t have in the recent past. Then every woman who wanted a husband was married. Every child had both parents caring for him or her. There were very few unattached women. Now people are quoting the Bible as if the content is a Divine blueprint. This is a foreign concept and culture. I wonder what they will be preaching when the new Bible that legitimised some of those things the old bible classified as taboos, are in circulation. If Africans are OSALOBUA’S first creation, why should HE give us foreign traditions as the best way to live? WHY THESE TOKUNBO DEITIES? Be wise.
@13:17 Polygamy is not new testament. So Bible writers are confirming to us that God thought it wise to warn and disapprove polygamous marriages but intentionally failed to warn about slavery? Since not even Jesus is said to have condemned the practice of slavery.
All biblical verses only encourage the masters to treat their slaves well as if slavery was good thing. If polygamy is that bad that it does not have God's approval, surely slavery should have been on that list. But no. It was ok to have slaves but not ok to have 2 or more wives.
We still have slaves, on average we take home around 30-40% of our earning after taxes. And even then if own to much of anything without being a slave owner (cooperate business owner) can be removed from you for any small reasons
Matthew 25:10.
Jesus speaks of the 10 virgins. 5 were ready and 5 were not.
5 entered "GAMOUS" and 5 were shut out when the door was shut.
Greek, GAMOUS, Strong's 1062 (Plural)
New Testament. No Biblical contradictions here.
Exodus actually instructs men on how to handle 2+ wives.
The slavery you're referring to in the Bible for the most part was the willing kind, where someone would work as a slave to pay off a debt. Remember the widow of the Prophet who died and her sons? Yes there was forced slavery, as the Israelites themselves endured, and also those from war, but the slavery that Paul refers to (which I'm guessing is what you're referring to) was more a business arrangement. In Ghana, we have families send their daughters to be house helps, it's a similar structure. We just call them house helps instead of slaves.
By choice
Some men can be satisfied by one wife..
However, Some men can't be satisfied by only one wife.
If they're forced to stay with one woman.... They go outside
Polygamy is never a sin both in the Old and New Testaments of the Bible. God gave David many wives in 1 Sam. 12:8. And in Lev. 18:9; Deut. 27:20, he commanded men not to have intercourse with their father's wives. In 1 Cor. 5:1, Paul was rebuking the Corinthian church, for not have expelled a brother who had intercourse with his father's wife - confirming the law in Lev. 18:9, and Deut. 27:20 of the OT. And in Titus 1:6, Paul said, "if any"... is a husband of one wife...he should be made an elder of the church. Which shows that, during the New Testament Church era, there were many polygamous homes in the church, eg. the churches in Crete - as Paul has already noted. In Matthew 19:3-9, Jesus was not addressing the marriage of polygamy, but divorce. He said, "if you divorce your wife, and marry another, you commits adultery" vs 9. Check very well the phrases: "if you divorce your wife, and marry another". He didn't say, "if you marry a wife, and marry another, you commits adultery", NO! You see, it's high time people should carefully read their Bible, and stop being religious. Religious without righteousness; clouds without water; keeping the traditions of the elders; having the form of godliness, but denied the power thereof!
In 1 Cor. 15:40-45, Paul spoke of celestial body. Telling us that, our bodies will be changed, and we shall be like the Angels of God here after life - Mark 12:25. By then, we will have nothing to do with these weak bodies. There will be no marriage - Matt. 22:30.
But for now, starting from the days of before the laws of Moses, all the bodies of all men are one, even till the end of the world. If David who wrote Psalm, and a man after God's heart could be polygamous. And God gave him many wives by himself - to serve him in holiness without hypocrisy. Then it's a surprise for people to preach against polygamy because, according to them, "we are in the New Testament"! The New Testament never stopped men from speaking in different languages, to speak one language, No. Gen. 11:7. It never stopped women giving birth in pains. It didn't stop men from eating food out of their own sweats. As things were in the Old Testament, same are they today! Why then is polygamy a sin, because, the New Testament has come? Incest, lesbianism, bestiality, were stopped in Lev. 18:8-11;22,23. But polygamy was never stopped. Which shows that, it was, is, and will never be a sin, until our bodies will be changed to celestial bodies - 1 Cor. 15:40-45.
Are you polygamous yourself?
Hagar was given to wife by Sarah... She became the wife of Abraham too until Sarah realized that her maid given wife to her husband ought to be sent away because of contentions.... check the scriptures well pls. Hagar was married to Abraham too.... though not in support of polygamy but look at the case of Abraham Sarah-Hagar story well....
And when Hagar first went away, God Commanded her to return.
@@jimbobhahaas a slave not a wife.
Every polygamous marriage in the bible had issues, the bible is for reproof.
and monogamy caused the downfall of man and had issues also.....
ADAM HAD MANY RIBS BUT GOD TOOK ONE RIB FOR HIS WIFE., MEN WHO ARE MORE WISE THAN GOD CAN MARRY MORE THAN ONE.
if it is not from God why did he god in the bible refere david to after he took his soldiers wife? u ppl mislead ppl
Don't get you
It is his own position on the matter not God's.
False teachers will always have their way with an ignorant congregation. Please people, study the Words for yourselves and let it speak for itself.
Adam was not a great man
Pastor u are wrong! u have mis interpreted the bible. u ppl are teaching to please ppl not what it is
Could you teach your right interpretation??🤔🤔
He isn't teaching God's word, but his own. This man must fast and pray for correct revelation, not teaching his opinion. There's polygamy both in the Old Testament and New Testament approved of God.
You don’t know the Bible rest
No one is restricting you from having multiple sex partners.He is preaching right from the Bible.
Hagar was given to wife by Sarah .... kindly find out pls.
Give me some New Testament examples boss
God has given us our free will. There is no where in the scriptures that says the man will leave his father and mother and join to his wives. God said his wife and the two will become one flesh. Please as you read the Bible, ask the Spirit of Truth to guide and teach you.