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Matthew 19:4-6

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The LORD succinctly states what marriage is in the following verses. It cannot be changed, no matter what laws are passed. The Supreme Court can miraculously find the right for “gay marriage” in the Constitution.  But there is no right to these perverted unions anywhere in the Word of God.

Matthew 19:4-6 KJV [4] And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, [5] and said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? [6] Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

That nice gay couple next door, are living in open, sinful rebellion, no matter how nice they are. The more we compromise with the Devil, the more he will take.

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Friday Proverb – Exhortations on Marital Fidelity

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Our last week’s Proverb focused on the general sin of fornication.  This week is a continuation of the theme – focusing on faithfulness to the marriage bed, using wonderful prose to give us the depth of meaning. 

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15 Drink waters out of thine own cistern, and running waters out of thine own well.

16 Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.

17 Let them be only thine own, and not strangers’ with thee.

18 Let thy fountain be blessed: and rejoice with the wife of thy youth.

Could the Word be any more clear? 

19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

Proverbs 5: 15-19

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Gentlemen – is it possible you do not fully comprehend how it hurts your wife when you lust after other women?  Despite the so-called women’s movement, it is clear that men in their hearts still look at females  essentially the same way.  We read far too  frequently of prominent pastors committing adultery.  Why?  What is the reason?

19 Let her be as the loving hind and pleasant roe; let her breasts satisfy thee at all times; and be thou ravished always with her love.

SELFISHNESS

Both husband and wife must be willing to lay aside their  self-interest – just as Jesus – the Bridegroom of the church did.

Philippians 2:7-8

King James Version (KJV)

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7 But made Himself of no reputation, and took upon Him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:

8 And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

This denial of self-interest is not demeaning! It is the only way to happiness and fulfillment in marriage!

20 And why wilt thou, my son, be ravished with a strange woman, and embrace the bosom of a stranger?

The rebuke for this kind of foolishness is not a mere hand slap. . .

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21 For the ways of man are before the eyes of the Lord, and He pondereth all his goings.

22 His own iniquities shall take the wicked himself,and he shall be holden with the cords of his sins.

23 He shall die without instruction; and in the greatness of his folly he shall go astray.

Proverbs 5:20-23

The philosophy of the world does NOT make happy marriages.  Sadly, most Christians have accepted the conditioning that marriages are a 50/50 proposition.  That quotient has never worked, and it will bring forth the struggle for “getting our due.”  Since a married couple is one flesh – the marital unit  can not survive with two heads –  which is exactly what the 50/50 idea promotes.  Selfishness is the root of all marital problems. 

1 Peter 3:7

King James Version (KJV)

 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Bible Study – Esau’s Wives

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Following the history of the Jews, is the story of God’s plan of Salvation.  Every saved person can see themselves in this history.  In last week’s study, the remarkable focus on wells, and Isaac, who was the son of promise, digging for wells to provide for his tribe.  It was also observed, that Isaac’s name is associated with wells seven times!  Oh, the deep things of God get deeper and deeper. 

We next progress onto the further refining of the line of promise, and the enmity of the flesh towards the things of God. 

Esau’s wives . . .

Only two verses are devoted to this subject here, yet they are verses that portend a great deal.

Genesis 26:34-35

34 And Esau was forty years old when he took to wife Judith the daughter of Beeri the Hittite, and Bashemath the daughter of Elon the Hittite:

35 Which were a grief of mind unto Isaac and to Rebekah.

  1. Hittites were idolaters, immoral, and worshipers of demons.
  2. Esau demonstrated why the Lord did not choose him, as this occurred before Isaac even blessed Jacob.  The Lord knows us before we are even conceived in the womb.
  3. Esau did not consider his parents in that he actually caused them grief through these marriages.  The spirit of rebellion.

It is of interest to those who adhere to the infallibility of God’s Word, how the secularists had long denied the existence of any such people group as the Hittites.  As time often reveals all truth – archeologists have proven since 1876, that the Hittites  (mentioned over 50 times in Scripture) were indeed a powerful people group during the 15th and 16th centuries BC.  They were descended from Heth, son of Canaan (the cursed, youngest son of Ham) and the great-grandson of Noah.  Their pagansim resulted in truly despicable practices, which is why they were to be destroyed – not married!  When God delivered the Canaanites to be destroyed by Israel His servant – it was to prevent the chosen people from being contaminated by such evil.

Which now brings up the subject, of intermarriage for believers.  Why do the saved of the Lord still do it?  

  • For Christians – even dating an unbeliever is unwise.
  • For Christians – marrying an unbeliever is forbidden.
  • There can be no harmony between the believer and the unsaved.

2 Corinthians 6:14Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

15 And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel?

16 And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

17 Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

1 Corinthians 15:33

 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.

Marriage is the most intimate relationship on earth.  It is prophetically significant in that it portrays the relationship between Christ, and His Bride – the Church.  We are to evangelize the lost with the Gospel – not marry them!