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and the man who takes her for his wife, committing adultery.
Comparing Scripture to Scripture we are able to arrive at the correct meaning of the
words of Christ. Yahshua is not describing some new transgression that occurs when a man
has more than one wife, for the Law did not declare polygamy to be transgression. Christ
is instead, revealing the Father’s heart concerning a man putting away his wife with a
writing of divorce. These are separate matters.
Let me conclude this matter of a Scriptural understanding of lawful polygamy by
stating those points we have observed in the Scriptures.

• Polygamy has been practiced among mankind from the opening chapters of
the Bible.

• Many righteous men had more than one living wife, among them were
Abraham, Jacob and David.

• Yahweh blessed men through the offspring of their latter wives, not just their
first wife.

• The Law that Yahweh delivered to Moses regulated polygamy, but did not
forbid it.

• Yahweh described Himself as having more than one wife.

• Yahweh said He gave David his wives.

• Yahweh established certain Laws, such as that of the kinsman redeemer, that
at times required a man to have more than one wife.

• Adultery for a man is defined as sexual intercourse with another man’s wife.

• Christ said a man would be causing his wife to commit adultery if he divorced
her for any reason other than fornication.