Bible verses about Marriage
(From Torrey's Topical Textbook)

Divinely instituted Genesis 2:24 A covenant relationship Malachi 2:4 DESIGNED FOR The happiness of man Genesis 2:18 Increasing the human population Genesis 1:28; 9:1 Raising up godly seed Malachi 2:15 Preventing fornication I Corinthians 7:2 The expectation of the promised seed of the woman an incentive to, in the early age Genesis 3:15; 4:1 Lawful in all I Corinthians 7:2,28; I Timothy 5:14 Honourable for all Hebrews 13:4 Should be only in the Lord I Corinthians 7:39 EXPRESSED BY Joining together Matthew 19:6 Making affinity I Kings 3:1 Taking to wife Exodus 2:1 Giving daughters to sons, and sons to daughters Deuteronomy 7:3; Ezra 9:12 Indissoluble during the joint lives of the parties Matthew 19:6; Romans 7:2,3; I Corinthians 7:39 Early introduction of polygamy Genesis 4:19 Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations Genesis 20:12; 24:24; 28:2 Often contracted by parents for children Genesis 24:49-51; 34:6,8 Should be with consent of parents Genesis 28:8; Judges 14:2,3 Consent of the parties necessary to Genesis 24:57,58; I Samuel 18:20; 25:41 Parents might refuse to give their children in Exodus 22:17; Deuteronomy 7:3 THE JEWS Forbidden to contract, with their near relations Leviticus 18:6 Forbidden to contract with idolaters Deuteronomy 7:3,4; Joshua 23:12; Ezra 9:11,12 Often contracted with foreigners I Kings 11:1; Nehemiah 13:23 Sometimes guilty of polygamy I Kings 11:1,3 Careful in contracting for their children Genesis 24:2,3; 28:1,2 Betrothed themselves some time before Deuteronomy 20:7; Judges 14:5,7,8; Matthew 1:18 Contracted when young Proverbs 2:17; Joel 1:8 Often contracted, in their own tribe Exodus 2:1; Numbers 36:6-13; Luke 1:5,27 Obliged to contract with a brother's wife who died without seed Deuteronomy 25:5; Matthew 22:24 Considered being debarred from, a reproach Isaiah 4:1 Considered being debarred from, a cause of grief Judges 11:38 Often punished by being debarred from Jeremiah 7:34; 16:9; 25:10 Were allowed divorce from, because of hardness of their hearts Deuteronomy 24:1; Matthew 19:7,8 Exempted from going to war immediately after Deuteronomy 20:7 Priest not to contract, with divorced or improper persons Leviticus 21:7 The high priest not to contract, with a widow or a divorced or profane person Leviticus 21:14 Contracted at the gate and before witnesses Ruth 4:1,10,11 Modes of demanding women in Genesis 24:3,4; 34:6,8; I Samuel 25:39,40 Elder daughters usually given in, before the younger Genesis 29:26 A dowry given to the woman's parents before Genesis 29:18; 34:12; I Samuel 18:27,28; Hosea 3:2 CELEBRATED With great rejoicing Jeremiah 33:11; John 3:29 With feasting Genesis 29:22; Judges 14:10; Matthew 22:2,3; John 2:1-10 For seven days Judges 14:12 A benediction pronounced after Genesis 24:60; Ruth 4:11,12 THE BRIDE Received presents before Genesis 24:53 Given a handmaid at Genesis 24:59; 29:24,29 Adorned with jewels for Isaiah 49:18; 61:10 Gorgeously apparelled Psalms 45:13,14 Attended by bridesmaids Psalms 45:9 Stood on the right of bridegroom Psalms 45:9 Called to forget her father's house Psalms 45:10 THE BRIDEGROOM Adorned with ornaments Isaiah 61:10 Attended by many friends Judges 14:11; John 3:29 Presented with gifts Psalms 45:12 Crowned with garlands Solomon 3:11 Rejoiced over the bride Isaiah 62:5 Returned with the bride to his house at night Matthew 25:1-6 Garments provided for guests at Matthew 22:12 Infidelity of those contracted in, punished as if married Deuteronomy 22:23,24; Matthew 1:19 ILLUSTRATIVE OF God's union with the Jewish nation Isaiah 54:5; Jeremiah 3:14; Hosea 2:19,20 Christ's union with his church Ephesians 5:23,24,32

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