Christian polygamy dilemma!

Did Korede say can you provide ONE single verse where God COMMANDS men to MARRY more then one wife in the bible ????

lets show him what his Bible say's about polygamy. 

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If a man has two wives-one beloved and the other despised-and they bear him sons, the beloved one and the despised one, and the firstborn son is from the despised one.

(Deuteronomy 21:15 Masoretic Torah)

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and another hated, and they have born him children, [both] the beloved and the hated; and [if] the firstborn son be hers that was hated: (Deuteronomy 21:15 Samaritan Torah)

And if a man have two wives, the one loved and the other hated, and both the loved and the hated should have born him children, and the son of the hated should be first-born; (Deuteronomy 21:15 Septuagint Torah) 

If a man have two wives, one beloved, and the other hated, and they have had children by him, and the son of the hated be the firstborn, (Deuteronomy 21:15 Latin vulgate Torah)

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If he marries another woman, he must not deprive the first one of her food, clothing and marital rights. (Exodus 21:10 Masoretic Torah)

And if he take him another wife; her food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he not diminish. (Exodus 21:10 Samaritan Torah)

And if he take another to himself, he shall not deprive her of necessaries and her apparel, and her companionship with him. (Exodus 21:10 Septuagint Torah)

And if he take another wife for him, he shall provide her a marriage, and raiment, neither shall he refuse the price of her chastity. (Exodus 21:10 Latin vulgate Torah) 

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from the above verses, Yahweh explicitly states how a man show tread his second wife. Please show us where Yahweh prohibited on taking a second wife?  We shall also see how Yahweh is responsible for taking the wife of another man, and handing her over to King David. and finally show variant readings from earlier Manuscripts on what Jesus said regarding divorce. 

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And I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given unto thee such and such things."  (2 Samuel 12:8 Masoretic Tanack)

God spoke through the prophet (Nathan), calling out king David. exposing him for taking another man's wife (Bathsheba, wife of Uriah the Hittite), which in the eyes of the Lord is  adultery, and for setting up the death of Uriah the Hittite to try to hide his sin.

Note during this event, king David had already been married to at least seven known-named wives. (1_Samuel 18:27, 25:42-43, 2_Samuel 3:2-5.)

But, in this verse 8 (above), God was not condemning king David for all those wives. God Himself was saying that HE was the one who had GIVEN  king David those wives.

If God was against David's polygamy, He certainly would not have said that He had GIVEN David all those wives.

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Early manuscripts tell us something that will shock you !

Divorce 

One Christian doctrine which varies a lot from one manuscript to the next is teaching about divorce.
The early manuscripts have some twenty different sayings about divorce. I list just a few of them. All of them are different versions of the same passage :- Matthew 19:9 They give different teachings about whether a man can remarry or whether a man can marry a divorced woman.

• Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Ephraemi, Codex Regius Whoever divorces his wife, except for fornication, and marries another commits adultery.
• Codex Purpureus Petropolitanus Whoever divorces his wife , except for fornication, makes her an adulteress and the person marrying a divorced woman commits adulteryHere there is no prohibition on a man remarrying, but there is a new prohibition about marrying a divorced woman.
• Freer Gospels, Koridethi Codex Whoever divorces his wife , except for fornication, and marries another commits adultery and the person marrying a divorced woman commits adulteryBoth prohibitions have been combined
• Codex Ephraemi Rescriptus (Original Version) Whoever divorces his wife , except for fornication, and marries another makes her an adulteress and the person marrying a divorced woman commits adulteryThe prohibitions on a divorced man remarrying has been removed , but the part saying 'makes her an adulteress' has been added.
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Can you see how the early manuscripts tell us that marrying another woman is permissible, providing she wasn't divorced by her husband. notice how scribes made the changes throughout time, so it fits in with society for that time. now that's what I call tampering.

dont marry two instead marry three

And Rav said to Rav Asi: Do not live in a city where horses do not neigh and where dogs do not bark, as the these animals provide security and protection. And do not live in a city where the mayor is a doctor, as he will be too busy working to govern properly. And do not marry two women, as they will likely join forces against you. And if you do marry two, marry a third as well. If two of your wives plot against you, the third will inform you of their plans. (Talmud Pesachim 113a)

a man may marry wives in addition to the first wife; provided only that he possesses the means to maintain them" (Talmud: Yevamot 65a)

Yahweh gave David, Sauls wives

 

I gave your master's house to you, and your master's wives into your arms. I gave you all Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. (2 Samuel 12:8)

 

 

Rabbis married many wives

 

 

"Raba said: a man may marry wives in addition to the first wife; provided only that he possesses the means to maintain them" (Babylonian Talmud: Yevamot 65a. halakhah.com)

 

: "He may not, however, compel his wives to live in the same courtyard. Instead, each one is entitled to her own household" (Mishneh Torah: Laws of Matrimoney 14:3. chabad.org)

 

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