Bible Scriptures On Marriage

There are a number of bible scriptures on marriage that we can read to get the real understanding on what the Most High intended marriage to be for. Today we are sold the the whole “white wedding” and true “love” scenario, then we leave it to a priest or a so called state official to marry us.

So let us see what the Most High intended by starting with the First Marriage, with Adam and Eve.

Genesis 2:18,22-24

18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him……

22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

So from the beginning we see that woman was created to be a help to man in their union together. A union which makes them one in thought and mind, as it says “one in flesh”.

So this is the theme of marriage in the eyes of the Father, that a male and female come together, with one mind i.e. to keep the fathers commandments.

We see the same thing being said by our Saviour Yahushua too…

Mark 10:6-9

6But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

The idea of marriage was for two people to be together for ever, there was never great emphasis on a wedding of wedding ceremony, it was more about the relationship that a married couple are supposed to have as part of their walk with the Most High.

Lets look at some other bible scriptures on marriage so we can get an understanding on how men and women in the faith were joined in marriage. If we look at the book of Tobit in the Apocrypha

Tobit or Tobias 8:4-8

4 And after that they were both shut in together, Tobias rose out of the bed, and said, Sister, arise, and let us pray that God would have pity on us.

5 Then began Tobias to say, Blessed art thou, O God of our fathers, and blessed is thy holy and glorious name for ever; let the heavens bless thee, and all thy creatures.

6 Thou madest Adam, and gavest him Eve his wife for an helper and stay: of them came mankind: thou hast said, It is not good that man should be alone; let us make unto him an aid like unto himself.

7 And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lush but uprightly: therefore mercifully ordain that we may become aged together.

8 And she said with him, Amen.

The bible scriptures on marriage here, give us an actual insight as to the intent of each party when partaking in marriage. Tobit who was an Israelite is seen here praying to the Most High himself, before him and his wife are joined in marriage.

He also makes sure to point out with in his pray that he was not taking his wife for sex, but so that they could “mercifully ordain that we may become aged together.” This shows that Tobit understood that marriage is something that required the right amount of work by both parties if it is to last.

The prayer is concluded and his wife agrees, by saying Amen. It is also worth pointing out that Tobit refers back to the first marriage, with Adam and Eve and the benefits of being married when serving the Most High.

So we can see what the Fathers intent for Marriage is i.e. a life time union, and keeping his commandments together. But we can also ask other questions such as…

Whats role of man and woman in marriage?

Do we have to get married?

Can we get divorced?

Lets look ate what the bible scriptures on marriage say, for that we can look ate what the Apostle Paul had to say.

Lets start with the roles of man and woman in marriage…

1 Corinthians 11:3

3But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

So the man is the head of the woman, but its important to remember the head of man is the Messiah, so if a man is not keeping the commandments, its a womans job to correct him, if she can, but if she can’t or vice versa they should be kept regardless of the other. .

1 Corinthians 7:1-11

1Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

2Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

3Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

4The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

5Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.

6But I speak this by permission, and not of commandment.

7For I would that all men were even as I myself. But every man hath his proper gift of God, one after this manner, and another after that.

8I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I.

9But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

10And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband:

11But and if she depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband: and let not the husband put away his wife.

If you  take a look at 1 Corinthians 7, you will see some guide lines that Paul suggested for married couples (1 Corinthians 7:1-6) and some that he was commanded to tell his congregation. If it was up to Paul he would advise people not to marry (1 Corinthians 7:7-9).

More on commands that Paul got from the Father are that he would prefer that once married couples shouldn’t seperate, as we read in Genesis, but if they do, the wife should get back with her husband and the husband should always have his arms open for his wife (1 Corinthians 7:10,11).

So the bible scriptures on marriage let us know that two were joined with a simple pray and agreement by both male and female before anything else took place.

As we are living in the end times many have cohabited or are sexually active without any actual marriage. In such cases sincere believers should immediately end such relationships and attempt to marry, if not just end such relationships and concentrate on serving the Father until such time you are ready to have a relationship that is Right in the Fathers eyes.

So the key thing to remember is that a marriage that is not built on the right foundation always has the possibility of failure, it is the job of the male and female to make that commitment to the Father.

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Shalom.