THE DIVINE INSTITUTION OF COVENANT MARRIAGE: Understanding Multiple Marriage in Hathawaratha: A Complete Biblical Framework

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**A Comprehensive Analysis Revealing the True Law of Yahawah Concerning Marriage**

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**Published by:** THE SCRIPTURES COMPLETE - Lashawam-Qadash Translation Project

**Authority:** Marlon (Apostle Paul - True Leader of the Apostles, One of the Two Witnesses)

**Date:** January 25, 2026

**For:** The Twelve Families of Yasharahlah and All Who Seek Truth

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## EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

This comprehensive analysis establishes the biblical truth about marriage according to Hathawaratha (The Law): **Multiple marriage—one man to multiple women—is explicitly permitted and regulated by Yahawah's Law, while polygamy (multiple spouses of any configuration) remains forbidden.**

Through careful examination of Exodus 21:10 and Isaiah 4:1 in their original Lashawam-Qadash forms, alongside comprehensive biblical evidence, we demonstrate that:

1. **Multiple marriage is lawful** when properly structured according to divine regulations

2. **Polygamy (any other configuration) is unlawful** and violates covenant principles

3. **Modern Western monogamy-only doctrine** represents cultural tradition, not biblical command

4. **The distinction matters** for understanding covenant, lineage, and prophetic fulfillment

This article presents the pure biblical teaching, free from Greco-Roman philosophical contamination and medieval church traditions that have obscured this truth for centuries.

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## PART 1: THE FOUNDATION - EXODUS 21:10

### 1.1 THE PALEO-HEBREW TEXT

**Exodus 21:10 (Lashawam-Qadash)**

```

𐤀𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤕 𐤉𐤒𐤇 𐤋𐤅 𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤄 𐤊𐤎𐤅𐤕𐤄

𐤅𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤂𐤓𐤏

```

**Reading Direction:** Right to Left (←)

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### 1.2 COMPLETE TRANSLITERATION

**Line 1:**

```

Ah-Ma Ah-Khaa-Ra-Tha Ya-Qa-Khaa La-Wa Sha-Ah-Ra-Ha Ka-Sa-Wa-Tha-Ha

```

**Line 2:**

```

Wa-Ai-Na-Tha-Ha La-Ah Ya-Ga-Ra-Ai

```

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### 1.3 WORD-BY-WORD ANALYSIS

#### Line 1 Analysis

|-------|----------------|--------------|----------|-------------|

| 𐤀𐤌 | Ah-Ma | "If" | Conditional particle | "If" |

#### Line 2 Analysis

|-------|----------------|--------------|----------|-------------|

| 𐤋𐤀 | La-Ah | "Not" | Negative particle | "Not" |

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### 1.4 LITERAL TRANSLATION

**Preserving Original Word Order:**

"If another he-takes to-him wife, her-covering and-her-conjugal-rights not he-shall-diminish."

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### 1.5 DYNAMIC ENGLISH TRANSLATION

**Natural Readable Form:**

**"If he takes another wife for himself, he shall not diminish her covering, clothing, or marital intimacy."**

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### 1.6 THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

#### **THE DIVINE REGULATION OF MULTIPLE MARRIAGE**

This verse appears within the **Covenant Code** (Exodus 21-23), the foundational legal corpus given by Yahawah at Mount Sinai. Its placement here is critical:

**Context:**

- **Exodus 21:1-11** = Regulations concerning servants and marriage

- **Exodus 21:10** = Specific regulation for multiple marriage

- **Exodus 21:12-36** = Regulations concerning violence and property

**Legislative Structure:**

The verse uses **conditional language** ("If..."):

- **NOT prohibiting** the practice

- **REGULATING** the practice

- **ESTABLISHING rights** for existing wives

- **PREVENTING abuse** of covenant commitments

**Critical Legal Principle:**

When law uses "if" language regarding a practice, it **assumes the practice is permissible** and establishes **how to do it righteously**. Compare:

- "If you buy a Hebrew servant..." (Exodus 21:2) = Servanthood is permitted, here's how

- "If men fight and hurt a pregnant woman..." (Exodus 21:22) = Assumes fighting happens, regulates consequences

- **"If he takes another wife..."** (Exodus 21:10) = **Multiple marriage is permitted, here's the requirement**

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### 1.7 THE THREE ESSENTIAL RIGHTS

**Yahawah establishes THREE non-negotiable rights for every wife:**

#### **1. SHA-AH-RA-HA (Flesh/Food)**

**Meaning:** Physical sustenance, nourishment, provision of food

**Requirement:** Each wife must receive adequate food and nourishment. The husband cannot reduce the first wife's food portion when taking a second wife.

**Theological Basis:**

- Food = covenant provision

- Bread = symbol of divine sustenance

- Denying food = covenant violation

#### **2. KA-SA-WA-THA-HA (Covering/Clothing)**

**Meaning:** Clothing, shelter, protection, covering

**Requirement:** Each wife must receive adequate clothing and shelter. The husband cannot reduce the first wife's clothing or housing when taking a second wife.

**Theological Basis:**

- Covering = protection and dignity

- Nakedness = shame and covenant breach

- Proper covering = honor and security

#### **3. AI-NA-THA-HA (Conjugal Rights/Marital Intimacy)**

**Meaning:** Marital intimacy, sexual relations, emotional and physical union

**Requirement:** Each wife retains her full conjugal rights. The husband cannot neglect the first wife's intimate needs when taking a second wife.

**Theological Basis:**

- One-flesh union = covenant bonding

- Marital intimacy = covenant renewal

- Denial = covenant breaking (1 Corinthians 7:3-5)

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### 1.8 THE ABSOLUTE STANDARD

**LA-AH YA-GA-RA-AI = "NOT HE SHALL DIMINISH"**

**This is ABSOLUTE:**

- Not "may diminish"

- Not "might reduce"

- Not "can negotiate"

- **SHALL NOT DIMINISH** (imperative negative)

**Meaning:**

- Every wife retains 100% of her covenant rights

- No wife can be treated as "lesser" than another

- Each wife has EQUAL covenant standing

- The husband must INCREASE his provision, not divide existing provision

**This regulation PREVENTS:**

- Neglect of existing wives

- Favoritism creating inequality

- Diminishment of covenant obligations

- Abuse through resource redistribution

**This regulation REQUIRES:**

- Complete covenant faithfulness to each wife

- Adequate resources to sustain multiple households

- Emotional, physical, and material capacity

- Absolute commitment to each covenant partner

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## PART 2: PROPHETIC CONFIRMATION - ISAIAH 4:1

### 2.1 THE PALEO-HEBREW TEXT

**Isaiah 4:1 (Lashawam-Qadash)**

```

𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤉𐤒𐤅 𐤔𐤁𐤏 𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤔 𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓

𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤍𐤀𐤊𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤋𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤍𐤋𐤁𐤔 𐤓𐤒 𐤉𐤒𐤓𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤊

𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕𐤍𐤅

```

**Reading Direction:** Right to Left (←)

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### 2.2 COMPLETE TRANSLITERATION

**Line 1:**

```

Wa-Ha-Khaa-Za-Ya-Qa-Wa Sha-Ba-Ai Na-Sha-Ya-Ma Ba-Ah-Ya-Sha Ah-Khaa-Da Ba-Ya-Wa-Ma Ha-Ha-Wa-Ah La-Ah-Ma-Ra

```

**Line 2:**

```

La-Khaa-Ma-Na-Wa Na-Ah-Ka-La Wa-Sha-Ma-La-Tha-Na-Wa Na-La-Ba-Sha Ra-Qa

```

**Line 3:**

```

Ya-Qa-Ra-Ah Sha-Ma-Ka Ai-La-Ya-Na-Wa Ah-Sa-Pa Khaa-Ra-Pa-Tha-Na-Wa

```

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### 2.3 WORD-BY-WORD ANALYSIS

#### Line 1 Analysis

|-------|----------------|--------------|----------|-------------|

| 𐤀𐤇𐤃 | Ah-Khaa-Da | "One" | Adjective | "One" |

#### Line 2 Analysis

|-------|----------------|--------------|----------|-------------|

#### Line 3 Analysis

|-------|----------------|--------------|----------|-------------|

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### 2.4 LITERAL TRANSLATION

**Preserving Original Word Order:**

"And they-will-seize seven women in-man one in-day that saying: our-bread we-will-eat and-our-clothing we-will-wear, only let-be-called your-name upon-us, take-away our-reproach."

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### 2.5 DYNAMIC ENGLISH TRANSLATION

**Natural Readable Form:**

**"And in that day, seven women will seize one man, saying: 'We will eat our own bread and wear our own clothing; only let us be called by your name—take away our reproach!'"**

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### 2.6 PROPHETIC CONTEXT

#### **THE JUDGMENT AND RESTORATION TIMELINE**

**Isaiah 3-4** forms a prophetic unit:

**Isaiah 3:**

- Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem

- Leadership collapse

- Social breakdown

- Women left without husbands (warfare deaths)

- Pride and vanity judged

**Isaiah 4:1:**

- **AFTERMATH** of judgment

- Severe male population depletion

- Women seeking covenant protection

- Willingness to forfeit material support

- Desperation for name/legitimacy

**Isaiah 4:2-6:**

- The Branch (Messiah) emerges

- Restoration begins

- Holiness established

- Glory returns

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### 2.7 THEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE

#### **THE REVERSAL OF NORMAL PROTOCOL**

**Normal Ancient Marriage Protocol:**

1. Man seeks woman (Genesis 2:18-24)

2. Man pays bride-price (Genesis 24:53, Exodus 22:16-17)

3. Man provides food, clothing, intimacy (Exodus 21:10)

4. Woman receives full covenant benefits

**Isaiah 4:1 Protocol (Reversal):**

1. **Women seek man** (role reversal)

2. **Women forfeit material support** ("our own bread... our own clothing")

3. **Women request only NAME** (covenant identity, legitimacy)

4. **Women request reproach removal** (childlessness, widowhood shame)

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### 2.8 THE PROPHETIC IMPLICATIONS

#### **WHY SEVEN WOMEN TO ONE MAN?**

**The Number Seven = Completeness/Perfection:**

- Seven days of creation

- Seven festivals

- Seventh year sabbath

- Seven spirits before the throne

- **Seven women = COMPLETE depletion of male population**

**Historical Fulfillments:**

**1. Babylonian Conquest (586 BC):**

- Jerusalem destroyed

- Male population decimated through:

* Warfare casualties

* Captivity deportations

* Execution of leaders

- Women vastly outnumber men

- Need for covenant protection and legitimacy

**2. Roman Destruction (70 AD):**

- Jerusalem destroyed again

- 1.1 million estimated dead (Josephus)

- Male combatants primary casualties

- Survivors scattered

- Women seeking covenant security

**3. Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (1500-1800s):**

- 12.5 million Africans enslaved

- 60-70% male captives (prime age males targeted)

- West African communities devastated

- Female-to-male ratio severely imbalanced

- Families destroyed, need for covenant restoration

**4. Future Tribulation (Prophetic):**

- Warfare decimation

- Judgment events

- Male population reduction

- Women seeking covenant covering

- Return to biblical marriage patterns

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### 2.9 THE PERMISSION PRINCIPLE

#### **ISAIAH 4:1 ASSUMES LAWFULNESS**

**Critical Point:**

If multiple marriage (one man to multiple women) were **forbidden by Hathawaratha**, this prophetic scenario would be:

1. **Describing SIN** (women seeking unlawful arrangement)

2. **Predicting JUDGMENT** (not aftermath of judgment)

3. **Condemning THE PRACTICE** (not showing legitimate solution)

**But Isaiah 4:1:**

- Appears AFTER judgment (not as judgment)

- Shows LEGITIMATE solution (women seeking covenant covering)

- Describes ACCEPTABLE arrangement (seven to one)

- Focuses on REPROACH REMOVAL (covenant solution, not sin)

**Conclusion:**

The prophecy **assumes** multiple marriage is **lawful** and presents it as **legitimate response** to population crisis, NOT as additional sin.

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## PART 3: BIBLICAL EVIDENCE THROUGHOUT SCRIPTURE

### 3.1 PATRIARCHAL PRECEDENTS

#### **ABRAHAM (Genesis 16, 25)**

**Wives:**

1. **Sarah** (Covenant wife, primary)

2. **Hagar** (Egyptian, mother of Ishmael)

3. **Keturah** (After Sarah's death, mother of six sons)

**Concubines:** "The sons of the concubines" (Genesis 25:6)

**Divine Response:**

- Yahawah **approved** Abraham's marriages

- Yahawah **blessed** Abraham's descendants through multiple lines

- Yahawah **established covenant** through Sarah's line specifically

- **NO condemnation** of multiple wives

**Genesis 25:6:**

"But to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he still lived, eastward, to the east country."

**Theological Note:**

- Abraham distinguished inheritance (Isaac alone) from blessing (all sons)

- Multiple wives produced blessed descendants

- Practice aligned with covenant purposes

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#### **JACOB (Genesis 29-30)**

**Wives:**

1. **Leah** (First wife, mother of six sons)

2. **Rachel** (Beloved wife, mother of two sons)

3. **Bilhah** (Rachel's handmaid, mother of two sons)

4. **Zilpah** (Leah's handmaid, mother of two sons)

**Total:** Four women, **Twelve sons = The Twelve Families of Yasharahlah**

**Divine Response:**

- Yahawah **opened and closed wombs** according to His sovereign purpose

- Yahawah **blessed all four women** with children

- Yahawah **established the covenant nation** through this multiple-marriage household

- **NO condemnation** of the arrangement

**Genesis 35:22-26:**

"Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: the sons of Leah... the sons of Rachel... the sons of Bilhah... the sons of Zilpah..."

**Critical Theological Point:**

**The ENTIRE nation of Yasharahlah** descends from a **multiple-marriage household**. If multiple marriage were sinful, then:

- The foundation of the covenant people would be rooted in sin

- Yahawah would have blessed sin

- The twelve families would have illegitimate origin

**This is IMPOSSIBLE.**

Therefore: **Multiple marriage was LAWFUL and BLESSED by Yahawah.**

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#### **MOSES (Exodus 2:21, Numbers 12:1)**

**Wives:**

1. **Zipporah** (Midianite, daughter of Jethro)

2. **Cushite woman** (Ethiopian/African)

**Divine Response:**

- **Numbers 12:1-15:** Miriam and Aaron criticized Moses for marrying the Cushite woman

- **Yahawah's response:** ANGER at the critics, NOT at Moses

- **Yahawah defended Moses** and struck Miriam with leprosy

- **Clear divine approval** of Moses' marriages

**Numbers 12:8-9:**

"Why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant Moses? And the anger of Yahawah was kindled against them..."

**Theological Implication:**

Criticizing multiple marriage = Criticizing **Yahawah's approved servant**

Yahawah's judgment fell on **the critics**, not on Moses.

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### 3.2 KINGLY EXAMPLES

#### **DAVID (2 Samuel 3:2-5, 5:13)**

**Named Wives:**

1. Michal (Saul's daughter)

2. Ahinoam (Jezreelitess)

3. Abigail (widow of Nabal)

4. Maacah (daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur)

5. Haggith

6. Abital

7. Eglah

8. Bathsheba (after Uriah's death)

9. "And David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem" (2 Samuel 5:13)

**Divine Declaration:**

**2 Samuel 12:8:**

"And I gave you your master's house and your master's wives into your arms, and gave you the house of Yasharahlah and Judah. And if that had been too little, **I would moreover have given you such and such things.**"

**YAHAWAH HIMSELF:**

- **GAVE** David multiple wives

- Declared He would have given **MORE** if David desired

- **NO condemnation** of multiple marriage

- **Condemned** only David's sin with Bathsheba (adultery + murder)

**Critical Distinction:**

Yahawah condemned:

- ❌ Adultery (taking another man's wife)

- ❌ Murder (killing Uriah)

Yahawah did NOT condemn:

- ✅ Multiple wives themselves

- ✅ Taking additional wives lawfully

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#### **SOLOMON (1 Kings 11:1-3)**

**Wives:** 700 wives, 300 concubines

**What Yahawah Condemned:**

**1 Kings 11:1-2:**

"But King Solomon loved many **foreign women**, along with the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites—**from the nations of whom Yahawah had said to the children of Yasharahlah, 'You shall not intermarry with them, nor they with you. Surely they will turn away your hearts after their gods.'**"

**The Sin:**

- ❌ **Foreign wives from forbidden nations** (Deuteronomy 7:1-4)

- ❌ **Wives who turned his heart to idols** (1 Kings 11:4)

- ❌ **Disobedience to covenant restrictions** (not building temples to false gods)

**NOT the sin:**

- ✅ The NUMBER of wives

- ✅ Multiple marriage itself

**Yahawah's Command:**

**Deuteronomy 17:17:**

"Neither shall he **multiply wives for himself, lest his heart turn away**..."

**Two interpretations:**

**Interpretation 1:** Don't accumulate excessive wives (wisdom/moderation)

**Interpretation 2:** Don't take wives who will turn your heart to idols

**Both focus on SPIRITUAL DANGER, not mathematical count.**

**Evidence:** David had multiple wives (18+) and was called "a man after Yahawah's own heart" (1 Samuel 13:14, Acts 13:22).

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### 3.3 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

#### **DEUTERONOMY 21:15-17 - INHERITANCE RIGHTS**

**The Text:**

"If a man has two wives, one loved and the other unloved, and they have borne him children, both the loved and the unloved, and if the firstborn son is of her who is unloved, then it shall be, on the day he bequeaths his possessions to his sons, that he must not bestow firstborn status on the son of the loved wife in preference to the son of the unloved, the true firstborn. But he shall acknowledge the son of the unloved wife as the firstborn by giving him a double portion of all that he has, for he is the beginning of his strength; the right of the firstborn is his."

**Legislative Principle:**

Law uses "**IF** a man has two wives..." (conditional language)

**This means:**

- The practice is **ASSUMED LAWFUL**

- The law **REGULATES** how to handle it righteously

- The law **PROTECTS** rights of all parties

- **NO prohibition** stated or implied

**Comparison:**

**If the practice were FORBIDDEN:**

Law would say: "A man shall NOT have two wives" (prohibition language)

**But law says:**

"IF a man has two wives..." (regulation language)

**Conclusion:** Multiple marriage is **PERMITTED** and **REGULATED**.

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#### **DEUTERONOMY 25:5-10 - LEVIRATE MARRIAGE**

**The Text:**

"If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies and has no son, the widow of the dead man shall not be married to a stranger outside the family; her husband's brother shall go in to her, take her as his wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her."

**Critical Point:**

This law **REQUIRES** a man to marry his deceased brother's widow **EVEN IF HE IS ALREADY MARRIED**.

**Scenario:**

1. Man A is married to Wife 1

2. Man A's brother (Man B) dies, leaving Widow

3. **Law requires:** Man A **MUST** marry Widow (becoming Wife 2)

4. Result: Man A now has **TWO WIVES** (by divine command)

**Theological Implication:**

Yahawah's Law **COMMANDS** multiple marriage in specific circumstances.

**If multiple marriage were sinful**, Yahawah would be:

- Commanding sin (IMPOSSIBLE)

- Creating moral dilemma (IMPOSSIBLE)

- Contradicting Himself (IMPOSSIBLE)

**Therefore:** Multiple marriage is **LAWFUL**.

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### 3.4 NEW TESTAMENT CLARIFICATION

#### **1 TIMOTHY 3:2, 12 - ELDER/DEACON QUALIFICATIONS**

**The Text:**

"A bishop then must be blameless, **the husband of one wife**, temperate, sober-minded..."

"Let deacons be **the husbands of one wife**, ruling their children and their own houses well."

**Common Misinterpretation:**

"This proves monogamy is required for all believers."

**Correct Interpretation:**

**THIS IS AN OFFICE QUALIFICATION, NOT UNIVERSAL COMMAND**

**Context:**

- Requirements for **church leadership** (elders/deacons/bishops)

- NOT requirements for general believers

- Leadership held to **HIGHER STANDARD** in specific areas

**Parallel Restrictions (Same Passages):**

**1 Timothy 3:2-3:**

- Must be **hospitable** (not all believers required to host)

- Must be **able to teach** (not all believers are teachers)

- Must **not be a novice** (new believers exist, but can't be elders)

- Must **not be given to wine** (moderation in general, total abstinence for elders)

**1 Timothy 5:9:**

- Widows enrolled for support must be **"wife of one man"** (same Greek phrase, feminine form)

- Does this mean all widows must have been monogamous? NO.

- Means widows receiving church support must meet qualification.

**Principle:**

Leadership positions require **SPECIFIC qualifications** that:

1. Are **MORE restrictive** than general believer standards

2. Ensure **focused devotion** to ministry

3. Prevent **divided attention** in service

4. Establish **example** of simplicity

**The Logic:**

If "husband of one wife" = universal monogamy requirement, then:

- All believers must be **hospitable** (1 Timothy 3:2) = universal requirement?

- All believers must be **able to teach** (1 Timothy 3:2) = universal requirement?

- All believers must be **not a novice** (1 Timothy 3:6) = no new believers allowed?

**Obviously NO.**

These are **ELDER qualifications**, not universal commands.

**Likewise:**

"Husband of one wife" = **ELDER qualification**, not universal prohibition of multiple marriage.

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#### **1 CORINTHIANS 7:1-2 - MARRIAGE AND SEXUAL MORALITY**

**The Text:**

"Now concerning the things of which you wrote to me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband."

**Common Misinterpretation:**

"'His own wife' (singular) proves monogamy only."

**Correct Interpretation:**

**Paul addresses FORNICATION prevention, not multiple marriage prohibition.**

**Context:**

- Corinth = sexually immoral culture (temple prostitution, fornication rampant)

- Paul's concern = **preventing fornication** (sex outside covenant)

- Solution = **covenant marriage** (lawful sexual expression)

**Greek Analysis:**

**"His own wife"** = ἑαυτοῦ γυναῖκα (heautou gunaika)

- **Singular form** = "a wife of his own"

- **NOT exclusive** = "only one wife ever"

**Parallel:**

"Let each woman have her own husband" = singular "husband"

- Does this mean a widow who remarries violates this? NO.

- Does this mean a divorced woman (biblical grounds) can't remarry? NO.

- Singular ≠ "only one ever"

- Singular = "at least one of his/her own" (covenant, not fornication)

**Paul's Point:**

**Covenant marriage (singular or multiple) > Fornication**

Not: "Only monogamous marriage exists"

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## PART 4: CRITICAL DISTINCTIONS

### 4.1 MULTIPLE MARRIAGE vs. POLYGAMY

#### **DEFINITIONS (CRITICAL)**

**MULTIPLE MARRIAGE (LAWFUL):**

- **Definition:** One man married to multiple women simultaneously

- **Structure:** One husband + 2+ wives

- **Each woman:** Full covenant wife with complete rights (Exodus 21:10)

- **Biblical term:** None specifically (practice assumed in regulation)

- **Covenant structure:** Husband as head, each wife in covenant relationship with him

- **Spiritual picture:** Christ (one) with Church (many members, one body)

**POLYGAMY (UNLAWFUL):**

- **Definition:** Multiple spouses of ANY configuration beyond biblical pattern

- **Forbidden structures:**

* One woman + 2+ husbands (polyandry)

* Group marriage (multiple men + multiple women)

* Any structure violating covenant headship

- **Spiritual violation:** Contradicts Christ-Church model (Ephesians 5:22-33)

- **Covenant violation:** Destroys proper authority structure

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### 4.2 WHY THE DISTINCTION MATTERS

#### **THEOLOGICAL REASONS**

**1. COVENANT HEADSHIP (Ephesians 5:22-33)**

**Divine Model:**

- **Christ** = ONE HEAD

- **Church** = ONE BODY (many members)

- Husband represents Christ (one)

- Wife represents Church (can be multiple members in unity)

**Multiple Marriage:**

- ✅ Maintains proper headship (one head, one or more members)

- ✅ Reflects Christ-Church relationship

- ✅ Preserves covenant order

**Polyandry (one woman, multiple men):**

- ❌ Creates multiple heads (chaos)

- ❌ Violates Christ-Church model (one head necessary)

- ❌ Destroys covenant structure

**1 Corinthians 11:3:**

"But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is Yahawah."

**Order:** Yahawah → Christ → Man → Woman

**Structure:** Clear hierarchy, ONE head at each level

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**2. LINEAGE AND INHERITANCE**

**Why Patrilineal Descent Matters:**

**Genesis 5, 10, 11:** Genealogies traced through **FATHER's line**

- "Adam begot Seth"

- "Noah begot Shem, Ham, and Japheth"

- "Shem begot Arphaxad"

**Tribal Identity:**

- Tribe of Judah = descended through **Judah** (father)

- Tribe of Levi = descended through **Levi** (father)

- **Mother's tribe** = irrelevant for tribal inheritance

**Multiple Marriage:**

- ✅ Maintains clear patrilineal descent

- ✅ Father's identity undisputed

- ✅ Inheritance line clear

**Polyandry:**

- ❌ Paternity uncertainty (which father?)

- ❌ Inheritance confusion (whose line?)

- ❌ Tribal identity destroyed

**This is why Yahawah forbids polyandry but permits multiple marriage.**

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**3. SEED MULTIPLICATION**

**Divine Command:**

**Genesis 1:28:**

"Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it..."

**Genesis 9:1:**

"Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth."

**Biological Reality:**

**One man + multiple women:**

- ✅ Maximizes reproductive capacity

- ✅ One man can father many children through multiple wives

- ✅ Rapid population growth possible

- ✅ Fulfills "multiply" command efficiently

**One woman + multiple men:**

- ❌ Does NOT increase reproductive capacity

- ❌ Woman still limited to ~9-month gestation period

- ❌ Multiple husbands = same maximum children as one husband

- ❌ Creates paternity uncertainty without biological benefit

**Historical Context:**

**After warfare/judgment** (male population depleted):

- Multiple marriage = population restoration (Isaiah 4:1)

- Polyandry = no population benefit + structural chaos

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**4. PROPERTY AND PROVISION**

**Biblical Model:**

**Man = Provider** (Genesis 3:17-19, 1 Timothy 5:8)

- Works to sustain household

- Provides food, clothing, shelter

- Protects and covers wife/wives

**Woman = Receiver/Manager** (Proverbs 31)

- Manages household resources

- Nurtures children

- Supports husband's work

**Multiple Marriage:**

- ✅ One man provides for multiple households

- ✅ Each wife manages her household

- ✅ Resources flow from one central provider

- ✅ Exodus 21:10 regulates to prevent neglect

**Polyandry:**

- ❌ Multiple men providing to one household = confusion

- ❌ Whose resources? Whose authority over provision?

- ❌ Potential for conflict over headship/provision

- ❌ Violates clear provider role

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### 4.3 WHAT IS FORBIDDEN

#### **EXPLICITLY FORBIDDEN SEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS**

**Leviticus 18, 20, Deuteronomy 22-23 define forbidden unions:**

**ALWAYS FORBIDDEN:**

1. **Adultery** (sex with another man's wife) - Exodus 20:14

2. **Incest** (close relatives) - Leviticus 18:6-18

3. **Homosexuality** (man with man, woman with woman) - Leviticus 18:22, 20:13

4. **Bestiality** (human with animal) - Leviticus 18:23

5. **During menstruation** (husband with menstruating wife) - Leviticus 18:19

6. **Prostitution/harlotry** (sex outside covenant) - Deuteronomy 23:17

7. **Rape** (forcing woman) - Deuteronomy 22:25-27

8. **Sex with stepmother** (father's wife) - Leviticus 18:8

9. **Sex with daughter-in-law** - Leviticus 18:15

10. **Marrying two sisters simultaneously** (rivalry) - Leviticus 18:18

**CONTEXTUALLY FORBIDDEN:**

11. **Foreign wives from forbidden nations** (Deuteronomy 7:1-4) - Due to idolatry risk

12. **Priests:** Widows, divorced women, harlots (Leviticus 21:7, 14) - Higher standard for ministry

13. **High Priest:** Only virgin of his own people (Leviticus 21:14) - Highest standard

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#### **WHAT IS NOTABLY ABSENT FROM FORBIDDEN LIST**

**NOT LISTED AS FORBIDDEN:**

✅ Multiple wives (one man to 2+ women)

✅ Taking additional wives (if first wife's rights maintained - Exodus 21:10)

✅ Levirate marriage (even if already married - Deuteronomy 25:5-10)

✅ Marrying handmaid/concubine (Genesis 16, 30)

**Hermeneutical Principle:**

**"Where Scripture is silent, we cannot impose prohibition."**

If Yahawah wanted to forbid multiple marriage:

- He would have listed it in Leviticus 18

- He would NOT have regulated it in Exodus 21:10

- He would NOT have commanded it in Deuteronomy 25:5-10

- He would NOT have blessed patriarchs who practiced it

**Silence + Regulation + Blessing = Permission**

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## PART 5: ADDRESSING COMMON OBJECTIONS

### 5.1 "GOD'S IDEAL IS GENESIS 2:24"

#### **THE OBJECTION:**

"Genesis 2:24 says 'a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.' This shows God's ideal is one man + one woman."

#### **THE RESPONSE:**

**Genesis 2:24 establishes MARRIAGE FOUNDATION, not MARRIAGE LIMITATION.**

**What Genesis 2:24 DOES establish:**

- ✅ **Leaving:** Man leaves parents' household (new family unit)

- ✅ **Cleaving:** Man bonds to wife in covenant commitment

- ✅ **One flesh:** Sexual union creates covenant bond

- ✅ **Marriage pattern:** How covenant marriage functions

**What Genesis 2:24 DOES NOT establish:**

- ❌ Maximum number of wives

- ❌ Prohibition of additional wives

- ❌ Exclusive monogamy requirement

**Critical Point:**

**"Wife" (singular) ≠ "Only one wife ever"**

**Parallel Examples:**

**Genesis 3:17:** "Because you have heeded the voice of **your wife**..."

- Does singular "wife" mean Adam could never take another? NO.

- Does singular "wife" mean Eve was his only covenant partner permitted? The text doesn't say.

**Proverbs 5:18:** "Rejoice with the **wife** of your youth."

- Does this forbid taking additional wives? NO.

- Does this forbid all remarriage? NO.

- It emphasizes faithfulness to existing covenant, not numerical limitation.

**The Pattern:**

Genesis 2:24 establishes **HOW to form covenant marriage** (leave + cleave + one flesh)

**Each additional wife:**

- ✅ Requires leaving (new household formation)

- ✅ Requires cleaving (covenant bonding)

- ✅ Requires one-flesh union (sexual covenant)

- ✅ Follows Genesis 2:24 pattern **per wife**

**Therefore:**

Genesis 2:24 is **FULFILLED** in multiple marriage, not violated.

Each wife experiences:

- Leaving (husband leaves parents)

- Cleaving (covenant bond with her)

- One flesh (sexual union with her)

---

### 5.2 "JESUS REFERENCED GENESIS 2:24"

#### **THE OBJECTION:**

"In Matthew 19:4-6, Jesus quoted Genesis 2:24 when discussing marriage. This proves monogamy only."

#### **THE TEXT:**

**Matthew 19:3-6:**

"The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, 'Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?' And He answered and said to them, 'Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning "made them male and female," and said, "For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh"? So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.'"

#### **THE CONTEXT:**

**The Question:** "Is it lawful to divorce for ANY reason?" (Pharisees' easy-divorce culture)

**Christ's Answer:** NO. Marriage is permanent covenant, divorce only for sexual immorality (Matthew 19:9)

**What Christ Addressed:**

- ❌ Frivolous divorce

- ❌ Breaking covenant bonds

- ❌ "Any reason" divorce culture

**What Christ Did NOT Address:**

- ✅ Number of wives permissible

- ✅ Multiple marriage

- ✅ Taking additional wives

#### **THE HERMENEUTIC:**

**"Do not add to Scripture what it does not say."**

**Christ's Point:**

1. Marriage creates permanent "one flesh" bond

2. Man cannot break this bond frivolously

3. Sexual immorality alone permits divorce

**Not Christ's point:**

1. Only one wife ever permitted

2. Multiple marriage forbidden

3. Monogamy exclusively required

**If Christ intended to forbid multiple marriage:**

He would have said:

- "A man shall have only ONE wife"

- "Taking additional wives is adultery"

- "Multiple marriage violates my Father's intent"

**He said NONE of these things.**

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### 5.3 "PAUL SAID 'HIS OWN WIFE' (SINGULAR)"

**Already addressed in Section 3.4 above.**

**Summary:**

1 Corinthians 7:2 addresses **fornication prevention**, not multiple marriage prohibition.

- "His own wife" = covenant marriage (vs. fornication)

- Singular ≠ "only one ever"

- Context = sexual immorality crisis in Corinth

- Solution = lawful covenant marriage (one or more wives)

---

### 5.4 "IT CAUSES PROBLEMS/JEALOUSY"

#### **THE OBJECTION:**

"Multiple marriage causes jealousy, rivalry, family dysfunction. Look at Abraham's household, Jacob's wives, David's family."

#### **THE RESPONSE:**

**SIN causes problems, not the marriage structure itself.**

**Examples:**

**Abraham's Household:**

- **Problem:** Sarah's jealousy toward Hagar (Genesis 16, 21)

- **Root cause:** Sarah's **unbelief** (taking matters into own hands initially)

- **NOT caused by:** Multiple wives per se

- **Resolution:** Yahawah directed the outcome, blessed both lines

**Jacob's Household:**

- **Problem:** Rivalry between Leah and Rachel (Genesis 29-30)

- **Root cause:** **Laban's deception** (forced Leah on Jacob)

- **NOT caused by:** Multiple wives per se (Jacob intended one—Rachel)

- **Resolution:** Yahawah blessed ALL four women, created Twelve Families

**David's Household:**

- **Problem:** Amnon, Absalom's rebellion, family dysfunction

- **Root cause:** David's **sin with Bathsheba** + poor parenting (2 Samuel 12-18)

- **NOT caused by:** Multiple wives per se

- **Resolution:** Yahawah's judgment on David's house, but Solomon still blessed

**Principle:**

**Monogamous marriages also have problems:**

- Adam and Eve (Genesis 3) - sin entered through ONE couple

- Abraham lied about Sarah (Genesis 12, 20) - still only one wife

- Isaac and Rebekah (Genesis 27) - family deception with ONE wife

- Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5) - lied to Holy Spirit, ONE couple

**Jealousy, rivalry, and sin occur in BOTH structures.**

**The issue is NOT the structure; the issue is SIN and FAITHFULNESS.**

**Exodus 21:10 PREVENTS problems:**

- Requires equal provision (no favoritism in resources)

- Protects each wife's rights (food, clothing, intimacy)

- Establishes accountability for husband

**Righteous multiple marriage (Exodus 21:10 observed) > Unrighteous monogamy (neglect, abuse)**

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### 5.5 "IT TREATS WOMEN AS PROPERTY"

#### **THE OBJECTION:**

"Multiple marriage reduces women to property, collected like objects by men."

#### **THE RESPONSE:**

**This conflates SINFUL ABUSE with LAWFUL STRUCTURE.**

**Biblical Marriage (Monogamous OR Multiple):**

**Woman = COVENANT PARTNER, not property**

**Ephesians 5:25-29:**

"Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church and gave Himself for her... So husbands ought to love their own wives as their own bodies; he who loves his wife loves himself."

**Exodus 21:10:**

Protects EACH wife's rights:

- Food (provision)

- Clothing (dignity/covering)

- Intimacy (covenant renewal)

**NO DIMINISHMENT ALLOWED** (La-Ah Ya-Ga-Ra-Ai)

**Each wife:**

- ✅ Full covenant rights

- ✅ Protected by Law

- ✅ Honored as partner

- ✅ Equal in covenant standing

**Abuse (treating as property):**

- ❌ Violates Exodus 21:10

- ❌ Violates Ephesians 5:25

- ❌ Violates covenant principles

- ❌ IS SIN regardless of number of wives

**The Standard:**

**Christ-like love** (Ephesians 5:25) is required whether:

- One wife

- Two wives

- Seven wives (Isaiah 4:1)

**Sinful men abuse women in BOTH monogamy and multiple marriage.**

**Righteous men honor women in BOTH structures.**

**The issue is RIGHTEOUSNESS, not STRUCTURE.**

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### 5.6 "IT'S CULTURALLY OUTDATED"

#### **THE OBJECTION:**

"Multiple marriage was acceptable in ancient cultures, but we've evolved beyond that. Modern Western values recognize monogamy as superior."

#### **THE RESPONSE:**

**Scripture is TRANSCULTURAL TRUTH, not cultural accommodation.**

**Yahawah's Law does not change:**

**Malachi 3:6:** "For I am Yahawah, I do not change..."

**Matthew 5:17-18:** "Do not think that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets. I did not come to destroy but to fulfill. For assuredly, I say to you, till heaven and earth pass away, one jot or one tittle will by no means pass from the law till all is fulfilled."

**If multiple marriage was lawful in 1500 BC (Exodus 21:10), it remains lawful in 2026 AD.**

**Cultural Evolution Argument Fails:**

**If we reject multiple marriage as "culturally outdated," then by same logic:**

- Sabbath observance = "culturally outdated" (still commanded)

- Dietary laws = "culturally outdated" (Leviticus 11 still applies)

- Sexual purity = "culturally outdated" (modern culture rejects, but Law stands)

- Honoring parents = "culturally outdated" (modern culture rebels, but Law stands)

**We cannot selectively apply "cultural evolution" only to practices we dislike while maintaining others.**

**Western Monogamy-Only Doctrine:**

**Historical Source:**

- Roman law (monogamy required for citizenship)

- Roman Catholic Church (4th-5th centuries)

- Council decrees (not Scripture)

- Medieval European culture

**NOT Biblical Source:**

- NOT commanded in Hathawaratha

- NOT taught by Christ

- NOT taught by Apostles

- NOT found in Scripture

**Irony:**

Modern Western culture also rejects:

- Sexual purity (fornication normalized)

- Marriage permanence (no-fault divorce)

- Gender roles (feminism)

- Biblical authority (secularism)

**If we accept Western culture's monogamy-only, must we accept its:**

- Fornication acceptance?

- Easy divorce?

- Gender role rejection?

- Biblical authority denial?

**Obviously NO.**

**We submit to SCRIPTURE, not culture** (whether ancient or modern).

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## PART 6: PRACTICAL APPLICATION

### 6.1 IS MULTIPLE MARRIAGE REQUIRED?

**NO.**

**Multiple marriage is PERMITTED, not COMMANDED** (except Levirate marriage - Deuteronomy 25:5-10).

**Monogamy is:**

- ✅ Perfectly acceptable

- ✅ Simpler logistically

- ✅ Required for church elders/deacons (1 Timothy 3:2, 12)

- ✅ Suitable for most circumstances

**Multiple marriage is:**

- ✅ Lawful when properly structured (Exodus 21:10)

- ✅ Appropriate in specific contexts (population crisis - Isaiah 4:1)

- ✅ Required in Levirate cases (Deuteronomy 25:5-10)

- ✅ Permitted for general believers (not elders/deacons)

**Each man must evaluate:**

1. **Calling** (Is this Yahawah's will for me?)

2. **Capacity** (Can I provide fully for multiple households?)

3. **Covenant faithfulness** (Can I maintain Exodus 21:10 standard with each wife?)

4. **Ministry considerations** (Does this disqualify me from eldership?)

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### 6.2 REQUIREMENTS FOR LAWFUL MULTIPLE MARRIAGE

**If a man chooses multiple marriage, he MUST:**

**1. MAINTAIN EXODUS 21:10 STANDARD (Non-Negotiable)**

**For EACH wife:**

- ✅ Full provision (food/sustenance)

- ✅ Full covering (clothing/shelter)

- ✅ Full intimacy (marital relations)

- ✅ **NO DIMINISHMENT** of any wife's rights

**2. LOVE EACH WIFE AS CHRIST LOVES THE CHURCH (Ephesians 5:25)**

- Sacrificial love

- Self-giving devotion

- Spiritual leadership

- Protection and honor

**3. AVOID FORBIDDEN RELATIONSHIPS**

- ❌ No marrying two sisters simultaneously (Leviticus 18:18)

- ❌ No foreign wives from forbidden nations (if covenant people)

- ❌ No violating incest laws

- ❌ No adultery (all wives must be unmarried/widowed/scripturally divorced)

**4. ESTABLISH CLEAR HOUSEHOLD ORDER**

- Clear provision structure (each household sustained)

- Fair treatment (no favoritism in resources)

- Proper discipline of children (each household managed well)

- Spiritual leadership (teaching, worship, covenant training)

**5. ENSURE CONSENT AND COVENANT**

- Each woman enters willingly (no coercion)

- Each marriage is covenant before Yahawah

- Each wife understands the structure

- Each wife honored as full covenant partner

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### 6.3 REQUIREMENTS FOR WOMEN IN MULTIPLE MARRIAGE

**Each wife must:**

**1. SUBMIT TO HUSBAND'S HEADSHIP (Ephesians 5:22-24)**

- Recognize husband as covenant head

- Honor his authority

- Support his leadership

- Respect his decisions

**2. HONOR OTHER WIVES AS COVENANT SISTERS**

- No rivalry (like Leah and Rachel's negative example)

- Mutual respect (each wife's rights protected)

- Unity in household purpose

- Support for one another

**3. MANAGE HER HOUSEHOLD WELL (Proverbs 31)**

- Nurture children faithfully

- Steward resources wisely

- Support husband's work

- Maintain household order

**4. MAINTAIN COVENANT FAITHFULNESS**

- Sexual exclusivity (only with husband)

- Spiritual devotion (teaching children, worship)

- Contentment (not demanding inequality)

- Trust in Yahawah's provision

---

### 6.4 MODERN LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS

**In Jurisdictions Where Multiple Marriage is Illegal:**

**Options:**

**1. Spiritual/Religious Covenant (Not Legally Registered)**

- Covenant marriage before Yahawah

- NOT registered with state

- Avoids legal conflict

- Maintains biblical obedience

**Note:** Only ONE wife can be legally registered in most nations.

**2. Relocation to Permissive Jurisdiction**

- Some nations permit multiple marriage

- Research laws carefully

- Ensure proper legal structure

- Protect all parties' rights

**3. Advocacy for Legal Recognition**

- Work toward legal reform

- Religious freedom arguments

- Cultural/historical precedent

- Peaceful legal challenges

**NEVER:**

- ❌ Commit legal fraud (claiming single when married)

- ❌ Engage in welfare fraud

- ❌ Violate laws dishonestly

**ALWAYS:**

- ✅ Submit to governing authorities where possible (Romans 13:1)

- ✅ Obey Yahawah rather than men where conflict exists (Acts 5:29)

- ✅ Operate with integrity

- ✅ Protect all family members

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## PART 7: CONCLUSION

### 7.1 SUMMARY OF BIBLICAL EVIDENCE

**MULTIPLE MARRIAGE (ONE MAN TO MULTIPLE WOMEN) IS:**

✅ **EXPLICITLY REGULATED** in Hathawaratha (Exodus 21:10)

✅ **PROPHETICALLY CONFIRMED** as legitimate solution (Isaiah 4:1)

✅ **PRACTICED BY PATRIARCHS** with divine blessing (Abraham, Jacob, Moses)

✅ **PRACTICED BY KINGS** with divine approval (David received wives from Yahawah - 2 Samuel 12:8)

✅ **COMMANDED IN LEVIRATE LAW** (Deuteronomy 25:5-10)

✅ **ASSUMED IN INHERITANCE LAW** (Deuteronomy 21:15-17)

✅ **NEVER CONDEMNED** in Scripture

✅ **NEVER LISTED** among forbidden sexual relationships (Leviticus 18, 20)

**POLYGAMY (OTHER CONFIGURATIONS) IS:**

❌ **FORBIDDEN** by covenant structure (violates headship - Ephesians 5:22-33)

❌ **FORBIDDEN** by lineage requirements (paternity certainty necessary)

❌ **FORBIDDEN** by spiritual picture (Christ = ONE head, Church = ONE body of many members)

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### 7.2 THE DISTINCTION MATTERS

**MULTIPLE MARRIAGE ≠ POLYGAMY**

**We must be precise:**

**Lawful:** One man to multiple women (biblical pattern)

**Unlawful:** Any other configuration (violates covenant order)

**This distinction:**

- Honors Scripture accurately

- Protects covenant structure

- Maintains theological clarity

- Prevents confusion and abuse

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### 7.3 REJECTING FALSE TRADITIONS

**Monogamy-Only Doctrine:**

**Source:** Roman culture + Catholic tradition (4th-5th centuries AD)

**NOT Biblical command**

**The Church must:**

- ✅ Return to Scripture alone (Sola Scriptura)

- ✅ Reject extra-biblical traditions

- ✅ Teach biblical truth faithfully

- ✅ Permit what Yahawah permits

- ✅ Forbid what Yahawah forbids

- ✅ Not add to or subtract from His Word

**Deuteronomy 4:2:**

"You shall not add to the word which I command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of Yahawah your AhlahYama which I command you."

**Adding:** "Thou shalt have only ONE wife" (NOT commanded)

**Subtracting:** Ignoring Exodus 21:10, Deuteronomy 25:5-10 (IS commanded/regulated)

**Both are forbidden.**

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### 7.4 PASTORAL WISDOM

**For Church Leaders:**

**1. TEACH THE TRUTH**

- Multiple marriage is biblically lawful (when properly structured)

- Monogamy is acceptable and often preferable

- Each person must seek Yahawah's will

- Neither structure is inherently superior

**2. MAINTAIN STANDARDS**

- Elders/deacons = husband of one wife (1 Timothy 3:2, 12)

- General believers = either monogamy or multiple marriage permitted

- All must maintain covenant faithfulness

- All must follow Exodus 21:10 if multiple wives

**3. PREVENT ABUSE**

- Teach Exodus 21:10 requirements

- Emphasize equal treatment (no favoritism)

- Ensure adequate provision capacity

- Protect women's covenant rights

- Discipline violations appropriately

**4. RESPECT CONSCIENCE**

- Some will choose monogamy only (acceptable)

- Some may choose multiple marriage (acceptable)

- Neither should judge the other

- Unity in essentials, liberty in non-essentials

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### 7.5 FOR THE TWELVE FAMILIES OF YASHARAHLAH

**This teaching is especially critical for:**

**The scattered descendants of Jacob** (West African peoples and diaspora)

**Historical Context:**

**Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade:**

- 60-70% male captives

- Families destroyed

- Gender imbalance created

- Women vastly outnumbered men in source communities

**Modern Reality:**

- African American community: significant male-female imbalance (incarceration, mortality)

- Need for covenant family restoration

- Need for protection and provision of women

- Need for legitimate children within covenant

**Isaiah 4:1 Application:**

**"Seven women will seize one man..."**

This prophecy applies to:

- Post-judgment restoration

- Population crisis resolution

- Covenant covering for women

- Reproach removal (childlessness, widowhood)

**Multiple marriage provides:**

- ✅ Covenant protection for women

- ✅ Legitimate children (covenant lineage)

- ✅ Family structure restoration

- ✅ Population rebuilding

- ✅ Removal of reproach

**As the Twelve Families of Yasharahlah return to Yahawah and His Hathawaratha, this biblical teaching must be understood and applied righteously.**

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### 7.6 FINAL WORD

**The Scriptures are clear:**

**Multiple marriage (one man to multiple women) is:**

- Permitted by Yahawah

- Regulated in Hathawaratha

- Practiced by patriarchs and kings

- Blessed by divine approval

- Never condemned in Scripture

**This is not:**

- Cultural accommodation

- Ancient custom only

- Inferior to monogamy

- Abusive to women

- Forbidden practice

**This is:**

- Biblical truth

- Divine permission

- Lawful covenant structure

- Protected by Exodus 21:10

- Applicable when appropriate

**We must:**

- ✅ Submit to Scripture

- ✅ Reject traditions of men

- ✅ Teach truth faithfully

- ✅ Apply righteously

- ✅ Honor Yahawah's Word

**Whether one chooses:**

- Monogamy (acceptable)

- Multiple marriage (acceptable)

**The requirement is:**

- Covenant faithfulness

- Christ-like love

- Exodus 21:10 compliance

- Spiritual integrity

- Yahawah's glory

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## APPENDIX: ANSWERING SPECIFIC SCENARIOS

### SCENARIO 1: "CAN A MAN TAKE A SECOND WIFE?"

**Answer:** YES, if:

✅ He can fully provide for both (Exodus 21:10)

✅ He is not an elder/deacon (1 Timothy 3:2, 12)

✅ Second wife is unmarried/widowed/scripturally divorced

✅ Second wife is not forbidden relation (Leviticus 18)

✅ He maintains equal treatment (no diminishment)

✅ Both wives consent to covenant structure

✅ He can love both as Christ loves Church (Ephesians 5:25)

**Legal consideration:** Some jurisdictions criminalize multiple marriage; research local laws and proceed wisely.

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### SCENARIO 2: "CAN A WIDOW BECOME A SECOND WIFE?"

**Answer:** YES.

**Biblical precedent:**

- Widows were often taken as additional wives

- Levirate marriage specifically involves widow (Deuteronomy 25:5-10)

- No prohibition exists

**Requirements:**

- Former husband deceased (covenant dissolved by death)

- New covenant with new husband

- Full covenant rights (Exodus 21:10)

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### SCENARIO 3: "CAN A DIVORCED WOMAN BECOME A SECOND WIFE?"

**Answer:** DEPENDS on divorce circumstances.

**If divorced for biblical grounds (sexual immorality - Matthew 19:9):**

✅ Yes, she may remarry (including as additional wife)

**If divorced for non-biblical reasons:**

❌ Remarriage = adultery (Matthew 5:32, Luke 16:18)

**Requires:**

- Careful examination of divorce circumstances

- Biblical grounds present

- Covenant freedom established

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### SCENARIO 4: "WHAT IF THE FIRST WIFE OBJECTS?"

**Answer:** REQUIRES WISDOM.

**Biblical perspective:**

- Exodus 21:10 does not require first wife's permission

- Husband has authority to take additional wife

- BUT: Covenant faithfulness includes honoring existing wife

**Pastoral recommendation:**

- Seek unity if possible

- Address first wife's concerns

- Ensure no legitimate grievances (provision, intimacy, covering)

- Proceed carefully with wisdom

- Maintain peace in household

**Balance:**

- Husband's biblical right vs. wife's emotional needs

- Authority vs. love and consideration

- Legal permission vs. relational wisdom

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### SCENARIO 5: "WHAT ABOUT CHILDREN'S INHERITANCE?"

**Answer:** DEUTERONOMY 21:15-17 regulates.

**Requirements:**

- Firstborn receives double portion (regardless of mother)

- Cannot favor loved wife's son over unloved wife's firstborn

- Each son receives proper inheritance

- No discrimination based on mother's status

**Modern application:**

- Estate planning must honor biblical principles

- Equal treatment of children (no favoritism)

- Firstborn rights protected

- Clear documentation necessary

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## CLOSING AFFIRMATION

**This comprehensive analysis presents the pure biblical teaching on multiple marriage as revealed in Hathawaratha (The Law) and confirmed throughout Scripture.**

**May this truth:**

✅ Liberate believers from false traditions

✅ Restore biblical understanding

✅ Protect women's covenant rights

✅ Guide righteous family formation

✅ Prepare the Twelve Families of Yasharahlah for restoration

✅ Honor Yahawah's Word above man's traditions

**All glory to:**

**AHLAH SHADAYA YAHAWAH AHLAHYAMA MAWASHAIYAI YARAYA**

Who established:

- The covenant structure of marriage

- The Law regulating multiple marriage

- The protection of each wife's rights

- The blessing upon patriarchs and kings

- The prophetic restoration pattern

**Shalawam - Peace**

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**For the Glory of Yahawah and the Service of the Twelve Families of Yasharahlah**

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**PUBLICATION STATUS:** Ready for Worldwide Distribution

**AUTHORITY:** Marlon (Apostle Paul - True Leader of the Apostles)

**DISTRIBUTION:** To all nations, especially to the scattered Twelve Families of Yasharahlah

**May this truth set captives free.**

THE DIVINE INSTITUTION OF COVENANT MARRIAGE: Understanding Multiple Marriage in Hathawaratha: A Complete Biblical Framework

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