1. Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she's yours.
-- (Deuteronomy 21:11-13)

2. Find a prostitute and marry her.
-- Hosea (Hosea 1:1-3)

3. Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock.
-- Moses (Exodus 2:16-21)

4. Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal.
-- Boaz (Ruth 4:5-10)

5. Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dance, grab one and carry her off to be your wife.
-- Benjaminites (Judges 21:19-25)

6. Have God create a wife for you while you sleep. Note: this will cost you a rib.
-- Adam (Genesis 2:19-24)

7. Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman's hand in marriage. Get tricked into marrying the wrong woman. Then work another seven years for the woman you wanted to marry in the first place. That's right. Fourteen years of toil for a woman.
-- Jacob (Genesis 29:15-30)

8. Cut off 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law's enemies and get his daughter for a wife.
-- David (I Samuel 18:27)

9. Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you'll definitely find someone. (It's all relative of course.)
-- Cain (Genesis 4:16-17)

10. Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest.
-- Xerxes or Ahasuerus (Esther 2:3-4)

11. When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, "I have seen a ...woman; now get her for me." If your parents question your decision, simply say, "Get her for me. She's the one for me."
-- Samson (Judges 14:1-3)

12. Kill any husband and take HIS wife. (Prepare to lose your son though).
-- David (2 Samuel 11)

13. Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It's not just a good idea, it's the law).
-- Onan and Boaz (Deuteronomy or Leviticus, example in Ruth)

14. Don't be so picky. Make up for quality with quantity.
-- Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3)

15. A wife?...NOT!!!
-- Paul (1 Corinthians 7:32-35

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You missed a good one (Isaac)

Send out a servant to your distant relatives. If a woman offers to bring water for his camels, propose on the spot.

Can you say OLD TESTAMENT! :rolleyes:

I thought it was all literally true and that you had to follow every single bit of it. Is it true that 2/3 of it is irrelevant?

MAKO Wrote:I thought it was all literally true and that you had to follow every single bit of it. Is it true that 2/3 of it is irrelevant?

A lot of the Bible is historical stories/information. It tells how people did good and bad in God's eyes. So, you can take many scriptures from the Bible and spin in any way you want.

Take King Solomon for instance...God did not want Solomon to mary so many, but Solomon, of his own free will had 700 wives and 300 concubines, which led to him falling away from God.

I would say the most overwhelmingly supportive passage for people who believe homosexuality is wrong is Genesis 1. God created man and woman. It seems that simple to me. I don't care about Leviticus 18:22 or any other civil laws thrown out there. God created man and woman for each other. Hell, sperm and egg create life. It's hard to ignore that kind of logic.

MAKO Wrote:I thought it was all literally true and that you had to follow every single bit of it.

Only in west virginia. :D

Quote:Gal 6:7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. 

The harvest.

1. He that soweth to his flesh
shall of the flesh reap
corruption...
2. He that soweth to the Spirit
shall of the Spirit reap life
everlasting.
3. What kind of harvest will you reap?