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Q) Is it wrong to have multiple wives?

A) The marriage covenant was laid out in Genesis the second chapter and clearly shows the intent of the marriage covenant from the beginning was one man and one woman and not multiple partners.

Gen 2:23 And the man said, This now at last is bone from my bones, and flesh from my flesh; For this shall be called Woman, because out of man this has been taken.

Gen 2:24 Therefore, a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife and they shall become one (echad, unified) flesh.

Yahshua confirmed this fact in the New Testament:

Mark 10:6 But from the beginning of creation YAHWEH made them male and female. (Gen 1:27)

Mark 10:7 “Because of this, a man shall leave his father and mother and shall be joined to his wife,

Mark 10:8 and the two shall be one flesh;” so that they no longer are two, but one flesh. (Gen 2:24) 

Mat 14:1 At that time Herod the tetrarch heard the fame of Yahshua.

Mat 14:2 And he said to his servants, This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and because of this, powerful works are working in him.

Mat 14:3 For seizing John, Herod bound him and put him into prison, because of Herodias, the wife of his brother Philip.

Mat 14:4 For John said to him, It is not lawful that she be a wife for you.

Clearly, the marriage covenant was not a manmade institution that was made up during human civilizations, but is rather a divine institution that goes back to the very Garden of Eden. We also see that the outline for the marriage covenant given from Genesis the second chapter is that marriage was meant to be monogamous, heterosexual, and a complete union by the man and his wife. When asked about the validity of the marriage covenant, it is important to note that Yahshua, as His authority, clearly, reverts back to the beginning of the institution of the marriage covenant in Genesis chapter 2. There is no way to misinterpret Yahweh’s original intent for the marriage covenant in that it was between one man and one woman until one of the covenant partners would die.

Also, it should be recognized that at creation and the beginning of the marriage covenant, there is no church or status of “before” or “after” any conversion process. The clear mandate for all humans is one man and one woman until one partner dies. The marriage covenant goes back to the creation account in Genesis before there was ever a believer or non believer, and clearly is a standard that Yahweh holds all people accountable to. To prove this point, in the above scripture from Mathew 14, John the Baptist tells Herod that it is not lawful for him to marry his brother’s wife. The Jewish historian, Josephus, who is a contemporary of Herod, tells us that Herodias was already divorced from Herod’s brother, Philip, and yet John clearly states that she was still his wife. This clearly shows that John did not believe in the doctrine of divorce and remarriage. Also, as stated previously, almost all marriages performed today are still performed in a religious setting and vows exchanged in front of witnesses, and although the custom of the ceremonies may vary some, the intent of making a lifelong covenant commitment to each other in the presence of witnesses has stood the same since the Garden of Eden due to the serious nature of the covenant of marriage from creation.

Yahweh also warned the Kings of Israel not to have more than one covenant wife.

Deut 17:17 And he shall not multiply wives to himself, and his heart shall not turn aside. And he shall not greatly multiply to himself silver and gold.

In the first covenant it was not revealed that the intent of the marriage covenant was of Yahshua and His bride. And although men were allowed multiple wives in the first covenant a woman was never allowed to have multiple covenant husbands.

Since the mystery of the marriage covenant is now revealed with Yahshua and His congregation (Eph 5:30-32) there is no reason any covenant believer with the Holy Spirit would ever want to have more than one living spouse as collectively the believers are called the bride of Messiah, but we have one spouse (bridegroom) Yahshua. For any covenant believer as part of the bride of Messiah to have multiple spouses is clearly adultery, in which, no adulterer will inherit the Kingdom of Yahweh (1st Cor 6:9-10).

Another important aspect to note within the covenant relationship is that to have true love, peace and harmony, there must be judicial order in the marriage relationship and the man is given headship over the wife (Gen 3:16). For more information please see Lesson 18 of the correspondence course online.

Q) In 1st Chronicles 27:32 in common with the Septuagint you translate to English Jonathon David’s Uncle.. Since Jonathon was not the uncle of David, Jonathon being not Saul’s brother but Saul’s son why translate the verse as uncle?

A) The interlinear clearly translate this word as This is not the same Jonathon that was Saul’s son as David was not king when Saul and Jonathon were alive but this was another Jonathon, the uncle of David.

Q) Isa 9:6 interlinear has it as Father of this Future child is called. Can Yahshua be ecad as one and the same omnipresent as Yah in Heaven and earth at the same time omniscient as Yahweh Yahshua Messiah?

A) In the Hebrew it is implied that Yahshua is the originator of eternal life, that is why it states He “fathered” It is not saying that He is the Father in heaven, which would contradict many other scriptures clearly showing that He is the Son of Yahweh the Father, but not the Father Himself.

Q) What about the life of Yahshua not mentioned in the Bible from His age of 12 years to starting preaching the Gospel .

A) The bible does not mention about Yahshua’s childhood except for the fact about when he was 12 going to Jerusalem with His parents for the feast as was their It does say He grew up in Nazareth, so we know He did not travel outside of Israel. Some urban legends try to claim He went to Europe, but there is no foundation of truth in these stories.

Q) Why did John The Baptist wear unclean camel skins? I thought we are not to touch anything unclean. This question has been bugging me. Is it a mistranslation?

A) No, this is not a mistranslation in both Greek and Aramaic it clearly states that John’s clothing was made out of camel hair. What one must remember is a camel does chew the cud but does not have a cloven hoof, so it is not a clean animal to eat, but it does not mean that the animal is bad or does not have a special purpose with Elohim.

Camels are pivotal to many biblical stories including Abraham sending his servant Eleazar to find a wife for Isaac by the woman who not only will give the servant water but will also water his camels (Gen 24). So there is no restriction of using a camel’s hair for making clothes.

Lev 11:4 Only, you may not eat these, of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof: the camel, though it brings up the cud, yet it does not divide the hoof; it is unclean to you;

Lev 11:8 You shall not eat of their flesh, and you shall not touch their dead body; they are unclean to you.

The restriction of not touching a dead carcass of an animal does not violate John having clothes from the camel’s hair, as the animal would not have to be killed to use the hair for clothing as camels are seared such as sheep are also.