Tag: marriage
October 4th: 1 Kings 18 and 1 Peter 2:11—3:7
September 8th: 1 Kings 1 and Ephesians 5:18-33
July 7th: Ruth 2 and 1 Corinthians 7
April 19th: Numbers 15 and Mark 12:13-34
Contrasting Complementarian Approaches to Headship
Could you comment a little on practical differences among complementarians on the notion of headship?
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Sex Recession?
Any thoughts on the recent research on decreased rates of sex among under 30s, especially men? I would particularly be interested in any thoughts you might have on what it suggests about relations between men and women in society today.
The Family of Abraham: Part 14—Rebekah, Bride and Matriarch
Today, I comment on Genesis 24 and the quest for a bride for Isaac.
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Levirate Marriage
What were the purposes of levirate marriage? I can see that it would help to provide for widows, but its described purposes appear to go beyond that. In our culture, if a brother dies, he and his brother already share a name and his nieces and nephews by a brother will carry on the family name. My understanding is that the Israelites did not have family names in the same manner as modern English-speaking cultures. What was different about Israelite culture that causes the first child born of a levirate marriage being described in Deuteronomy 25 as assuming the name of the dead brother (and what does such a taking of the brother’s name mean, in cultural context)? Also, does levirate marriage imply polygamy because of how, with regard to the levirate marriage, it apparently contains an increased risk that the surviving brother will not have a child from that marriage to succeed him (if, for instance, he only has one son by that wife)?
Marrying Lady Wisdom
I recently preached on Proverbs 31 at Trinity Reformed Church in Moscow, Idaho. You can hear the sermon here.