Marriage Customs
The charter of marriage is Genesis 2:24, reproduced by our
Lord with greater distinctness in Matthew 19:4-5; "He which
made them at the beginning made them male and female, and
said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother,
and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain, shall be one
flesh." The Septuagint, and Samaritan Pentateuch re...
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They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given
in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, and
the flood came, and destroyed them all....
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And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed [are] they which are
called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto
me, These are the true sayings of God....
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Again, he sent forth other servants, saying, Tell them which
are bidden, Behold, I have prepared my dinner: my oxen and
[my] fatlings [are] killed, and all things [are] ready: come
unto the marriage....
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Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the
marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself
ready....
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JESUS spoke of the children playing in the market place. "We piped unto you, but ye have not danced. We have mourned to you, and ye have not wept" (Luke 7:32). There are two groups of children represented here. One of them has a pipe, perhaps a shepherd's flute, and plays upon it as is done at a wedding procession all the way to the feast, saying: ...
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ARRIVAL AT THE HOUSE OF THE BRIDEGROOM
The most important moment of the entire marriage festivity was that in which the bride entered her new home.23
And as both groom and bride usually wore crowns, the Psalmist must have pictured this important moment in the marriage of the king:
"She shall be brought unto the king in raiment of needlework: the...
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The adorning of the bride, was a very costly and elaborate affair. Much time was given to the preparation of her person. Every effort was put forth to make her complexion glossy and shining with a luster like unto marble. The words of David must have been their ideal for her: "that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitud...
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THE BETROTHAL
Difference between a promise and a betrothal. A promise of marriage among the Jews of Bible times might mean an engagement without anything definite. There could be a number of engagements broken off. It was the betrothal that was binding, rather than a mere promise of marriage. The promise might be set aside, but a betrothal entered...
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THE MARRIAGE DOWRY
Reason for dowry for bride's family. In the Orient, when the bride's parents give their daughter in marriage, they are actually diminishing the efficiency of their family. Often unmarried daughters would tend the flock of their father (Exodus 2:16), or they would work in the field, or render help in other ways. Thus upon her mar...
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