Bonus: Genesis, Exodus, and Explaining Polygamy in the Bible

A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace

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Religion & Spirituality:christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 29 January 2022

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Welcome to A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace bonus episode for Genesis and Exodus! Throughout the year, we will provide bonus episodes to dig a little deeper into important theological concepts and themes. Today we’re talking about polygamy in the Bible. Polygamy was mentioned in many places in Genesis and Exodus. Does that mean God supports polygamy? Let’s discuss this together in this bonus episode. Scripture mentioned in this episode: Genesis 2:18, 20-25 Mark 10:2-9 Matthew 5:27-29 Ephesians 5:22-33 Notes for Genesis and Exodus episodes: Lot is accidentally mentioned to be Abram’s brother instead of his nephew. (Genesis 13-15: 00:46) Judah, not Levi, is Leah’s fourth son. Joseph’s brothers thought that he did not understand them due to the presence of the interpreter, but Joseph understood because he spoke the same language. (Genesis 40-42: 04:38) Judah promises to take responsibility for bringing Benjamin back, not Simeon. (Genesis 43-46: 00:51) Joseph doesn’t explain how the money ended up in the brothers’ sacks, but his steward does. (Genesis 43-46: 01:32) God gave Moses three miraculous signs. The third sign, turning water into blood, had not been performed yet but is mentioned if they refuse to listen to Moses. (Exodus 4-6: 01:07) God would lead them out of Egypt, not Israel. (Exodus 4-6: 03:49) God displays His wrath against anything that keeps us from a relationship with Him. (Exodus 7-9: 04:12) We see God finalize the plagues in Egypt, preserve His people, and usher them safely out of slavery. (Exodus 10-12: 00:36) God was with His people, guiding them by a pillar of cloud in the daytime rather than smoke. (Exodus 13-15: 01:12, 04:13) Pharaoh chased after the Israelites, not the Egyptians. (Exodus 13-15: 01:26) The lampstand had six branches, not seven. (Exodus 25-27: 02:31) The veil of the temple, not the tabernacle, was torn when Jesus died on the cross. (Exodus 25-27: 03:52) Only Bezalel received the Holy Spirit, but both Bezalel and Oholiab were given the ability to teach and skillfully create. (Exodus 34-36: 02:40) Visit The Daily Grace Co for the Story of Redemption bundle and for more beautiful products that will equip you on your journey to knowing and loving God more. Follow @thedailygracepodcast on Instagram for exclusive podcast content and @thedailygraceco for all things The Daily Grace Co. Subscribe to the Daily Grace Podcast on iTunes or Spotify. Read the Bible in a year with us in the Bible App.

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0:00.0	Welcome to a year in the Bible with Daily Grace.
0:05.0	The Bible tells one big story of redemption.
0:08.8	And we want to spend five minutes every day journeying through the Bible from start to finish
0:14.9	and exploring how all of it points to Jesus.
0:21.5	Hello everyone, my name is Katie and you're listening to a bonus episode for Genesis and Exodus.
0:28.5	We are so excited to be able to offer these bonus episodes for you.
0:33.3	Every few weeks we will have a bonus episode that digs a little deeper in the scripture,
0:38.0	specifically addressing common questions asked by listeners just like you.
0:42.9	We will also also notice that in a couple of episodes we've made a few mistakes.
0:47.7	You can check the show notes of this episode to see a list of corrections we'd like to
0:51.6	make for our episodes that have already been released for Genesis and Exodus.
0:55.8	And you believe you've made it through two books in the Bible so far?
0:59.5	We have loved reading through the Bible with you.
1:02.6	It is so encouraging to see all that God is teaching you through His Word.
1:06.5	We hope you stick with us through the rest of the year because we have so much more of
1:10.6	God's Word still to cover.
1:12.4	In this episode we'd love to answer a common question asked by listeners so far.
1:17.1	And that is the prevalence of polygamy in Genesis and Exodus.
1:21.4	We've seen that even those who are a part of God's chosen line, Abraham and Jacob practice
1:27.3	polygamy.
1:28.8	We want to take a second to answer the question, does God condone polygamy?
1:33.8	Why is it in the Old Testament?
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