![]() ![]() Zacharias, a priest in Judea, had prayed for his wife to conceive and his prayer was answered through the arrival of the angel Gabriel. You never know how God will intervene in your situation.Ĭontinuing on with another story of having miracle children late in life, we find ourselves in the story of Elizabeth and Zacharias, the parents of John the Baptist. What we can take from this story is, as a married couple, it is better to take matters to God in prayer and believe He can do the impossible (even have a child as a senior citizen) instead of causing more harm handling a situation your way. In both the mentioned situations involving the two, if they hadn’t taken the course of action they did, they wouldn’t have had to go through unnecessary trouble and stress, even harming the lives of innocence (the innocent being Hagar and her son Ishmael). They took matters into their own hands, out of God’s, and brought an heir for Abraham through intimacy with Sarah’s maid, Hagar.Īlthough God did bless the couple with a long-awaited child, Isaac, what their marriage teaches us most is that we shouldn’t take matters into our own hands, not trusting God for outcomes in our situations. Sarah even laughed about God saying she would have a child in her old age, which of course God called her on ( Gen.18:12-14). Let’s just say their moral compass may not have always been pointing north.īack to the discussion of a child, Abraham pointed out to God that he and Sarah were too old to bear a child, so an heir wouldn’t be possible for them. Prior to this discussion between God and Abraham, Abraham and Sarah already had a moment of weakness when Abraham lied about Sarah being his wife, instead calling her his sister, so Pharaoh wouldn’t kill him and take her as his wife ( Gen. One of the most recognized marriages in the Old Testament is that of Abraham and Sarah, who were promised by God to have a child that would be significant in his covenant with the Lord ( Gen. Each of these marriages either came with challenges, or the couple had to overcome obstacles together that turned their marriages from ordinary to extraordinary. These five marriage examples from the Bible are those that didn’t begin with romantic first meetings, nor did they have days filled with endless happiness and zero hardships. It is not something to be thrown away when the “feelings” have subsided, but to be fought for daily and to mature one another as both grow in love. Marriage, in God’s eyes, is something sacred and appointed by Him, as He weaves people’s lives together to facilitate the meeting, courtship, and ultimate wedding between a man and woman. 31:10), while 1 Corinthians 13 focuses on what love should resemble, not only between a husband and wife but also between all of us as the body of Christ. Proverbs 31 celebrates the treasures of a “virtuous wife” ( Prov. The Book of Ephesians also gives special text for husbands and wives to follow in relation to respect for one another and loving each other as Christ loves them. The Lord even went further to say that in marriage, the man and woman should leave their fathers and mothers and join together as one flesh ( Gen. Proverbs 31:10: "An excellent wife who can find? She is far more precious than jewels."Īs was stated earlier, God was the one to establish the covenant known as marriage, determining in the Garden of Eden that it was not good that “man should be alone” and that God would “make a helper comparable to him” ( Gen. Genesis 2:24: "Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh."Įphesians 5:25: "Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her." ![]() The union of marriage is not always easy or joyful, but what these five marriages from the Bible reflect are important truths of marriage and how it is a collaborative effort of the man, woman, and God to create a blessed union that will last a lifetime and beyond.īefore we take a look at the marriages, let's see a few verses on marriage in the Bible. There are several marriages mentioned within the pages of the Bible and while some cater well to our ideals of marriage (Boaz saw Ruth in the fields and promised to take care of her through marriage), there are others that reflect more the realities of marriage. ![]() Marriage is also very important to God, as He was the one to establish the first “marriage” when He created Eve for Adam. However, in today’s generation, marriage is usually a happy event where two people are joined together through vows and the promise to love one another until death parts them. ![]() “Marriage is what brings us together today”: a famous quote from the romantic classic The Princess Bride, as the main character, Buttercup, begrudgingly is set to wed a man she despises. ![]()
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