MARRIAGE—the union of a man and a woman as husband and wife, which becomes the foundation for a home and family.

Origin of marriage. Marriage was instituted by God when He declared, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him” (Gen. 2:18). So God fashioned woman and brought her to man. ...

MARRIAGE (give in), MARRY

A. Noun.

gamos (γάμος, 1062), “a marriage, wedding,” or “wedding feast,” is used to denote (a) the ceremony and its proceedings, including the “marriage feast,” John 2:1, 2; of the “marriage...

MARRIAGE

First arranged marriage, Genesis 2:18-24.

Demons married to humans, Genesis 6:1-4 (LB).

Supernatural husbands, Genesis 6:4...

In Life: Dealing Treacherously in Marriage

The more a nation’s divorce rate increases, the more God regards the situation as a national scandal. That seems to be the import of Malachi’s words concerning divorce (Mal. 2:14–16). Apparently a substantial number of husbands in postexilic Judah were “dealing treacherously” by divorcing their ...

Divinely instituted. Gen 2:24

Designed for

The happiness of man. Gen 2:18

Increasing the human population. Gen 1:28, Gen 9:1

Raising up godly offspring...

Someone Once Said …

• The ever-living Christ is here to bless you. The nearer you keep him, the nearer you will be to one another.—Geoffrey Francis Fisher, Archbishop of Canterbury, at the wedding of Queen Elizabeth II
• To keep your marriage brimming / With love in the loving cup / Whenever you're wrong, admit it / Whenever you're right, shut up!—Ogden Nash
• My wife and I were happy f...

Song of Solomon
God Honors Pure Marital Love

Title

The Greek Septuagint (LXX) and Latin Vulgate (Vg.) versions follow the Hebrew (Masoretic Text) with literal translations of the first two words in 1:1—“Song of Songs.” Several English versions read “The Song of Solomon,” thus giving the fuller sense of