Egregoros

@vitalis
Weak b8 m8

are you mormon?

@vitalis
Have you read Genesis chapter 30?

The OT is pretty explicit about maintaining bloodlines.

Genesis 30:9 reveals that having multiple spouses will only yield multiple wounds. God is clear in his singular design of marriage. The NT reaffirms this in 1 Corinthians 7:2.

@vitalis
Gotta read the whole chapter. You can't cherry pick.

Corinthians is telling you not to step outside of marriage and gives some general advice about marriage. It's not contradicting the OT. Again, read the whole chapter.

how did polygamy turn out for Jacob?

@vitalis
A legacy, inheritance, and eventual liberation from wage slavery.

the jealousy between Jacob’s rival wives only created sorrow and bitterness. the favoritism towards the children of Rachel sowed seeds of division, nearly destroying the family and Jacob himself.

consequently, Jacob’s polygamy and favoritism culminate into Cain-like actions by the children of the unfavored wives, who nearly kill Joseph and sell him into slavery

@vitalis
You may want to reread Chapter 29. Jacob sold himself into slavery to acquire the wives.

@pepsi_man @vitalis
Whoa whoa whoa whoa.

He did not sell himself into slavery. He asked for her hand in marriage, the father demanded that he work seven years. Then the father lied and gave him a different woman. He's still had eyes for the original woman. Doesn't mean it was right. It just means that's what happened. Sin apparently entered into the world before that. Go figure!

Don't claim that something is right, just because it's been around for a long time.