1. Marriage ordained by God.
   • OT=Gen. 1:27-28; 2:18, 21-24
   • NT=Matt. 19:4-6; Mark 10:6-9
   1. Marriage to be for life.
      • NT=Rom. 7:2; I Cor. 7:39
   2. Husband and wife to have children
      • OT=Gen. 3:16
      • NT=I Tim. 5:14
      1. Childbirth to be through pain.
         • OT=Gen. 3:16
         • NT=John 16:21; I Tim. 2:15

2. Headship of husband
   • OT=Gen. 3:16
   • NT=I Cor. 11:3,7-9; Eph. 5:23
   1. Duties of husband toward his wife
      1. Love his wife.
         • NT=Eph.5:25-33; Col. 3:19
      2. Honor his wife.
         • NT=I Cor. 7:3-5; I Peter 3:7
      3. Provide for his family.
         • NT=I Tim. 5:8
      4. Be faithful to his wife.
         • OT=Mal. 2:14-15
      5. Be satisfied with his wife.
         • OT=Prov. 5:18-19
      6. Live with for life.
         • OT=Gen. 2:24
         • NT=Matt. 19:5
      7. Instruct his wife.
         • NT= I Cor. 14:34-35

   2. Duties of wife toward her husband.
      1. Love her husband and children.
         • NT=Titus 2:4
      2. Show reverence toward her husband.
         • NT=Eph. 5:33
      3. Be virtuous
         • OT=Prov. 31:10-11
      4. Be in subjection toward her husband.
         • NT=Eph. 5:22-24; Col. 3:18; Titus 2:5; I Peter 1:3,5-6
      5. Be good keepers of the home.
         • NT= Titus 2:5
      6. Provide for the needs of the family.
         • OT=Prov. 31:10-31
      7. Wife not to upsurp the authority of the man.
         • NT=I Tim. 2:12
      8. Learn from her husband.
         • NT=I Cor. 13:34-35

   3. Israelites to marry within own tribe or race.
      • OT=Numbers 36:1-12

   4. Israelites forbidden to marry near kin.
      • OT=Lev. 18:6-18; 20:11; Deut. 22:3027:20,22-23
      • NT=I Cor. 5:1

   5. Intermarriage of Israelites with the heathern forbidden.
      • OT=GEn. 28:6; Ex. 34:12-16; Deut. 7:1-4; Joshua 23:12-13; Judges 3:5-8; I Kings 11:2-4; Ezra 10:10-11; Neh. 10:30; 13:25; Mal. 2:11-12

   6. Intermarriage with unbelievers forbidden.
      • OT=Deut. 7:1-4
      • NT=II Cor. 6:14-17

   7. Polygamy forbidden.
      • OT=Gen. 2:24
      • NT=Matt. 19:5-6; Mark 10:7-8; I Cor. 7:2
      1. Bishops to have but one wife.
         • NT=I Tim. 3:2

   8. Priests to marry virgins.
      • OT=Lev. 21:14; Ez. 44:22
      1. Priests not to marry woman who are divorced, widowed, or prostitutes.
         • OT=Lev. 21:7,14; Ez. 44:22

   9. Christian widow can marry a Christian man.
      • NT=Rom. 7:3; I Cor. 7:8-9, 39

   10. Newly married to have a one year honeymoon.
       • OT=Deut. 24:5

   11. Divorce
       1. Divorce is permitted only for fornication.
          • NT=Matt. 5:31-32; 19:3-9; Mark 10:2-12
       2. Man or woman is not bound (as a slave) to unbelieving mate that departs.
          • NT=I Cor. 7:15
       3. Man not to remarry a woman divorced or widowed by another man.
          • OT=Deut. 24:1-4; Jer. 3:1

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