Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Polygyny Only for the Brainwashed ?

Over the years I have talked to many married women who all told me basically the same thing, using different words: That they were yearning for female companionship inside their marriage, for sister wives with whom to share the joy and the work and the inevitable burdens too. They told me it was getting "female-lonely" where they lived, they had no like minded people around, nobody to talk to from woman to woman, especially if the children were still small. All these women had another thing in common: Their husbands were all very reluctant concerning polygyny, not all that eager to look for another wife at all.

I find this to be interesting for two reasons:
1. Quite obviously, you don't have to be brain washed by some cult to see the benefits and joys of having sister wives.

2. It's is not always the poor woman that is dragged into something she never wanted. In our society, polygyny seems to appeal more to women than it does to men.

Think about it, and about your prejudices... Polygyny is not about men who are so lust driven that they cannot make do with one wife only. If that was the case, they could go to the whore house and save a lot of money in the long run, rather than taking responsibility for another wife. No, polygyny is about building godly families, if the family lives by God's Law Word and their motives are grounded firmly in Scripture.

4 comments:

  1. i know i already posted a comment, but i also wanted to tell you what a beautiful site you have and how wonderfully informative it is. thank you for it, and i pray God sends you a sister soon, as i hope you pray he will for me!

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  2. Hi Kimberly,

    Thanks for your encouragement, and all the best for your search too. Interestingly enough, mostly married women seem to see the benefits of a plurality of wives, whereas unmarried women more often than not cling to the ideals taught by romanticism, and can't imagine to be #2, #3 or #5. Well, I trust in God's prophesy laid out in Isa 3 and 4 to set the stage for more ladies seeing the benefits of polygyny... Anyway, all the best for you, and keep stopping by :)

    Grace and Peace,
    Talitha

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  3. Talitha,

    I recently came across this blog as well as the blog Joshua's House, I am so grateful for your insights and am learning much. I really enjoy how short and straight to the point these writings are. Thanks for the wonderful work you and Joshua are doing.

    Kara

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  4. Hi Kara,

    Thank you very much, it is always encouraging to read that someone is interested and gets something out of what we are publishing online.

    As for "short and straight to the point", I guess I have been rambling on and on for long enough on Joshuah's House, so I feel comfortable in putting the shorter version on here, although there might be more misunderstandings this way (due to a lack of long explanations or Scriptural background information).

    Thanks again for stopping by and commenting,

    Grace and Peace,
    Talitha

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