Marriage and Family in the Bible

Most cultures hold to a tradition of marriage. In some cultures the marriages are arranged for children by their parents, while in other cultures marriages are the product of lust. But marriage is strongly held to be an honourable institution in most societies.

Most people desire to find that special person whom they can marry and spend the rest of their lives in a comfortable state of love. Unfortunately statistics show that most people never achieve this dream.

This book is primarily for men since it is the man who usually creates the major problems in most marriages.

It is possible to have a happy and fulfilling marriage, where love lives and grows. But achieving this goal requires an understanding of what love is and how love grows.

The primary purpose in this book is to use the Bible to define marriage and to show you how to find and live happily with the right spouse. This involves showing you the purpose for marriage, the requirements of love and the means of achieving love.

This book covers the following subjects:

Chapter One: The Purpose of Marriage
Marriage is Honourable
Marriage Represents G-d’s Love
Marriage Produces Holiness
Marriage Brings Blessings

Chapter Two: The Seven Types of Marriage
Type One: Soul Mates
Type Two: Childhood Friends
Type Three: Arranged Marriages
Type Four: The Marriage of Deceit
Type Five: Love at First Sight
Type Six: The Interracial Marriage
Type Seven: Marriage from Lust

Chapter Three: The Origin of Family
Biblical Definitions
The Origin of all Families
The Importance of Fatherhood

Chapter Four: Fatherhood
The Fatherhood of G-d
Natural Human Fatherhood
The Responsibility of a Father
..A. The Father as Priest in His Home
..B. The Father as Prophet in His Home
..C. The Father as King in His Home
Spiritual Fatherhood
..A. Spiritual Fatherhood Based on Authority
..B. Fatherhood as a Form of Apprenticeship
..C. Fatherhood and the Generation of Faith
Fatherhood as a Means of Developing Leaders
..A. The Initiative Must be From the Holy Spirit
..B. Timothy Learns to be Like Paul
..C. Timothy Becomes Paul’s Representative
..D. Timothy Graduates From Apprentice to Master Craftsman
..E. The Requirements of Spiritual Fatherhood
What Makes a Man a Spiritual Father?
..A. The Father is the Life-source of the Family
..B. The Father Imparts His Nature
..C. Knowing the Eternal Nature of the Heavenly Father
..D. Death to Self-will

Chapter Five: The Rights and Role of the Wife
The Bride as a Gift from G-d
The Wife as Queen and Rest
The Virtuous Woman
The Wife as a Property Holder
Binah (Intuition and Intellect)
The Dowry
The Four Women of the Book of Proverbs

Chapter Six: The Requirements of Marriage
Covenant
Serving
Sexual Intimacy
Love
Honouring the Weaker Vessel
Forgiveness

Chapter Seven: Divorce and Re-Marriage
The Only Grounds for Divorce
The Definition of Pornea
Re-marriage to One’s First Spouse
G-d’s Covenant Cannot be Broken by a Secular Court of Law

Chapter Eight: Conclusion