Part 1 - Responding to @ReformationRedPill "Does Scripture TRULY forbid polygamy"
In their video titled "Polygamy & The Bible: Does Scripture TRULY Forbid POLYGAMY? w/Paul Liberati" they propose the question and answer it before ever getting into any actual meat, with a definitive, yes it is sin and it is forbidden @ 4:41 of their video you can find here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dq0KKcYDNAQ In response, I will break down their arguments, and illustrate why they are wrong, that polygyny, or plural marriage, or really simply marriage, is not forbidden, and it is a doctrine of demons that forbids it. This will be a multi-part series as their video is pretty lengthy at 1.5 hours. 00:00:00 - Introduction & Context 00:00:57 - Reformation Red Pill Podcast Kicks Off 00:02:30 - Framing the “Polygyny Bros” Narrative 00:04:39 - Is Polygyny a Sin? Spoiler Alert from Hosts 00:05:52 - Two Reasons They’re Addressing This Topic 00:08:50 - OD’ing on Red Pills Argument 00:10:47 - Claim: “Encouraging Men to Take More Wives” 00:13:02 - Straw Man: Arguments in Favor of Polygyny 00:15:38 - The Prescriptive vs Descriptive Argument 00:17:25 - Claim: “Polygyny Always Ends in Disaster” 00:20:26 - Double Standard: Monogamous Households & Sin 00:22:08 - Elkanah, Hannah, and Peninnah’s Story Misused 00:24:17 - Abraham & Hagar: A Lack of Faith? 00:26:03 - Clarifying God’s Promise: It Wasn’t to Sarah 00:29:08 - God’s Timing in Revealing Sarah’s Role 00:31:34 - Jacob’s Wives & God Opening Wombs 00:34:05 - Ruth 4:11 & Affirmation of Rachel and Leah 00:35:51 - Is Polygyny Against the Creation Design? 00:36:46 - Deuteronomy 17 and Misuse of the King’s Law 00:39:01 - The True Warning Behind “Multiplying Wives” 00:41:17 - Divorce Rates & Modern Monogamy Issues 00:42:36 - Framing the Debate: Tradition vs. Scripture 00:44:06 - Creation Norm: Is Genesis 2:24 Prescriptive? 00:45:58 - Ignoring Adam’s Fall With One Wife 00:47:58 - Did Patriarchs “Stumble” Because of Polygyny? 00:50:04 - Matthew 19: Divorce vs. Polygyny 00:53:00 - Celibacy Also Violates Genesis 2:24? 00:54:44 - “Two Shall Become One Flesh” Misapplied 00:59:01 - Is Jesus’ Language About “Two” Prescriptive? 01:00:08 - Jesus as the Author of Genesis 2:24 01:01:01 - David’s Many Wives & God’s Blessing 01:03:04 - Duct Tape Analogy: One Flesh ≠ Only One Wife 01:05:12 - Final Thoughts: A Man’s Calling is His Master’s 01:07:12 - Outro & Encouragement to Share #biblestudy #polygyny #polygamy #biblicalmarriage #bibletruths #berean #moses #theology