Sis. Pam,
You bring up a great consideration...I have always thought that a woman seemed to have different expectations than a man did.
I think this goes all the way back to the fall when Eve was cursed -
and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Then all through the OT while a man was "allowed" more than one wife, the wife was certainly not allowed. And as you mentioned the verses are allowing remarriage for a man, but not a wife...unless it is a widow...Aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh This could be why a
widow woman is given permission to remarry but only in the Lord.
I Cor 7:39 The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.
Because that's the only instance she is allowed to...Oh! And then she is allowed to remarry if her unbelieving husband departs...
I Cor. 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
Great, great points Pam! I am forming a new standard
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I'm certainly going to study more on this!
Considering our polygamy discussion what if the man remarried after he was loosed then the wife wants to be reconciled to her husband?
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LoL I wonder how many more scenarios we can come up with?