Dictionary of Bible Themes The male partner in a marriage relationship. The origin of this God-ordained institution is traced back in the Bible to the Garden of Eden. Scripture stresses that marriage is a God-ordained institution, within which the husband is pledged to love and care for his wife. Scripture contains many examples, both good and bad, of how husbands behaved. The ultimate examples of a good husband in Scripture are God as the husband of Israel and Jesus Christ as the bridegroom of the church. Genesis 1:27God's pattern for marriage See also Husband and wife are one flesh Genesis 2:23-24Malachi 2:15 Matthew 19:4-6 Ephesians 5:23 pp Mk 10:6-9 See also The husband is head of the wife 1 Corinthians 11:3Matthew 19:5 Duties of a husband To leave his parents and be united to his wife See also Genesis 2:24pp Mk 10:7-8 Ephesians 5:25See also To love his wife Deuteronomy 24:5Proverbs 5:18 Ecclesiastes 9:9 Ephesians 5:28-33 Colossians 3:19 1 Peter 3:7 1 Corinthians 7:3-5 See also To fulfil his marital duty Exodus 21:10-11Exodus 20:14 To be faithful to his wife See also Leviticus 20:10pp Dt 5:18 Deuteronomy 22:22Malachi 2:14 Matthew 5:27-28 1 Corinthians 7:14-16 Genesis 2:20-24 Adam, the first husband 1 Samuel 1:3-8Behaviour which is commended in husbands See also Genesis 24:67; 29:20Ruth 3:7-4:11 Esther 5:1-3 Hosea 3:1-3 Matthew 1:18-25 2 Samuel 12:7-10 Behaviour which is condemned in husbands See also Genesis 29:30-31; 38:8-10Judges 19:16-29 Malachi 2:13-16 Isaiah 54:5 God as a husband See also Jeremiah 3:14; 31:32Ezekiel 16:8 Ephesians 5:25-27 Jesus Christ as a bridegroom See also Matthew 9:14-152 Corinthians 11:2 pp Mk 2:18-20 Revelation 21:2pp Lk 5:33-35 See also 5661 brothers5675 divorce 5708 marriage 5729 one flesh 5732 polygamy 5744 wife 6242 adultery 6243 adultery, spiritual 7020 church, the 7135 Israel, people of God 8299 love in relationships |
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