Marriage Before Christ and Today
The social institution under which a man and woman establish their decision to live as husband and wife by legal loyalty, the state, condition, or relationship of being married; wedlock, a relationship in which two people have pledged themselves to each other in the manner of a husband and wife, these definitions describe one of Gods greatest honors given to man . Marriage is the binding of two people into one union. In today’s society people get married and the easy way out of the situation is to get a divorce. In some cases there is nothing else to do, but there are also people who are selfish and do not want to be held down. In this paper I am going to show you the customs and traditions of marriages before Christ, compared to the marriages of today’s society. The Jewish origins have been known to have a variety of traditions. The origins of these traditions find their roots in both Bible-related customs, traditions carried down through generations, and relics of superstitious beliefs. Jews were traditionally encouraged not to believe in superstition. They are told not to believe them, but they should be aware that they are there. In the Jewish religion and throughout the world many religions believe that that demons and evil spirits will come to destroy people’s lives that are happy and when things are going good in life. They believe that the evil spirits are attracted to a time when people are about to get married. The first major step in a Jewish marriage was betrothal. Betrothal involved the establishment of a marriage covenant . By Jesus' time it was usual for such a covenant to be established as the result of the prospective bridegroom taking the initiative. The prospective bridegroom would travel from his father's house to the home of the prospective bride. There he would negotiate with the father of the young woman to determine the price that he must pay to purchase his bride. Once the bridegroom paid the purchase price, the marriage covenant was
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