THE BIBLICAL FRAMEWORK FOR A GODLY MARRIAGE AND A CHRISTIAN HOME

• One issue concerning Pastor Israel Ford, an American pastor associated with Life Works Church in Wickliffe, Ohio, who recently attracted international attention after publicly introducing a second wife, Minister Shakayla Ford, alongside his first wife, Lydia Ford, is that Exodus21:10 is often quoted out of context to justify polygamy.
• Whenever a person quotes a Scripture passage out of context, what remains is a con. Exodus 21:7-11 provides the broader context and clearly reveals the circumstances in which verse 10 was written.
• Israel Ford is pastoring what Scripture calls the synagogue of Satan. His use of Exodus 21:10 is out of context. The passage concerns a man’s daughter sold as a female slave and betrothed to her master, who later ceased to delight in her. Far from endorsing polygamy, the law was given to protect the woman’s rights and welfare.
• The slave girl’s husband could not sell her to a stranger. If he gave her to his son, she was to be treated as a daughter. If he took another wife, he was required to maintain her food, clothing, and marital rights. Failure to provide these protections entitled her to freedom without payment (Exodus 21:7-11).

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