So what is "Marriage"? (Jesus, priest, rituals, tradition)

[may]

The first human wedding was performed by Jehovah, as described at Genesis 2:22-24.

And Jehovah God proceeded to build the rib that he had taken from the man into a woman and to bring her to the man.

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Then the man said:

"This is at last bone of my bones

And flesh of my flesh.

This one will be called Woman,

Because from man this one was taken."

24 That is why a man will leave his father and his mother and he must stick to his wife

Or, "woman."

and they must become one flesh.

(Mark 10:9) Therefore what God yoked together let no man put apart.

In reply he(Jesus) said: "Did YOU not read that he who created them from [the] beginning made them male and female 5 and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife, and the two will be one flesh’? 6 So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore, what God has yoked together let no man put apart. matthew 19;4-6 As Jesus pointed out ,it was not Adam, but Jehovah that said a man will leave his parents , so God made the marrage arrangement

(Ephesians 5:31) "For this reason a man will leave [his] father and [his] mother and he will stick to his wife, and the two will become one flesh
monogamy was the original standard for marriage in the eyes of Jehovah God

[Bishka]

I believe that marriage is a between a man and a woman, and that marriages can be for eternity. I believe though, that one has to have the proper authority to bind a couple together for all of time and eternity.

I believe marriage was instituted by God.

[fromthe heart]

OH...ok I see what you are saying...what process did they use to engage in marriage. (Thank You PrisonieroDeDios for listing the verse for me that I spoke of)...I apoligize for missing the jest of the question. I don't think it gives one specifically as such probably wasn't important in God's way for man and woman...I would imagine as long as it was a coming together respectfully it was however the families saw fit for the young woman and man to be joined before the Lord. It could have just been witnessed by all according to each's custom.


I'm sorry to run on so badly but I don't have the answer you seek from a scriptural standpoint...It may be that the only reason we have anything pointing to marriage at all is so we are aware that God wants us to know that those whom HE has joined respectfully which it does say man and woman in the principals OF marriage was to inform how we were to treat each other as man and wife.I can only point you to these but I think you probably know where these are that I speak of in 1 Corinthians.

In Matthew 22 it speaks of what was done prior to the marriage see verse 4...I'm not even sure that this one speaks well of the marriage since it's mostly a parable of a wedding feast and not the wedding itself. Even Matthew 19 is more on the rules of marriage see 4-9...Matthew 5 also speaks only of the rules of marriage and not the ceremony itself.

So what do you think the point should be in all this? You were making some point yes??? Or where you hoping for someone to find an actual ceremony?

[Flappycat]

I also challenge anyone to find anything in there about state marriage licenses.

[wmam]

Originally Posted by fromthe heart

So what do you think the point should be in all this? You were making some point yes??? Or where you hoping for someone to find an actual ceremony?

Patience is golden.

[wmam]

There is nothing that tells how a man and a woman were married other than YAH our Elohim joined them. Now are we to understand this joining as merely the two meeting and finding each other interesting enough to feel that they can spend the rest of their life together or is this joining to do with sex?

There are more questions on this subject but I would rather submit them one at a time. I feel we get a better and broader reply base when we look at things slowly.

[wmam]

Originally Posted by Flappycat

I also challenge anyone to find anything in there about state marriage licenses.

Thats easy..................... No, there is no state marriage licenses requirements in all the Scriptures. But there is in NC for any type of civil recognition. But this has nothing to do with this thread and I suggest if you are willing to discuss the reasons, and in's and out's, on this type topic then please feel free to start your own thread on such.

[sojourner]

I think that the definition of what it means to be married, and the ceremonies by which a marriage is "solemnized" have varied widely from culture to culture throughout history. Some common denominators of marriage appear to be (in no particular order): 1) procreation, 2) companionship, 3) stability, 4) support (both financial and emoional). The reasons change from culture to culture, according to need.

I don't think there are any ceremonies, per se, on record. There appears to be (in many cultures) the presence of some "authority" to witness and solemnize the occasion, while in other cultures, it appears to be a very private thing, between the partners. Some cultures that recognize marriage do not particularly believe in a deity.

Maybe, outside of specific cultural and religious tradition, what defines marriage is two people who desire to live together in an intimate relationship.

[Victor]

Good read for those interested:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09707a.htm

[wmam]

Originally Posted by sojourner

I think that the definition of what it means to be married, and the ceremonies by which a marriage is "solemnized" have varied widely from culture to culture throughout history. Some common denominators of marriage appear to be (in no particular order): 1) procreation, 2) companionship, 3) stability, 4) support (both financial and emoional). The reasons change from culture to culture, according to need.

I don't think there are any ceremonies, per se, on record. There appears to be (in many cultures) the presence of some "authority" to witness and solemnize the occasion, while in other cultures, it appears to be a very private thing, between the partners. Some cultures that recognize marriage do not particularly believe in a deity.

Maybe, outside of specific cultural and religious tradition, what defines marriage is two people who desire to live together in an intimate relationship.

Again I ask that you stay within the OP.

"Marriage as described by Scriptures? "

I am full aware, or at least as I care to be, of any so called marriage rituals of that outside of Scriptures. I am, however, only interested in that from Scriptures.

Respectfully,
Thank you