John and I have been reading in Genesis for a little study time. I LOVE this book---it rocks my world reading about the real creation of the earth, I'm humbled and blown away by the process of it all. God creates everything, floods it to destroy it, restores it, man makes a hot mess of it again and the process continues. There is one VERY disturbing part that I just can't stop talking about or thinking about or contemplating.
In Genesis, we are currently reading about Jacob. Jacob made some huge mistakes but overall, God blessed him. All of that is great with me, until we get to the marriage part. The guy had wives, plural. Not only did he marry more than one woman, they were SISTERS!!!!!! So I'm putting myself in their shoes as I read and I'm thinking, "HA, I can't even keep my temperature at 98.6 if I think another chick is checking out John or if he even breathes towards one." To add the cherry on top---my sister with my man, YEAH RIGHT.
Now, I realize it was part of the culture and completely "normal" for the time period but I just can't swallow. Go figure, I can handle all of God's ways and rules, I can handle destroying the earth and killing man, I can even comprehend Jesus dieing for mans sin in order to create a way for man to be with God in heaven. Sleeping with more than one woman---knowingly by all parties involved. SPEECHLESS.
It's something God and I are wrestling with right now. Not a lot of wrestling on his part, it's more me continually arguing with myself over the whole deal. It's going to be something I ask God about when I get up there....I just want to understand how that was ever a good idea. He has an answer, I know it's all good but .....really....sisters?
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