Where did Jesus condemn the “fundamentalist” Jews of his day who practiced polygamy? And the Parble of the Virgins certainly hints at polygamy, now doesn’t it?
Also, elders in the church were directed to have a wife (as were bishops) and the “one” issue has also been interpreted to mean that he never had been divorced.
Also, if Nathan specifically said that God “blessed” David with 6 wives that kind of says God had a hand in giving them to him, does it not? Or was Nathan not being honest?
Jesus cleared things up for us in Matthew 19.
“3) Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”
4) “Haven’t you read,” he replied, “that at the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ 5) and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? 6) So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.” “
7) “Why then,” they asked, “did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?”
8) Jesus replied, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. 9) I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.”
“Where did Jesus condemn the “fundamentalist” Jews of his day who practice polygamy?”
He spoke against polygamy when he spoke against divorce, citing the marriage of Adam (one man) and Even (one woman) as being the standard for marriage.
“Also, elders in the church were directed to have a wife (as were bishops) and the “one” issue has also been interpreted to mean that he never had been divorced.”
Well, I interpret it as he can only have one wife. Because that is what it says.
“Also, if Nathan specifically said that God “blessed” David with 6 wives that kind of says God had a hand in giving them to him, does it not? Or was Nathan not being honest?”
I don’t see a verse that says that. I do see in 2 Sam 12:8, God says he gave David “your master’s house and your master’s wives into your keeping, and gave you the house of Israel and Judah.” This does not mean David married Saul’s wives. It means he took care of them. It is not recorded the David married any of Saul’s wives.
I know David married more than one woman, but I see no where that God ordered him to do it or blessed him for it. David did a lot of sinful things. Just because something is recorded doesn’t mean it is ok. All kinds of sinful behavior is recorded in Scripture.