>Every one
>>in the Bible had one
>>wife until Lamech changed the
>>game and married two. (Gen
>>4: 19)
>
>Genesis 4:19
>And Lamech took unto him two
>wives: the name of the
>one Adah, and the
>name of the other Zillah
>
>
>dont think he got the commandment
>from God? and how do
>you know he was the
>one that "changed the game",
>if there really was one

No lamech didnt get the commandment from God because if he did God would then be a sinner. Adultery is a sin. The act of being unfaithful to one's Hubby or Wife. Having more than one wife or husband is adultry. Matt 19: 9 "...I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness (adultry), and marries another woman commits adultry."

>
>polygamy is not
>>commended by the Bible,(Exodus 20:
>>14).
>
>Exodus 20:14
>Thou shalt not commit adultery.

>this verse doesnt even remotely imply
>for someone to not have
>two or more wives NOR
>does it imply that polygamy
>in NOT commendable by God.
>the verse says shalt not
>commit adultery. there is nothing
>conclusive in this commmandment for
>anything else besides that, right?

polygamy is an adulterous act abduhu. If someone is married then decides to marry another woman that person is being unfaithful to his first wife. Therefore a polygamist is an adulterous person. Ex 20: 14 commands us not to commit adultry. If we commit adultry we are sinning. If God commends adultry then guess what abduhu....... God would be embracing something that he deemed unholy. Can God embrace unholy things abduhu? God of the Bible doesnt commend polygamy humans practiced it, The Bible records that humans practiced it, God does not commend adulterous acts like polygamy.

>
>
>or are you going on your
>own feelings about marriage, adultery,
>and polygamy?
>

Nope, but i think you are putting your own feelings about marrying more than one woman being okay when it's not.

>The Bible records that
>>it happened but God does <~~~~ that should be "doesn't" sorry
>>commend it.
>
>maybe you can get deduce this
>from the NEW testament, but
>not the OLD one.
>

The God of the New Testament is The God of the Old Testament. Humans practice polygamy Starting with Lamech (BC)...and continue to our present times (AD). Also God created One woman for adam, Eve. (Gen 1: 22) Now in Gen. 1: 24 ...Man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife (Not Wives), and they (Husband and Wife) will be one Flesh. emphasis added.

>>>The only romance is within the
>>>bible is between Soloman and
>>>ONE of his many wives.
>
>>It's the only romance noted.
>>That doesnt mean other husbands didnt romance their wife.
>
>ok. cant this same statement: "It's
>the only romance noted" be
>used above in reference to
>lamech being the first to
>have 2 wives. why could
>not those mentioned before him
>have more than one wife?

Nope, that would be reading into the text something that's not there (Referring to Lamech's situation).Romance on the other hand began with Adam and his One wife Eve (Gen 1: 28). Soloman's song of songs is very sensual and sexual book, but it's not a historical reference of "how" romance in a marriage began. In the case of lamech he's is the historical reference to when polygamy began.