Wives— Marriage, A Bible Study by Preston A. Taylor
Wives— Marriage
There are many good-natured jokes circulating about the
creation of Eve. In one of them, Adam said to the Lord,
“God, I love life in the garden, but I sometimes feel
lonesome. Can you give me someone to be with me?”
When the Lord asked man what he wanted, Adam began
to describe his preferences. Then God said, “Adam, what
you are asking might cost you an arm and a leg.” Adam
said, “Lord, what would you give me for a rib?”
Praise the Lord, He gave man a wife, the best earthly
companion he could have. Someone once said that God
made woman from the side of man so she could walk with
him—not from his feet to trample upon him, or from his
head to control his life. But again, from his side, in order
to be his companion, counselor, and friend. Does anyone
have the wisdom and authority to revamp God’s design
for the family? Let’s look at some Scriptures about wives.
1. Genesis 2:18–25.
Why did God give Adam a wife?
What are some ways sin has distorted God’s design for family life?
2. Genesis 3:1–20.
How did the devil become involved in Eve’s life?
Why do you think he tempted Eve instead of Adam?
What does Eve’s name mean?
3. Genesis 24:1–4.
Where did Abraham send his servant to get a wife for Isaac?
Why didn’t Isaac marry someone who lived nearby?
Why is it important whom we choose to marry?
4. Job 2:9–10.
What counsel did Job’s wife give him? Why?
What did Job say to her?
What was Job not guilty of in this exchange?
What do you think of Job’s comment about what we accept from God?
5. Proverbs 18:22.
Why is finding a wife a good thing?
What blessings can come from God when a man marries?
How can wives exemplify godliness in their marriage?
6. Ezekiel 24:14–18.
How was Ezekiel judged?
How did the Lord refer to Ezekiel’s wife?
Why was he not allowed to mourn her as was the custom?
Was the incident a foretaste of loss among the people?
Study the context of these verses.
7. Malachi 2:13–16.
Why do you think marriages failed so often among the ancient Jews?
How does God feel about divorce?
How can God help when family life falls apart?
8. Matthew 22:23–30.
What did the Sadducees ask Jesus?
What did Jesus say about marriage in heaven?
In what way will we be like the angels in heaven?
9. Titus 2:4–5.
What is one of the roles of a wife in the church?
What does it mean to be subject to your husband?
Discuss 1 Corinthians 7:3–5, 10–16, and Ephesians 5:21–25.
What does submission to one another really mean?
10. 1 Peter 3:3–7.
What did Simon Peter write about a wife’s true beauty?
How can wives attain this, and how can husbands help them?
From 102 Fascinating Bible Studies by Preston A. Taylor
About the Author (2010):
Preston A. Taylor is a retired pastor and missionary to Argentina. He
received his BD and ThM degrees from Southwestern Baptist Seminary
and his DMin from Luther Rice Seminary. For the past 25 years, he has
written a weekly devotional message for newspapers in the towns where
he has served as pastor. Dr. Taylor currently lives in Zapata, Texas.
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California is not just a public toilet but now there is evidence that leprosy is on the rise in Los Angeles County.
Barack Obama changed US law in 2016 and allowed immigrants with blistering STDs and leprosy to migrate to the US.
Medscape reported:
Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s disease, is rarely seen in the United States, but cases continue to emerge in Los Angeles County, a new report says.
“Hansen’s disease still exists, and we need to educate medical students and physicians,” coauthor Dr. Maria Teresa Ochoa from Keck Medical Center of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, told Reuters Health by email.
Dr. Ochoa and colleagues identified 187 patients with the disease in a review of medical records from their leprosy clinic spanning 1973 to 2018. Most patients were Latino, originating from Mexico, and they experienced a median delay in diagnosis of more than three years, the team reports JAMA Dermatology, online August 7.
Multibacillary leprosy (MB) cases outnumbered paucibacillary leprosy (PB) cases by nearly eight to one (88.6% vs. 11.4%, respectively), and Latino patients were more likely than non-Latino patients to have MB, as were patients from Central or South America (versus other regions).
Most patients (80.7%) received multidrug therapy, and most (92.6%) received antibiotics for more than two years, especially if they had MB.
Only about half of patients (56.7%) had World Health Organization (WHO) grade 0 disability (no signs or symptoms suggestive of leprosy or disability) at the one-year follow-up, whereas 16.0% had grade 1 disability (loss of protective sensation) and 26.2% had grade 2 disability (visible deformity) at the last follow-up.
Among the patients who lost protective sensation, 87.7% (50/57) did not regain it following therapy.
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