Ungodly polygamists in the Bible

[Bartato]

My understanding is the maidservants of Rachel and Leah were given to Jacob to give him sons FOR Rachel and Leah. Rachel started it because her womb was not open and she wanted to give Jacob sons. Thus the sons born to them would have the same status because they would be considered sons of his wives.

That's what I was thinking too

 

[Mark C]

Was Esau ungodly? I see a lot of myself in his rash emoting and consistently melodramatic over-reacting but he didn’t seem like an incredibly immoral man. He certainly greeted Jacob well when he finally returned.

Since I see that nobody else has referenced this (other than a secondarily, such as the reference in Hebrews) - here goes:

Yes, Esau "despised his birthright," and traded it away for a 'cup of pottage.' (Much like AmierKans today...)

Malachai 1:2-3 (quoted by Paul in Romans 9 as well) says, "Yakov I have loved...Esau I have hated."

People can and will argue about nuance of the wording. But if there's a better illustration of "ungodly" in His Word, with the possible exception of folks like Jezebel, that, too, must be subjective.

 

[The Revolting Man]

Since I see that nobody else has referenced this (other than a secondarily, such as the reference in Hebrews) - here goes:

Yes, Esau "despised his birthright," and traded it away for a 'cup of pottage.' (Much like AmierKans today...)

Malachai 1:2-3 (quoted by Paul in Romans 9 as well) says, "Yakov I have loved...Esau I have hated."

People can and will argue about nuance of the wording. But if there's a better illustration of "ungodly" in His Word, with the possible exception of folks like Jezebel, that, too, must be subjective.

Again, is that a case of Esau being a stand in for Edom?

 

[Bartato]

Again, is that a case of Esau being a stand in for Edom?

It seems to me that Malachi 1 and Romans 9 are dealing with Esau and Edom, the individual man, and his posterity as a people. Genesis 25 and Hebrews 12 seem to only address the man, not the nation.

 

[Mark C]

Again, is that a case of Esau being a stand in for Edom?

It's arguably the 'why'.

 

[PeteR]

Noticed this morning, Daniel 5:23 (if I remember correctly) Belshazzar. Judged for a lot, polygyny not one.