For Better or Worse
Marriage must have a lot going for it, since it has endured throughout human history. Even in our own cynical age, we still have a soft spot in our hearts for weddings, and we can't help but wish that the happy couple really will remain together "till death do us part." The Bible is definitely pro-marriage (also very pro-fidelity), and takes a serious view of this lifetime commitment. See how much you know about weddings and marriages in the Book of Books.

1. What Hebrew prophet married a promiscuous woman with the romantic name "Gomer"?
2. What king had such prestige that he married the daughter of the Egyptian pharaoh?
3. Who brought his future father-in-law two hundred Philistine foreskins as the price for marrying the man's daughter?
4. What saintly man was thrown in prison for criticizing a ruler who married his sister-in-law?
5. What book tells of "the sons of God" marrying "the daughters of men"?
6. Jesus and His disciples were invited to a wedding in what location?
7. Although the apostle Paul recommended a life of celibacy, he stated that it was "better to marry than to _____."
8. What book describes a festive occasion called the "wedding supper of the Lamb"?
9. Complete this verse from Hebrews: "Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge _____."
10. What Old Testament character gave away his bride to his best man?

• What New Testament letter condemns false teachers who "forbid people to marry and order them to abstain from certain foods"?

J. Stephen Lang is the author of 15 books about the Bible, including the recently published What the Good Book Didn't Say (Citadel Press) and Talking Donkeys & Wheels of Fire: Bible Stories That Are Truly Bizarre! (Warner).

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