Prayer Tents Bible References - Prayer Tents

MARRIAGE

Divinely instituted

Gen 2:24

A covenant relationship

Mal 2:4

DESIGNED FOR

- The happiness of man

Gen 2:18

- Increasing the human population

Gen 1:28; 9:1

- Raising up godly seed

Mal 2:15

- Preventing fornication

1Co 7:2

The expectation of the promised seed of the woman an

incentive to, in the early age

Gen 3:15; 4:1

Lawful in all

1Co 7:2,28; 1Ti 5:14

Honourable for all

Heb 13:4

Should be only in the Lord

1Co 7:39

EXPRESSED BY

- Joining together

Mat 19:6

- Making affinity

1Ki 3:1

- Taking to wife

Exo 2:1

- Giving daughters to sons, and sons to daughters

Deu 7:3; Ezr 9:12

Indissoluble during the joint lives of the parties

Mat 19:6; Rom 7:2,3; 1Co 7:39

Early introduction of polygamy

Gen 4:19

Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations

Gen 20:12; 24:24; 28:2

Often contracted by parents for children

Gen 24:49-51; 34:6,8

Should be with consent of parents

Gen 28:8; Jdg 14:2,3

Consent of the parties necessary to

Gen 24:57,58; 1Sa 18:20; 25:41

Parents might refuse to give their children in

Exo 22:17; Deu 7:3

THE JEWS

- Forbidden to contract, with their near relations

Lev 18:6

- Forbidden to contract with idolaters

Deu 7:3,4; Jos 23:12; Ezr 9:11,12

- Often contracted with foreigners

1Ki 11:1; Neh 13:23

- Sometimes guilty of polygamy

1Ki 11:1,3

- Careful in contracting for their children

Gen 24:2,3; 28:1,2

- Betrothed themselves some time before

Deu 20:7; Jdg 14:5,7,8; Mat 1:18

- Contracted when young

Pro 2:17; Joe 1:8

- Often contracted, in their own tribe

Exo 2:1; Num 36:6-13; Luk 1:5,27

- Obliged to contract with a brother's wife who died without

seed

Deu 25:5; Mat 22:24

- Considered being debarred from, a reproach

Isa 4:1

- Considered being debarred from, a cause of grief

Jdg 11:38

- Often punished by being debarred from

Jer 7:34; 16:9; 25:10

- Were allowed divorce from, because of hardness of their

hearts

Deu 24:1; Mat 19:7,8

- Exempted from going to war immediately after

Deu 20:7

Priest not to contract, with divorced or improper persons

Lev 21:7

The high priest not to contract, with a widow or a divorced

or profane person

Lev 21:14

Contracted at the gate and before witnesses

Rut 4:1,10,11

Modes of demanding women in

Gen 24:3,4; 34:6,8; 1Sa 25:39,40

Elder daughters usually given in, before the younger

Gen 29:26

A dowry given to the woman's parents before

Gen 29:18; 34:12; 1Sa 18:27,28; Hos 3:2

CELEBRATED

- With great rejoicing

Jer 33:11; Joh 3:29

- With feasting

Gen 29:22; Jdg 14:10; Mat 22:2,3; Joh 2:1-10

- For seven days

Jdg 14:12

A benediction pronounced after

Gen 24:60; Rut 4:11,12

THE BRIDE

- Received presents before

Gen 24:53

- Given a handmaid at

Gen 24:59; 29:24,29

- Adorned with jewels for

Isa 49:18; 61:10

- Gorgeously apparelled

Psa 45:13,14

- Attended by bridesmaids

Psa 45:9

- Stood on the right of bridegroom

Psa 45:9

- Called to forget her father's house

Psa 45:10

THE BRIDEGROOM

- Adorned with ornaments

Isa 61:10

- Attended by many friends

Jdg 14:11; Joh 3:29

- Presented with gifts

Psa 45:12

- Crowned with garlands

Sol 3:11

- Rejoiced over the bride

Isa 62:5

- Returned with the bride to his house at night

Mat 25:1-6

Garments provided for guests at

Mat 22:12

Infidelity of those contracted in, punished as if married

Deu 22:23,24; Mat 1:19

ILLUSTRATIVE OF

- God's union with the Jewish nation

Isa 54:5; Jer 3:14; Hos 2:19,20

- Christ's union with his church

Eph 5:23,24,32

• Access To God
• Adoption
• Affections, The
• Afflicted, Duty Toward The
• Afflicted Saints
• Affliction, Consolation Under
• Affliction, Prayer Under
• Afflictions
• Afflictions Made Beneficial
• Afflictions Of The Wicked, The
• Agriculture Or Husbandry
• Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God
• Altars
• Altar Of Burnt-offering, The
• Altar Of Incense
• Amalekites, The
• Ambition
• Ammonites, The
• Amorites, The
• Amusements And Pleasures, Worldly
• Anakim, The
• Angels
• Anger
• Anger Of God, The
• Anointing
• Anointing Of The Holy Spirit
• Anointing, Sacred
• Antichrist
• Apostates
• Apostles, The
• Ark Of The Covenant
• Armies
• Armies Of Israel, The
• Arms, Military
• Arrows
• Arts Of The
• Ascension Of Christ, The
• Asher, The Tribe Of
• Asp, Or Adder
• Ass, The Domestic
• Ass, The Wild
• Assurance
• Assyria
• Atonement, The
• Atonement, The Day Of
• Atonement, Under The Law
• Babylon
• Backsliding
• Baptism
• Baptism With The Holy Spirit
• Bear, The
• Beard, The
• Day
• Beasts
• Beds
• Benjamin, Tribe Of
• Birds
• Blasphemy
• Blessed, The
• Blindness, Spiritual
• Blood
• Boldness, Holy
• Bondage, Spiritual
• Books
• Bottles
• Bow, The
• Brass, Or Copper
• Bread
• Breastplate
• Brooks
• Burial
• Burnt Offering, The
• Busy-bodies
• Calf, The
• Calf Of Gold
• Call Of God, The
• Calves Of Jeroboam
• Camel, The
• Canaanites, The
• Candlestick
• Care, Overmuch
• Caves
• Cedar, The
• Censers
• Character Of Saints
• Character Of The Wicked
• Chariots
• Charity
• Chastity
• Cherubim
• Children
• Children, Good
• Children, Wicked
• Christ, Character Of
• Christ Is God
• Christ, The Head Of The Church
• Christ, The High Priest
• Christ, The King
• Christ, The Mediator
• Christ, The Prophet
• Christ, The Shepherd
• Church, The
• Church Of Israel
• Circumcision
• Cities
• Cities Of Refuge
• Clouds
• Cloud Of Glory
• God
• Commandments, The Ten
• Commerce
• Communion Of Saints
• Communion Of The Lord's Supper
• Communion With God
• Compassion And Sympathy
• Compassion And Sympathy Of Christ, The
• Condemnation
• Conduct, Christian
• Confessing Christ
• Confession Of Sin
• Conscience
• Contempt
• Contentment
• Conversion
• Counsels And Purposes Of God, The
• Courts Of Justice
• Covenants
• Covenant, The
• Covetousness
• Creation
• Creditors
• Daily Sacrifice, The
• Dan, The Tribe Of
• Darkness
• Dead, The
• Death, Eternal
• Death, Natural
• Death Of Christ, The
• Death Of Saints, The
• Death Of The Wicked, The
• Death, Spiritual
• Deceit
• Decision
• Dedication
• Defilement
• Delighting In God
• Deluge, The
• Denial Of Christ
• Desert, Journey Of Israel Through The
• Deserts
• Despair
• Devil, The
• Devotedness To God
• Diet Of The Jews, The
• Diligence
• Discipline Of The Church
• Diseases
• Disobedience To God
• Divination
• Divisions
• Divorce
• Doctrines, False
• Doctrines Of The Gospel, The
• Dog, The
• Dove, The
• Dragon, The
• Dreams
• Drink Offering
• Drunkenness
• Eagle, The
• Ear, The
• Early Rising
• Earth, The
• Earthquakes
• Edification
• Edomites, The
• Egypt
• Election
• Embalming
• Emblems Of The Holy Spirit, The
• Enemies
• Entertainments
• Envy
• Ephod, The
• Ephraim, Tribe Of
• Euphrates, The
• Evening, The
• Example Of Christ, The
• Excellency And Glory Of Christ, The
• Excellency And Glory Of The Church, The
• Eye, The
• Faith
• Faithfulness
• Faithfulness Of God, The
• Fall Of Man, The
• Families
• Famine
• Fasting
• Fatherless
• Favour Of God, The
• Fear, Godly
• Fear, Unholy
• Feast Of Dedication, The
• Feast Of Jubilee, The
• Feast Of The New Moon, The
• Feast Of Pentecost, The
• Feast Of Purim, Or Lots, The
• Feast Of Sabbatical Year, The
• Feast Of Tabernacles, The
• Feast Of The Passover, The
• Feasts Of Trumpets, The
• Feasts, The Anniversary
• Feet, The
• Fig-tree, The
• Fire
• First Born, The
• First Fruits, The
• Fishes
• Flattery
• Flowers
• Fools
• Forests
• Forgetting God
• Forgiveness Of Injuries
• Forsaking God
• Fortresses
• Foundation
• Fountains And Springs
• Fox, The
• Fruits
• Gad, The Tribe Of
• Galilee
• Gardens
• Garments
• Gates
• Genealogies
• Gentiles
• Gibeonites
• Gift Of The Holy Spirit, The
• Gifts Of God, The
• Girdles
• Glorifying God
• Glory
• Glory Of God, The
• Gluttony
• Goat, The
• Gold
• Goodness Of God, The
• Gospel, The
• Grace
• Grass
• Groves
• Hair, The
• Hands, The
• Happiness Of Saints In This Life
• Happiness Of The Wicked, The
• Hart, The
• Harvest, The
• Hatred
• Hatred To Christ
• Head
• Heart, The
• Heart, Character Of The Renewed
• Heart, Character Of The Unrenewed
• Heathen, The
• Heaven
• Heave-offering
• Hedges
• Heedfulness
• Hell
• Herbs, &C
• High Places
• High Priest, The
• Highways
• Hittites
• Hivites
• Holiness
• Holiness Of God, The
• Holy Spirit, The Comforter, The
• Holy Spirit, The, Is God
• Holy Spirit, The Personality Of
• Holy Spirit, The Teacher, The
• Holy Land
• Holy Of Holies
• Homicide
• Honey
• Hope
• Horns
• Horse, The
• Hospitality
• Houses
• Human Nature Of Christ, The
• Humility
• Humility Of Christ, The
• Husbands
• Hyke Or Upper Garment
• Hypocrites
• Idleness And Sloth
• Idolatry
• Ignorance Of God
• Incense
• Industry
• Indwelling Of The Holy Spirit, The
• Ingratitude
• Ingratitude To God
• Injustice
• Insects
• Inspiration Of The Holy Spirit, The
• Iron
• Ishmaelites, The
• Issachar, The Tribe Of
• Jerusalem
• Jews, The
• Jordan, The River
• Joy
• Judah, The Tribe Of
• Joy Of God Over His People, The
• Judea, Modern
• Judges, Extraordinary
• Judgments
• Judgment, The
• Justice
• Justice Of God, The
• Justification Before God
• Kenites, The
• Kings
• Lamb, The
• Lamps
• Language
• Laver Of Brass
• Law Of God, The
• Law Of Moses, The
• Leaven
• Lebanon
• Leopard
• Leprosy
• Leviathan
• Levites, The
• Liberality
• Liberty, Christian
• Life, Eternal
• Life, Natural
• Life, Spiritual
• Light
• Lion, The
• Locust, The
• Long-suffering Of God, The
• Love Of Christ, The
• Love Of God, The
• Love To Christ
• Love To God
• Love To Man
• Loving-kindness Of God, The
• Lying
• Macedonian Empire, The
• Magistrates
• Malice
• Man
• Manasseh, The Tribe Of
• Manna
• Marriage
• Martyrdom
• Masters
• Measures
• Meat-offerings
• Medo-persian Kingdom
• Meekness
• Mercy
• Mercy Of God, The
• Mercy-seat
• Metals
• Midianites
• Milk
• Mills
• Ministers
• Miracles
• Miracles Of Christ, The
• Miracles Through Evil Agents
• Miracles Wrought Through Servants Of God
• Miraculous Gifts Of The Holy Spirit
• Missionaries, All Christians Should Be As
• Missionary Work By Ministers
• Moabites
• Money
• Months
• Moon, The
• Morning
• Moth, The
• Mountains
• Mule, The
• Murder
• Murmuring
• Music
• Naphtali, The Tribe Of
• Nazarites
• Nethinim
• New Birth, The
• Night
• Nile, The River
• Nineveh
• Oak-tree, The
• Oaths
• Obedience To God
• Offence
• Offences Against The Holy Spirit
• Offerings
• Oil
• Olive-tree, The
• Ostrich, The
• Owl, The
• Ox, The
• Palaces
• Palm-tree, The
• Parables
• Pardon
• Parents
• Paschal Lamb, Typical Nature Of
• Patience
• Patriarchal Government
• Peace
• Peace-offerings
• Peace, Spiritual
• Perfection
• Persecution
• Perseverance
• Pharisees, The
• Philistines, The
• Pilgrims And Strangers
• Pillars
• Plague Or Pestilence, The
• Ploughing
• Pomegranate-tree, The
• Pools And Ponds
• Poor, The
• Power Of Christ, The
• Power Of God, The
• Power Of The Holy Spirit, The
• Praise
• Prayer
• Prayer, Answers To
• Prayer, Intercessory
• Prayer, Private
• Prayer, Public
• Prayer, Social And Family
• Precious Stones
• Preciousness Of Christ
• Presents
• Presumption
• Pride
• Priests
• Prisons
• Privileges Of Saints
• Procrastination
• Promises Of God, The
• Prophecies Respecting Christ
• Prophecy
• Prophets
• Prophets, False
• Proselytes
• Protection
• Providence Of God, The
• Prudence
• Publicans
• Punishment Of The Wicked, The
• Punishments
• Purifications Or Baptisms
• Rain
• Raven, The
• Reaping
• Rebellion Against God
• Rechabites
• Reconciliation With God
• Redemption
• Red Heifer, The
• Repentance
• Rephaim, Or Giants, The
• Reproof
• Reptiles
• Resignation
• Resurrection, The
• Resurrection Of Christ, The
• Reuben, The Tribe Of
• Revenge
• Reviling And Reproaching
• Reward Of Saints, The
• Riches
• Righteousness
• Righteousness Imputed
• Righteousness Of God, The
• Rings
• Rivers
• Rocks
• Roe, The
• Roman Empire, The
• Sabbath, The
• Sackcloth
• Sacrifices
• Sadducees, The
• Saints, Compared To
• Salt
• Salutations
• Salvation
• Samaria, Ancient
• Samaria, Modern
• Sanctification
• Scape-goat, The
• Sciences
• Scorning And Mocking
• Scorpion, The
• Scribes
• Scriptures, The
• Sea, The
• Sealing Of The Holy Spirit
• Seals
• Second Coming Of Christ, The
• Seed
• Seeking God
• Self-delusion
• Self-denial
• Self-examination
• Selfishness
• Self-righteousness
• Self-will And Stubbornness
• Serpents
• Servants
• Sheep
• Shepherds
• Shewbread
• Shields
• Ships
• Shoes
• Sickness
• Sidonians, The
• Sieges
• Silver
• Simeon, The Tribe Of
• Simplicity
• Sin
• Sincerity
• Sin-offering
• Sins, National
• Slander
• Sobriety
• Spear
• Stars, The
• Steadfastness
• Strangers In Israel
• Strife
• Summer
• Sun, The
• Swearing Falsely
• Swearing, Profane
• Swine
• Sword, The
• Synagogues
• Syria
• Tabernacle
• Temple, The First
• Temple, The Second
• Temptation
• Tents
• Thanksgiving
• Theft
• Theocracy, The, Or Immediate Government By God
• Threshing
• Time
• Tithe
• Titles And Names Of Christ
• Titles And Names Of The Church
• Titles And Names Of The Devil
• Titles And Names Of The Holy Spirit
• Titles And Names Of Ministers
• Titles And Names Of Saints
• Titles And Names Of The Wicked
• Towers
• Travellers
• Trees
• Trespass Offering
• Tribes Of Israel, The
• Tribute
• Trinity, The
• Trumpet
• Trust
• Truth
• Truth Of God, The
• Types Of Christ
• Tyre
• Unbelief
• Unicorn
• Union With Christ
• Unity Of God
• Uprightness
• Urim And Thummim
• Usury Or Interest
• Vail Or Veil
• Vail, The Sacred
• Valleys
• Vanity
• Vine, The
• Vineyards
• Visions
• Vows
• Waiting Upon God
• Walls
• War
• Warfare Of Saints
• Watchfulness
• Watchmen
• Water
• Wave-offering
• Weeks
• Weights
• Wells
• Whirlwind
• Wicked, The, Are Compared To
• Widows
• Wind, The
• Wine
• Winter
• Wisdom Of God, The
• Witness Of The Holy Spirit
• Wives
• Wolf, The
• Woman
• Works, Good
• Years
• Zeal
• Zebulun, The Tribe Of