Is There a Real Life Historical Case Like This?
1) Direct answer
Yes. The Bible gives real historical cases that show exactly this principle.
2) Scriptural explanation
- Michal and David: Michal was David’s lawful wife. Saul later gave her to another man (Paltiel) while David still lived (1 Samuel 18:27; 25:44). When David demanded her, she was returned to him and the second union ended (2 Samuel 3:14–16). This shows the first marriage remained binding, and the later union had to cease.
- Sarah and Abimelech: Sarah was taken into Abimelech’s house under a mistaken assumption, but God said, “She is a man’s wife… restore the man his wife” (Genesis 20:2–7). Even in ignorance, God upheld the first covenant.
- Herod and Herodias: John said to Herod, “It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife” (Mark 6:17–18). While the first husband lived, the second relationship was condemned as unlawful.
- The rule stated: “If, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress… but if her husband be dead, she is free” (Romans 7:2–3).
3) Simple clarifying logic
Now notice: in every case, the living first covenant governed the outcome. Mistake, time, or a second union did not dissolve it. Restoration to the original covenant—or separation from the unlawful union—was required.
4) Short reinforcing statement
You see, the Bible’s history and its doctrine match: the first bond stands while he lives.
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What did the Laodicean Church Age (our age) Angel (- messenger) Say about this?
Ranked passages from the local William Branham sermon and Church Age Book database. Relevance is relative, not a statement of doctrinal certainty.
God's Provided Way
53-0613 §10
...f the devil can put that much power on a person that's devil possessed, what ought God to do with the power on a Christian that's borned again. I don't... So, she jerked it like that--like that, and she... I--I staggered, and it threw me sideways. And I looked at her, and she started going like a serpent, making a blow. And here she come on her back like a snake, a chasing me, like that across--make the horriblest noise--that drag, drag, drag. And I looked, and here come that woman. I ran up to the steps where the...
Identified with Christ
59-1220E §42
And now, if you can see it by faith, before the real desire ever strikes you, come forward, be identified with Him in baptism. And then, as you're planted in the likeness of His death, you shall also share in His likeness in the resurrection. For when He come from the grave, He was the same Jesus that went into the grave. And if we be in Christ (How do we get in? By Holy Spirit baptism), at that day we will come forth and share in His resurrection. There used to be a little song that I used to sing years ago. To be...
Balm in Gilead
61-0218 §58
But on Easter morning it proved it was God. The toxin He gives is eternal life. How can He keep it in hell? How could He keep it anywhere else? The gates of hell, death, nor the grave couldn't hold it. He rose up again on the third day to prove that the toxin was real. Amen! He rose. Oh, when they seen Him rise up... The prophets died, and was buried; but Jesus rose again. God's toxin. He came down like a dove from above, lit upon his own Son, and He lived the life peaceful; went about not being a showman, a big st...
Let your light so shine before men
61-0903 §67
...name. But said they had to take notice to them that they had been with Jesus. What were they? Billboards. Billboards. Oh, we could go on. God help us to be billboards. May this Branham Tabernacle here, this little place consecrated and dedicated to God, may it produce little billboards across this country here that'll cause this whole hungering and thirsting nation to come to Christ, would be my prayer. Let us bow our heads. Most gracious Father, we are indeed a privileged people to have Christ in our lives and in...
Paradox
64-0418B §20
Remember the old Baptist preacher that ordained me. I remember my first time up to preach. I just cried and beat on the desk, and everything like that. And some of the elderly women come by and patted me on the back and said, "Oh, honey," and crying, "you're going to be a great servant to Christ." Old Dr. Davis, sitting there looking me right in the eye, I said, "How did I do, Dr. Davis?" Said, "The worst I ever heard in my life." He upbraided me. So he was an attorney. So he said to me afterwards, "Come over to th...