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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Why it had to be shepherds
64-1221 §125
That wheat, when that real wheat started at the beginning, it failed God. And finally there come a wheat, a real reflector of God, that reflected his whole Word insomuch that He was the Word. Then God gave Him a bride at Pentecost; but that bride dropped into the ground through the dark ages, just like the real wheat did, it dropped in. And why couldn't it act? Because it was hid beneath the earth, it had to rot before it could bring forth life. But there come a little priest one time, by the name of Martin Luther,...
Life
62-0719B §33
I just feel like I'd like to say a word or two here if it's all right just on a little... I want to quote his Word once, and just ... maybe just a little ... like a text and I'll watch real close. Let's take St. John 5:24. If you want to think of it, it's one of my favorite texts, a handful and two dozen of eggs, see. 5:24: "He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life," see. Life. What a word! Life. What are we doing? That's what we're trying to hold---life. It's what we're try...
Christianity versus Idolatry
61-1217 §132
...creed, but to let the Word become flesh in you. See, that's it. And humbled yourself, and then through that He exalted you up above. Not to be heady, high-minded, say, "I'm this, that, or the other"; but in humility, sweetness, and "how did He ever save a wretch like me, and how did He ever do it?" That's the way the real Christian feels. Don't you believe that? Oh, He's is so real! Real, real, He's so real to me! Oh, real, real, He's so real to me! Though some people doubt Him, I can't live without Him, That's why...
Diseases and Afflictions
50-0100 §18
And Satan's against you. Therefore, this cancer he starts, or this tumor, whatever it is; from a germ he begins to multiply, in to, like a tumor becomes malignant, so forth. It's a body, just like you're of a body. It has a spirit just like you are spirit; only it has not a soul. But it has a life like you have a life. And therefore, then, in you, in your flesh, there is two lives. One are you and the other one is another being, multiplying cells, growing a body, just like you growed in a body. Is that right? Well...
An Exposition Of The Seven Church Ages
CAB 7:E-96
Now then, the record of this wheat plant whose end is to reproduce the original seed in multiplied form is THE BOOK OF LIFE. I repeat: the history or record of this wheat plant is the Book of Life of which a part of the Book of Life is the RECORD OF ETERNAL LIFE. (A section of the Book of Life). This is convincingly seen by examining the wheat plant. A bare seed is sown. Soon a blade is seen. But that is not the wheat yet. Then it grows into a stalk. This is not yet wheat. Life is there, but not the wheat. Then at...