Bible Discussion Thread

SCRIPTURE: Jesus is our husband now if widowed.

Where?

Hi Jacqueline,

to I knew there was a place that spoke of this. here it is from my NIV (I do not have a KJV use to copy a verse).

Isaiah 4:5-6

"For your Maker is your husband, the LORD of Host is His name; And Your Redeemer is the Holy One of israel; He is called the God of the Whole earth.

For the LORD has called you like a woman forsaken and grieved in spirit, like a youthful wife when you were refused, says your God."

There are I think 3 verses in Song of Solomon that say: I am my Beloveds, and my beloved is Mine.

In the absence of an earthly spouse, this verse greatly comforts me in daily life.

Thank You.

Be Blessed Today

Hi Jacqueline.

Here is one of several scriptures in the old testament that refers to ISRAEL.

Isaiah 54:5. For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name; and thy Redeemer the Holy One of Israel; The God of the whole earth shall he be called.

This is not the Church or any Individual, It's just a way of Godis is verbally showing his faithfulness and commitment towards Israel.

It is the theme of the relationship between God and Israel throughout the bible.

They keep going after other gods and he punishes them for spiritual fornication.

However he's not a husband to them today, Isaiah 54. is prophetic. " Read the whole chapter ".

Here is where they stand today.

Jeremiah 3:8. And I saw, when for all the causes whereby backsliding Israel committed adultery I had put her away, and given her a bill of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah feared not, but went and played the harlot also.

I do love the point Brother Chris made with 1 Corinthians 7:34. There's no improving on that for a widower.

I would also like to add what's comforting for Israel and the Church.

Psalms 146:9. The LORD preserveth the strangers; he relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked he turneth upside down.

God bless.

As S. Spencer has written, there's no specific Scripture to support what you seek apart from the Scriptures given about the Church being Christ's bride.

I will however add another one which maybe helpful: 1 Corinthians 7:34 (in part), "The unmarried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy both in body and in spirit...".

The woman that is spoken about here is clearly one who has never been married, but I see no reason to also include those who have been widowed & now choose to live alone without remarrying. So, to this woman, she can, without distractions of family in the home, might devote herself much more to the "things of the Lord" (i.e. prayer, fasting, Word study, ministry to others & the Church), which may have only been done piecemeal when she had other responsibilities. Clearly, she, as with the whole Church, are members of the Body of Christ, joined to Him in a much deeper way than even an earthly marriage could provide. What an earthly husband can provide now for his wife pales into the distance when compared to a child of God who fully embraces the delights of being found in Christ.

Hi Jacqueline.

I'm not sure that's in scripture the way you put it. Here's a link.

The imagery and symbolism of marriage is applied to Christ and the body of believers known as the church. The church is comprised of those who have trusted in Jesus Christ as their personal Savior and have received eternal life. Christ, theBridegroom, has sacrificially and lovingly chosen the church to be His bride ( Ephesians 5:25-27). Just as there was a betrothal period in biblical times during which the bride and groom were separated until the wedding, so is the bride of Christ separate from her Bridegroom during the church age. Her responsibility during the betrothal period is to be faithful to Him ( 2 Corinthians 11:2; Ephesians 5:24). At therapture, the church will be united with the Bridegroom and the official "wedding ceremony" will take place and, with it, the eternal union of Christ and His bride will be actualized ( Revelation 19:7-9;21:1-2).

God bless.