Wisdom for Husbands and Wives

About this episode

This episode discusses the biblical perspective on marriage, emphasizing the roles and responsibilities of husbands and wives.

He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favour from the Lord. Proverbs 18:22 Your spouse is a gift from the Lord. These are the words of Solomon to his son Rehoboam, and this wise father commends marriage to his son as a good thing. Marriage is a good gift from the Lord. We live in a culture that flaunts freedom. “Who wants to be tied down?” The Bible has a very different view of marriage. Solomon says to his son, “An excellent wife is the crown of her husband” (12:4). The book of Proverbs ends with a poem in praise of a good wife: “Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all” (31:29). The wise husband appreciates his wife. He tells her where she excels. Ray Ortlund points out that when the word “husband” is used as a verb, it means “to cultivate.” When we talk about “husbandry” we are talking about care and cultivation. If God has trusted you with the gift of a wife, your job as a husband is to create the conditions in which she can flourish. That’s what it means to be a husband. “Husbands, love your wives as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Eph. 5:25). Likewise, Solomon speaks of a wife’s responsibility to her husband: “The heart…

People in this episode

Host: Colin Smith

Topics covered

• marriage
• wisdom
• husbands
• wives
• Christian teachings
• Proverbs
• love

Keywords

• marriage
• husbands
• wives
• Proverbs
• Ephesians
• wisdom
• Christianity

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Proverbs, Ephesians

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