Husband

The male partner in a marriage relationship. The origin of this God-ordained institution is traced back in the Bible to the Garden of Eden. Scripture stresses that marriage is a God-ordained institution, within which the husband is pledged to love and care for his wife. Scripture contains many examples, both good and bad, of how husbands behaved. The ultimate examples of a good husband in Scripture are God as the husband of Israel and Jesus Christ as the bridegroom of the church.

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God’s pattern for marriage Husband and wife are one flesh Ge 1:27 See also Ge 2:23–24; Mal 2:15; Mt 19:4–6 The husband is head of the wife Eph 5:23 See also 1 Co 11:3 Duties of a husband To leave his parents and be united to his wife Mt 19:5 See also Ge 2:24 To love his wife Eph 5:25 See also Dt 24:5;…