Our Creator made human beings in His image (Genesis 1:27) male and female, distributing 50% of the godly characteristics in each gender. Sadly, some have interpreted the Hebrew word azad (in Genesis 2:18) to mean apprentice or servant, when Almighty God intended that each married partner was a full equal to the other, intending to convey to the marriage partner the deficit that he or she had. From the beginning of the marriage covenant, God has made it clear that divorce constitutes a failure and only allowed it because of the hardness of their hearts. Husband and wife were to cling (davak) to each other. Deuteronomy 17:17 warns against the practice of multiplying wives. The fact that Abraham, Jacob, David, and Solomon multiplied wives does not imply that the Bible endorses polygamy. The curse we are currently experiencing in the Gaza strip goes back to Abraham's foolish decision to mate with Hagar, and the continuous turmoil in the Middle East stems back to Jacob's foolish decision to multiply wives. David, a man after God's heart, received no blessings for his multiple marriages, as seen in his stumbling into murder, adultery, and botched up child rearing practices. Solomon, the wisest man on the earth, nevertheless stumbled into foolishness of multiple marriages tearing his heart away from God Almighty. God did not bless the multiple marriages of Abraham, Jacob, David, or Solomon. As Israel adopted the customs of the lands they occupied, they lost the blessings of Almighty God. The apostle Paul identified the marriage covenant as a symbol describing the mystery of Christ and the church (Ephesians 5:22-32). The intimacy expressed between spouses (when they obey God's laws of love) describes the intimacy between Christ and the Church, foreshadows an event which we know as the Marriage of the Lamb (Revelation 19:9).