Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.

These are some scriptures which describe God very clearly that He does NOT change.

The first time polygamy pops up in the Bible was that of Lamech in Genesis 4:19: “Lamech married two women.”

In 2 Samuel 12:8, God, speaking through the prophet Nathan, said that if David’s wives and concubines were not enough, He would have given David even more. Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines …

WHY DID GOD ALLOW POLYGAMY IN THE OLD TESTAMENT?
The bible does not specifically say that He allowed it.There are a few factors to consider when thinking about this, first of all there has always been more women than men in the world even stats show that today…..(you can imagine back then). Second, with the warfare there would have been serious fatality rates among men. And thirdly it would have been nearly impossible for a woman to provide for herself if she was left unmarried , women relied on men family members or husbands for protection and provision. Unmarried women usually ended up slaves or prostitutes therefore it would have been better for a woman to be in a polygamous situation than unmarried. So it seems that God may have allowed it to happen to protect and provide for the women that could not find a husband otherwise. And plus it enabled the expansion of the earths population much much faster “be fruitful and increase in number; multiply on the earth” (Genesis 9:7).

WHAT IS GODS VIEW ON POLYGAMY TODAY?
Even while God allowing polygamy, the Bible presents monogamy as the plan which conforms most closely to God’s ideal for marriage.The bible states that Gods original intention was for one man to be married to one woman.”For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife [not wives], and they will become one flesh [not fleshes]” (Genesis 2:24).In Genesis 2:24 describes what marriage is and the use of singular should be taken in to consideration.

Ephesians 5:22-33 uses singular terms too , give it a read. IT specifically describing the marital relationship. If polygamy were allowable, the entire illustration of Christ’s relationship with His body (the church) and the husband-wife relationship falls apart…

AND DID GOD CHANGE???

It is not so much God’s disallowing something He previously allowed as it is God’s restoring marriage to His ORIGINAL plan. Even going back to Adam and Eve, polygamy was not God’s original intent. God seems to have allowed polygamy to solve a problem, but it is not the ideal.
In most modern societies, there is absolutely no need for polygamy. In most cultures today, women are able to provide for and protect themselves—removing the only “positive” aspect of polygamy.

There you go. Hope you enjoyed!

What are your thoughts about the many ways God’s standards have changed throughout history?

You missed the point.

I was very abusive with my language as a teen, hurling F bombs to hurt people.

When I got older, the F word and others did return to my vocab, yes, but not to throw at people to wound them or curse them. But as vehicles of emotion. You have yours. I have mine.

Thanks for assessing my spiritual character and holiness index.

Merry Christmas.