When Jesus Christ was on the earth, he restated this position in answer to those who asked about divorce and remarriage. He said: “Did you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife, and the two will be one flesh’? So that they are no longer two, but one flesh.” Jesus added: “Whoever divorces his wife, except on the ground of fornication, and marries another commits adultery.” (Matthew 19:4-6, 9) From this it is obvious that taking one or more additional wives is also adultery
That this toleration of polygamy was only temporary can be seen not only by what Jesus stated regarding God's original standard for marriage but also by what the apostle Paul wrote under the inspiration of God’s holy spirit. He said: “Let each man have his own wife and each woman have her own husband.” (1 Corinthians 7:2)
I agree with the Bible's concept of marriage. A man marrying a woman. But again, i regards to polygamy as adultery, I can point to zero references in the Bible of this being a sin.
So, to repeat, I want to be able to tell anyone why there was polygamy in the Bible with zero punishment. I want to be able to show people, factually, where GOD said you cannot marry more than one woman. There is neither right or wrong from any verse I can specifically cite.
Yes a man will leave his father and mother and cling to his wife and the two will become one. But if a man is married to another or multiple women, who is he cheating on? They were legally (?) married in that time.
Back to subject.
Here is what I can surmise Biblically.
1. If a married person has sex with another married person who they are not married to, it is adultery.
2. If a married person has sex with and unmarried person, it is fornication.
3. If an unmarried person has sex with an unmarried person, it is fornication.
Speaking totally biblically, I can find no wrong in this finding. All three are wrong and punishable Biblically by death.
Correct me with facts please. I want to speak intelligently when questioned.