and deference it deserves and that God expects. In the Scriptures, it is true that we can delight in the beautiful love story of Isaac and Rebekah (Gen 24) but that is after witnessing the sordid, alcohol-soaked degradation of Isaac’s first cousin, Lot (Gen 19:30–38). Yes, we see Ruth the Moabite redeemed to be wife to the godly man Boaz (Ruth 3:1–4:13) but then we witness the tragedy of their great-grandson David luridly violating his own marital vows while stealing the wife of one of his most loyal