God hears and sees when his people are wronged.9 Throughout the Bible, we repeatedly learn of God’s great concern for those who are mistreated. He seeks deliverance for the oppressed. He is a “stronghold” for the powerless (Ps 9:9). The biblical depictions of oppression provide a category for us to use in marriage. Specifically, I define oppression in marriage as a pattern of coercive, controlling and punishing behaviors whereby one spouse seeks to control and dominate the other. The tactics used