Marriage, A Type of God\u27s Relationship to His People

A very rewarding searching of Scripture consists in pursuing a certain theme through all its pages, such as the topic of this paper. Tracing the references to marriage in the Bible as a type of God\u27s relationship to His people leads to a new understanding of the beauties of God\u27s Word. It reveals anew God\u27s overwhelming love for the sinner. It strengthens faith in the testimony of all of Scripture of Jesus as Very God of Very God. It leads the believer to confess more earnestly: I believe in the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the bride of Christ. It increases his love for God\u27s Book