What does the Bible say about bride?
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The Bible presents the bride as a picture of covenant love, joyful union, purity, and the Lord’s redeeming care for His people. Isaiah 49:18 and 61:10 portray God’s restored people adorned like a bride, clothed in salvation and righteousness. Jeremiah 2:32 uses a bride’s ornaments to expose Israel’s tragic forgetfulness of her God. The marriages recorded in Genesis 24 and 29 reflect family covenant customs, though they also reveal human weakness and sorrow. Psalm 45:10-17 celebrates the royal bride and points beyond itself to the glory of Christ’s kingdom. Revelation 21:2 fulfills the image: the church, made holy by grace, is the New Jerusalem prepared as Christ’s bride.
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- Ornaments of Isaiah 49:18; Isaiah 61:10; Jeremiah 2:32; Revelation 21:2
- Presents to Genesis 24:53
- Maids of Genesis 24:59; Genesis 24:61; Genesis 29:24; Genesis 29:29
- FIGURATIVE Psalms 45:10-17; Ezekiel 16:8-14; Revelation 19:7; Revelation 19:8; Revelation 21:2; Revelation 21:9; Revelation 22:17
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