The groom, the best man, and other male escorts left the father's house and conducted a torch-light procession to the home of the bride. At the end of the period of separation, the bridegroom came - usually at night - to take his bride to live with him. 9ĭuring this period of separation, the groom prepared a dwelling place in his father's house to which he would later bring his bride. 8 This afforded the bride time to gather her trousseau and prepare for married life. 7Īfter the marriage covenant was established, the groom left his bride at her home and returned to his father's house, where he remained separated from his bride for approximately 12 months. 6 As a symbol of the covenant relationship that had been established, the groom and bride drank from a cup of wine over which the betrothal had been pronounced. 5 From that moment on, the bride was declared to be consecrated or sanctified - set apart - exclusively for her bridegroom. Once the bridegroom paid the purchase price, the marriage covenant was established, and the young man and woman were regarded as husband and wife. The first step, the Ketubah, or Betrothal, 2 was the establishment of the marriage covenant, usually when the prospective bridegroom took the initiative 3 and negotiated the price (mohair) he must pay to purchase her. Many of us miss the full import of these allusions if we aren't familiar with the model of ancient Jewish wedding practices. In this second article in our series on the Rapture, we will explore another reason why we favor a "pre-tribulation" view of the Harpz, the "snatching up" of the Church.Īll through the Gospels, Jesus relied on the ancient Jewish wedding pattern for many of His parables, 1 climaxing in His promise in the Upper Room in John 14 (as reviewed in our previous article).
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