Read about a harlot (prostitute) who got married.

Some lovers are not easy, be careful about the one you choose! Allow me take you through a thrilling story of a man who married a harlot.

 A godly man, with a very good reputation in his community married a lady of ill repute, a prostitute, a harlot.  Women like this one, all lived in the same part of the town, so locating her was easy. She was a very beautiful woman. Have you seen harlots in your town? How do they look like?

This man might have even noticed her around town but possibly had no contact with her.   He fell deeply in love with her and was passionate toward her in all ways. He provided a home, possessions and gave himself completely to her, although his family and friends were horrified at his choice.

She seemed to love him too, for a while at least as usually harlots do. They settled into the daily routine of marriage and after some time passed, they were overjoyed to have a beautiful son. The second child was a girl, so they got a daughter.

With time she grew bored and restless, missing her old life style of excitement and the sexual immorality that came with it. She was used to having many men adore her. One man no longer satisfied her tastes and she longed for the expensive gifts of clothing (wool and linen), perfumes, olive oil, food, water, and other drinks, which things she received in exchange for her body.

So she sought them out and began hanging with her old friends. She began a love affair with other men. She began to stay away from home for long periods of time, eventually spending weeks and months away.

Her husband saw her ways; his wife was being unfaithful to him and had dishonored their marriage vows.  She always gave excuses but these grew thin with time.


Then she told him she was pregnant again.  This time it was a boy again. The man knew this was not his child but conceived in adultery. His heart was broken but he did not throw her out of his house. He allowed her to remain home in security and provided everything she needed as an expectant mother. The man who impregnated her never acknowledged his responsibility. This was a terrible burden to carry through life in the small locality where they lived. Everyone knew she was illegitimate and unwanted. Would you allow her home if she had been yours?

 She wanted luxury more than the arms of a loving husband and the kisses of her babies. She acted shamefully.

 After the birth of the third child, their marriage fell apart, and she left.  She appears to have gone from one man to the next to gratify her desires, until somewhere along the way she became the woman to a man who didn’t have adequate means, or the will, to support her.

Some other man might have been happy to see his wayward wife fall on such hard times.  Don’t you think so?  But while she was living in her adulterous relationship, he was behind the scenes making sure she had clothes, food, and money.

At some point in time he realized that providing for her needs wasn’t going to help. He thus decided to cut off her support. In time the consequences she had been protected from began to roll in and she faced them face to face.

 Eventually her lover sold her into slavery, and she discovered the bitter truth that many other people have discovered: “that often what presents itself as an opportunity for self-fulfillment ends in bondage and despair.”

 Even though she deserved what she got, as many of us would suggest, it was sad for the man because his family was broken apart and he missed the love he longed for. To the lady, her choices caused her to lose her family and eventually led her to slavery.  But it’s important for us to recognize that he never stopped loving her, no matter how low she sank.

The man heard that she was going to be sold into slavery on the day of auctioning slaves. So he went and bought her for himself fifteen shekels of silver and a half of barley. Then he said to her, you shall stay with me for many days. You shall not play the harlot, nor shall you have a man; so I will also be toward you.”

Now you might be saying, eh, wow, what a wonderful ending for a love story! But their marriage went through a lot of wreckage and brokenness. They needed a lot of mending before they could again live together as man and wife.