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The Company Wife?
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The Company Wife? by Phil We've all heard of getting perks with a new job or promotion. These could include health insurance benefits, a retirement package, and extra weeks of vacation. You might even get a membership to a health club, sports tickets, or the holy grail of employment... a company car. This practice is not new, it goes way back to Old Testament times. For instance when King Saul wanted to seal the deal with young David, he came up with a little incentive. A company chariot? No. Check this out... Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the Lord.” - 1 Samuel 18:17 Not a chariot... a company wife! (Wait a minute, I work for God and he brought me a wife, maybe I have a company wife! On second thought, since I enjoy my peaceful home, I think I'll keep that thought to myself.) I'm not sure if it was humility or just really poor negotiating skills, but David refused Merab and Saul gave her away to someone else. Saul tried to entice David again with another daughter, Michal. This led to the great foreskin fiasco (that's a whole 'nother devotion), but David did eventually marry her, only to have Saul give Michal away to some other dude seven chapters later. (And you thought the Old Testament was boring.) The moral of the story? If your boss ever offers you a wife... Stick with the company car. Vroooom,
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