Prostitution In The Bible

In contemporary society, prostitution is dealt with less harshly than in the Bible. In fact, Brazil, Mexico, France, Germany, Israel, and Italy have all legalized prostitution. (Norton-Wright). Yet in the United States of America, prostitution is only legal in the state of Nevada. As for the biblical context, prostitution was aways deemed as a wicked sin and was not tolerated. I chose to write my term paper about prostitution because of the stark contrast between the view of prostitution in the biblical context to the view of prostituion in the contemporary context. I was curious about where the harsh condemnation of prostitution stemmed from. In this paper, I will argue that throughout the Bible, prostitution is continuously seen as wicked …show more content…
It does not take long for God to condemn any type of sexual relations outside of marriage. In fact, in the very first book of the Bible, God’s intentions are made clear that sex has the sole purpose of binding a married couple. “Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.” Genesis 2:24. Alluding to how Eve is from the flesh of Adam, this verse states that once a husband and wife engage coitus they become one “flesh” or person. Thus, prostitution breaks the sacred act of a married couple becoming one through the numerous and non-committal sexual relations that occur through prostitution. By having sexual relations with multiple people, prostitutes and those who engage with them go against God’s intentions for his people to become one with a single spouse. Sex is for uniting monogamous spouses and prostitution does the exact opposite since the sexual relations often involve multiple partners who may be wed. Since the very beginning of the Bible, prostitution has been immoral since it breaks the sacredness of sexual relations in …show more content…
As seen through the Ten Commandments, God makes it clear to his people that any type of sexual promiscuity while one married is a sin. God declares, “You shall not commit adultery” Exodus 20:14. Adultery is committed when a person who is married has sexual relations with one who is not their spouse. Thus, it is likely that adultery could be committed through the act of prostitution since one participant may have been married. Thus, if one is married and participates in prostitution they commit adultery and thus break one of the Ten Commandments- a serious trespass since it directly breaks a rule that God has directed his people to abide