This is a powerful and moving film. Christians often say, “I’m willing to die for the Lord.” But what makes this film so striking is that, in the story, dying for the Lord is actually the easiest choice. What’s much harder is to keep going—for the Lord—while carrying the shame of being seen as a traitor, possibly for a lifetime, and never being understood. That pain is even greater than martyrdom.
A lot of the godly men had multiple wives, and God didn’t complain about it. The only thing Jesus was clearly against is divorce without cause. To avoid arguments, at least we need to recognize that the Bible teaches against divorce many more times than it teaches against having multiple wives, if it ever teaches against it at all. So the bottom line is: don’t avoid a little evil by doing a bigger one.