The History of Dating and the Death of Covenant
“Dating is a ritual of confusion we learned to call normal.” - Me Think about it. We spend years practicing heartbreak disguised as “love.” We swipe, we match, we ghost, we flirt, we leave — and call it experience. Every breakup is a rehearsal for divorce. Every casual relationship teaches us detachment instead of devotion. Somewhere along the line, we forgot what Yahuah actually designed for man and woman. “He who finds a wife finds a good thing, And obtains favor from Yahuah.” — Proverbs 18:22, NKJV Notice it doesn’t say girlfriend or companion for amusement. It says wife. He who finds a wife is stepping into covenant, into berith, into a union that mirrors Yahuah’s own relationship with His people. 1. When Dating Didn’t Exist Long before the term “dating” appeared, there was courtship — purposeful, accountable, sacred. A man didn’t “ask someone out” on a whim. He pursued with intention. A woman didn’t entertain endless options; she discerned a husband worthy of covenant. Families we...