Exodus 21:9 And if he have betrothed her unto his son, he shall deal with her after the manner of daughters.
It is my understanding that God would not ask anything of man which He would not do Himself. God is just. So those of us that have been redeemed by Jesus are now betrothed to Him by the Father and as such shall be treated as a daughter. The examples for that can be seen in the Jewish traditions.
Daughters own nothing.
Daughters inherit nothing.
Daughters live with their family until the bridegroom has prepared a home for them.
The bridegroom’s father determines when that home is properly prepared and tells the groom to go and receive his betrothed.
The tradition of men says a marriage is between one man and one woman, unless the man is King and then the King can have as many wives as He has been given.
1 Kings 11 says Solomon clung to these in love. He had 700 wives, who were princesses, and 300 concubines. To this I must admit, I joked about King Solomon being the wisest man. But the point here is that King So;omon was not forbidden, just forewarned. “Surely they will turn away your heart after their gods.” In his old age they did exactly that. The end result of Solomon’s failure to heed God’s warning was the division of Israel into the upper and lower kingdoms by his sons.
We who are betrothed to Jesus have not yet come to the wedding feast. We are not the wife and will not be until we have been translated into our incorruptible bodies, ones prepared in perfection, incapable of worshipping anyone or anything but our God.
Until that day, God the Father treats us like daughters. Loved, protected, and adorned as befitting His beloved.
Jesus paid with His life to redeem His betrothed. How many are covered? No one knows, not even Jesus but the Father alone who will some day say to His Son, “Go get your bride.”
Until that day; know that you are loved, protected and adorned.