In Judges, chapter three, verse six, Israel’s syncretism of Canaanite culture through intermarriage nearly destroyed their identity as distinct people of God. Such intermarriage God forbid by Israel’s covenant with Him. Exodus thirty-four, fifteen through sixteen, “Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants, and they go a whoring after their gods and do sacrifice unto their gods, and one call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice. And thou take of their daughters unto thy sons, and their daughters go a whoring after their gods, and make thy sons go whoring after their gods.” Other relative verses are Deuteronomy seven, three through four, and Joshua twenty-three, twelve through thirteen, respectively. The scriptures above are examples of the disastrous effects of Israel’s compromise.
Solomon, one of the wisest men on earth, submits to intermarriage. The choice made him participate in rituals contrary to God’s Word that turned his heart away. Although the believer will carefully try to live in this union by God’s way, which is possible, the problem will be the other spouse. A believer’s merger with the ungodly puts them at risk of compromising. If it is not the will of God, the people serving Him should disregard getting into such a marriage.
Believers in such an unbalanced marriage may experience setbacks, hindrances, and limitations due to the other spirits with the other spouse. They must realize that God does not share a vessel with no other god or gods. God is a jealous God, and the first commandment in verse three of chapter twenty of Exodus states, “Thou shalt not have no other gods before me.” Therefore, the believer will not be free to function in their relationship with God because another god is interfering with the growth and progress of the saved one. This atmosphere could lead the believer to be stagnant.