A good background for this article is “The Kiddushin” article on this site.  It will give you more information on the Ketubah and it’s signing.  This article will focus more on what it means to the Bride.

Our God is an awesome God who not only loved us enough to pay the mohar, bridal price, for His bride.  He also wanted her to be able to remember all He has done for her.  In order to do that He left her with His Ketubah or marriage contract, The Scriptures. 

When a Jewish man and woman were betrothed they would have the signing of the Ketubah.  That’s right, this took place at the betrothal ceremony, or Kiddushin, not the actual wedding.  Today the actual Kiddushin and marriage ceremony have been combined, including the signing of the Ketubah.  This was done between the 11^th and 12^th century due to persecution.   

When the Ketubah is signed by the witnesses it is literally handed to the bride.  It is hers.  It is hers to read as often as she likes in order to remember and cherish the promises of her bridegroom.  John 17:17 again says, “Sanctify them by the truth; your word is truth.”(NIV)  The marriage contract is truth.  Our Bridegroom came to fulfill His Ketubah.  When all may be falling apart around us that contract is still true and binding.  He has and will fulfill it’s terms. His contract has set her apart just for Him.  

I heard a story once of a lady whose house had burned down and she ran into the burning house to retrieve one thing, her marriage license.  The Word of God is our marriage license.  If your house ever burns down this is what you run in to get, your marriage license.  The Scriptures, the Ketubah is the Brides prized possession.  Isn’t He awesome?  He left something with us that we could read every day if we want to, to remind us of Him.  To remind us of our husband, our bridegroom.

He will fulfill His Ketubah,

Vicky