Divorce 

The dissolution of the marriage tie was regulated by the Mosaic law (Deuteronomy 24:1-4). The Jews, after the Captivity, were reguired to dismiss the foreign women they had married contrary to the law (Ezra 10:11-19). Christ limited the permission of divorce to the single case of adultery. It seems that it was not uncommon for the Jews at that time to dissolve the union on very slight pretences (Matthew 5:31,32; 19:1-9; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18). These precepts given by Christ regulate the law of divorce in the Christian Church. Ref. Easton Bible Dictionary

·         Law of marriage against
Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:6

• PERMITTED
  • By the Mosaic law
    Deuteronomy 24:1
  • On account of hardness of heart
    Matthew 19:8
• Often sought by the Jews
  Micah 2:9; Malachi 2:14
• Sought on slight grounds
  Matthew 5:31; 19:3
• Not allowed to those who falsely accused their wives
  Deuteronomy 22:18,19
• WOMEN
  • Could obtain
    Proverbs 2:17; Mark 10:12
  • Could marry after
    Deuteronomy 24:2
  • Responsible for vows after
    Numbers 30:9
  • Married after, could not return to first husband
    Deuteronomy 24:3,4; Jeremiah 3:1
  • Afflicted by
    Isaiah 54:4,6
• Priests not to marry women after
  Leviticus 21:14
• Of servants, regulated by law
  Exodus 21:7,11
• Of captives, regulated by law
  Deuteronomy 21:13,14
• Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
  Ezra 10:2-17; Nehemiah 13:23,30
• Jews condemned for love of
  Malachi 2:14-16
• Forbidden by Christ except for adultery
  Matthew 5:32; 19:9
• Prohibition of, offended the Jews
  Matthew 19:10
• Illustrative of God’s casting off of the Jewish church
  Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8