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"a
brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to
them, "Depart in peace, be warmed and filled," but you do not give them the
things which are needed for the body, what does it profit"
(James 2:15-16 NKJV)
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Divorce
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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 |
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Law of marriage
against
Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:6
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PERMITTED
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By the Mosaic law
Deuteronomy 24:1
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On account of hardness
of heart
Matthew 19:8
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Often sought by the Jews
Micah 2:9; Malachi 2:14
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Sought on slight grounds
Matthew 5:31; 19:3
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Not allowed to those who
falsely accused their wives
Deuteronomy 22:18,19
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WOMEN
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Could obtain
Proverbs 2:17; Mark 10:12
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Could marry after
Deuteronomy 24:2
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Responsible for vows
after
Numbers 30:9
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Married after, could
not return to first husband
Deuteronomy 24:3,4; Jeremiah 3:1
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Afflicted by
Isaiah 54:4,6
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Priests not to marry women
after
Leviticus 21:14
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Of servants, regulated by
law
Exodus 21:7,11
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Of captives, regulated by
law
Deuteronomy 21:13,14
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Forced on those who had
idolatrous wives
Ezra 10:2-17; Nehemiah 13:23,30
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Jews condemned for love of
Malachi 2:14-16
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Forbidden by Christ except
for adultery
Matthew 5:32; 19:9
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Prohibition of, offended
the Jews
Matthew 19:10
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Illustrative of God’s
casting off of the Jewish church
Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8
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