- Law of marriage against Ge 2:24; Mt 19:6
- PERMITTED
- By the Mosaic law De 24:1
- On account of hardness of heart Mt 19:8
- Often sought by the Jews Mic 2:9; Mal 2:14
- Sought on slight grounds Mt 5:31; 19:3
- Not allowed to those who falsely accused their wives De 22:18,19
- WOMEN
- Could obtain Pr 2:17; Mr 10:12
- Could marry after De 24:2
- Responsible for vows after Nu 30:9
- Married after, could not return to first husband De 24:3,4; Jer 3:1
- Afflicted by Isa 54:4,6
- Priests not to marry women after Le 21:14
- Of servants, regulated by law Ex 21:7,11
- Of captives, regulated by law De 21:13,14
- Forced on those who had idolatrous wives Ezr 10:2-17; Ne 13:23,30
- Jews condemned for love of Mal 2:14-16
- Forbidden by Christ except for adultery Mt 5:32; 19:9
- Prohibition of, offended the Jews Mt 19:10
- Illustrative of God's casting off of the Jewish church Isa 50:1; Jer 3:8
The New Topical Text Book
Divorce
The New Topical Text Book, R. A. Torrey (1897). Public domain, from the CrossWire SWORD module.