romans224
June 21st, 2007, 10:45 PM
I think it is a great idea on study divorce in what the word of God teaches which originated from this thread: http://www.rr-bb.com/showthread.php?t=5965&page=3
Now there is so much ground to really cover on this topic so anyone really willing (with an open heart) to discern the entire word of God and see what is God's will in this matter please feel free to join in.
All ref. come from the KJV since most like to use this.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
1When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
2And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
3And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
4Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
Matthew 5:30-32
30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Matthew 19:6-8
6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
Now for me th BIG issue I see is that the commands are going more towards the husband not the wife. So first the issue of divorce seems to be the husband that wants it. However marriage does not just stop with man and women marriage and divorce is also used when God relates hie relationship with Israel. The entire book of Hosea uses Hosea's marriage to Gomer a harlot to portray Israel's unfaithfulness. There are verses in Isaiah 50:1-3, Jeremiah 3:8 dealing with this issue.
In Ezra 10 men who married foreign women see that this against God's law and put away their wives. Even verse 11 sounds like Ezra telling them to divorce because of the adultery committed against God.
Well that's all I got for tonight maybe some one here can pick it up, thanks and God Bless!
Now there is so much ground to really cover on this topic so anyone really willing (with an open heart) to discern the entire word of God and see what is God's will in this matter please feel free to join in.
All ref. come from the KJV since most like to use this.
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
1When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
2And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.
3And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;
4Her former husband, which sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.
Matthew 5:30-32
30And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee: for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
31It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
32But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.
Matthew 19:6-8
6Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
7They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
8He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.
Now for me th BIG issue I see is that the commands are going more towards the husband not the wife. So first the issue of divorce seems to be the husband that wants it. However marriage does not just stop with man and women marriage and divorce is also used when God relates hie relationship with Israel. The entire book of Hosea uses Hosea's marriage to Gomer a harlot to portray Israel's unfaithfulness. There are verses in Isaiah 50:1-3, Jeremiah 3:8 dealing with this issue.
In Ezra 10 men who married foreign women see that this against God's law and put away their wives. Even verse 11 sounds like Ezra telling them to divorce because of the adultery committed against God.
Well that's all I got for tonight maybe some one here can pick it up, thanks and God Bless!