Is the Bible unintelligible when it comes to the subject of divorce and remarriage? Did God intend for people to have difficulty with this subject, or is it only difficult because of the error that has been taught and because of the influence of those who teach it?... To find what our loving God wants us to know, we cannot overemphasize the importance of a proper study of the context of key passages. Matthew 19:3-13 is one such passage.
One must follow some simple rules when studying any Bible subject... Below are some rules that are applicable to the divorce and remarriage issue or study:
The Pharisees were attempting to entrap Jesus by tempting him to take sides and to contradict Moses’s Law regarding divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1-4). They knew that Jesus, who lived under the Law of Moses, was obligated to respect and follow that law. Obviously, the Jews would have charged Jesus with sin had he contradicted Moses’s teachings. It is interesting to note that the enemies of Jesus did not make such a charge, but that so-called “friends” are now saying he did contradict Moses.
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Author: Robert Waters
Keywords: Marriage, Divorce, Bill of divorcement, Certificate of divorce, Certificate of divorcement, Bill of divorce, School of Hillel, School of Shammai, Any cause, Every cause, Divorce for any cause, Divorce of every cause, Rabbinic debate, Commits adultery, Continues to commit adultery, Remarriage, Divorcement, Exception clause, Except for fornication, Except for adultery, Put away, Putteth away, Put asunder, divorce and remarriage, divorce and marriage
Bible reference(s): Deuteronomy 24:1-3, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:3-9, Mark 10:4, Mark 10:11-12, Luke 16:18
Source: Put Away But Not Divorced (Tate Publishing, 2012), pp. 107-10.
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