Verses 6-8
Jesus contrasted the Pharisee’s view of marriage with God’s view of it. God instituted marriage. It involves the union of a male and a female that results in a uniquely close relationship, a "one flesh" relationship. "One flesh" is a Semitic expression that means "one." [Note: Wessel, p. 711.] This relationship is closer than even the parent child relationship. Furthermore it continues throughout the rest of the husband and wife’s lives.
"The import of all this is that marriage from its very nature and from the divine institution by which it is constituted is ideally indissoluble. It is not a contract of temporary convenience and not a union that may be dissolved at will." [Note: John Murray, Divorce, p. 29.]
"While the spiritual element is vitally important in marriage, the emphasis here is that marriage is a physical union: the two become one flesh, not one spirit. Since marriage is a physical union, only a physical cause can break it-either death (Romans 7:1-3) or fornication (Matthew 5:32; Matthew 19:9)." [Note: Wiersbe, 1:144.]
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