Divorce | Torrey's Topical Textbook

Law of marriage against Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:6
PERMITTED
- By the Mosaic law Deuteronomy 24:1
- On account of hardness of heart Matthew 19:8
Often sought by the Jews Micah 2:9; Malachi 2:14
Sought on slight grounds Matthew 5:31; 19:3
Not allowed to those who falsely accused their wives Deuteronomy 22:18,19
WOMEN
- Could obtain Proverbs 2:17; Mark 10:12
- Could marry after Deuteronomy 24:2
- Responsible for vows after Numbers 30:9
- Married after, could not return to first husband Deuteronomy 24:3,4; Jeremiah 3:1
- Afflicted by Isaiah 54:4,6
Priests not to marry women after Leviticus 21:14
Of servants, regulated by law Exodus 21:7,11
Of captives, regulated by law Deuteronomy 21:13,14
Forced on those who had idolatrous wives Ezra 10:2-17; Nehemiah 13:23,30
Jews condemned for love of Malachi 2:14-16
Forbidden by Christ except for adultery Matthew 5:32; 19:9
Prohibition of, offended the Jews Matthew 19:10
Illustrative of God's casting off of the Jewish church Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8

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