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Monday, November 18th, 2024
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
the Week of Proper 28 / Ordinary 33
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This was explained by the Lord. Moses had suffered a man to put away his wife for any cause, as we see in Deuteronomy 24:1,3; but the Lord maintained God's original ordinance that what God had joined together, man had no right to put asunder, therefore a man must not put away his wife except for fornication, when she herself had broken the bond. Matthew 5:31,32; Matthew 19:3-9 . A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT must be given to the woman, the drawing up of which, and having it witnessed, was some little check upon a man's hasty temper.
Divorce is used symbolically to express God's action in putting away Israel, who had been grossly unfaithful, and giving her a bill of divorcement. Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8 .
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Morrish, George. Entry for 'Divorce'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/d/divorce.html. 1897.
Morrish, George. Entry for 'Divorce'. Morrish Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/mbd/d/divorce.html. 1897.
