Does God really hate divorce?
Channel: Darren Oderinde
Date: 2021-06-11

Why does God give us instructions on how to do that which He hates? 

What does the bible actually teach about divorce?

Of course we have Malachi 2:16 which states: 

“For the Lord God of Israel says That He hates divorce, for it covers one’s garment with violence,” Says the Lord of hosts.“Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously.”

But have we misunderstood the context of this particular scripture?

Lets examine Jeremiah 3:6-9, Exodus 21:10-11 and Deuteronomy 24:1-5 to see if they provide more clarity.

Jeremiah 3:6-9 
The Lord said also to me in the days of Josiah the king: “Have you seen what backsliding Israel has done? She has gone up on every high mountain and under every green tree, and there played the harlot. 7 And I said, after she had done all these things, ‘Return to Me.’ But she did not return. And her treacherous sister Judah saw it. 8 Then I saw that for all the causes for which backsliding Israel had committed adultery, I had put her away and given her a certificate of divorce; yet her treacherous sister Judah did not fear, but went and played the harlot also. 9 So it came to pass, through her casual harlotry, that she defiled the land and committed adultery with stones and trees. 

Exodus 21:10-11
If he takes another wife, he shall not diminish her food, her clothing, and her marriage rights. 11 And if he does not do these three for her, then she shall go out free, without paying money.

Deuteronomy 24:1-5
“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some [a]uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, 2 when she has departed from his house, and goes and becomes another man’s wife, 3 if the latter husband detests her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife, 4 then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is [b]an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.5 “When a man has taken a new wife, he shall not go out to war or be charged with any business; he shall be free at home one year, and bring happiness to his wife whom he has taken.


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