Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

Bible References

General references

Deuteronomy 24:1
“If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds something improper about her, he may write her a divorce certificate, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
Isaiah 50:1
This is what the Lord says:

Where is your mother’s divorce certificate
that I used to send her away?
Or who were My creditors that I sold you to?
Look, you were sold for your iniquities,
and your mother was put away
because of your transgressions.
Jeremiah 3:1
If a man divorces his wife
and she leaves him to marry another,
can he ever return to her?
Wouldn’t such a land become totally defiled?
But you!
You have played the prostitute with many partners
can you return to Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Matthew 1:19
So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.
Matthew 5:31
“It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.
Matthew 19:7
“Why then,” they asked Him, “did Moses command us to give divorce papers and to send her away?”

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