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Matthew 19:7
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Matthew 19:7

Matthew 19:7

“Why then,” they asked Him, “did Moses command us to give divorce papers and to send her away?”

Deuteronomy 24:1-4

“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.

Matthew 5:31

“It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.

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 3:8

I observed that it was because unfaithful Israel had committed adultery that I had sent her away and had given her a certificate of divorce. Nevertheless, her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid but also went and prostituted herself.

Malachi 2:16

“If he hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord God of Israel, “he covers his garment with injustice,” says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously.

Matthew 1:19

So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.

Mark 10:4

They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

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Summary

They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

Why

And to

General references

Bible References

Why

Matthew 5:31
“It was also said, Whoever divorces his wife must give her a written notice of divorce.
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 3:8
I observed that it was because unfaithful Israel had committed adultery that I had sent her away and had given her a certificate of divorce. Nevertheless, her treacherous sister Judah was not afraid but also went and prostituted herself.
Mark 10:4
They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

And to

Matthew 1:19
So her husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and not wanting to disgrace her publicly, decided to divorce her secretly.
Malachi 2:16
“If he hates and divorces his wife,” says the Lord God of Israel, “he covers his garment with injustice,” says the Lord of Hosts. Therefore, watch yourselves carefully, and do not act treacherously.

General references

Mark 10:4
They said, “Moses permitted us to write divorce papers and send her away.”

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