Matthew 19:7
They asked him, “Why then did Moses [Drawn out] enjoin + 19:7 This statement is accurate because (Deut 24:1) does not begin with “Thus says the Lord” but rather it is Moses speaking and not on Adonai’s behalf either. Moses truly gave this command, God affirmed it but it did not originate from God. us to give her a bill of divorce, + 19:7. Quoted from Deut 24:1 and divorce her?”
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In The King James Version
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 50:1Adonai says, “Where is the bill of your mother’s divorce, with which I have put her away? 2 or to which of my creditors have I sold you? 1 Behold, you were sold for your depravities (moral evils), 2 and your mother was put away for your rebellious breaches of relationships. 1
Matthew 5:31“It was also said, ‘Whoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a get ·certificate of divorce·,’ + 5:31. Quoted from Deut 24:1
Matthew Henry on Matthew 19:4-13
The Law of Divorce. 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? 4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? 6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put… Read the whole commentary →