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Matthew 19:7
They say unto Him, Why did Moses, then, command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
They say unto Him, Why did Moses, then, command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?
MATTHEW 19:7 avpolu/sai @auvth,n# {C} It is difficult to decide whether auvth,n is an addition (as th.n gunai/ka undoubtedly is) to a concisely stated expression, or whether the word was deleted in o...
Verse Matthew 19:7. _WHY DID MOSES THEN COMMAND TO GIVE A WRITING OF_ _DIVORCEMENT?_] It is not an unusual case for the impure and unholy to seek for a justification of their conduct from the law of...
WHY DID MOSES ... - To this they objected that Moses had allowed such divorces Deuteronomy 24:1; and if he had allowed them, they inferred that they could not be unlawful. See the notes at Matthew 5:3...
7. DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE. Concerning Divorce. Little Children Blessed and the Rich Young Man. CHAPTER 19 1. The Departure from Galilee. (Matthew 19:1 .) 2. Concerning Divorce. (Matthew 19:3 .) 3....
THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE (Mark 10:1 *). In Matthew 19:2 healed replaces Mk.'s taught. Mt. makes Jesus give His own opinion, based on Gen., at once, and it is the Pharisees who bring the Deuteronomic mo...
JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE (Matthew 19:1-9)...
When Jesus had finished these words, he left Galilee, and came into the districts of Judaea which are on the far side of the Jordan. Many crowds followed him, and he healed them there. Pharisees came...
WHY? Why then? Moses. See note on Matthew 8:4. COMMAND, &C. Not till the close of the forty years. WRITING.. bill. Reference to Pentateuch (Deuteronomy 24:1). See App-117....
The Question of Marriage and Divorce Mark 10:2-9 Matthew 19:10 are peculiar to Matthew. St Mark mentions the part of the conversation contained in Matthew 19:9 as having taken place "in the house,...
_a writing of divorcement_ See ch. Matthew 5:31-32....
THE QUESTION OF MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE Mark 10:2-9 are peculiar to Matthew. St Mark mentions the part of the conversation contained in Matthew 19:9 as having taken place ‘in the house,’ Matthew 19:10-1...
ΒΙΒΛΊΟΝ�. See ch. Matthew 5:31-32....
Ver l. And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; 2. And great multitudes followed him; and he healed...
ΈΝΕΤΕΊΛΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΈΝΤΈΛΛΟΜΑΙ (G1781) велеть, ΔΟΎΝΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΔΊΔΩΜΙ (G1325) давать. _Inf._ после гл. повеления, ΆΠΟΛΎΣΑΙ _aor. act. inf. от_ ΆΠΟΛΎΩ (G630), _см._ Matth...
AND HE ANSWERED, &C.— The accounts which St. Matthew and St. Mark have given of this matter, though they seem to clash upon the first view, are in reality perfectly consistent. The two historians, ind...
SECTION 47 JESUS TEACHES IN PEREA ON MARRIAGE, DIVORCE AND CELIBACY (Parallel: Mark 10:1-12) TEXT: 19:1-12 1 And it came to pass when Jesus had finished these words, he departed from Galilee, and ca...
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? THEY SAY UNTO HIM, WHY DID MOSES THEN COMMAND TO GIVE A WRITING OF DIVORCEMENT, AND TO PUT HER...
3-12 Compare Mar_10:2-12. 4 Compare Gen_1:27. See Mal_2:15. 4 Man was originally bi-sexual. Adam had both male and female functions (Gen_1:27). Before the woman was taken out of Adam, the sexes were...
THE QUESTION OF DIVORCE. THE RICH YOUNG MAN 1, 2. End of the Galilean ministry. The Peræn ministry begins (Mark 10:1; Luke 9:51 cp. Luke 17:11). The time was now late summer of 28 a.d. The Passion was...
MATTHEW’S GOOD NEWS MATTHEW’S *GOSPEL _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 19 MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE 19:1-12 V1 When Jesus had finished saying these things, he left the Galilee region. He went to the other sid...
THEY SAY UNTO HIM. — The question comes apparently from the advocates of the laxer school. They fell back from what would seem to them a vague abstract principle upon the letter of the Law. Was Moses,...
CHAPTER 15 Last Days in Peraea - Matthew 19:1 - Matthew 20:1 THERE were two main roads from Galilee to Jerusalem. One passed through Samaria, on the west of the Jordan, the other through Peraea, east...
_The marriage question_ (Mark 10:2-9)....
τί οὖν, etc.: such doctrine could not be directly gainsaid, but a difficulty might be raised by an appeal to Moses and his enactment about a bill of divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1). The Pharisees seem to h...
JESUS' VIEW OF MARRIAGE Matthew 19:1-12 Divorce was common among the Jews of that decadent age, being justified by Deuteronomy 24:1. Concerning this it should be remembered that this legislation, tho...
The Pharisees approached Him with a question concerning divorce. The force of His reply is in the words "from the beginning." He had no opinions apart from the will and intention of God. As God willed...
(2) They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? (2) Because political laws are adjusted to allow some things, it does not follow that God ther...
The Pharisees, not satisfied, again attack our Saviour. To this second attack he replies: Moses indeed permitted you to put away your wives on account of the hardness of your hearts, and to prevent a...
THE DIVORCE PROBLEM Matthew 19:3-12, and Mark 10:2-12. _“And the Pharisees coming to Him, asked Him if it is lawful for a man to put away his wife, tempting Him.”_ The Jews were very lax in their matr...
"And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judaea beyond Jordan; (2) And great multitudes followed him; and he healed them...
Chapter 8, which opens the portion that comes before us tonight, is a striking illustration as well as proof of the method which God has been pleased to employ in giving us the apostle Matthew's accou...
7._Why then did Moses order? _They had thought of this calumny, (597) if, which was more probable, Christ should demand a proper cause to be shown in cases of divorce; for it appears that whatever God...
chapter 19 carries on the subject of the spirit that is suited to the kingdom of heaven, and goes deep into the principles which govern human nature, and of what was now divinely introduced. A questio...
THEY SAY UNTO HIM,.... That is the Pharisees, who object the law of Moses to him, hoping hereby to ensnare him, and expose him to the resentment of the people, should he reject that, as they supposed...
They say unto him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away? Ver. 7. _Why did Moses then command, &c._] Sophister-like they oppose Moses to God, scripture to s...
_They say, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorcement_, &c. “If divorce be contrary to the original institution of marriage, as you affirm, how came it that Moses has _commanded_ us t...
A WRITING OF DIVORCEMENT; DEUTERONOMY 24:1....
The setting now is changed from Galilee to Judea, with great crowds following Him, finding healing from their illnesses. But since the Lord Jesus has been announcing a kingdom of a different character...
3-12 The Pharisees were desirous of drawing something from Jesus which they might represent as contrary to the law of Moses. Cases about marriage have been numerous, and sometimes perplexed; made so,...
SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 19:8"....
Irenaeus Against Heresies Book IV And not only so, but the Lord also showed that certain precepts were enacted for them by Moses, on account of their hardness [of heart], and because of their unwilli...
Matthew 19:7 said G3004 (G5719) Him G846 Why G5101 then G3767 Moses G3475 command G1781 (G5662) give...
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE IN THE NEW AGE (19:3-12). . Having in chapter 18 laid down the principles on which His new congregation was to run Jesus will now begin to lay down the foundations of life in the...
A PERIOD OF TESTING - JESUS PREPARES FOR THE NEW WORLD ORDER - JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM - TRIUMPHAL ENTRY - JESUS IS LORD (19:3-22). Having entered Judaea on the way to Jerusalem for His final visit, Jesu...
ANALYSIS OF THE SECTION MATTHEW 19:3 TO MATTHEW 22:46. This whole Section may be analysed as follows: a Jesus' testing commences with a question about divorce. b Jesus questions the Pharisees about...
‘They say to him, “Why then did Moses command to give a bill of divorce, and to put her away?” ' The Pharisees then triumphantly challenged Jesus on the basis of Deuteronomy 24:1. They could not deny...
THE PHARISEES TRY TO ARGUE HIM DOWN ABOUT DIVORCE (19:7-9). The Pharisees were clearly taken aback by Jesus' words. They had expected Him to come down either on Shammai's side or on Hillel's. They had...
Matthew 19:7. WHY THEN DID MOSES COMMAND? DEUTERONOMY 24:1-4 (comp. chap. Matthew 5:31) had been transformed into a command that divorces should take place....
CHRONOLOGY. Shortly after the discourse recorded in chap. 18 our Lord finally left Galilee, passing toward Jerusalem. This chapter (comp. Mark 10) takes up the history after an interval of some length...
CONTENTS: Christ and the divorce question. Little children blessed. The rich young ruler. Apostles' future place in the Kingdom. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Peter, rich young ruler. CONCLUSION: God Himse...
Matthew 19:3. _The pharisees also came tempting him._ These men professed perfection of morality, and of worship; and their object was to tempt our Lord to sin, by giving his sanction to a law of cust...
WHY, THEN, DID MOSES? They are saying that what Jesus says does not agree with what Moses said. MOSES GAVE YOU PERMISSION. Moses [by God's authority] permitted some things to be done that were not goo...
_Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause._ THE MARRIAGE TIE I. Its prescribed limitation. Enforced by (1) numerical proportion of the sexes; (2) evils of polygamy; (3) teachin...
_Some seeds fell by the wayside, and the fowls came and devoured them up._ WAY SEED DEVOURED BY BIRDS The birds devour the truth we neglect to cover. Let us study these birds:- 1. The first belongs...
MATTHEW—NOTE ON MATTHEW 19:1 The Galilean ministry has now ended. Jesus and his disciples begin the journey to Jerusalem. ⇐...
JESUS TEACHES ABOUT MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE MATTHEW 19:1-12; MARK 10:1-12; MATTHEW 19:1 And it came to pass, [_that_] when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the co...
1-30 CHAPTER 19 _And it came to pass_, &c. This is the same history as that related by S. Mark (Mark 10:1), by S. Luke (Luke 9:51), and, as it would seem, by S. John (vii. 1). So Jansen, Francis Luca...
_They say_, &c. The Pharisees object to Christ, _Why hath Moses commanded_? In order to make their objection the stronger, they use the word _command_, whereas Moses, as Christ observes in the followi...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Matthew 19:1. HE DEPARTED FROM GALILEE.—This marks a very solemn period in our Lord’s public ministry. It was His farewell to Galilee (_Brown_). CAME INTO THE COASTS OF JUDÆA BEYOND J...
EXPOSITION MATTHEW 19:1 _The beginning of the last journey to Jerusalem_._ The question concerning divorce_._ _(Mark 10:1.) MATTHEW 19:1...
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and he came to the coast of Judea (Matthew 19:1); Now that is the border of Judea, so He is moving south towards J...
Deuteronomy 24:1; Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8; Malachi 2:16; Mark 10:4;...
Writing [β ι β λ ι ο ν]. Rev., bill. The word is a diminutive of biblov, which originally means the inner bark of the papyrus, used for writing, then a book or roll of this bark; hence a paper, bill....
Why did Moses command — Christ replies, Moses permitted (not commanded) it, because of the hardness of your hearts — Because neither your fathers nor you could bear the more excellent way. Deuteronomy...
Observe here, The Pharisees' demand, and our Saviour's reply. They demand, WHY MOSES COMMANDED TO PUT AWAY THE WIFE BY. BILL OF DIVORCE? Where note, The wicked abuse which the Pharisees put upon Moses...