When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: (a) then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give [it] in her hand, and send her out of his house.
(a) By this God does not approve light divorcement, but permits it to avoid further inconvenience; (Matthew 19:7).
CHAPTER XXIV _The case of a divorced wife_, 1-4. _No man shall be obliged to undertake any public service for the_ _first year of his marriage_, 5. _The mill-stones shall not be taken as a pledge_...
In this and the next chapter certain particular rights and duties, domestic, social, and civil, are treated. The cases brought forward have often no definite connection, and seem selected in order to...
20. CONCERNING DIVORCE AND LAWS OF MERCY CHAPTER 24 _ 1. Concerning divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1)_ 2. Concerning pledge and slavery (Deuteronomy 24:6) 3. Concerning leprosy (Deuteronom
The right of divorce on man's part (not woman's) is taken for granted here and elsewhere in the OT (see Deuteronomy 22:19; Deuteronomy 22:29; Leviticus 21:7;...
MAN. Hebrew. _ish_. App-14. Compare Matthew 5:31; Matthew 19:7; Matthew 19:8. WRITE. See note on Exodus 17:14 and App-47. Compare...
_When a man taketh a wife_ Deuteronomy 22:13. _then it shall be … that he shall write her_, etc.] Rather, AND IT COME TO PASS … THAT HE WRITE HER, etc. The apodosis does not commence here but in Deut...
_VER._ 1. _WHEN A MAN HATH TAKEN A WIFE_— The Hebrew nation having been accustomed to the liberty of putting away their wives from motives of dislike and aversion, and Moses being sensible that their...
(6) DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE (Deuteronomy 24:1-4) When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing in her, that h...
_WHEN A MAN HATH TAKEN A WIFE, AND MARRIED HER, AND IT COME TO PASS THAT SHE FIND NO FAVOUR IN HIS EYES, BECAUSE HE HATH FOUND SOME UNCLEANNESS IN HER: THEN LET HIM WRITE HER A BILL OF DIVORCEMENT, AN...
SOME UNCLEANNESS] RV 'some unseemly thing.' The Heb. is literally 'nakedness of a thing,' an expression also used in Deuteronomy 23:14. The vagueness of the language gave rise to endless disputes amon...
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DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD DEUTERONOMY _PHILIP SMITH_ CHAPTER 24 V1 ‘Suppose that a man marries a woman. Later, he decides that She does not please him. He f...
XXIV. Deuteronomy 24:1. DIVORCE. Some uncleanness. — Evidently mere caprice and dislike are not intended here. There must be some real ground of complaint. (See Margin.) LET HIM WRITE HER A BILL OF...
כִּֽי ־יִקַּ֥ח אִ֛ישׁ אִשָּׁ֖ה וּ בְעָלָ֑הּ ו
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Uncleanness. Tertullian (contra Marc. iv.) reads, "if she be found guilty of any impurity," negotium impudicum. Septuagint, "unseemly action;" and many learned commentators suppose that Moses only all...
Our blessed LORD'S comment upon this law throws a full light upon the subject of divorces in general. The permission of such acts, carries with it the evidence of the hardness of the human heart. Matt...
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It is clear that a new division of the statutes and judgments of this book begins with the later verses just read from Deuteronomy 16:1-22. What belonged to the religious life of Israel was closed wit...
Although what relates to divorce was granted in indulgence to the Jews, yet Christ pronounces that it was never in accordance with the Law, because it is directly repugnant to the first institution of...
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WHEN A MAN HATH TAKEN A WIFE AND MARRIED HER,.... That is, when a man has made choice of a woman for his wife, and has obtained her consent, and the consent of her parents; and has not only betrothed...
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and...
_Some uncleanness_ Some hateful thing, some distemper of body, or quality of mind, not observed before marriage: or some light carriage, as this phrase commonly signifies, but not amounting to adulter...
1 Of diuorce. 5 A new maried man goeth not to warre. 6.10 Of pledges. 7 Of manstealers. 8 Of leprosie. 14 The hire is to be giuen. 16 Of Iustice. 19 Of Charitie. 1 WHEN [NOTE: Matthew 5:31; Matt...
When a man hath taken a wife, by the contract which constituted a valid betrothal, AND MARRIED HER, as her husband assumed the position of headship in the house, AND IT COME TO PASS THAT SHE FIND NO F...
CHIEFLY OF DIVORCE, PLEDGES, AND LEPROSY...
DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE (vs.1-4) Under law there were cases such as often arise similarly at any time. A man may marry a woman and afterwards be thoroughly dissatisfied with her. This is a warning to...
SOME UNCLEANNESS: _ Heb._ matter of nakedness DIVORCEMENT: _ Heb._ cutting off...
1-4 Where the providence of God, or his own wrong choice in marriage, has allotted to a Christian a trial instead of a help meet; he will from his heart prefer bearing the cross, to such relief as ten...
DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 24 Of the woman that was dismissed by her husband with a bill of divorcement, DEUTERONOMY 24:1. The liberty of the new-married man, DEUTERONOMY 24:5. Pawns and pledges, Deuteronom
The portion of our book on which we now enter, though not calling for elaborate exposition, yet teaches us two very important practical lessons In the first place, many of the institutions and ordinan...
Deuteronomy 24:1 man H376 takes H3947 (H8799) wife H802 marries H1166 (H8804) finds H4672 (H
CHAPTER 24 REGULATION ON THE RESULT OF DIVORCE AND ON FAIR DEALING AND CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS. REGULATION ON DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE WITH THE SAME WOMAN (DEUTERONOMY 24:1). This regulation caused mu...
CONTENTS: Law concerning divorce; miscellaneous regulations. CHARACTERS: God, Moses. CONCLUSION: It is of great consequence that love be kept up between husband and wife and that everything be caref...
Deuteronomy 24:1. _Some uncleanness;_ not adultery, but leprosy, secret infirmities, or insupportable wickedness. Moses, says our Saviour; because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put a...
DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 24:1 By charging his wife with SOME INDECENCY, the first husband acquired her dowry—her father’s marriage present to her—when he divorced her. If she then remarried, sh...
CRITICAL _Notes_.—In this chapter certain duties social and domestic are chosen to illustrate the general application of the law. DEUTERONOMY 24:1. Relation of man and wife. Divorce. The verses are hy...
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Now, When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she finds no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorceme...
1 Corinthians 7:11; 1 Corinthians 7:12; Deuteronomy 21:15; Deuteronomy 22:13;...
Some uncleanness — Some hateful thing, some distemper of body or quality of mind not observed before marriage: or some light carriage, as this phrase commonly signifies, but not amounting to adultery....
Is Moses’ teaching on divorce contrary to the teaching of Jesus and Paul? PROBLEM: According to Deuteronomy 24:1-4, a man was allowed to divorce his wife if he had found her to be unfaithful. However,...