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== Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65757" /> == | == Morrish Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_65757" /> == | ||
<p> This was explained by the Lord. Moses had suffered a man to put away his wife for any cause, as we see in Deuteronomy 24:1,3; but the Lord maintained God's original ordinance that what God had joined together, man had no right to put asunder, therefore a man must not put away his wife except for fornication, when she herself had broken the bond. Matthew 5:31,32; Matthew 19:3-9 . A | <p> This was explained by the Lord. Moses had suffered a man to put away his wife for any cause, as we see in Deuteronomy 24:1,3; but the Lord maintained God's original ordinance that what God had joined together, man had no right to put asunder, therefore a man must not put away his wife except for fornication, when she herself had broken the bond. Matthew 5:31,32; Matthew 19:3-9 . A [[Bill Of Divorcement]] must be given to the woman, the drawing up of which, and having it witnessed, was some little check upon a man's hasty temper. </p> <p> Divorce is used symbolically to express God's action in putting away Israel, who had been grossly unfaithful, and giving her a bill of divorcement. Isaiah 50:1; Jeremiah 3:8 . </p> | ||
== Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31147" /> == | == Easton's Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_31147" /> == | ||
