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Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage (Contracts and Covenants).

The Jews believe, marriage is a unilateral covenant because of the bride price. They say, a man "acquired" his wife (Deuteronomy 24:1) as Abraham acquired land (Genesis 23:13). Jesus said, divorce was not an option at creation (Matthew 19:8 "from the beginning [divorce] was not so."). Covenants were for life ("till death do us part" and "do not separate what God joined together"). Moses mediated for the people and allowed man to put away his wife, under the law, because of the hardness of his heart. Nowhere in the New Testament does it say that a woman can take advantage of Moses unilateral permission he gave the man in the Old Testament. It's simply assumed because we (Gentiles) do not understand the difference between unilateral and bilateral covenants in the Bible (no longer practicing bride prices as seen in the Old Testament). Monogamous societies said men and women come together as equals limiting the number of wives a man could have. Gentiles practiced dowry (money given to the groom from the bride's family) instead of the bride price (money given to the bride's father from the groom). Gentile believers were not accustomed to patriarchal societies where a woman was acquired by the man with a bride (purchase) price, allowing polygamy. The Nations surrounding Israel (Rome and Ancient Greece) were monogamous at the time of Jesus.

When Jesus speaks about divorce and remarriage in the New Testament, he is speaking to the Jews about the Law of Moses. Only the man was allowed to initiate a divorce. The woman was not allowed to initiate a divorce, and if she did, being influenced by Roman civil law, she was not allowed to remarry (Mark 10:10-12).

1 Corinthians 7 is different than the Gospel, a mix of Jews and Gentiles, asking how to apply the Law of Moses to the Church in Greece. Was the woman allowed to divorce (1 Corinthians 7:10), and if she did, was she allowed to remarry (1 Corinthians 7:11)? They also wanted to know about believers who married unbelievers. Should they divorce, according to the Law, because they are unclean, idol worshippers (Ezra 10:3; 1 Corinthians 8:1) or should they stay married because of Jesus' commands not to separate (Matthew 19:6; 1 Corinthians 7:11) and there was no sexual immorality to warrant a divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1)? Paul tells them not to separate if they are willing to remain married because they are now sanctified through us (making the children holy instead of unclean). But he allows believers to separate for peace's sake (1 Corinthians 7:15). He explains, God's calling of peace supersedes the need to stay married in these types of situations. "For how do you know, O wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, O husband, whether you will save your wife?" (1 Corinthians 7:16).

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This book takes a look at divorce and remarriage from different sources. It compares Old Testament, Jewish tradition, history, contracts and covenants. Man was designed to lead the family. That means divorce, and remarriage must be looked at through a patriarchal lens. Only the man was allowed to divorce his wife (Deuteronomy 24:1). If the woman initiated a divorce, she was to remain unmarried or reconcile to her husband (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). The divorced man was free to remarry when loosed from his wife through the Law of Moses (1 Corinthians 7:27-28). The divorced woman is not free unless she was put away by her husband for a matter of uncleanness (sexual immorality). Or if he dies, releasing her from the law (of her husband) that bound her to him (Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Matthew 19:9; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:39-40). Unless a widow was the wife of one husband, she was not considered a moral example for other women and not to receive financial help from the Church through the widow's fund (1 Timothy 5:9-10).

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The summery of divorce and remarriage in the New Testament.

The woman is acquired through the bride price. Because of the bride price, she is not allowed to divorce her husband. The authority of the father is passed down to her husband. The husband has "rule over" her (Genesis 3:16). The man is allowed to divorce his wife for violating the one flesh (Genesis 2:25). Since the marriage is unilateral, the man is able to marry in polygamy, and it is not considered adultery. It is only adultery for a man to sleep with another man's wife because he is stealing from him. The woman and the children belong to the man. He can do with them as he sees fit (as long as it is moral according to values taught in scripture). The man is made in the image and glory of God. Woman is made in the glory of man. She was made for him from the beginning (Genesis 2). She is not allowed to divorce her husband without his consent. The man can divorce his wife without her consent whenever he wished (marriage was a private affair confirmed by witnesses). He would write a certificate of divorce, put it in her hand, and send her out of his home. He would keep the children 100% of the time. She would leave with nothing but the cloths on her back and likely return back to her father's house. If the man divorced her without biblical permission, he had to give her the full bride price that was originally owed to her when he married her (the Jews allowed a man to put off paying the full bride price as a way to encourage marriage but discourage divorce. It was kind of a delayed payment owed if he violated the marriage covenant or if he died, leaving her a widow). This is in accordance with the Old Testament, Jewish customs and practices, and the ketubah (Jewish marriage contract).

If a man divorced his wife without knowledge of sexual immorality, he caused her to commit adultery in remarriage. And if he remarried, he committed adultery. Anyone who married his former wife was guilty of committing adultery as well because their marriage covenant was not terminated by proper, biblical permissions. If a man put away his wife for sexual immorality in the marriage, he was allowed to remarry and would not commit adultery. His wife remains an adulterous woman but would be loosed from the covenant of marriage and she would be likely able to marry another man (Deut. 24:2). But it would be a risky endeavor for the man and discouraged. She would likely be shunned by the orthodox community and forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" (figuratively). We see that in the woman at the well who was forced to draw water in the middle of the day and shunned by the other women in the community (John 4).

Michael Sayen

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The summery of divorce and remarriage in the New Testament.

If a man divorced his wife without knowledge of sexual immorality, he caused her to commit adultery in remarriage. And if he remarried, he committed adultery. Anyone who married his former wife was guilty of committing adultery because their marriage covenant was not terminated by proper, biblical permissions. If a man put away his wife for sexual immorality in the marriage, he was allowed to remarry and would not commit adultery. His wife remains an adulterous woman but would be loosed from the covenant of marriage and she would be likely able to marry another man (Deut. 24:2). But it would be a risky endeavor for the man and discouraged. She would likely be shunned by the orthodox community and forced to wear a scarlet letter "A" (figuratively). We see that in the woman at the well who was forced to draw water in the middle of the day and shunned by the other women in the community (John 4).

Michael Sayen

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This book takes a look at divorce and remarriage. It compares Old and New Testament, Jewish tradition, history, divorce certificates, and contracts and covenants. Man was designed to lead the family. That means divorce, and remarriage must be looked at through a patriarchal lens. Only the man was allowed to divorce his wife according to the Jews (Deuteronomy 24:1). Jesus did not give the woman permission to divorce the man. Paul said, if the woman initiated the divorce, she was to remain unmarried or reconcile to her husband (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). The divorced man was free to remarry when loosed from his wife through the Law of Moses (1 Corinthians 7:27-28). The divorced woman is not free unless she was put away by her husband for a matter of uncleanness (sexual immorality) or if he dies, releasing her from the law (of her husband) that bound her to him (Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Matthew 19:9; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:39-40). Unless a widow was the wife of only one husband, she was not considered holding to moral principles in scripture and should not partake in the widows fund (1 Timothy 5:9-10).

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This book takes a look at divorce and remarriage. It compares Old and New Testaments, Jewish Tradition, Church History, and contracts and covenants. Man was created to lead the family. That means divorce and remarriage should be looked at through a patriarchal lens. Only the man was allowed to divorce his wife (Deuteronomy 24:1). Jesus did not give the woman permission to divorce her husband in the Old and New Testament. Jesus commands, if the woman initiated a divorce, she was to remain unmarried or reconcile to her husband (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). However, the man was told he is free to marry when loosed from a wife (1 Corinthians 7:27-28). The divorced woman is not free unless she was put away by her husband or if he dies (widow), releasing her from the law ("rule" Genesis 3:16) of her husband (Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Matthew 19:9; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:39-40). Unless a widow was the wife of only one husband, she was not to partake in the widow's fund (1 Timothy 5:9-10).

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This book takes a look at divorce and remarriage. It compares Old and New Testaments, Jewish Tradition, Church History, and contracts and covenants. Man was created to lead the family. That means divorce and remarriage should be looked at through a patriarchal lens. Only the man was allowed to divorce his wife (Deuteronomy 24:1). Jesus did not give the woman permission to divorce her husband in the Old and New Testament. Jesus commands, if the woman initiated a divorce, she was to remain unmarried or reconcile to her husband (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). However, the man was told he is free to marry when loosed from a wife (1 Corinthians 7:27-28). The divorced woman is not free unless she was put away by her husband (released from the marriage covenant), or if he dies (widow) releasing her from the law ("rule" Genesis 3:16) of her husband (Deuteronomy 24:1-4; Matthew 19:9; Romans 7:2; 1 Corinthians 7:39-40). Unless a widow was the wife of only one husband, she was not to partake in the widow's fund (1 Timothy 5:9-10).

Marriage, Divorce, and Remarriage

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