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Deuteronomy 24:1 · BSB
24:1 If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
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…quote a couple of other texts and read two other texts by the time I'm done. So this will go by fairly quickly. So be careful, you don't miss it.Deuteronomy chapter 24 verses 1 through 5says, When a man takes a wife and marries her and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her and he…
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…his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. Now he's quoting here, when Jesus said you've heard it said, he's quoting Matthew 20, orDeuteronomy 24, verse 1. Deuteronomy 24 is Moses saying, if you divorce your wife for sexual immorality, you have to write her a certificate of divorce. So Moses allows…
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…two groups, kind of all in for this way, there was debates about what constituted a legitimate divorce, and it all hinged on an interpretation ofDeuteronomy 24 verse 1, which is the place in the Old Testament that Matthew speaks about divorce and remarriage. And so there are these debates, there are these schools,…
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…various interpretations of Deuteronomy chapter 24. In fact, if you're keeping notes, I would write that in the margin. You can look at this later.Deuteronomy chapter 24, verses 1 through 4. This is what the debate centered on. It's the only passage in the Old Testament law that deals with divorce directly. Let me read these four…
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…see here is that Jesus has been asked to walk into a very specific trap. Verse 9 is his answer to the question of verse 3. And verse 3 comes fromDeuteronomy chapter 24 verse 1. This little phrase in verse 1, if a man finds some indecency in his wife. What does that mean? It's a really ambiguous term. And even to us as we…
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…you this law, Jesus replied, but at the beginning of creation. And so it goes on. So we've seen this, we've seen already that the Bible teachesDeuteronomy 24 verse 1, it is permitted to give a certificate of divorce on account of indecency. And as you read around the Bible, as we see what that means, that…
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…they were they were giving approval to this very common practice. And so they would take what Moses said, if you want to jot this down, uh,Deuteronomy 24, verses 1 to 4. That's when they refer to Moses. What did Moses command you? It's referring to this passage right here. So the Pharisees, they would take what…
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…31. It was also said, whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. And Jesus here is referring to an interpretation ofDeuteronomy 24, verses 1-4. The interpretation of Deuteronomy 24, verses 1-4. And I want you to hear me. I'm going to read it. And you can get there quickly if you want to.…
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…And then at the end I want to tie that together by why we put it together with oaths. So look at verse 31. Verse 31 is a loose quotation ofDeuteronomy 24 verse 1. It is also said, whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. And the problem wasn't with what Moses had said in…
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…debate that this question is drawing upon. And that debate revolves around two words in Deuteronomy 24.1. Would you flip back in your Bible toDeuteronomy 24, verse 1? Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Bible. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy. And so you get to Deuteronomy, get to chapter 24,…
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…and to dismiss her. So they're basically sharing from a liberal perspective, but also biblical perspective of Deuteronomy 24. Let me read that.Deuteronomy 24, verses 1 through 4. When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanliness in her, and…
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…Sometimes, the reverse is true. We go to the Old Testament to get greater clarity about what they were talking about. That's the case here.Deuteronomy 24, verses 1 through 4. When a man takes a wife and marries her, if then she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a…
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…with something that was going on in the first century that was based on an understanding of a part of the Old Testament law. If you went back toDeuteronomy 24, verses 1 through 4, you would see this long sentence that says, now if a man divorces his wife and gives her a certificate of divorce and then he marries another one…
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…if she spoke disrespectfully to her husband's parents. But ultimately we're going to see that both schools misunderstand what Moses taught inDeuteronomy chapter 24, verses 1 through 4. Well, Jesus here answers their question and he gives them an emphatic answer. And so look at what Jesus says in the following verses. He answers…
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