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In this study we will look primarily at the passages dealing with divorce/remarriage in the Pentateuchal narratives and legal material, followed by a survey of divorce/remarriage passages elsewhere in the OT, and a cursory treatment of implications for interpreting relevant NT passages.
New Testament Grounds for Divorce. The New Testament gives two specific grounds for divorce: persistent, physical, sexual sin; and desertion by a non-Christian spouse. The first reason can be found in Matthew 5:32 and 19:9.
(b) Marriage and Divorce. The biblical teaching on divorce must never be studied in isolation, but always against the background of the biblical understanding of marriage. This emphasis in the report is welcome. (c) Divorce and Remarriage. Where Scripture permits divorce it presupposes the right to remarry. This assumption clearly lies behind
a “one-flesh” union (Genesis 2:23–25). Marriage involves “leaving” one’s family of origin and “being united” to one’s spouse, which signifies the establishment of a new family unit.
the husband ''turned against" his wife and sought to justify a divorce by accusing her of premarital unchastity. Assuming the charge was false, the verdict was dear: "And she shall remain his wife; he cannot divorce her all his days" (v.19, NASBunless indicated otherwise).
Although this law is formulated from the standpoint of a man who divorces his wife, we ought to understand the principles as applying equally to both sexes (cf. Mark 10:12; 1 Cor. 7:13). In Greco-Roman law both the wife and the husband had the right to sue for divorce.
the Lord): the wife should not separate from her husband (but if she does, she should remain unmarried or else be reconciled to her husband), and the husband should not divorce his wife” (1 Corinthians 7:10-11). The principles here are very clear: 1. No divorce is permitted to a Christian couple. 2.
