DIVORCE

- Law of marriage against Ge 2:24; Mt 19:6 - PERMITTED . By the Mosaic law De 24:1 . On account of hardness of heart Mt 19:8 - Often sought by the Jews Mic 2:9; Mal 2:14 - Sought on slight grounds Mt 5:31; 19:3 - Not allowed to those who falsely accused their wives De 22:18,19 - WOMEN . Could obtain Pr 2:17; Mr 10:12 . Could marry after De 24:2 . Responsible for vows after Nu 30:9 . Married after, could not return to first husband De 24:3,4; Jer 3:1 . Afflicted by Isa 54:4,6 - Priests not to marry women after Le 21:14 - Of servants, regulated by law Ex 21:7,11 - Of captives, regulated by law De 21:13,14 - Forced on those who had idolatrous wives Ezr 10:2-17; Ne 13:23,30 - Jews condemned for love of Mal 2:14-16 - Forbidden by Christ except for adultery Mt 5:32; 19:9 - Prohibition of, offended the Jews Mt 19:10 - Illustrative of God's casting off of the Jewish church Isa 50:1; Jer 3:8

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Was tolerated by Moses for sufficient reasons, De 24:1-4; but our Lord has limited it to the single case of adultery, Mt 5:31,32.

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Divorce. Divorce
The dissolution of the marriage tie was regulated by the Mosaic law (Deut. 24:1-4). The Jews, after the Captivity, were reguired to dismiss the foreign women they had married contrary to the law (Ezra 10:11-19). Christ limited the permission of divorce to the single case of adultery. It seems that it was not uncommon for the Jews at that time to dissolve the union on very slight pretences (Matt. 5:31, 32; 19:1-9; Mark 10:2-12; Luke 16:18). These precepts given by Christ regulate the law of divorce in the Christian Church.

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DIVORCE. → General scriptures concerning Ex 21:7-11; De 21:10-14; 24:1-4; Ezr 10:1-16; Ne 13:23-30; Jer 3:1; Mic 2:9; Mal 2:14-16; Mt 5:31,32; 19:3-12; Mr 10:2; Lu 16:18; 1Co 7:10-17 → Disobedience of the wife to the husband, a sufficient cause for, in the Persian empire Es 1:10-22 → See MARRIAGE → FIGURATIVE Isa 50:1; 54:4; Jer 3:8

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divorce. Divorce, v.t. to separate married persons by law

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Di‐vorce″ (?), n. [[F. divorce, L. divortium, fr. divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate. See Divert.]] 1. 1. (Law) (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a court or other body having competent authority. This is properly a divorce, and called, technically, divorce a vinculo matrimonii. “from the bond of matrimony.” (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and board of her husband — divorce a mensa et toro (or thoro), “from bed and board.”
2. 2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.
3. 3. Separation; disunion of things closely united.
To make divorce of their incorporate league. Shak. 4. 4. That which separates. Shak.
Bill of divorce. See under Bill.