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  2. Jan 4, 2022 · Why does God hate divorce? Answer. Malachi 2:16 is the oft-quoted passage that tells how God feels about divorce. “‘I hate divorce,’ says the Lord God of Israel.”* But this passage says much more than that.

  3. Jan 4, 2022 · God says, “I hate divorce,” not to hurt those already suffering from broken marriages but to reprimand unfaithful spouses. Verse 14 says, “The LORD was witness between you and the wife of your youth, to whom you have been faithless, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.”

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    We will start by examining Malachi 2:16. The Hebrew word for “hate” in this verse is sane and it means “detest.” This means that God does not justhate divorce; God detests divorce. When we read the phrase “him covers his garment with wrong,” this custom is explained in Ruth 3:9 and Ezekiel 16:8 where we learn that when a man covered a woman with hi...

    Yet, Scripture teaches us that God allows divorce for two reasons. The first reason that God gives us for allowing divorce is given in Matthew 5:31-32; 19:3-9; Mark 10:10-12 is for adultery. In Matthew 5:31-32 Jesus said that when immorality (the Greek word is porneia) occurs, divorce is allowed. The Greek word porneia refers to adultery, incest, b...

    But why does God permit divorce? There is one major reason or explanation. That reason is given in Matthew 19:7-9. Jesus said that divorce is permitted because we have hard hearts. The Greek word for “hardness” is sklerokardia. It is a compound word of skleros, which means “hard, harsh, rough, or hard” and kardia, which means “heart.” That is, Jesu...

  4. Jun 20, 2024 · The Bible's stance on divorce is quite clear: God hates divorce (Malachi 2:16). However, it does recognize that there are situations where it becomes permissible, particularly in cases of...

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  5. Jan 26, 2021 · God hates divorce, and for good reason (Mal. 2:16). Christians must learn to hate what God hates, including divorce (Ps. 139:21-22). I urge you, in the power Christ provides, to fight tirelessly for your marriage.

  6. Sep 18, 2020 · God hates abuse. God makes allowances for divorce in the case of abuse—a form of desertion. Abuse contravenes God's good design for marriage.

  7. Mar 12, 2024 · According to the Bible, God hates divorce because it goes against his intention for marriage to be a permanent covenant between two people. In Matthew 19:6, Jesus says, “So they are no longer two but one flesh.