How does God view divorce?

Question

Has no one read Jeremiah 3?

In Jeremiah 3, God divorces Israel for unfaithfulness. So, with that in mind, Is it okay for God to divorce and man not too?

Answer 1

However it was not part of his plan as the case of Adam and Eve where "the two shall become one flesh." But many of God's faithful servants, including Abraham, Isaac and Jacob had more then one wife, including concubines. King Solomon, had 700 wives and 300 concubines, in violation of Deuteronomy 17:17. (1 Kings 11:1-3; Gen 2:22-24

Despite these actions, that God allowed to occur, the prophet Malachi wrote, "You people must guard yourselves respecting your spirit, and with the wife of your youth may no one deal treacherously. For God has hated a divorcing, the God of Israel says." Notice that the type of divorce God hated was not a case of mutual agreement between the two parties, but the type of divorce that dealt treacherously with the wife (or either spouse). (Malachi 2:15,16)

With the arrival of the Christ, Jesus clarified God's view on divorce. In his famous sermon on the mount, Jesus stated, "It was said, Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce. (written in Deu 24:1) However, I say to you that everyone divorcing his wife, except on account of fornication, makes her a subject for adultery and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery." (Matt 5: 31-32)

When further asked why God permitted divorce in times past, Jesus answered, "Did you not read that he who created them from the beginning made them male and female and said, For this reason a man will leave his father and his mother and will stick to his wife and the two will be one flesh? So that they are no longer two, but one flesh. therefore, what God has yoked together let no man put apart. The Pharisees then said to him: Why, then did Moses prescribe giving a certificate of dismissal and divorcing her? Jesus then said, Moses, out of regard for your hardheartedness, made the concession to you of divorcing your wives, but such has not been the case from the beginning. I say to you that whoever divorces his wife except on the ground of fornication (physical and spiritual extramarital intercourse), and marries another, commits adultery."

Answer 2

What God joins together no man shall tare apart peolpe these days marry for the wrong reasons they think they love one another truly we really don't know what love is, love goes through thick and thin, people get divorced over the littlest things anymore they don't want to go lifes struggles so they get divorced thinking this will solve the problem but it don't it creates new ones. There is a unitity between husband and wife it is a oneness in others their is an intiment relationship between the two not just about (Sex) either I have this discusstion with my wife it goes deeper than just sex it is were you are in total unitity with one another, you know each others heart or have the same thoughts, Jesus said let this mind be in you as the mind of Christ, so think about it, if we are to have the mind of Christ how close do we need to be with him? He said let my thoughts be your thoughts, how close it that.Moses made the bill of divorcement because of the harding of the heart.

Answer 3

First of all, no matter what view one takes in the issue of divorce it is important to remember the words of the Bible from Malachi 2:16a: “I hate divorce, says the Lord God of Israel.” According to the Bible, God’s plan is that marriage be a lifetime commitment. “So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate” (Matthew 19:6). God realizes, though, that since a marriage involves two sinful human beings, divorce is going to occur. In the Old Testament, He laid down some laws in order to protect the rights of divorcees, especially women (Deuteronomy 24:1-4). Jesus pointed out that these laws were given because of the hardness of people’s hearts, not because they were God’s desire (Matthew 19:8).

Answer 4

the bible is very clear regarding divorce. the bible really sets some very solid rules and gives examples of what is allowed and not allowed.
adultery is the one thing which is cause for divorce.
remarriage is a sin.
anyone that marries a divorced person is committing adultery .
my conclusion from it all and there is a great deal more about divorce and marriage in the holy bible is that divorce
is allowed only when adultery toOK place. the rest of the time
although the bible does not put it this way i think in modern times now that is that we would refer to what the bible is telling us is ok as legal separation with the understanding that sexual relations with anyone other then the spouse of the first marriage is adultery. so you can leave but there is not really a complete divorce so long as the two people are both living.

Answer 5

Marriage is ordained of God..Children have the right to be reared within the bounds of holy matrimony..or in other words Children have a right to be taught and raised proper beliefs/morales in a correct happy family environment. with a father and a mother.. In a unfallen World this would be the case.
Divorce only happens when one or both of the parties are being unfaithful to the covenants they have made one to another..we all know what God thinks of unfaithfulness and also of promise breakers or in other words liars..However this is a fallen world and bad things happen and we all muck up somewhat.. Sometimes they aren't our fault sometimes they are..If they are not our fault then perhaps it is out of our power.. If is our fault we can do all in our power to try to correct it even if we can not .this is true repentance..some of us mistakenly think that by doing something which is Evil in nature that somehow we will end up with something which is Good in the End.. This is not the case nor can it ever be.. Good is Good.. Evil is Evil.. Good can not be Evil. and Evil can not be Good. it has to be one or the other.

Answer 6

Divorce was not part of God's plan, read these verses from Matthew Chapter 19

Matthew 19:3-9

Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: "Should a man e allowed to divorce his wife for any reason?" "Haven't you read the scriptures?" Jesus replied. "They record that from the beginning 'God made them male and female.' And he said,"This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.' Since they are no long two but one, let no one seperate them, for God has joined them together."

"Then why did Moses say a man could merely write an official letter of divorce and send her away?"* they asked.
Jesus replied, "Moses permitted divorce as a concession to your hard-hearted wickedness, but it was not what God had originally intended. And I tell you this, a man who divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery-unless his wife has been unfaithful.*"


The bible gives only one reason for divorce, if your husband or wife has been unfaithful. If you divorce for any other reason, it is commiting adultery.

Answer 7

There are parts of the bible that say a man can only divorce by adultery and a woman can only divorce by battery. I personally feel in this day and age that divorce is more of a financial tool than an escape from danger. The best way to avoid divorce is to use your head and your heart before your bed and your wallet.

Answer 8

Does God Hate All Divorce? No.
This article explains it Scripturally: http://watchtower.org/library/g/1999/4/22/box_05.htm

Answer 9

God views this the same as any other sin. Remember he views all sin the same, be it lying on a resume, stealing, or killing someone, it is all the same in his view. God says plainly that except for a very few reasons (marital unfaithfulness and and unbeliever leaving the relationship), he does not look favorably upon it.

Answer 10

God hates divorce because it involves the breaking of a covenant between the couple and God and breaking of the vow "that till death do us part". God's position is "Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate." (Mark 10:9)