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A Concession, Not a Command
Commentators unanimously stress that this verse does not command or even approve of divorce. Instead, it regulates a pre-existing cultural practice. As Jesus later explained, Moses permitted this 'because of the hardness of your hearts.' It was a concession to human sinfulness, not a reflection of God's perfect will for marriage.
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Deuteronomy
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Albert Barnes
On Deuteronomy 24:1–4
18th Century
Theologian
In this and the next chapter, certain particular rights and duties—domestic, social, and civil—are treated. The cases brought forward often have no…
Charles Ellicott
On Deuteronomy 24:1–4
19th Century
Bishop
Deuteronomy 24:1–4. DIVORCE.
Some uncleanness. —Evidently, mere caprice and dislike are not in…
John Calvin
On Deuteronomy 24:1
16th Century
Theologian
Although what relates to divorce was granted as an indulgence to the Jews, Christ declares that it was never in accordance with the Law, because it…
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John Gill
On Deuteronomy 24:1
17th Century
Pastor
When a man has taken a wife and married her That is, when a man has made choice of a woman for his wife, and has obtained…
Matthew Henry
On Deuteronomy 24:1–4
17th Century
Minister
When the providence of God, or his own wrong choice in marriage, has allotted to a Christian a trial instead of a help meet, he will from his heart…