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A Concession, Not a Command
Commentators stress that this law on divorce was not God's ideal for marriage. Citing Jesus' words in Matthew 19, they explain it was a concession Moses permitted "because of the hardness of your hearts." The law's purpose was to regulate and limit the damage of an existing cultural practice, not to establish divorce as a positive good.
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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 Gill
On Deuteronomy 24:3
17th Century
Pastor
And [if] the latter husband hate her
Or less loves her than another woman, and she is disliked by him as she was by …
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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…