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Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of my lord, and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law.
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Repentance Requires Action
Commentators emphasize that true repentance is more than just sorrow; it involves decisive, and often costly, action. The proposal to dissolve these marriages, as painful as it was, demonstrated a commitment to undoing the wrong and fully realigning with God's commands. As Matthew Henry puts it, "Weeping, in this case, is good, but reforming is better."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Let it be done according to the law - that is, let a formal “bill of divorcement” be given to each foreign wife, by which she will be restor…
19th Century
Anglican
The covenant of repentance and amendment. Here the narrative assumes another form; and, in accordance with the solemnity of a great public transact…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God Renew our covenant with him, and lay ourselves under fresh obligat…
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