Why God Hates Why God Hates DivorceDivorce

Malachi 2:14-16; Mark Malachi 2:14-16; Mark 10:2-1210:2-12

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• Not from God, Not from God, Mk. 10:2-12Mk. 10:2-12–God God hates the treacherous hates the treacherous treatment of wivestreatment of wives

–Law of Moses regulated Law of Moses regulated divorce due to hardened hearts, divorce due to hardened hearts, Matt. 19:7-9 (5:31); Deut. 24:1-4Matt. 19:7-9 (5:31); Deut. 24:1-4

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• Moses is contrasted with Moses is contrasted with Jesus, Jesus, Matt. 19:7-9Matt. 19:7-9

• Whoever sunders what God Whoever sunders what God has joined together faces has joined together faces eternal wrath, eternal wrath, Heb. 13:4Heb. 13:4

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Why God Why God Hates DivorceHates Divorce

• Violate marriage vow,Violate marriage vow, Mal. 2:14-16Mal. 2:14-16– Lessens the sanctity of the marriage vow,Lessens the sanctity of the marriage vow,

Eccl. 5:4-5Eccl. 5:4-5– Oath & covenant,Oath & covenant, Ezek. 16:8, 15, 32, 59 Ezek. 16:8, 15, 32, 59

(Prov. 2:17; Mal. 2:14)(Prov. 2:17; Mal. 2:14)

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Marriage Vows Marriage Vows (Eccl. 5:5; (Eccl. 5:5; Prov. 20:25)Prov. 20:25)Do you, ______, take this woman whose hand Do you, ______, take this woman whose hand you now hold to be your lawful and wedded you now hold to be your lawful and wedded wife? Do you promise to love and cherish wife? Do you promise to love and cherish her in sickness and in health, and to provide her in sickness and in health, and to provide for her in prosperity and adversity, to be for her in prosperity and adversity, to be faithful to her, and forsaking all others, faithful to her, and forsaking all others, cleave unto her and to her alone until death cleave unto her and to her alone until death you do part?you do part?

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Do you, ______, take this man whose hand Do you, ______, take this man whose hand you now hold to be your lawful and wedded you now hold to be your lawful and wedded husband, and pledge to do by him the part of husband, and pledge to do by him the part of the faithful wife? Do you promise to love and the faithful wife? Do you promise to love and honor him in sickness and in health, in honor him in sickness and in health, in prosperity and adversity, to be faithful to him, prosperity and adversity, to be faithful to him, and forsaking all others, cleave unto him and and forsaking all others, cleave unto him and to him alone until death you do part?to him alone until death you do part?

Marriage VowsMarriage Vows (Eccl. 5:5; (Eccl. 5:5; Prov. 20:25)Prov. 20:25)

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•““With this ring I thee wed, will all my goods I With this ring I thee wed, will all my goods I thee endow, my name, my heart, my life, my thee endow, my name, my heart, my life, my all, and I promise you, your faithful husband all, and I promise you, your faithful husband to ever be, until death we do part.”to ever be, until death we do part.”•““With this ring I thee wed, and pledge to you, With this ring I thee wed, and pledge to you, the loyalty of my life, the love of my heart, the loyalty of my life, the love of my heart, and the devotion of my soul, and I promise and the devotion of my soul, and I promise you, your faithful wife to ever be, until death you, your faithful wife to ever be, until death we do part.”we do part.”

Marriage VowsMarriage Vows (Eccl. 5:5; (Eccl. 5:5; Prov. 20:25)Prov. 20:25)

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Why God Why God Hates DivorceHates Divorce

• Violates marriage vow,Violates marriage vow, Mal. 2:14-16Mal. 2:14-16– Downplays sanctity of marriage vow,Downplays sanctity of marriage vow,

Eccl. 5:4-5Eccl. 5:4-5– Oath & covenant,Oath & covenant, Ezek. 16:8, 15, 32, 59 Ezek. 16:8, 15, 32, 59

(Prov. 2:17; Mal. 2:14)(Prov. 2:17; Mal. 2:14)– God is involved; Obligation before God God is involved; Obligation before God

and to Godand to God (Rom. 7:2)(Rom. 7:2)

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Why God Why God Hates DivorceHates Divorce

• Defiles what God loves,Defiles what God loves, Mal. 2:10-12Mal. 2:10-12– God loves marriage, God loves marriage, Gen. 2:18Gen. 2:18– Sundering it insults God, Sundering it insults God, Heb. 13:4Heb. 13:4

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Why God Why God Hates DivorceHates Divorce

• Consequences,Consequences, Rom. 7:2-3Rom. 7:2-3– To the spouse, To the spouse, Mal. 2:13Mal. 2:13

• Spiritual traumaSpiritual trauma (Matt. 5:32; 1 Cor. 7:11)(Matt. 5:32; 1 Cor. 7:11)• Emotional traumaEmotional trauma• Financial traumaFinancial trauma

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Why God Why God Hates DivorceHates Divorce

• Consequences,Consequences, Rom. 7:2-3Rom. 7:2-3– To the family To the family (Eph. 6:1-2, 4)(Eph. 6:1-2, 4)– To the local church, To the local church, 1 Cor. 3:16-17 1 Cor. 3:16-17

(Matt. 18:6-7; 1 Pet. 2:11-12; Titus 2:5, 7-8)(Matt. 18:6-7; 1 Pet. 2:11-12; Titus 2:5, 7-8)– To oneself, To oneself, Matt. 19:12 (5:16)Matt. 19:12 (5:16)

• Destroys children,Destroys children, Ezek. 16:20-21Ezek. 16:20-21–““Passed through the fire”Passed through the fire”–Distorts & retards developmentDistorts & retards development–Safety & security of familySafety & security of family–Hindrance & provocation, Hindrance & provocation, Matt. 18:6; Col. 3:21Matt. 18:6; Col. 3:21

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Honor MarriageHonor Marriage• Permanency of marriagePermanency of marriage• God hates divorceGod hates divorce• Cannot destroy what God Cannot destroy what God

ordains, blesses, loves & ordains, blesses, loves & honors without judgmenthonors without judgment

• Save marriagesSave marriages• Put God first,Put God first, Matt. 19:27-29; Matt. 19:27-29;

1 Cor. 6:20; 7:23 1 Cor. 6:20; 7:23