Divorce Deuteronomy 24 part1

Deuteronomy 24:1 "When a man hath taken a wife and married her and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house."

The law is not grace and grace is not the law. When Jesus came, he preached the gospel of selflessness, of putting others before ones self. Jesus, after all, is the word (John 1). As I've said, the law was very stern and given to a stiff necked and rebellious people. The law was not invalidated because Jesus came, rather, he fulfilled the law in every way. He became the sacrifice that the law required and so was qualified to offer this new way. His words concerning divorce are recorded:

Matthew 5:31 "It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement. v32 But I say unto you, that whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery."

Matthew 19:3 "The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? v4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female. v5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother and shall cleave to his wife and they twain shall be one flesh?

v6 Wherefore they are no more twain but one flesh, What therefore God hath joined together let not man put asunder.

v7 They say unto him, Why did Moses then command, to give a writing of divorcement, and to put her away?

v8 He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives but from the beginning it was not so."

Jesus in this magnificent exchange with the professors of law, went back to an earlier precedent to explain their question.

Paul goes into law and grace in great detail in his writings. The book of Hebrews would be good to read and Romans. He dealt with those who wanted to follow Jesus but still practice the law. Reference I Corinthians 7:11 and beyond.

I Corinthians 6:2 "Do ye not know that the saints shall judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by you, are ye unworthy to judge the smallest matters? "