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Divorce

Law of marriage against
Gen 2:24; Mat 19:6;

PERMITTED
By the Mosaic law
Deu 24:1;

On account of hardness of heart
Mat 19:8;

Often sought by the Jews
Mic 2:9; Mal 2:14;

Sought on slight grounds
Mat 5:31; Mat 19:3;

Not allowed to those who falsely accused their wives
Deu 22:18; Deu 22:19;

WOMEN
Could obtain
Pro 2:17; Mar 10:12;

Could marry after
Deu 24:2;

Responsible for vows after
Num 30:9;

Married after, could not return to first husband
Deu 24:3; Deu 24:4; Jer 3:1;

Afflicted by
Isa 54:4; Isa 54:6;

Priests not to marry women after
Lev 21:14;

Of servants, regulated by law
Exo 21:7; Exo 21:11;

Of captives, regulated by law
Deu 21:13; Deu 21:14;

Forced on those who had idolatrous wives
Ezr. 10:2-17; Neh 13:23; Neh 13:30;

Jews condemned for love of
Mal 2:14-16;

Forbidden by Christ except for adultery
Mat 5:32; Mat 19:9;

Prohibition of, offended the Jews
Mat 19:10;

Illustrative of God's casting off of the Jewish church
Isa 50:1; Jer 3:8;