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CHAPTER XXIV
_The case of a divorced wife_, 1-4.
_No man shall be obliged to undertake any public service for the_
_first year of his marriage_, 5.
_The mill-stones shall not be taken as a pledge_...
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In this and the next chapter certain particular rights and duties,
domestic, social, and civil, are treated. The cases brought forward
have often no definite connection, and seem selected in order to...
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20. CONCERNING DIVORCE AND LAWS OF MERCY
CHAPTER 24
_ 1. Concerning divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1)_
2. Concerning pledge and slavery (Deuteronomy 24:6)
3. Concerning leprosy (Deuteronom
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The right of divorce on man's part (not woman's) is taken for granted
here and elsewhere in the OT (see Deuteronomy 22:19; Deuteronomy
22:29; Leviticus 21:7;...
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MAN. Hebrew. _ish_. App-14. Compare Matthew 5:31; Matthew 19:7;
Matthew 19:8.
WRITE. See note on Exodus 17:14 and App-47. Compare...
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_When a man taketh a wife_ Deuteronomy 22:13.
_then it shall be … that he shall write her_, etc.] Rather, AND IT
COME TO PASS … THAT HE WRITE HER, etc. The apodosis does not
commence here but in Deut...
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_VER._ 1. _WHEN A MAN HATH TAKEN A WIFE_— The Hebrew nation having
been accustomed to the liberty of putting away their wives from
motives of dislike and aversion, and Moses being sensible that their...
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(6) DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE (Deuteronomy 24:1-4)
When a man taketh a wife, and marrieth her, then it shall be, if she
find no favor in his eyes, because he hath found some unseemly thing
in her, that h...
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_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, AN...
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SOME UNCLEANNESS] RV 'some unseemly thing.' The Heb. is literally
'nakedness of a thing,' an expression also used in Deuteronomy 23:14.
The vagueness of the language gave rise to endless disputes amon...
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LAWS REGARDING DIVORCE, PLEDGES, MAN-STEALING, LEPROSY, JUSTICE, AND
GLEANING
1-4. The Law of Divorce. The right of the husband to divorce his wife
is here acknowledged but is guarded against abuse....
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DEUTERONOMY: GOD’S LAW OF LOVE
LOVE AND OBEY THE *LORD YOUR GOD
DEUTERONOMY
_PHILIP SMITH_
CHAPTER 24
V1 ‘Suppose that a man marries a woman. Later, he decides that She
does not please him. He f...
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XXIV.
Deuteronomy 24:1. DIVORCE.
Some uncleanness. — Evidently mere caprice and dislike are not
intended here. There must be some real ground of complaint. (See
Margin.)
LET HIM WRITE HER A BILL OF...
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כִּֽי ־יִקַּ֥ח אִ֛ישׁ אִשָּׁ֖ה וּ
בְעָלָ֑הּ ו
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LAWS OF KINDNESS
WITH the commands we now have to consider, we leave altogether the
region of strict law, and enter entirely upon that of aspiration and
of feeling. Kindness, by its very nature, elude...
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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: (a) then let him write her a bill of divorcement,...
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Uncleanness. Tertullian (contra Marc. iv.) reads, "if she be found
guilty of any impurity," negotium impudicum. Septuagint, "unseemly
action;" and many learned commentators suppose that Moses only all...
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CONTENTS
The Chapter before us is a continuation of certain laws, appointed to
be observed in certain cases. Here are directions concerning divorces;
of the permission, for the newly married to refra...
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Our blessed LORD'S comment upon this law throws a full light upon the
subject of divorces in general. The permission of such acts, carries
with it the evidence of the hardness of the human heart. Matt...
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It is clear that a new division of the statutes and judgments of this
book begins with the later verses just read from Deuteronomy 16:1-22.
What belonged to the religious life of Israel was closed wit...
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Although what relates to divorce was granted in indulgence to the
Jews, yet Christ pronounces that it was never in accordance with the
Law, because it is directly repugnant to the first institution of...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 22, 23, 24, AND 25.
Chapter 22 appears to contain ordinances to guard the people from want
of benevolence and mercy, and of that which would offend the
sensib...
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WHEN A MAN HATH TAKEN A WIFE AND MARRIED HER,.... That is, when a man
has made choice of a woman for his wife, and has obtained her consent,
and the consent of her parents; and has not only betrothed...
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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...
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_Some uncleanness_ Some hateful thing, some distemper of body, or
quality of mind, not observed before marriage: or some light carriage,
as this phrase commonly signifies, but not amounting to adulter...
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1 Of diuorce.
5 A new maried man goeth not to warre. 6.10 Of pledges.
7 Of manstealers.
8 Of leprosie.
14 The hire is to be giuen.
16 Of Iustice.
19 Of Charitie.
1 WHEN [NOTE: Matthew 5:31; Matt...
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CHIEFLY OF DIVORCE, PLEDGES, AND LEPROSY...
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When a man hath taken a wife, by the contract which constituted a
valid betrothal, AND MARRIED HER, as her husband assumed the position
of headship in the house, AND IT COME TO PASS THAT SHE FIND NO F...
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DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE
(vs.1-4)
Under law there were cases such as often arise similarly at any time.
A man may marry a woman and afterwards be thoroughly dissatisfied with
her. This is a warning to...
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SOME UNCLEANNESS:
_ Heb._ matter of nakedness
DIVORCEMENT:
_ Heb._ cutting off...
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1-4 Where 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 prefer bearing the cross, to such relief as ten...
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DEUTERONOMY CHAPTER 24 Of the woman that was dismissed by her husband
with a bill of divorcement, DEUTERONOMY 24:1. The liberty of the
new-married man, DEUTERONOMY 24:5. Pawns and pledges, Deuteronom
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The portion of our book on which we now enter, though not calling for
elaborate exposition, yet teaches us two very important practical
lessons In the first place, many of the institutions and ordinan...
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CHAPTER 24 REGULATION ON THE RESULT OF DIVORCE AND ON FAIR DEALING AND
CONSIDERATION FOR OTHERS.
REGULATION ON DIVORCE AND REMARRIAGE WITH THE SAME WOMAN (DEUTERONOMY
24:1).
This regulation caused mu...
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CONTENTS: Law concerning divorce; miscellaneous regulations.
CHARACTERS: God, Moses.
CONCLUSION: It is of great consequence that love be kept up between
husband and wife and that everything be caref...
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Deuteronomy 24:1. _Some uncleanness;_ not adultery, but leprosy,
secret infirmities, or insupportable wickedness. Moses, says our
Saviour; because of the hardness of your hearts, suffered you to put
a...
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DEUTERONOMY—NOTE ON DEUTERONOMY 24:1 By charging his wife with SOME
INDECENCY, the first husband acquired her dowry—her father’s
marriage present to her—when he divorced her. If she then remarried,
sh...
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CRITICAL _Notes_.—In this chapter certain duties social and domestic
are chosen to illustrate the general application of the law.
DEUTERONOMY 24:1. Relation of man and wife. Divorce. The verses are
hy...
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EXPOSITION
LAWS RESPECTING DIVORCE, AGAINST MAN-STEALING AND INJUSTICE.
DEUTERONOMY 24:1
_Of divorce_._ _If a man put away his wife because she did not any
longer please him, and she became the wife...
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Now,
When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass
that she finds no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some
uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorceme...
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1 Corinthians 7:11; 1 Corinthians 7:12; Deuteronomy 21:15; Deuteronomy
22:13;...
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Some uncleanness — Some hateful thing, some distemper of body or
quality of mind not observed before marriage: or some light carriage,
as this phrase commonly signifies, but not amounting to adultery....
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Is Moses’ teaching on divorce contrary to the teaching of Jesus and
Paul?
PROBLEM: According to Deuteronomy 24:1-4, a man was allowed to divorce
his wife if he had found her to be unfaithful. However,...