"Why then," they asked, "did Moses order a man to give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:1If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
Matthew 5:31It has also been said, 'Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.'
Matthew 19:6So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
Matthew 19:8Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because of your hardness of heart; but it was not this way from the beginning.
Treasury of Scripture
They say to him, Why did Moses then command to give a writing of divorce, and to put her away?
Why.
Matthew 5:31
It hath been said, Whosoever shall put away his wife, let him give her a writing of divorcement:
Deuteronomy 24:1-4
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…
Isaiah 50:1
Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
and to.
Matthew 1:19
Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.
Malachi 2:16
For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.
