Marriage Part 1
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God Created Marriage
God Created Marriage
Marriage is honorable among all, and the bed undefiled; but fornicators and adulterers God will judge.
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Marriage
Marriage
Now it came to pass, when Jesus had finished these sayings, that He departed from Galilee and came to the region of Judea beyond the Jordan.
And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them there.
The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
And He answered and said to them, “Have you not read that He who made them at the beginning ‘made them male and female,’
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.”
God Made Man And Woman To Go Together
God Made Man And Woman To Go Together
And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
Proverbs 18:22 (NKJV)
He who finds a wife finds a good thing,
And obtains favor from the Lord.
Out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them. And whatever Adam called each living creature, that was its name.
So Adam gave names to all cattle, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper comparable to him.
And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall on Adam, and he slept; and He took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place.
God made the animals from the ground. God made Adam from the ground. BUT GOD MADE WOMAN FROM MAN.
GOD MADE NO OTHER ANIMAL’S MATE FROM THE MALE OR FEMALE. GOD MADE THE WOMAN FROM MAN ESPECIALLY FOR MAN!
Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He made into a woman, and He brought her to the man.
Genesis 2:23 (NKJV)
And Adam said:
“This is now bone of my bones
And flesh of my flesh;
She shall be called Woman,
Because she was taken out of Man.”
Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
“For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”
and said, ‘For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh’?
So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate.”
They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away?”
“When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some uncleanness in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house,
Uncleanness - da - vow
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another issue at hand is while Moses gave a writ for divorce he did not make it law that they had to get a divorce.
knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.
The Issue of Hillel vs Shammai and “Uncleanness”
The Issue of Hillel vs Shammai and “Uncleanness”
Hillel Was a Rabbi who believed uncleanness meant anything that displeased the husband
Hillel Was a Rabbi who believed uncleanness meant anything that displeased the husband
Shammai Was a Rabbi who believed uncleanness meant some kind of sexual sin
Shammai Was a Rabbi who believed uncleanness meant some kind of sexual sin
Both lived during the reign of King Herod (37-4 BCE), an oppressive period in Jewish history because of the Roman occupation of the Land of Israel.
Both lived during the reign of King Herod (37-4 BCE), an oppressive period in Jewish history because of the Roman occupation of the Land of Israel.
Penalty For Adultery
Penalty For Adultery
“If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die—the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away the evil from Israel.
‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.
Then the scribes and Pharisees brought to Him a woman caught in adultery. And when they had set her in the midst,
they said to Him, “Teacher, this woman was caught in adultery, in the very act.
Now Moses, in the law, commanded us that such should be stoned. But what do You say?”
This they said, testing Him, that they might have something of which to accuse Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote on the ground with His finger, as though He did not hear.
So when they continued asking Him, He raised Himself up and said to them, “He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first.”
Jesus was not telling them not to uphold the law. He was saying don’t condemn someone of a sin you are guilty of yourself.
The witness were supposed to be the first to throw stones as witnesses of a crime.
but you shall surely kill him; your hand shall be first against him to put him to death, and afterward the hand of all the people.
And again He stooped down and wrote on the ground.
Then those who heard it, being convicted by their conscience, went out one by one, beginning with the oldest even to the last. And Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
When Jesus had raised Himself up and saw no one but the woman, He said to her, “Woman, where are those accusers of yours? Has no one condemned you?”
She said, “No one, Lord.”
And Jesus said to her, “Neither do I condemn you; go and sin no more.”
when she has departed from his house, and goes and becomes another man’s wife,
if the latter husband detests her and writes her a certificate of divorce, puts it in her hand, and sends her out of his house, or if the latter husband dies who took her as his wife,
then her former husband who divorced her must not take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled; for that is an abomination before the Lord, and you shall not bring sin on the land which the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance.
Marriage and Infidelity
“If a man is found lying with a woman married to a husband, then both of them shall die—the man that lay with the woman, and the woman; so you shall put away the evil from Israel.
‘The man who commits adultery with another man’s wife, he who commits adultery with his neighbor’s wife, the adulterer and the adulteress, shall surely be put to death.
The Guilty Party Gets The Death Sentence
The Guilty Party Gets The Death Sentence
For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband.
A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
GOD HATES DIVORCE, PERIOD!
GOD HATES DIVORCE, PERIOD!
He said to them, “Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so.
Malachi and Divorce
Malachi and Divorce
A Breakdown in Faithfulness and Worship to God Leads to a Breakdown in Faithfulness and Commitment to Our Marriages and One Another
A Breakdown in Faithfulness and Worship to God Leads to a Breakdown in Faithfulness and Commitment to Our Marriages and One Another
The Broke Their Covenant With God
The Broke Their Covenant With God
Malachi 2:10 (NKJV)
Have we not all one Father? Has not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously with one another By profaning the covenant of the fathers.
Malachi 2:12 (NKJV)
May the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob The man who does this, being awake and aware, Yet who brings an offering to the Lord of hosts!
God Refuses To Bless Them and Accept Their Worship Because of Their Physical and Spiritual Infidelity! (Adultery)
God Refuses To Bless Them and Accept Their Worship Because of Their Physical and Spiritual Infidelity! (Adultery)
Malachi 2:13 (NKJV)
And this is the second thing you do: You cover the altar of the Lord with tears, With weeping and crying; So He does not regard the offering anymore, Nor receive it with goodwill from your hands.
Malachi 2:14 (NKJV)
Yet you say, “For what reason?” Because the Lord has been witness Between you and the wife of your youth, With whom you have dealt treacherously; Yet she is your companion And your wife by covenant.
God Hates Divorce and The Men Have Divorced Their Wives For Foreign Gods and Women!
God Hates Divorce and The Men Have Divorced Their Wives For Foreign Gods and Women!
Malachi 2:15 (NKJV)
But did He not make them one, Having a remnant of the Spirit? And why one? He seeks godly offspring. “Therefore take heed to your spirit, And let none deal treacherously with the wife of his youth.
Malachi 2:16 (NKJV)
“For the Lord God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one’s garment with violence,” Says the Lord of hosts. Therefore take heed to your spirit, That you do not deal treacherously.”
Even When Eve Betrayed God, Adam, and Mankind God Did Not Allow Adam a Divorce
Even When Eve Betrayed God, Adam, and Mankind God Did Not Allow Adam a Divorce
And He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you that you should not eat?”
Then the man said, “The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.”
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
Sexual Immorality definition
Marriage Is A Physical and Spiritual Union So Only Physical and Spiritual Violations Can Dissolve It!
Marriage Is A Physical and Spiritual Union So Only Physical and Spiritual Violations Can Dissolve It!
Physical Violation
Physical Violation
Or do you not know, brethren (for I speak to those who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man as long as he lives?
For the woman who has a husband is bound by the law to her husband as long as he lives. But if the husband dies, she is released from the law of her husband.
So then if, while her husband lives, she marries another man, she will be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from that law, so that she is no adulteress, though she has married another man.
A wife is bound by law as long as her husband lives; but if her husband dies, she is at liberty to be married to whom she wishes, only in the Lord.
Spiritual Violation
Spiritual Violation
Foods for the stomach and the stomach for foods, but God will destroy both it and them. Now the body is not for sexual immorality but for the Lord, and the Lord for the body.
And God both raised up the Lord and will also raise us up by His power.
Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ? Shall I then take the members of Christ and make them members of a harlot? Certainly not!
Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.”
But he who is joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.
Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
Or do you not know that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and you are not your own?
For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.
Sexual Immorality Is a Spiritual Issue As Much As It Is a Physical Issue
Sexual Immorality Is a Spiritual Issue As Much As It Is a Physical Issue
But I say to you that whoever looks at a woman to lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
If your right eye causes you to sin, pluck it out and cast it from you; for it is more profitable for you that one of your members perish, than for your whole body to be cast into hell.
Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am tempted by God”; for God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He Himself tempt anyone.
But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own desires and enticed.
Then, when desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, brings forth death.
And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.”
Divorce Is Not The Rule But An Option
Divorce Is Not The Rule But An Option
Once A Party is Forgiven There is a Reset as in You Cannot Hold A Spouse Who Was Unfaithful Accountable For The Previous Infidelity
Once A Party is Forgiven There is a Reset as in You Cannot Hold A Spouse Who Was Unfaithful Accountable For The Previous Infidelity
No, You Don’t Get a Cheat Pass Once You Have Been Cheated On If You Stay With a Spouse
No, You Don’t Get a Cheat Pass Once You Have Been Cheated On If You Stay With a Spouse