The Torah left vague guidelines which, for generations, allowed men to abuse the Law and divorce their wives for reasons as heartless as boredom. During His earthly ministry, Jesus strongly and publicly condemns this practice; and, instead calls for men and women of all generations to be faithful to one another in their marital vows, just as The Lord is faithful to His covenantal vow.

Unifying Phrase: Let’s Stop Pretending

• Under the Law of the Torah, for a husband to legally divorce his wife, there were very few requirements: she only had to fail to please him.
• In His earthly ministry, Jesus clearly states that divorce was only a concession to a people to stubborn to follow what The Father had originally intended.
• Jesus says that, unlike how the law has been abused, in divorce is only permissible in very few circumstances: unfaithfulness, neglect, or abuse.
• Just as Jesus sacrificed His life for His people, He calls us to live lives of sacrifice for those spouses with whom we have or will be united as one.