Why God Hates Divorce

 

Good day, I’m Duane Matz and this is Today’s Living Word.

 

Getting back to the “pre-marital primer” found in Mal 2:11-16. This is a “must read” section of Scripture for those considering marriage! Today we will look at one of the reasons God hates divorce.

Mal 2:15 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. 16 "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."

 

Note the repetition of the phrase “take heed to your spirit that you do not deal treacherously with your wife.” It’s mentioned twice for emphasis! Treachery is defined as a  “violation of allegiance or faith.” A double mention here should tell us how important this is in the eyes of God!

 

You may not understand it or even believe it but the Spirit that made you and your spouse one knows it! Therefore take heed to your spirit, because God hates divorce!

 

Why does HE hate it? Because it does violence to the seamless garment of marriage. The garment that He put together when you exchanged vows,when the two become a literal one.

 

Divorce does violence to that garment, ripping it in two damaged pieces and it ignores the command from Jesus found in  Mt 19:6 "So then, they are no longer two but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate."

 

As much as God hates divorce it still happens, and when it does, there is always pain involved. The pain is the same as that experienced by the death of a spouse. Before you tie the knot, get that picture of the seamless garment ever before your eyes and fight for your marriage.

 

One more vital thing. Divorce is not some unforgiveable sin. There is no sin that Jesus didn’t pay for on the cross. But these things in Malachi, are truths that couples should be aware of as they take that step into marriage. It will go a long way in keeping things together.

 

I’m Duane Matz and that’s Today’s Living Word