And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.
Jesus looked at them and said, 'Moses only gave you that rule because your hearts were so stubborn and hard.'
Sometimes the rules exist because we're not ready for the real thing yet.
📚 Historical Context
In the context of Jesus' teachings in Mark 10, the Pharisees were questioning Him about divorce, drawing from the Mosaic law in the Old Testament that allowed it under certain conditions. Moses permitted this not as God's ideal for marriage, but because of the people's hardened hearts, reflecting their stubbornness and failure to fully embrace God's original design. This exchange highlights the tension between human imperfection and God's unchanging standards in ancient Jewish society.
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