Matthew 19:8 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

He saith unto them, Moses because of the hardness of your hearts suffered you to put away your wives: but from the beginning it was not so.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

Jesus told them, 'Moses let you divorce your wives because your hearts were stubborn and hard. But that's not how God designed it from the very beginning.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Sometimes rules exist because people aren't ready for God's original plan.

📚 Historical Context

In the time of Jesus, the Pharisees were testing him on the topic of divorce, which was addressed in the Mosaic law from the Old Testament. Moses allowed divorce certificates as a practical concession because the people's hearts were hardened and they were unfaithful, as seen in Deuteronomy 24. However, Jesus contrasted this with God's original design in Genesis, emphasizing that marriage was meant to be a permanent union from the beginning.

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