It says yet you say wherefore because the Lord hath been witnessed between thee and the wife of thy youth
Against whom thou has dealt treacherously
Yet is she thy companion and the wife of thy covenant. So obviously he's referring to marriage
Because he says here that God has been a witness between thee and the wife of thy youth
This is referring to the covenant that a man and a woman has made before God
Okay, he says in verse 15 and did not he make one yet had the residue of the Spirit and
Wherefore one that he might seek a godly seed
Therefore take heed to your spirit and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. Now, what does it mean?
Why is he saying that? Why is he saying don't deal treacherously?
What does it mean to deal treacherously in this context? Look at verse 16 for the Lord the God of Israel saith that he
hated I
Want you to notice that word there? He didn't say I think I don't like it. He didn't say I think it's icky
He says I hate it. He says he hated what putting away
Now what is putting away mean? Well from a biblical term the biblical definition is divorce
That's what it's referring to and the word divorce is found in the Bible divorce meant is found in the Bible
But it's great to use synonyms and this is a way that he defines divorce is as being put away
You understand and the Bible says here that he hates it
Okay for one covered violence with his garments ate the Lord of hosts therefore take heed to your spirit
They you deal not treacherously. So if an individual decides to put away his wife put away her husband
For whatever reason according to the Bible you're dealing treacherously
Against your spouse and it's such an evil and wicked thing to do that. God says I hate it. Okay
So you said what's God's attitude towards divorce? He hates it
Yeah, but you don't know my husband. He still hates it. Yeah, but you don't know my wife still hates it
Okay
Yeah, but you don't know my situation. It doesn't change God's view. He still says that he hates it
Okay. Yeah, but you know, he's just a lazy bum
He's not a Christian and you know, you can go over all these reasons, but that's funny, you know
You didn't take that into consideration before you married him
You know you understand, you know people want to make all these
Accusations against their spouse of how bad they are, but they never bring up the point that you know
You're the one that married him
You're the one that married her and so it's till death do us part and I know that's an uncomfortable thing to say or to
Hear, you know, I know that that may seem a little rude
But folks I'm trying to deter the next generation from making hasty decisions
Right and from understanding that God hates divorce no matter how it looks or for what reason it's done