According to the Law - could a woman remarry?

[trofimus]

Could a woman in the OT Law remarry, i.e. to marry another man after she was divorced?

If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the LORD.
Dt 24:1

For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.
So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
R 7:2

What was the certificate of divorce for, then, if no woman could remarry after she was divorced?

 

[BenFTW]

She couldn't remarry her first husband is the way I am reading it. Not that she couldn't remarry at all, because how could she have gotten a second husband in the first place? I would assume the certificate was so that she could marry another person? The issue seems to be going back to the person she divorced (after having relations with another man).

 

[trofimus]

She couldn't remarry her first husband is the way I am reading it. Not that she couldn't remarry at all, because how could she have gotten a second husband in the first place? I would assume the certificate was so that she could marry another person? The issue seems to be going back to the person she divorced (after having relations with another man).

Why is she called after the second marriage to be "defiled"?

Why is Paul saying that she is bound to her husband till he dies?

And does this apply also today?

 

[BenFTW]

Why is she called after the second marriage to be "defiled"?

Why is Paul saying that she is bound to her husband till he dies?

And does this apply also today?

For defiled (in that verse): https://biblehub.com/hebrew/2930.htm

It represents uncleanness.

I don't think she is defiled/unclean in the sense that she cannot marry another person, but she is defiled to that particular man (her first husband). I am not going to pretend I know all the ins and outs about this, but from what I am reading in the verse, looking at the Hebrew there, and so on, it just seems to me that once she moves on from a man, either through divorce, or death, she is able to remarry another person, unless that person was from a prior marriage (that ended in divorce) because she is now unclean for that marriage (since she has slept with another man).

Marriage is a covenant between the couple and God, is it not? It is a covenant whereby the two are made one flesh, and are bound, if you will, to another ('till death do us part).

Matthew 19:6 King James Version (KJV)
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Malachi 2:14-16 King James Version (KJV)
14 Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

15 And did not he make one? Yet had he 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.

16 For the Lord, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the Lord of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

A covenant is a promise, and must be kept. There are grounds to ending the covenant, however (such as death, or as it says in Matthew 5:32, on the grounds of sexual immorality).

I believe these rules still apply when it comes to marriage before the Lord. It is still a covenant.

It is interesting, however, that Jesus differed with Moses on divorce (in speaking with the Pharisees).

Mark 10:2-12 King James Version (KJV)
2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

3 And he answered and said unto them, What did Moses command you?

4 And they said, Moses suffered to write a bill of divorcement, and to put her away.

5 And Jesus answered and said unto them, For the hardness of your heart he wrote you this precept.

6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

7 For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

8 And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh.

9 What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

10 And in the house his disciples asked him again of the same matter.

11 And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

12 And if a woman shall put away her husband, and be married to another, she committeth adultery.

 

[Adstar]

Could a woman in the OT Law remarry, i.e. to marry another man after she was divorced?

If a man marries a woman who becomes displeasing to him because he finds something indecent about her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house and if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man and her second husband dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her and sends her from his house, or if he dies then her first husband, who divorced her, is not allowed to marry her again after she has been defiled. That would be detestable in the eyes of the LORD.
Dt 24:1

For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.
So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress. But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
R 7:2

What was the certificate of divorce for, then, if no woman could remarry after she was divorced?

Of course a woman can remarry after divorce of the divorce is sanctioned by the Word of God.. It is is a legal divorce under Gods law then she can remarry..

 

[Jewel5712]

Im just curious...why are you asking "according to the law" when we no lomger live UNDER the law due to Jesus...

 

[tourist]

Im just curious...why are you asking "according to the law" when we no lomger live UNDER the law due to Jesus...

Maybe he was the first husband and is considering the legal ramifications of remarriage to the first wife.

 

[7seasrekeyed]

Why is she called after the second marriage to be "defiled"?

Why is Paul saying that she is bound to her husband till he dies?

And does this apply also today?

oh my lands

go thou and sin no more

happy now?

over and over the same drumbeat of the law here.

don't forget your phylactery when you leave the house

 

[Jewel5712]

oh my lands

go thou and sin no more

happy now?

over and over the same drumbeat of the law here.

don't forget your phylactery when you leave the house

"Defiled" = not a virgin?

 

[trofimus]

oh my lands

go thou and sin no more

happy now?

over and over the same drumbeat of the law here.

don't forget your phylactery when you leave the house

You are very unpleasant and obviously have some problems with the topic. You can stay out of it instead of going in and trying to attack.

 

[trofimus]

Maybe he was the first husband and is considering the legal ramifications of remarriage to the first wife.

O maybe he wants to understand how things should work.

 

[JaumeJ]

If you need to know about it being according to the law, read and understand the law. Most folks who talk about the law in this forum have never read it nor studied it, but they all are authorities on the law......

 

[Jewel5712]

O maybe he wants to understand how things should work.

Are you TRULY looking to UNDERSTAND or want to see who else sides with your way of thinking? A lot of people start threads with a question but have a set answer in thier minds that theyre looking to defend..pre comcieved agenda..not cool!

 

[trofimus]

Are you TRULY looking to UNDERSTAND or want to see who else sides with your way of thinking? A lot of people start threads with a question but have a set answer in thier minds that theyre looking to defend..pre comcieved agenda..not cool!

You can see that I try not to get involved and argue with answers, so... you are probably wrong about it.

 

[7seasrekeyed]

You are very unpleasant and obviously have some problems with the topic. You can stay out of it instead of going in and trying to attack.

actually I am very pleasant and really like to laugh and have fun

what is the topic? sounds like another one of those put women in their place

why don't you talk about what Jesus said to women and what the NT says?

you want to USE the OT law which actually allows women to remarry

what shall we do with men who put their wives away?

shall we remind them that God hates divorce?

 

[7seasrekeyed]

"Defiled" = not a virgin?

what is defiled is the attitude of some men towards women

why indeed ask according to the OT law...because the NT puts women on equal footing with men and we can't have that, eh!?!

tro here is an expert on all things OT in case you didn't know

 

[Jewel5712]

You can see that I try not to get involved and argue with answers, so... you are probably wrong about it.

You didnt answer my question..

 

[Jewel5712]

what is defiled is the attitude of some men towards women

why indeed ask according to the OT law...because the NT puts women on equal footing with men and we can't have that, eh!?!

tro here is an expert on all things OT in case you didn't know

Ahhhhh..GOT IT

 

[Jewel5712]

actually I am very pleasant and really like to laugh and have fun

what is the topic? sounds like another one of those put women in their place

why don't you talk about what Jesus said to women and what the NT says?

you want to USE the OT law which actually allows women to remarry

what shall we do with men who put their wives away?

shall we remind them that God hates divorce?

It states in the Bible that its the MEN that will be held accountable to God for thier wives and families just as God called ADAM out after sinning and not EVE...and still..to this day..men try to avoide taking responsibility..

So..even if a woman divorces her husband it will be HIM that is held accountable for His wife and kids..HE should be the spiritual leader of his family..

 

[7seasrekeyed]

It states in the Bible that its the MEN that will be held accountable to God for thier wives and families just as God called ADAM out after sinning and not EVE...and still..to this day..men try to avoide taking responsibility..

So..even if a woman divorces her husband it will be HIM that is held accountable for His wife and kids..HE should be the spiritual leader of his family..

you may find it interesting to note that much of what the Jewish religious teachers of the law taught by Jesus time, was NEVER sanctioned by God

Jesus attitude towards women was 'groundbreaking' in the sense that He actually treated them like human beings

here is a sample of the way women were treated back in the day by these 'religious god-fearing' unloving men

Women’s Place: In the Home
Jewish culture in the first century was decidedly patriarchal. The daily prayers of Jewish men included this prayer of thanksgiving: “Praised be God that he has not created me a woman.”

A woman’s place was thought to be in the home. Women were responsible for bearing the children, rearing them and maintaining a hospitable home. Men were not to greet women in public. Some Jewish writers of Jesus’ time, such as Philo, taught that women should never leave the home except to go to the synagogue.

Generally marrying young, a woman was almost always under the protection and authority of a man: her father, her husband or a male relative of her husband if she was a widow.

This left women in a very vulnerable position within Judaism. They had little access to property or inheritance, except through a male relative. Any money a woman earned belonged to her husband. Men could legally divorce a woman for almost any reason, simply by handing her a writ of divorce. A woman, however, could not divorce her husband.

In the area of religious practice, women were in many ways overlooked. Men were required to pray certain prayers daily, but women were not. While the study of Scripture was regarded as extremely important for men, women were not allowed to study the sacred texts. Rabbi Eliezer, a first-century teacher, is noted for saying, “Rather should the word of the Torah be burned than entrusted to a woman.”​

At the Temple in Jerusalem, women were restricted to an outer court. In synagogues they were separated from the men and not permitted to read aloud. They were not allowed to bear witness in a religious court.

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