Jesus speaks about divorce

Mark 10:1-11

Sometimes a man leaves his wife and he does not want to return to her again. Or he sends her away. We call this "divorce."

People were not sure whether God allows divorce. So these Pharisees asked Jesus about it.

People had their own ideas. But Jesus did not ask about people‘s ideas. Instead, he told the Pharisees that they should think about the Bible. Then they would know what God thinks about divorce.

So Jesus told the Pharisees to look at the books that Moses wrote. These books included the laws that Moses made for the Jews. God gave these laws to Moses.

The Pharisees told Jesus about Deuteronomy 24:1. That verse has a rule for a man who wants to leave his wife. The man must write a letter for her. Then she can marry another man.

God allows some things because people do not want to obey him. So he allows a man to leave his wife. But God does not want a man to do this. Jesus told the Pharisees about Genesis 1:27 and Genesis 2:24. God wanted husbands and wives to remain together for their whole lives. Marriage is important.