Divorce and Hardness of Heart
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When Jesus said, “Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard” (Matt. 19:8), what did he mean?
In his commentary on the book of Matthew, Donald Hagner cites it as “an allowance dependent on the sinfulness of the people. In that context it served as a control against abuse and excess.” It’s not that Moses allowed divorce becaus…
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