Tag Archives: Malachi 2:16

The Bible is Filled with Radical Ideas. Numbers 5.

The Bible contains some radical ideas that are staggering: Love your enemies. Turn the other cheek. Pray for those who abuse you. Be a leader by being a servant. Humility is a virtue. Wash your hands and wash your food. Don’t eat everything: eat “clean” animals. Bury human waste outside the camp. Love your neighborsContinue reading “The Bible is Filled with Radical Ideas. Numbers 5.”

Divorce. 1 Chronicles 8:8.

A curious fact is recorded in the Biblical genealogies: “Sons were born to Shaharaim in Moab after he had divorced his wives Hushim and Baara. By his wife Hodesh he had Jobab, Zibia, Mesha, Malkam, Jeuz, Sakia, and Mirmah. These were his sons, heads of families. By Hushim he had Abitub and Elpaal” 1 Chronicles 8:8. The writerContinue reading “Divorce. 1 Chronicles 8:8.”

MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. Malachi 2:13-16.

Have you ever felt your prayers stopped at the ceiling? That you could not reach God? The problem may be sin—especially marital sin. My grandfather, born in 1897, hated divorce. Why, because he was old-fashioned? No. Because he knew Malachi 2:16: “‘I hate divorce,’ says the Lord.” How’s that for ‘short and sweet’? God couldContinue reading “MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE. Malachi 2:13-16.”