11-03-2008, 09:00 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: NC
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Originally Posted by Brother Tim
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In the Old Testament, God had a divorce. He "put away" Israel.
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Where? Yes, He separated Himself from her uncleanness, but there was no divorce. |
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Originally Posted by Brother Tim
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Isaiah 50:1 Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother's divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.
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The LORD was asking for proof a a divorce, which they could not produce. |
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Originally Posted by Brother Tim
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Jeremiah 3:1 They say, If a man put away his wife, and she go from him, and become another man's, shall he return unto her again? shall not that land be greatly polluted? but thou hast played the harlot with many lovers; yet return again to me, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 4:1 If thou wilt return, O Israel, saith the LORD, return unto me: and if thou wilt put away thine abominations out of my sight, then shalt thou not remove.
Ezekiel 43:9 Now let them put away their whoredom, and the carcases of their kings, far from me, and I will dwell in the midst of them for ever.
Hosea 2
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The LORD is seeking reconciliation, which is what we should counsel as much as is earthly possible, and not divorce. |
Brother, I am going to disagree with you here (I'm not sure who you are debating with).
God did divorce Israel, and there are other verses that back the idea:
“Plead with your mother, plead: for she is not my wife, neither am I her husband: let her therefore put away her whoredoms out of her sight, and her adulteries from between her breasts;”
“And she shall follow after her lovers, but she shall not overtake them; and she shall seek them, but shall not find them: then shall she say, I will go and return to my first husband; for then was it better with me than now.”
”And I will betroth thee unto me for ever; yea, I will betroth thee unto me in righteousness, and in judgment, and in lovingkindness, and in mercies.
I will even betroth thee unto me in faithfulness: and thou shalt know the LORD.” (Hosea 2:2,7,19-20)
In each of these verses, it is indicated that God divorced Israel as His wife: He is not her husband, she is not His wife, she (Israel) refers to God as her 'first husband' (not just 'husband') and after she is received back, God says He will 'betroth' her unto Him, or get married (remarried).
I believe the Scripture posted here is fairly clear that God did divorce Israel.
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