A ketubah , a Jewish marriage contract. By Unattributed (Sotheby's) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons There are often many questions concerning divorce in today's churches and congregations. But what does the Bible have to say on this subject? I have tried to gather most of the passages in the Bible that speak on divorce, reading and explaining them in context . From the Tanach Let's look a passage from the Tanach first. Then we'll move to the B'rit Chadashah. Malachi 2:16 says, " For [HaShem] , the [Elohim] of Israel, saith that He hateth putting away : for one covereth violence with his garment, saith [HaShem tz'vaot (of hosts)] : therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. " (emphasis added) It is very clear in the above passage that HaShem says He hates divorce . Yet why did He allow divorce ? The answer to this question is seen in Matthew 19:1-9. In this passage, after Yeshua...