Studying the Truths of Our Faith

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...

Challah  bread for Shabbat. What exactly  is Shabbat, and why do we need to keep it?  What is it all about? When is Shabbat? The first time we read about Shabbat (also known as the Sabbath) is in Genesis 2:2-3 , when HaShem blesses and sanctifies the seventh day as a day of rest.  This seventh day is Saturday, since Yeshua rose from the grave on the first day of the week ( Mark 16:9 ), which we acknowledge as Sunday. Days in the Bible are counted from sunset to sunset ( Genesis 1:5 ), so Shabbat, the seventh day, would be from Friday sundown to Saturday sundown. What do we do on Shabbat? The Shabbat was meant to be a rest for all living things, human beings and animals alike ( Exodus 20:10 ).  On it we should do no work. But what is work?  There are many different interpretations of this word.  Some say that "no work" means "no creative  work", since HaShem rested from creating the world .  We do know, however, ...