For the Lord God of Israel says that

“‘For the Lord God of Israel says that He hates divorce, for it covers one’s garment with violence, ’ says the Lord of hosts. ” Malachi 2: 16

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Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary Divorce

Merriam-Webster online dictionary: Interesting note: “divorce” comes from latin divortere – to divert, to leave one’s husband 1 a: the action or an instance of legally dissolving a marriage b: separation, severance 2 a: to end marriage with (one’s spouse) by divorce b: to dissolve the marriage contract between 3 a: to make or keep separate: separate b: to obtain a divorce

Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary • Wordnet (Princeton) online dictionary Divorce

Wordnet (Princeton) online dictionary: • the legal dissolution of a marriage • part; cease or break association with • get a divorce; formally terminate a marriage “the couple divorced after only six months"

Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary • Wordnet (Princeton) online dictionary • Wikipedia online encyclopedia Divorce

Wikipedia online encyclopedia: • the legal dissolution of a marriage • a complete or radical severance of closely connected things • to dissolve the marriage bond between • to end marriage with (one’s spouse) by way of legal divorce • to cut off; separate or disunite: “an idea that was completely divorced from reality” • to obtain a divorce

Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster’s online dictionary • Wordnet (Princeton) online dictionary • Wikipedia online encyclopedia Some highlights of the modern view of divorce: ü A disunion (bond-breaking) of legally-married people ü Is the breaking of a legal marriage contract ü Involves formal, legal action ü Results in permanent separation of legal association Divorce

Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modern legal definitions: • South Carolina Legislature Divorce

South Carolina Legislature Code of Law: TITLE 20. DOMESTIC RELATIONS CHAPTER 3. DIVORCE ARTICLE 1. DIVORCES IN THIS STATE SECTION 20 -3 -10. Grounds for divorce. [SC ST SEC 20 -3 -10] No divorce from the bonds of matrimony shall be granted except upon one or more of the following grounds, to wit: (1) Adultery; (2) Desertion for a period of one year; (3) Physical cruelty; (4) Habitual drunkenness; provided, that this ground shall be construed to include habitual drunkenness caused by the use of any narcotic drug; or (5) On the application of either party if and when the husband wife have lived separate and apart without cohabitation for a period of one year…

Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modern legal definitions: [application] • South Carolina Legislature • U. S. constitution does not provide legislation regarding marriage/divorce; a state-level issue Divorce

Definitions Remember: Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, and legal codes do not create word definitions; rather, they reflect what is common usage of the day. Therefore, if we desire to analyze a word in its context, it helps if we understand that word’s origins and meaning at the time it was used. Divorce

Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modern legal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Divorce

Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modern legal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Generic Bible definitions: • Old Testament [Hebrew] − Strong’s Exhaustive Bible Concordance › divorce, divorced, “put away” = 4 Hebrew words Divorce

Strong’s Exhaustive Bible Concordance: “divorce”: (1) - shalach (4 x): to send, send away, let go, stretch out; to extend, direct; to let loose; to be sent; to send off or away or out or forth, dismiss, give over, cast out; to set free; to shoot forth (of branches); to let down; to shoot; to be sent off, be put away, be divorced, impelled; “…he cannot divorce her…” [Deut 22: 19, 29] “former husband who divorced her” [Dt 24: 4] “‘For I hate divorce, says the Lord’” [Ml 2: 16] (2) - keriythuwth (4 x): (bill of) divorce, dismissal, divorcement; “…a certificate of divorce…” [Deut 24: 1, 3] “certificate of your mother’s divorce” [Is 50: 1] “…given her a certificate of divorce” [Jer 3: 8]

Strong’s Exhaustive Bible Concordance: “divorced”: (3) - garash (5 x): to drive out, expel, cast out, drive away, divorce, put away, thrust away, trouble, cast up; to thrust out; to be driven away, be tossed; to be thrust out; “woman divorced from her husband” [Lv 21: 7] “a widow or a divorced woman” [Lv 21: 14] “is a widow or divorced, and has no” [Lv 22: 13] “vow of a widow or a divorced” [Nm 30: 9] “as wife a widow or a divorced” [Ezek 44: 22] “put away”: (4) - yatsa (2 x): to go out, come out, exit, go forth; depart; to go forward, proceed to; to come out of; to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out; to deliver; “to put away all these wives” [Ezra 10: 3] “they would put away their wives” [Ezra 10: 19]

Definitions Generic modern definitions: • Merriam-Webster, Wordnet, Wikipedia; etc. Specific modern legal definitions: [application] • South Carolina and other state Legislature Generic Bible definitions: • Old Testament [Hebrew] • New Testament [Greek] − Vine’s Expository Dict. Of New Testament Words › divorce, divorces, divorced = 3 Greek words Divorce