If God Hates Divorce, Why Did He Command it in Ezra 10?

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Marriage and Divorce

If God Hates Divorce, Why Did He Command it in Ezra 10?

26 min

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Marriage and Divorce

If God Hates Divorce, Why Did He Command it in Ezra 10?

26 min

Episode 809 Show Notes

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–Adriel Sanchez

If God Hates Divorce, Why Did He Command it in Ezra 10?

Questions in this Episode

  1. In the Apostle’s creed, it refers to Jesus as descending into hell. Is this a reference of him being separated from God? Or is it something else?
  2. Where in the Old Testament did God command Israelites to divorce their wives, and how is that command reconciled with God hating divorce as mentioned in Malachi 2:16?
  3. Does the biblical command for baptism require literal water, or is it spiritual?
  4. Does leaving a common-law “marriage” qualify as a divorce?
  5. Do people in the Old Testament go to hell? Like Ananias and Safari? Or do they go to Hades and have opportunity to believe in Christ the Messiah?

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Adriel Sanchez is the pastor of North Park Presbyterian Church (PCA) in San Diego, CA. He received his theological training from Westminster Seminary California and serves as host of Core Christianity. Adriel is the author of Praying with Jesus and, most recently, Why We Worship: Experiencing Heaven on Earth at Church. He and his wife, Ysabel, have six children.

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