MARRIAGE & DIVORCE
chapter 10
1. Jesus then left that place and went into the region of Judea and across the Jordan. Again crowds of people came to him, and as was his custom, he taught them.
2. Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?"
3. "What did Moses command you?" he replied.
4. They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away."
5. "It was because your hearts were hard that Moses wrote you this law," Jesus replied.
6. "But at the beginning of creation God ’made them male and female.’
7. ’For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife,
8. and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh.
9. Therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate."
10. When they were in the house again, the disciples asked Jesus about this.
11. He answered, "Anyone who divorces his wife and marries another woman commits adultery against her.
12. And if she divorces her husband and marries another man, she commits adultery."
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Mark 10:1-12Mark Lesson 32 (2023)
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
(Mark 10:1-12)
Open it:
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What do you think makes a marriage strong and lasting? How do the people you work with view people with struggling or failed marriages?
Explore it:
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Read verses 1-2. Where did this episode take place? Why did the Pharisees go to see Jesus? How do you think the Pharisees expected to trick Jesus?
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Read verses 3-4. How did Jesus respond to the Pharisees’ question? Why do you think Jesus brought Moses into this discussion? What did Moses allow in divorce?
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Read verses 5-9. How did Jesus explain Moses’ instructions? What do we learn about the Pharisees from Jesus’ explanation of Moses’ words? How did Jesus describe the relationship between the Law and the will of God? What does “they are no longer two, but one” mean? What overriding principle did Jesus want us to follow?
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Read verses 10-12. Why did this topic of divorce come up a second time that day? What specific instructions did Jesus give regarding divorce? How did Jesus protect women with his instructions?
Apply it:
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What is one specific step you can take to show respect for the sanctity of marriage?
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Mark Lesson 32 (2023)
MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE
(Mark 10:1-12)
Open it:
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What do you think makes a marriage strong and lasting? How do the people you work with view people with struggling or failed marriages?
Explore it:
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Read verses 1-2. Where did this episode take place? Why did the Pharisees go to see Jesus? How do you think the Pharisees expected to trick Jesus?
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Read verses 3-4. How did Jesus respond to the Pharisees’ question? Why do you think Jesus brought Moses into this discussion? What did Moses allow in divorce?
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Read verses 5-9. How did Jesus explain Moses’ instructions? What do we learn about the Pharisees from Jesus’ explanation of Moses’ words? How did Jesus describe the relationship between the Law and the will of God? What does “they are no longer two, but one” mean? What overriding principle did Jesus want us to follow?
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Read verses 10-12. Why did this topic of divorce come up a second time that day? What specific instructions did Jesus give regarding divorce? How did Jesus protect women with his instructions?
Apply it:
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What is one specific step you can take to show respect for the sanctity of marriage?