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Deuteronomy 24-25: Divorce, kidnapping, charity, limits to punishment, marriage to bear an heir

This passage covers sometimes strange instructions for divorce, kidnapping, charity, limits to punishment and marriage to bear an heir.

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Luke 9:7-9 Herod fears, wonders about Yeshua’s mission; divorce, remarriage for adultery

Herod Antipas thought he had silenced Yochanan (John) upon killing him, but Yeshua and His disciples were spreading the message everywhere. A common teaching on remarriage — that doing so is a sin — overlooks the likely teaching, shown in Antipas’ fear: divorce and remarriage in the course of adultery is what’s sinful.