When a man takes a wife and marries her, and it happens that she finds no favor in his eyes because he has found some indecency in her, and he writes her a certificate of divorce and puts it in her hand and sends her out from his house... (Deuteronomy 24:1).

It is true that the Bible never commands divorce for any reason, yet there is language suggesting that in some instances divorce was allowed. This is perhaps the primary passage to support such an allowance. Yet, even in this allowance, there is an implied limitation, namely that "he has found some indecency in her." Commentators suggest that if this indecency was fornication, adultery or any of the deviant sexual sins enumerated in Leviticus 18, the death penalty would have been commanded (cf. Deuteronomy 22:13-21); therefore, they suggest it was something short of these things. I can understand this perspective, and it is widely held.

But here is another possibility. Is it possible that the indecency found by the husband may rise to the level of fornication, adultery or the deviant sins of Leviticus 18, but he has chosen to simply divorce his wife quietly rather than expose her to public shaming, excommunication, and even death? In other words, he could have turned her in for public execution, but he chose not to do so. Is there a law against his not exposing her sin? 

Consider a similar situation in the account of the conception of Christ:

This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly (Matthew 1:18-19).

Now, I realize that in the case of Joseph and Mary, they were only pledged to be married, while in Deuteronomy 24 it appears that the marriage has taken place ("When a man takes a wife and marries her..."). Regardless, both instances treat the separation as "divorce". Now, keep in mind that these things were permitted and done under the Old Covenant Mosaic Law. 

Friends, the Bible clearly teaches that God hates divorce (cf. Malachi 2:16). It is contrary to God's original design (cf. Matthew 19:8). There is absolutely no allowance of it for the Christian, for marriage is as unbreakable as one's relationship to Christ (cf. Ephesians 5:22-33). Therefore, to those that are contemplating divorce for one reason or another, I admonish you to put it out of your minds. Hold fast to your promise before God, namely, "till death do us part."

All the instructions given in these chapters are quite disturbing, and it reminds me of what king Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 1:9: "What has been will be again; what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun."  I've heard people say  that kids theses days are so bad or end of the world is near because people are so wicked.  Is that really true?  I don't think we are neither good nor bad compared to people of the previous generations.  We're just wicked regardless of any generation without God's merciful intervention.  Even though there's nothing new under the sun, we've become a new creation thanks to our Lord Jesus according to 2 Corinthians 5:17 which says, "Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!"  Therefore, we have an obligation to live according to the Spirit on whom we have our minds set on.  So then God's law is not a burden any more but a joy because we know that God is pleased by our obedience to Him.  May all praises be to Him forever!!

In Christ,
 
Stephen

Obedience.  These chapters focus on this single word and the effects of following or not following God's Word.  From having honest weights and measures (Deut. 25:13-16), to the oaths the Israelites made at the crossing of the Jordan (Deut. 27:15-26) and effectively all his commands (Deut. 28:1).