Dealing Treacherously With The Holy Malachi 2:10-17 Introduction In 1962 Don and Carol Richardson left Canada for Dutch New Guinea miss2 Sawi Cultural changes unimaginable. One such change dealing treacherously good! Don tells the story of Yae from Mauro and Kauwan from Haenam … Treachery – th betraying of trust or faith, being disloyal is almost universally reprehensibl Treachery can occur between nations, businesses, friends, and in marriages 2dy Mal210-17 th Lord spks 2th issu of dealing treacherously w holy i.e. institutn of marrg Institution of Marriage Marriage begins in the beginning of Genesis First inkling of marriage is end of Gen 126,27 Details of marrig end of Gn218-24 helper comparabl2man, leave and join becom 1 Skip ahead to Abraham seeking a wife for his son Isaac Gn246-9 i.e. blvng wife fm Ur One of Isaac’s sons Esau married Canaanite women to aggravate parents Gn 26:34,35 Torah much 2sy abt marrg include- forbid marriag 2Canaanit Dt73, regulat divorc Dt24 First books Bible foundations, principles, regulations Lst bk OT Malachi wht happnng 1000yr aftr Moses – dealing treacherously marrg I. Intermarriage – Dealing Treacherously With Marriage 10-12 A. 3 Rhetorical questions 10 Hv we nt all 1Father – Yes. Has nt 1God crtd us – Yes. Why do we dl trch…-Yes. Q show a covenant relationship w God and between each other as blvrs B. Treacherous Dealing in marriage 11 Deal treacherously … abomination [strng term]…. Profane [behavior profane] Married the dtr of a foreign god – intermarriage with unbelievers Ezr9 Neh13 Specifically forbid in Dt 7:3,4 C. Consequences 12 NKJV ff Heb Masoretic, some other trans Talmud and Vulgate Point - cut off those fully cognizant of sin and still worshipping God D. Today – not intermarry 1Co7:39; 1Co7:10-16 if you are – stay married Boice tells story of Olivia Langdon married Samuel Clemens [Mark Twain]… Blf system must rule feelings and passion II. Divorce – Dealing Treacherously With Marriage 13-16 A. Divorce produces tears 13 Tears, weeping, crying – of the women because man divorced her Lord hv non of it – He ds nt rgrd th offrng any mor, moral wrng hndrs accss 2God B. Treacherous dealing in marriage 14,15[most diff in book to translate – yet sense clr] Wife of youth, wife by covenant, made one wife of youth Deal treacherously is divorce C. Warning 16 Lord hates divorce Othr things Lord hates: false worship, works of sin, violence, wickedness, hypocrisy, false priests, evil in hearts, Pv6:16-19, deeds of Nicolatians D. Today – nt gt divorce, few exceptions: abandonment 1Co715, sex immoral Mt538197-9 If divorced and remarried – stay, if trouble in marriage – work to resolve III. Additional Contemporary Practices – Dealing Treacherously With Marriage 17 A. skeptical of God’s marriage, creating man made views v17 apply to marriage B. Living together before marriage – cohabiting Ga5:19 E 5:3 C. Same sex marriage – Ro 1:26-29 D. Polygamy – Mt 19:5 1Ti3:2 Statistics on marriage – world and many churches dealing treacherously with marriage IV. Dealing Faithfully With Marriage Marriage vows…mean something…marry in the faith…don’t look for loopholes… marry for life…1+1=> 1…hold to Biblical standards not world or lib churches