Therefore
I will give their wives to other men
and
their fields to new owners.
From the least to the greatest,
all are greedy for gain;
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit. Jeremiah 8:10
From the least to the greatest,
all are greedy for gain;
prophets and priests alike,
all practice deceit. Jeremiah 8:10
God
didn’t want to give men’s wives over to other men. He definitely supports marriage.
However,
the people of Jerusalem were disobedient in Jeremiah’s day and God punished
them through a number of ways. By giving their wives over to other men, He was saying that an enemy would move in and take
whatever they wanted, including the women.
Families would be split up.
The
people had a choice in the matter—God told them not to worship other gods. That simple decision could have saved Israel,
Jerusalem and many marriages. They
refused and suffered the consequences.
God
doesn’t tear marriages apart, but allows the people to make choices until the
marriage can’t survive any longer.