The Lord’s Hatred of Divorce
This pamphlet contains a sermon by Prof. David Engelsma from 1997 on the biblical prohibition against divorce, grounded in Malachi 2:10-16. Engelsma presents God's strong stance against divorce as an act of treachery against the covenant of marriage, emphasizing the seriousness of the matter for both personal holiness and the preservation of Christian families. The resource combines passionate pastoral exhortation with scriptural exposition, serving as both a theological argument and a call to church discipline regarding marriage.
This pamphlet is a sermon, revised slightly, but a sermon nevertheless; a sermon made for the churches, where Professor Engelsma preaches many Lord’s days. When this sermon was preached in Hudsonville PRC, late in 1997, a decision was made shortly thereafter to give the sermon larger audience by means of a pamphlet. The urgency of the subject and the clarity of the message pressed us to spread the word widely. It is a sharp sermon, but God’s Word is often sharp. Discipline is painful—family...