Certificate of divorce (2)

They said, "Moses permitted a man to write a certificate of divorce and send her away." (Mark 10:4)

Why did Moses permit a man to write a certificate of divorce? Briefly it was an evil order made by Israel’s patriarchal culture. If a man makes his mind, simply write a certificate of divorce and send her away. Even Korea had a time to send his wife away based on the seven valid causes for divorce. A talkative and jealousy were of such conditions. Human view of ancient that woman, child, slave and etc are a little inferior human being compare to an adult man seemed to adapt to Moses’ certificate of divorce.

However, other view point also possible. We can divide into two. First, Moses’ certificate of divorce recognized unavoidability of divorce. There is a case husband and wife cannot live together from the very beginning and such things can happen while they are living. Because of husband and wife relationship is a special, there seems to have two sides. Despite pretty difference in two, resemble at each other with understanding is one side, and nagging each other for the lifelong even a tiny difference do not accept is the other. It will be a wise decision to separate by divorce rather than bothering each other continually.

Second, a certificate of divorce can be a safeguard to protect a woman. This also should think it setting ancient society forth as a premise. In those days a divorced had nowhere to depend on. Deuteronomy that send a woman away writing a certificate of divorce adds like this, “if after she leaves his house she becomes the wife of another man.” (Deut. 24:2) It legalized remarriage. A woman with a certificate of divorce is able to remarry.

The important point here is that a law has its limitation of the ages but basically it is based on life oriented character. What system of today makes human life abundant?