God Hateth Putting Away

FOR THE LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for one covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously.

1. Our Lord Jesus espoused himself to us before ever the world was, and he "hateth putting away."

2. In time, Christ came and took us as his bride, and he "hateth putting away."

3. We were and have been an adulterous bride (a wife of whoredoms), and he still "hateth putting away."

4. In the fullness of time Christ comes to each of his own in the experience of grace, and he "hateth putting away."