Yet ye say, wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously, yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant Malachi 2:14  – Divorce in these times was practiced exclusively by men. They broke faith with their wives and ignored the bonding between a husband and a wife that God had declared(the two become one person); God’s purpose for this was for them to raise children who would love God. God ordained marriage between a woman and a man to be together with one spouse until one of them die. God’s purpose for marriage wasn’t for us to change spouses as though we were changing clothing. Marriage is a contract between two people and God.  Divorce shouldn’t be the issue unless one of the spouses has committed adultery or is abusive. God will never tell a spouse to divorce their spouse   because He has someone else for them, this lie came from Satan and the spouses’s selfish desire. Christians should know the voice of God and the voice of Satan; God holds us responsible for the way we treat our spouse (And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you -Ephesian 4:32)