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28 Testimony Of The MessiahThe Pharisees asked Christ if a man could put awayhis wife for any reason. Christ responded, “What didMoses command [say]?” The Pharisees replied thatMoses allowed divorce (Deuteronomy 24:1-4). Christsaid that Moses permitted divorce because, “For thehardness of your heart” (Mark 10:5). This was one typeof marriage which allowed the unconverted and the unrepentantto marry. The word for “marriage” in thiscase is “baal.” “Baal” is “any god who is a master orlord.” The wife becomes the husband’s property, butthis concept is not based upon being one flesh.When Adam and Eve decided to make up their ownminds about good and evil, their personal relationshipchanged. Eve was no longer a helpmate, because shebecame subject to Adam. Then, Eve was his propertyand he had to watch over her welfare. The master ofhis property is married to everything he owns. Goddid this because Eve was the one deceived by Satan(not Adam) (I Timothy 2:14). Adam became responsiblefor her. He, as a husband, had to provide for herand maintain her upkeep.The husband that labors must be the first partakerof the fruits (II Timothy 2:6). A husband has to takecare of the land and the wife. Both are his property.Furthermore, he owns the land, his wife and the peoplewho work the land. The Greek word for “husbandry”is defined as “to till” or “dress the land.” This was tobe a second marriage covenant with those who had awrong heart. Originally, a Godly marriage was Holy.It was intended for those with a right heart who are ofthe same flesh. The wife was to be a helpmate, not a