God Got a Divorce?

Q: Have you heard of this idea that Jesus had to die so God could re-marry Israel? What’s up with that? A. Yes, I’m familiar with this general concept, which is a sort of “divorce-and-remarriage theology.” And there are three really big problems with it. So the theory says that when God made a covenant with Israel at Mount Sinai it was essentially a marriage covenant. And then Israel was a constantly unfaithful bride, so God divorced her. And then they’ll say that, because the Torah supposedly