God’s View of Divorce and Adultery Despite God’s will for His people, Israel was unfaithful. She willingly left Him for another suitor—idol worship. Just as sin corrupted and distorted God’s relationship with Israel, so too does a marriage often fall prey to it. A divorce is almost always a result of sin. God does hate divorce—especially when His people divorce faithful partners to chase after unbelievers. Much as He detests it, God did allow divorce for a time under Moses due to the hard hearts