Jesus is confronted by the Pharisees over divorce in Matthew 19:1-12, but instead of debating the Law, he points back to Genesis and God's original design: one man and one woman, joined as one flesh in a lifelong covenant meant to be life's highest priority. Because marriage was built on that design, divorce is meant to be rare and never automatic, even where biblical grounds exist. The passage calls us to root our view of marriage in God's design, not culture, and points forward to the eternal marriage between Christ and His Church.