David Guzik commentary on Genesis 38, where Tamar sets a trap for her father in law Judah, who has sex with her and is reproved for it.

Some think that Judah never intended to marry Shelah to Tamar, but unjustly suspected her to have been the death of her two former husbands (whereas it was ...

Judah, Tamar's father-in-law, then promises his other son to Tamar when he comes of age. Sadly, Judah has no intention of keeping his promise (Genesis 38:11).

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Two important things about God's view of human righteousness. Both Tamar and Judah give us a window into what it means to be right before God.

30 нояб. 2018 г. · They tell Tamar that Judah was on his way to a sheep-shearing, suggesting it is time for her to act; they inform Hirah that there was no ...

Gospel teachers often choose to pass over the story of Judah and Tamar in Genesis 38, but it is filled with internal and external contrast, irony, and wordplay.

5 апр. 2021 г. · Genesis 38 focuses on Joseph's brother Judah who commits 3 major sins. Tamar is vindicated and bears Perez who is an ancestor to Jesus.

6 июн. 2022 г. · The story of Judah and Tamar is an ancestry insight into the human family history of Jesus. He did not descend from some pure "Seed of Abraham" ...

It appears that Judah here exceeded the usual penalty for offenses such as Tamar's by commanding her to be burnt, whereas stoning was the customary penalty.