Posts Tagged ‘Judah’
Judah: Most Improved
by Eric Reynolds via Biblical Insights, Vol. 14 No. 8, August 2014 “Most Improved” awards are often the most special. While some have the talents or disposition to excel from the start, others stand out by improving. We celebrate these dramatic developments because they are rare, whether in sports, the classroom, or in life. When a…
Read MoreJudah and Jospeh
by Chad Bird Genesis 38 often feels like an unwanted interruption in the Joseph story, a dark and unsettling back-alley detour filled with death, sex, deceit, and judgment. For years, I treated it like a commercial break, impatient to return to Joseph’s story. But that view missed the point. Badly. Genesis 38 is not a…
Read MoreWhy wasn’t Judah punished for seeing a prostitute?
Question: Hi, There is something that has been nagging me for a long time. I am a young Christian man, and I have this question about the story of Judah and Tamar. As you know, Tamar tricked Judah into fathering a child with her by disguising herself as a prostitute. In the narrative, at least…
Read MoreDid Tamar renounce Judah publically or privately?
Question: I have a question about Genesis 38:24-27. When Tamar informed Judah that she was the harlot he went into at Timnah, did Tamar tell Judah privately, or was Judah publicly humiliated? In verses 24-25, it appears that Tamar was going to be burned in public for her harlotry. But reading on in verse 25,…
Read MoreJoseph was the favorite of all of Jacob’s sons, so why did Judah get the blessing?
Question: Joseph was the favorite of all of Jacob’s sons, so why did Judah get the blessing? Answer: There were two things which typically went to the eldest son (not the favorite son): The blessing and a double portion. While it was normally the right of the firstborn to receive these, there were times when…
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