Tamar was aware that Shelah had grown up, but no arrangements had been made for her to come and marry him. So she changed out of her widow’s clothing and covered herself with a veil to disguise herself. Then she sat beside the road at the entrance to the village of Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. Judah noticed her and thought she was a prostitute, since she had covered her face. So he stopped and propositioned her. “Let me have sex with you,” he said, not realizing that she was his own daughter-in-law. “How much will you pay to have sex with me?” Tamar asked. [Genesis 38.14-16]
What a messed up deal, right?
I made some notes about this same particular passage of scripture back in 2019. In fact today, I stand by what I wrote on this day in 2019.
Jesus would be identified through the lineage of Judah. And, as prophesied, the lineage of Judah pointed straight to Jesus.
While we make pretty big deals about the early patriarchs, we must remember that they were all of the seed of Adam. Their stories are mostly inspiring, however, some, like Judah's escapade in Genesis 38, ...not so much!
It is not our position to judge these people, but to understand the need in humanity for a savior. And, we cannot neglect Jesus' own words in John 5.39:
“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you eternal life. But the Scriptures point to me! [John 5.39]
If we get distracted from this critical fact pointed out by Jesus, we are destined for error.
Father, help us to look for Jesus all through the Old Testament!
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