The reason of Tamar's action may be found in the strong desire for the perpetuation of the family, so often observed in the sacred narrative.
27-30. This incident testifies to the importance and privileges attached to the firstborn.
Pharez] 'breach.' Zarah] perhaps 'scarlet,' but uncertain.
Verse Genesis 38:26. _SHE HATH BEEN MORE RIGHTEOUS THAN I_] It is probable that Tamar was influenced by no other motive than that which was common to all the Israelitish women, _the desire to have ch...
- The Family of Judah 1. עדלם _‛__ǎdûllâm_, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה _chı̂yrâh_ Chirah, “nobility?” 2. שׁוּע _shûa‛_, Shua‘, “luck, riches, cry.” 3. ער _‛__êr_, ‘Er, “watching.”...
CHAPTER 38 JUDAH AND TAMAR _ 1. Judah's marriage to the Canaanitish woman (Genesis 38:1)_ 2. His sons: Er, Onan and Shelah (Genesis 38:3) 3. Tamar married to Er and Onan (Genesis 38:6) 4. Tamar wa...
GENESIS 38. JUDAH AND TAMAR. The source is J, but not the same stratum as that to which the Joseph story belongs. There is not room for the events either before or after the events of Genesis 37, nor...
Tamar and Judah 12. _Timnah_ Possibly the same as in Joshua 15:10; Joshua 15:57; Judges 14:1....
_more righteous_ Judah acknowledges that Tamar had a claim upon the observance of marriage customs, and that he had done wrong in neglecting her, and in ignoring the sacred obligations of tribal "levi...
PART FORTY-FIVE THE INCIDENT OF JUDAH AND TAMAR (Genesis 38:1-30) _The Biblical Account._ 1 And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adul...
_AND JUDAH ACKNOWLEDGED THEM, AND SAID, SHE HATH BEEN MORE RIGHTEOUS THAN I; BECAUSE THAT I GAVE HER NOT TO SHELAH MY SON. AND HE KNEW HER AGAIN NO MORE._ SHE HATH BEEN MORE RIGHTEOUS THAN I - i:e., T...
GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE GENESIS _ALUN OWEN_ CHAPTER 38 JUDAH AND TAMAR V1 At that time, Judah left his brothers. He stayed with a member of the *tribe of Adullam, whose name was Hirah. V2 There Jud...
Judah realised his duty. He should have given his son Shelah as a wife to Tamar. If Shelah did not do the duty, the duty was on Judah. Judah was Er’s nearest relative apart from Shelah. V27 The time...
SHE SENT... — The Talmud praises Tamar for so acting, as to bring no public disgrace upon Judah; and he acknowledges that he was most to blame, because the cause of her crime was his own failure to ac...
וַ יַּכֵּ֣ר יְהוּדָ֗ה וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ צָֽדְקָ֣ה...
The sad and tragic story of Judah's corruption recorded here needs very little comment. It carries its own lessons of the frailty of human nature and of the far-reaching effects of sin. However, placi...
JUDAH'S ADULTERY WITH TAMAR Perhaps out of disgust for his brothers' thoughts of killing Joseph and deceiving Jacob, Judah went to a city about twelve miles outside Bethlehem. He married a Canaanite w...
And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She hath been (i) more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again (k) no more. (i) That is, she ought rather to acc...
Juster. For Juda had been guilty of injustice; and had thus exposed her to the danger of following a life of lewdness. (Haydock) --- She remained a widow afterwards, as she was now rendered unfit to b...
Is not this a type of the Jewish and Gentile churches?...
Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
26._And Judah acknowledged them_. The open reproach of Tamar proceeded from the desire of revenge. She does not seek an interview with her father-in-law, for the purpose of appeasing his mind; but, wi...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 37 THROUGH 41. What follows from chapter 37 is the interesting history of Joseph, to which even children ever yield a ready ear, although ignorant of all the...
AND JUDAH ACKNOWLEDGED [THEM],.... He knew them, and owned them to be his: AND SAID, SHE HATH BEEN MORE RIGHTEOUS THAN I; he means, not with respect to the sin of uncleanness committed by them, in wh...
_And Judah acknowledged [them], and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more._ Ver. 26. _She hath been more righteous tha...
_And Judah acknowledged them_ His guilty conscience and the horror of so foul a fact, together with the sudden surprise, forced him to make an immediate and ingenuous confession. _She hath been more r...
1 Iudah begetteth Er, Onan, and Shelah. 6 Er marrieth Tamar. 8 The trespasse of Onan. 11 Tamar stayeth for Shelah. 13 She deceiueth Iudah. 27 She beareth twinnes, Pharez and Zarah. 1 AND it came...
And Judah acknowledged them, he could not help but recognize them, AND SAID, SHE HATH BEEN MORE RIGHTEOUS THAN I, BECAUSE THAT I GAVE HER NOT TO SHELAH, MY SON. That was the result of his not having k...
THE CHILDREN OF TAMAR...
SECOND SECTION _Judah’s temporary separation (probably in sadness on account of the deed). His sons. Thamar._ GENESIS 38:1-30 1And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down, from his brethr...
The story of Joseph is interrupted in this chapter to expose the shamefulness of an important part of Judah's history. We have seen that Judah took the lead in selling Joseph as a slave. In fact, in e...
His guilty conscience, and the horror of so foul a fact, together with his sudden surprisal, forced him to an ingenuous confession, whereas he might have used many pretences and evasions, which would...
Presents one of those remarkable circumstances in which divine grace is seen gloriously triumphing over man's sin. "It is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda." (Hebrews 7:14) But how? "Judas bega...
Genesis 38:26 Judah H3063 acknowledged H5234 (H8686) said H559 (H8799) righteous H6663 (H8804) give H5414 ...
‘And Judah acknowledged them and said, “She is more righteous than I inasmuch as I did not give her to Shelah my son.” And he knew her again no more.' To his credit Judah acknowledges the truth of the...
CONTENTS: Shame of Judah and his sons. CHARACTERS: Judah, Hirah, Er, Onen, Tamar. CONCLUSION: The sins which dishonor and defile the body are evidences of vile affection and are very displeasing to...
Genesis 38:1. _At that time._ All the events of this chapter could not happen in the twenty-two years from the selling of Joseph, to Israel's going down into Egypt; but according to Eben Ezra, as quot...
_Tamar_ LESSONS 1. Sinful hearts when they suffer from God’s hand are apt to vent it upon creatures. 2. Carnal relations grow quickly weary of showing kindness when their aims are crossed by God....
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 38:24 When JUDAH discovers that he was responsible for Tamar’s pregnancy, he acknowledges her righteousness in contrast to his own failure. This marks an important turning poin...
GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 38:1 The shocking account of Judah’s relationship with Tamar, which interrupts the story of Joseph in Egypt, fulfills an important role in Genesis 1:1 by providing a record of...
CRITICAL NOTES.— Genesis 38:1. Turned in.] _(Heb.)_ “And he pitched,” _i.e.,_ his tent. He came to dwell in the near neighbourhood of a man belonging to the small kingdom of Adullam (Joshua 12:15; Jo...
EXPOSITION GENESIS 38:1 AND IT CAME TO PASS. The present chapter appears to interrupt the continuity of the narrative of Joseph's history. Partly on this account, and partly because the name Jehovah...
For the correlating audio message go to Chapter 37 Now it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brothers, and he turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. And Judah s...
acknowledged. Genesis 37:33 She hath. 1 Samuel 24:17 2 Samuel 24:17 Ezekiel 16:52...