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- 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.”...
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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...
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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...
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Tamar and Judah
12. _Timnah_ Possibly the same as in Joshua 15:10; Joshua 15:57;
Judges 14:1....
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_signet … cord … staff_ The signet ring is frequently worn by
Arabs on a cord fastened round the neck. Cf. Song of Solomon 8:6, "set
me as a seal upon thine heart." The signet ring and the staff, whic...
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THY SIGNET, AND THY BRACELETS, &C.— By the _signet_ is meant the
ring wherewith he sealed. The word rendered _bracelets_ signifies
_wreaths_ for the arm or neck, twisted collars, or _bracelets._ So th...
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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...
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_AND HE SAID, WHAT PLEDGE SHALL I GIVE THEE? AND SHE SAID, THY SIGNET,
AND THY BRACELETS, AND THY STAFF THAT IS IN THINE HAND. AND HE GAVE IT
HER, AND CAME IN UNTO HER, AND SHE CONCEIVED BY HIM._
Thy...
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38:18 lace, (a-17) Or chain by which the signet hung from the neck. so
ver. 25....
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BRACELETS] rather, 'cord' by which the seal was suspended round the
neck....
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THE HISTORY OF JUDAH
The sins recorded in this chapter testify eloquently to the great need
the world had of the Greatest of the descendants of Judah, who came to
teach the virtue of purity and the sa...
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The seal was a special stone. It had a string so as to hang from a
person’s neck. Its shape had a special pattern. Its owner would
press the seal on a flat lump of clay. (Clay is a kind of soil. One
c...
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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...
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THY BRACELETS. — Heb., _thy cord._ The art of engraving was probably
not advanced enough among these nomads to permit them to engrave gems
small enough to wear in a ring. Judah evidently suspended his...
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וַ יֹּ֗אמֶר מָ֣ה הָֽ עֵרָבֹון֮
אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶתֶּן
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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...
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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...
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Staff. These were all marks of dignity. "Kings made use of spears, or
sceptres, before they wore a diadem." (Trogus. 43.) (Calmet) --- Juda
might blame himself for exposing these valuable things, and...
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I wish the same answer could be made of many a place now....
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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...
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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...
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AND HE SAID, WHAT PLEDGE SHALL I GIVE THEE?.... Being willing to part
with anything for the gratification of his lust:
AND SHE SAID, THY SIGNET, AND THY BRACELETS, AND THY STAFF THAT [IS]
IN THINE HA...
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And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet,
and thy bracelets, and thy staff that [is] in thine hand. And he gave
[it] her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.
V...
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_A kid from the flock_ A goodly price at which her chastity and honour
were valued! Had the consideration been a thousand rams, and ten
thousands of rivers of oil, it had not been a valuable considera...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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THY BRACELETS, or _handkerchief, _ or _girdle, _ or any other ornament
made of _twisted thread, _ which the Hebrew word signifies. God so
ordering things by his providence, that his sin might be disco...
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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...
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Genesis 38:18 said H559 (H8799) What H834 pledge H6162 give H5414
(H8799) said H559 (H8799) signet...
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‘And he said, “I will send you a kid of the goats from the
flock.” And she said, “Will you give me a pledge until you send
it?” And he said, “What pledge shall I give you?” And she said,
“Your signet,...
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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...
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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...
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_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....
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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...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 38:16 Tamar’s request, WHAT WILL YOU GIVE
ME...? recalls Judah’s refusal to give her Shelah.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Thy signet. Genesis 38:25 Genesis 38:26 Jeremiah 22:24 Luke 15:22
bracelets. gave it her....