_Judah_
THE CHARACTER OF JUDAH -
I. FAITHLESSNESS TOWARDS GOD.
1. In his separation from his brethren (Genesis 38:1).
2. In his marriage with an idolater (Genesis 38:2).
II. A STRONG SENSUAL NATURE (Genesis 38:12).
III. AN UNDERLYING SENSE OF JUSTICE.
IV. SELF-DEPENDENCE. (_T. H. Leale._)
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_Onan_
THE SIN OF ONAN
I. IT WAS PROMPTED BY A LOW MOTIVE. It was as selfish as it was vile.
Onan’s design was to preserve the whole inheritance for his own
house.
II. IT WAS AN ACT OF WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD’S ORDINANCE. Ill
deservings of others can be no excuse for our injustice, for our
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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.
3. Hard fathers-in-law, for their own ends, spare not to lay the
hardest terms upon allies.
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