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Genesis 38: Salacious story of Yehudah and Tamar points to coming glory of the Messiah

Post author By Richard
Post date August 3, 2013
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This isn’t a Bible passage one might want to read to young children, but it is recorded for a profound reason. It gives us another insight into the character of Yehudah (Judah), and the symbols point to King David and the Messiah.

Tags difficult Bible passages, Er, Genesis, Judah/Yehudah, messianic figure, messianic prophecy, Onan, Perez/Perets, Shelah, Tamar, Zerah

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Genesis 38 — Yehudah, Tamar and the prophetic twins Perets and Zerah

Post author By Richard
Post date September 19, 2009

This chapter about a scandalous encounter between Yehudah (Judah) and his daughter-in-law Tamar seems out of place in the account of Yosef’s slavery in Mitsraim (Egypt). Yet the twins in this chapter — Perets (Perez) and Zerah — share a link to Messiah with Yosef (Joseph).