{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61f2dc1ac97b4d0014c3f6da/648a221b38fe900011ba0925?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Genesis 38","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/undefined/1643305829552-7f066a4cfa1d18815da86a0bc3e793bf.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>s1e69 Judah and Tamar \tGenesis 38</p><p><br></p><p>Observations:</p><ul><li>Why is this story here? Seems to interrupt the Joseph story - significance?</li><li>Adullamite - turned away from his brothers to this guy - who was Hirah exactly? Significance? Idol worshipper?&nbsp;</li><li>Caananite wife - this was against God's law, correct?&nbsp;</li><li>Tamar - safe to assume that she is Caanaite too? If so, why did she care about the command to multiply - did she convert?</li><li>Onan - why have sex with her at all? Just flat-out selfish? Apparently evil dude</li><li>Judah's deception - send her home - Tamar wasn't the only one who deceived - he never intended to give her his other son, right?</li><li>Did Judah believe that Tamar was cursed? Did he not see the evil his sons were doing?&nbsp;</li><li>Enaim means two springs or eyes - ironic that Judah doesn't recognize her, and she disguises herself in a place called eyes</li><li>she knew where she sat, right? A wayside, a common place for prostitutes?&nbsp;</li><li>She knew he was a man not to be trusted - but didn't care about the goat, right? only used stuff to frame him</li><li>Twenty-two days 'cult prostitute,' so she disguised herself as a cult prostitute of a fake god? and Judah went to her anyway? Judah was messed up</li><li>and burned to death - was this normal? I thought stoning was the main execution</li><li>Judah acknowledges Tamar's righteousness. I have a hard time understanding how this is righteousness - maybe because she went to lengths to carry out the command of multiplying - but with deception and cult prostitution? confusing</li><li>Twins with the younger getting ahead again - Jacob and Esau (heel grabber) - significance w Jacob and now with Perez? Through Perez comes the Davidic Dynasty</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Meaning: A stay in Egypt was God's grace to keep them from destruction by intermarriage and false gods. The story demonstrates God's grace and faithfulness to his promise, ultimately coming in Jesus.</p><p><br></p><p>Application:</p><p>Inward: Do I even think about building community? How much zeal do I have regarding seeing God's will play out among his people?&nbsp;</p><p>Outward: What do I practically do to encourage the community to bring about God's will?</p><p>Upward: You are so faithful, Father!&nbsp;Thank you for using us, even in our sins and schemes, to bring grace to a broken world.</p><p><br></p><p>Check out all of our podcasts in the New Hope Podcast Network at www.newhopechurch.cc/listen</p>","author_name":"Darin Hansen and Ty Griffith"}