Judah got a wife for Er, his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. But Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death.
Then Judah said to Onan, “Sleep with your brother’s wife and fulfill your duty to her as a brother-in-law to raise up offspring for your brother.” But Onan knew that the child would not be his; so whenever he slept with his brother’s wife, he spilled his semen on the ground to keep from providing offspring for his brother. What he did was wicked in the Lord’s sight; so the Lord put him to death also.
Judah then said to his daughter-in-law Tamar, “Live as a widow in your father’s household until my son Shelah grows up.” For he thought, “He may die too, just like his brothers.” So Tamar went to live in her father’s household.
After a long time Judah’s wife, the daughter of Shua, died. When Judah had recovered from his grief, he went up to Timnah, to the men who were shearing his sheep.
Judah recognized them and said, “She is more righteous than I, since I wouldn’t give her to my son Shelah.” And he did not sleep with her again.
When the time came for her to give birth, there were twin boys in her womb. As she was giving birth, one of them put out his hand; so the midwife took a scarlet thread and tied it on his wrist and said, “This one came out first.” But when he drew back his hand, his brother came out, and she said, “So this is how you have broken out!” And he was named Perez. Then his brother, who had the scarlet thread on his wrist, came out. And he was named Zerah.
This extraordinary story is probably included because it forms part of the family tree of the later total house, from which the Messiah himself was descended. In placing it here, the editor points the contrast with Joseph's behavior in chapter 39.
If a man died childlessly, his brother was duty-bound to raise heirs to him by his widow. Onan's action has nothing at all to do with contraception or masturbation: it has everything to do with rightful inheritance.
Why?
Judah will be the head of the Israel family, and his descendent will be written in the Bible.
Judah has the same pattern as Jacob has twin boys and they grasped the firstborn right when they in mother's womb.
Tamar is a smart woman and righteousness than her father-in-law. She got sons for her position in her family and she is recorded in the genealogy of Jesus Christ.
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不義的男人-猶大，義的女人-他瑪。
猶大與雅各、底拿一樣犯同樣錯誤：離開了他們的弟兄。
猶大跑去與迦南人結婚。神不祝福他們的孩子。兩個孩子都在神眼中看為惡，顯然猶大沒有報導他的孩子們認識神。主要原因是他離開家，沒有家族的壓力，規定，就是開始冷淡，離開神。有人覺得我在家看直播，一樣看聖經、還是基督徒，漸漸的就如炭火熄滅了，離開神。
猶大把他瑪騙回家，只是怕自己兒子也死了。這是自私的行為。雅各騙以撒，一樣被他瑪所騙，猶大發現自己蒙羞，想揭發他瑪罪行，反而彰顯公義。神的報復是顯出人的罪，使事情有好結果。人的報復往往造成多人死亡。因此不要自己來報復。俄南享受魚水之歡，卻又不願承擔責任，怕有人來分財產的自私心。承認耶穌基督就要肯十字架來跟從主。這些人似乎都很壞，卻常常就是我們的寫照。
他瑪方向給猶大家族留後代，寧可假冒妓女，生命危險，她是甘願卑微，為猶大支派留下後裔，成為猶大家的祖母。外邦女子中有如此義的人。所以神選猶大為耶穌的後裔，不是因為猶大是長子，或是他破壞神的計劃。神的計劃，不是人能夠破壞的。
首先手伸出來的，謝拉手先伸出來神。謝拉人看是長子，但是神卻讓法勤斯先生出來，成為長子。
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How?
We should be honest with God and obey his command, but also smart enough to identify the evil thing and avoid it. God is my shield, God will bless me.
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