That's right - this post is for those who like their bibles a bit raunchy!
You may have come across Genesis 38 in your reading - slap bang in the middle of the story of Joseph is a chapter innocently titled 'Judah and Tamar'.
The gist is Tamar marries Judah's sons and both die because they are horrible people. Judah won't let his third son marry her (as he should), and she's sent back to her father in disgrace.
So she dresses up as a prostitute, ensnares Judah and gets pregnant - having twins. This family are utterly useless - we hear of them again in Joshua 7 when Achan (a descendent of Zerah, one of the twins) steals booty from Jericho.
BUT...
Read Matthew 1, and you'll see some familiar names in the genealogy of Jesus.
Judah we know well (Jesus is the Lion of Judah etc.)
But then who should pop up but Tamar, Perez and Zerah!?
So it turns out Jesus is descended from these scumbags?
SO...
There's hope for us all!
If you haven't read Genesis 38 yet, be sure to give it a read - but don't let your parents catch you - it's X-rated!
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