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Judah and Tamar may be one of the most sexually graphic stories of the Bible, but despite the explicit nature of the text, this story is frequently ignored or wrongly used to teach against the sin of “Onanism". In this episode we discuss what was really going on in that bedroom, why we miss the point of the story when we misuse the narrative, and how this is crucial to understanding the events in Egypt. Along the way we also explore how this story is connected to Genesis 3, Genesis 6, and even Mattjhew 1, the genealogy of Jesus.

Scriptures from this episode:

Genesis 38

Ruth

Deuteronomy 25:5-10

Matthew 1

Resources from this episode:

Levirate Marriage and Halitzah (article) - http://bit.ly/2LoYWqz

Levarite Marriage in Ancient Judaism by Dvora E. Weisberg (paper) - http://bit.ly/2VJm3zW

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