TAMAR-BLESSINGS AND SONGS (Part 6) SEEK GOD’S WORD FOR TRUTH As we’ve already seen, the story of Tamar does not end with the birth of her twin sons. We can trace Judah and Tamar throughout the Bible. The following passages are a few examples of the future God had in store for them: GENESIS 45:3-10 How did Joseph feel about Judah? In the following passage, Judah receives a blessing from his father, Jacob (also known as Israel). What are the key elements of this blessing? “As for you, Judah, your brothers will laud you. Your hand will be on the back of the neck of your enemies. The sons of your father will prostrate themselves to you. A lion cub Judah is. From the prey, my son, you will certainly go up. He bowed down, he stretched himself out like a lion and, like a lion, who dares rouse him? The scepter will not turn aside from Judah, neither the commander’s staff from between his feet, until Shi′loh comes; and to him the obedience of the peoples will belong. Tying his full-grown ass to a vine and the descendant of his own she-ass to a choice vine, he will certainly wash his clothing in wine and his garment in the blood of grapes. Dark red are his eyes from wine, and the whiteness of his teeth is from milk. GENESIS 49:8-12 Read the following passage. How was Moses blessing different from Jacob’s blessing? And this was Judah’s [blessing], as he went on to say: “Hear, O Jehovah, the voice of Judah, And may you bring him to his people. His arms have contended for what is his; And may you prove yourself a helper from his adversaries DEUTERONOMY 33:7 In the following passage who chooses Judah? Then Jehovah began to awake as from sleeping, Like a mighty one sobering up from wine. And he went striking down his adversaries from behind; A reproach of indefinite duration he gave to them. And he proceeded to reject the tent of Joseph; And the tribe of E′phra•im he did not choose. But he chose the tribe of Judah, Mount Zion, which he loved. PSALM 78:65-68 Genesis 38 – the story of Tamar and Judah, upon which Unveiled is based – can be seen as a celebration of the father and mother of a tribe. Tamar was held in great respect. Her actions were carried out with the sole intention of having a child to carry on the family. God saw her heart and gave her children. God also knew Judah’s heart and provided a way for him to be restored to his family, as well as his descendants, to carry on his name. Ultimately, God used the line of Judah to give the world the Messiah. The Messiah is often referred to as the Lion of Judah. Jesus is Messiah! FIND GOD’S WAYS FOR YOU Is there someone with whom you need to make amends as Judah did? Like Tamar, we all have hopes and dreams for the future. What kinds of things do you hope for? How do you want to be remembered? STOP AND PONDER “For the thoughts of YOU people are not my thoughts, nor are my ways YOUR ways,” is the utterance of Jehovah. “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so my ways are higher than YOUR ways, and my thoughts than YOUR thoughts. For just as the pouring rain descends, and the snow, from the heavens and does not return to that place, unless it actually saturates the earth and makes it produce and sprout, and seed is actually given to the sower and bread to the eater, so my word that goes forth from my mouth will prove to be. It will not return to me without results, but it will certainly do that in which I have delighted, and it will have certain success in that for which I have sent it. “For with rejoicing YOU people will go forth, and with peace YOU will be brought in. The mountains and the hills themselves will become cheerful before YOU with a joyful outcry, and the very trees of the field will all clap their hands. Instead of the thicket of thorns the juniper tree will come up. Instead of the stinging nettle the myrtle tree will come up. And it must become for Jehovah something famous, a sign to time indefinite that will not be cut off.” ISAIAH 55:8-13 May God’s Word always produce the fruit of obedience and accomplish much in you.
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