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Tamar, Daughter-in-Law of Judah



 
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Bat'Ur
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 23, 2007 7:05 pm    Post subject: Tamar, Daughter-in-Law of Judah Reply with quote
Her story is covered in Genesis 38. She is controversial because she chose a very bold, if not clever, way to force Judah to live up to the promise to ensure at least one offspring was produced in the name of the deceased husband(s). Offspring were a form of economic security during that era; thus, Tamar was unwilling to just "let it go". She insisted her rights and entitlements be honored.
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luvnlife
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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
How did he not recognize her? She is definitely a strong part of biblical history. I can't imagine living in that time with those laws. Can you imagine marrying your husbands brother and having his children? What if you really did not get along with his brother or you were completely incompatible? People these days talk about 'sparks' and 'electricity.' What if there were none? And I don't know about the whole 'father-in-law- thing but times were definitely different then and if she had not done what she did, she may have well died childless.

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Bat'Ur
Little Guppy



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:17 pm    Post subject: So many questions... Reply with quote
I know, I know this opens up so many questions. The Bible states she veiled her face, so perhaps that was the normal practice for prostitutes. Not only did Judah not question it, but it was his intent to do right by "the prostitute". He left something incredibly valuable with her as his promise to return with full payment. The only problems that were stated as such were 1) the disobedience of the sons, which resulted in their deaths; and 2) Judah's failure to live up to the promise of having the third son raise up a seed for the first, which resulted in Judah himself having to care for both Tamar and the son he created with her without the benefit of any subsequent sex with Tamar.
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Bat'Ur
Little Guppy



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PostPosted: Mon Sep 24, 2007 11:35 pm    Post subject: What about Leah? Reply with quote
luvnlife wrote:
How did he not recognize her? She is definitely a strong part of biblical history...


How about Jacob not realizing he was with Leah rather than Rachel on his (first) wedding night? Either she was veiled, he was drunk or both Laughing

There was no welfare system in place to take care of widows back then, so it was a matter of social responsibility to make sure widows were taken in by the family of the deceased. This is how Ruth ended up with Boaz. They started with brothers and worked outward until someone stepped up. Declines were met with an act of public humiliation, by policy.

The Bible has so many interesting stories if people would only read for themselves and compare notes with others who read.
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