Genesis 38-39: Wily Women Don't Always Win

Bible Book Club

Susan Merrill & Heather Rubio

Exodus, Susan Merrill, Spirituality, Heather Rubio, Bible, Genesis, Christianity, Leviticus, Bible Book Club, Religion & Spirituality, Religion

4.8 • 589 Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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In today's episode, we see Judah and Tamar. Tamar's strong character is displayed in this twisted story while Judah has some growing and learning to do. While this story seems to just get crazier and crazier, it just reconfirms for me how forgiving God is through Jesus for us. Buckle in! We are happy you are part of the club. Make sure to take a peek at the show notes below for Hayley's recap! Show Notes blogShow notes are also available to view on Susanme.com/podcast. Contact ...

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0:00.0	So many books, so little time. If you've ever said, I really want to read the Bible, I just can't fit it all in.
0:08.0	Welcome to the club. This is the Bible Book Club. We'll read it to you and help you make sense of the most important book you'll ever read.
0:20.4	Did we tell you how interesting the Bible is?
0:23.4	It's a soap opera.
0:24.3	Oh, well, we have another whopper for you today.
0:27.1	But first, I'm going to catch you up on chapters 36 and 37.
0:32.0	So Esau and his family tree were outlined in what I would say is way too much detail.
0:38.0	And we learned that while Joseph is a patriarch, his line will not produce the air.
0:43.2	Then we got into Joseph's relationship, a complicated one at that, with his brother, specifically
0:49.1	the contentious coat that led to envy and spiraled out of control.
0:53.8	His brothers also, well, they tried to kill him.
0:56.7	It was that.
0:57.9	And then only two brothers, Ruben and Judah, out of ten, had any qualms about it, which is
1:03.0	really scary.
1:04.5	Doesn't say much for them.
1:05.5	And ultimately, Joseph is spared, though, and just wait till you see why.
1:10.5	Because they settled for selling him
1:12.0	into slavery instead of killing him. Hallelujah for that. Okay, so here's the setup. We're going to
1:16.7	cover two chapters today, 38 and 39, and we have two totally separate stories. However,
1:23.1	there are, of course, parallels. There always are. There are two men and two women. This is the story
1:30.2	chapter 38 of Judah and Tamar and 39, the story of Joseph and Potiphar's wife. Both of these men
1:37.5	are massive to the mission of the Bible. Joseph is chosen by God to save his people the Israelites, and Judah is chosen by God to produce
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