The Tragedy of Tamar

The Chosen People

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🗓️ 21 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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# 197 - The Tragedy of Tamar - In this episode of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein, when power corrupts and justice stays silent, Tamar is left to bear the shame of a crime she didn’t choose. This episode from 2 Samuel 13 tells a devastating story of betrayal, grief, and the sacred duty to remember what others would rather forget.Episode 197 of The Chosen People with Yael Eckstein is inspired by the Book of Joshua.Sign up for The Chosen People devotionals at https://www.thechosenpeople.com/sign-upFor more information about Yael Eckstein and IFCJ visit https://www.ifcj.org/Today's opening prayer is inspired by Psalm 10:14, "You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless."Listen to some of the greatest Bible stories ever told and make prayer a priority in your life by downloading the Pray.com app.Show Notes:(02:08) Intro with Yael Eckstein(03:16) The Tragedy of Tamar(20:30) Reflection with Yael Eckstein See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Previously on the Chosen People.
0:03.0	My king, I am with child.
0:06.7	Are you certain?
0:08.4	Could it be your husband's?
0:10.5	My husband?
0:12.1	You mean Uriah.
0:14.1	Uriah, one of your generals.
0:17.3	Uriah has been on the battlefield since the snow's melted.
0:21.1	You know that.
0:23.0	"'You sent him.
0:25.1	"'It's your child.'
0:27.6	"'Set Yuraya at the forefront of the charge.
0:32.2	"'When he marches in, order the other soldiers to delay before following him.
0:41.3	"'I need Yuraya to fall on that battlefield.
0:53.3	Thus says the Lord, God of Israel and God of justice. I anointed you king over this nation. I delivered you from the hand of Saul.
0:56.9	I gave you this house, this kingdom, this crown.
1:02.3	And had that not been enough, I would have given you more.
1:08.0	Yet you have despised my word.
1:11.9	You have done what is evil in my sight.
1:15.7	You struck down, Uriah the Hittite, with the sword of your enemies.
1:22.3	You took his wife, his only treasure, and made her your own.
1:29.1	I have sinned.
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