Tag: judah
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Judah’s Influence
8And Judah said to Israel his father, “Send the boy with me, and we will arise and go, that we may live and not die, both we and you and also our little ones. 9I will be a pledge of his safety. From my hand you shall require him. If I do not bring him back…
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An Easter Humbling
24About three months later Judah was told, “Your daughter-in-law Tamar is guilty of prostitution, and as a result she is now pregnant.” Judah said, “Bring her out and have her burned to death!” 25As she was being brought out, she sent a message to her father-in-law. “I am pregnant by the man who owns these,”…
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Jacob’s Despair
31Then they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood. 32And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s robe or not.” 33And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe.…
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Humility Matters More
8Good and upright is the LORD;therefore he instructs sinners in the way.9He leads the humble in what is right,and teaches the humble his way.10All the paths of the LORD are steadfast love and faithfulness,for those who keep his covenant and his testimonies.–Psalm 25 I love the Joseph story in Genesis for many reasons. And my favorite new reason…
Joel M Bradshaw 