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Category Archives: Judah
my relative is noble
devotional post # 2244 Numbers 2:1-4 Num 2:1 Yahveh spoke to Moses and Aaron, and this is what he said, Num 2:2 “The sons of Israel will camp each by his own standard, with the flags of their fathers’ houses. … Continue reading
building up a spiritual legacy
Genesis 49:1-12 1 At that time Jacob called his sons and told them, “Collect yourselves together, that I may tell you what will happen to you in days to come. 2 “Come together and listen, O sons of Jacob, listen … Continue reading
a pledge of safety
Genesis 44:19-34 19 My master asked his servants, saying, ‘Do you have a father, or another brother?’ 20 And we said to my master, ‘We have a father, an old man, and a younger brother, the child of his old … Continue reading
only those who love the Father
Genesis 44:6-18 6 When he caught up with them, he said these words to them. 7 They answered him, “Why does my master speak such words as these? Far be it from your servants to do such a thing! 8 … Continue reading
revenge of the “holy woman”
Genesis 38:11-30 11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, “Remain a widow in your father’s house, till Shelah my son grows up”- for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and remained in her … Continue reading
our messy world
Genesis 38:1-10 It was at that time that Judah left his brothers and settled near an Adullamite man, whose name was Hirah. 2 There Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite whose name was Shua. He took her and went … Continue reading
partners in crime
Ezekiel 25 Judah has taken the brunt of God’s judgment oracles from Ezekiel, but now it’s time for her partners in crime (her neighbor nations) to get theirs. Each prediction of disaster is followed by something like “then they will … Continue reading
pain man
1 Chronicles 4 The prayer of Jabez became a popular topic a few years back. It stands as a kind of spiritual oasis in the midst of these genealogical records. Jabez probably feared that his name (which contained the same … Continue reading
dysfunctional
1 Chronicles 3 In the center of this three chapter genealogy is the line of David. Long after the demise of the Davidic monarchy, records of David’s line are kept and published. There is still hope that a man will … Continue reading
refusing to forget
1 Chronicles 2 Looking back on this family record, the remnants of Judah are seeking some kind of word from God that explains who they are and where they are going. Their story is one of brokenness and failure. They … Continue reading
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