Empires of Prophecy 9 Joseph Taken to Egypt

Empires of Prophecy 9

Joseph Taken to Egypt

Your Word Is a Lamp to My Feet

Psa 119:121-128  AIN. I have done judgment and justice: leave me not to mine oppressors.  (122)  Be surety for thy servant for good: let not the proud oppress me.  (123)  Mine eyes fail for thy salvation, and for the word of thy righteousness.  (124)  Deal with thy servant according unto thy mercy, and teach me thy statutes.  (125)  I am thy servant; give me understanding, that I may know thy testimonies.  (126)  It is time for thee, LORD, to work: for they have made void thy law.  (127)  Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.  (128)  Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way.

Ecc 1:9-11 KJV  The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.  (10)  Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.  (11)  There is no remembrance of former things; neither shall there be any remembrance of things that are to come with those that shall come after.

Ecc 3:14-15 KJV  I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.  (15)  That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.

Ecc 3:16-17 KJV  And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.  (17)  I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.

Christ Came to Fulfill the Law

Mat 5:17-20 KJV  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.  (18)  For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.  (19)  Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.  (20)  For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Mat 5:17 KJV  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

The Example of Christ

Rom 15:1-7  We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.  (2)  Let every one of us please his neighbour for his good to edification.  (3)  For even Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me.  (4)  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.  (5)  Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:  (6)  That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.  (7)  Wherefore receive ye one another, as Christ also received us to the glory of God.

Rom 15:4  For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

Hello again friends. We realize that there are events unfolding in the middle east presently. However we are continuing forward ever closer to reaching the 1st empire to be in charge of ABBA Father’s people. This journey will focus on what limited history we have of the 1 daughter born to Israel. Her name as we explored before was Dinah. 

We need to turn to a historical moment at this point. We want to remind you of the meaning of the name of the 1 daughter Jacob had. Remember she was born to Leah. Her name means justice and her history displays that meaning quite clearly. 

The Defiling of Dinah

Gen 34:1-3  And DinahH1783the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land.  (2)  And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with herH7901, and defiledH6031her.  (3)  And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel. 

DinahH1783

דִּינָה

dı̂ynâh

dee-naw'  Feminine of H1779; justice; Dinah, the daughter of Jacob: - Dinah.  Total KJV occurrences: 8

lay with herH7901

שָׁכַב

sha^kab

shaw-kab' A primitive root; to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose): -    X at all, cast down, ([over-]) lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still, with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay. Total KJV occurrences: 210

defiledH6031

עָנָה

'a^na^h

aw-naw'  A primitive root (possibly rather identical with H6030 through the idea of looking down or browbeating); to depress literally or figuratively, transitively or intransitively (in various applications). (sing is by mistake for H6030.): - abase self, afflict (-ion, self), answer [by mistake for H6030], chasten self, deal hardly with, defile, exercise, force, gentleness, humble (self), hurt, ravish, sing [by mistake for H6030], speak [by mistake for H6030], submit self, weaken, X in any wise.  Total KJV occurrences: 83

The polite way of saying she was raped. That is what took place here. Another thing we should remember here is that she was no where near any other family members when this took place. 

Gen 34:4-7  And ShechemH7928spake unto his father HamorH2544, saying, Get me this damsel to wife.  (5)  And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come.  (6)  And Hamor the father of Shechem went out unto Jacob to commune with him.  (7)  And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done.

Gen 34:8-12  And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her him to wife.  (9)  And make ye marriages with us, and give your daughters unto us, and take our daughters unto you.  (10)  And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.  (11)  And Shechem said unto her father and unto her brethren, Let me find grace in your eyes, and what ye shall say unto me I will give.  (12)  Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.

ShechemH7928

שֶׁכֶם

shekem

sheh'-kem From H7926; Shekem, the name of a Hivite and two Israelites: - Shechem. Total KJV occurrences: 16

שְׁכֶם

shekem

shek-em' From H7925; the neck (between the shoulders) as the place of burdens; figuratively the spur of a hill: - back, X consent, portion, shoulder. Total KJV occurrences: 22

HamorH2544

חֲמוֹר

chămôr

kham-ore' The same as H2543; ass; Chamor, a Canaanite: - Hamor. Total KJV occurrences: 13

חֲמֹר    חֲמוֹר

chămôr    chămôr

kham-ore', kham-ore'From H2560; a male ass (from its dun red): - (he) ass. Total KJV occurrences: 96

The map below shows the world as it existed coming into the times of Saul and David. It shows the location of the Hebrew people at this time. It also is a good visual of how the peoples settled after Babel. Many of the Canaanite tribes and others we have explored to this point are also shown. It shows a picture of enemy nations all around or even in the promised land. What is so interesting here is what was or has been is here again in the world today. No nation on earth is surrounded by enemies every where other than this tiny nation controlled and sustained by ABBA Father. This goes for all the bad times as well as the good. 

Gen 34:13-16  And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister:  (14)  And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us:  (15)  But in this will we consent unto you: If ye will be as we be, that every male of you be circumcised;  (16)  Then will we give our daughters unto you, and we will take your daughters to us, and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.

This could have been a peaceful moment with the Schechem and his people willing to be circumcised. 

Gen 34:17-22  But if ye will not hearken unto us, to be circumcised; then will we take our daughter, and we will be gone.  (18)  And their words pleased Hamor, and Shechem Hamor's son.  (19)  And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob's daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.  (20)  And Hamor and Shechem his son came unto the gate of their city, and communed with the men of their city, saying,  (21)  These men are peaceable with us; therefore let them dwell in the land, and trade therein; for the land, behold, it is large enough for them; let us take their daughters to us for wives, and let us give them our daughters.  (22)  Only herein will the men consent unto us for to dwell with us, to be one people, if every male among us be circumcised, as they are circumcised.

Gen 34:23-27  Shall not their cattle and their substance and every beast of theirs be ours? only let us consent unto them, and they will dwell with us.  (24)  And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.  (25)  And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.  (26)  And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem's house, and went out.  (27)  The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister.

Gen 34:28-31  They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field,  (29)  And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house.  (30)  And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house.  (31)  And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot?

God Blesses and Renames Jacob

Gen 35:1-5  And God said unto Jacob, Arise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there: and make there an altar unto God, that appeared unto thee when thou fleddest from the face of Esau thy brother.  (2)  Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:  (3)  And let us arise, and go up to Bethel; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.  (4)  And they gave unto Jacob all the strange gods which were in their hand, and all their earrings which were in their ears; and Jacob hid them under the oak which was by Shechem.  (5)  And they journeyed: and the terror of God was upon the cities that were round about them, and they did not pursue after the sons of Jacob.

Gen 35:6-8  So Jacob came to LuzH3870, which is in the land of Canaan, that is, BethelH1008, he and all the people that were with him.  (7)  And he built there an altar, and called the place ElbethelH416: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.  (8)  But Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried beneath Bethel under an oak: and the name of it was called AllonbachuthH439.

LuzH3870

לוּז

lûz

Looz Probably from H3869 (as growing there); Luz, the name of two places in Palestine: - Luz. Total KJV occurrences: 8

לוּז

lûz

Looz Probably of foreign origin; some kind of nut tree, perhaps the almond: - hazel. Total KJV occurrences: 1

BethelH1008

בֵּית־אֵל

bêyth-'êl

bayth-ale' From H1004 and H410; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine: - Beth-el. Total KJV occurrences: 71

ElbethelH416

אֵל בֵּית־אֵל

'êl bêyth-'êl

ale bayth-ale' From H410 and H1008; the God of Bethel; El-Bethel, the title given to a consecrated spot by Jacob: - El-beth-el. Total KJV occurrences: 1

AllonbachuthH439

אַלּוֹן בָּכוּת

'allôn bâkûth

al-lone' baw-kooth' From H437 and a variation of H1068; oak of weeping; Allon-Bakuth, a monumental tree: - Allon-bachuth. Total KJV occurrences: 1

The subject stirs the emotions in an almost perfect manner. One can see the devotion to protecting a sister as being very important. These locations are important as well. We encourage any regular readers to their own research as we feel here at the ministry we will not have the necessary time to research locations. 

Gen 35:9-15  And God appeared unto Jacob again, when he came out of Padanaram, and blessed him.  (10)  And God said unto him, Thy name is JacobH3290: thy name shall not be called any more Jacob, but Israel shall be thy name: and he called his name IsraelH3478.  (11)  And God said unto him, I am God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;  (12)  And the land which I gave Abraham and Isaac, to thee I will give it, and to thy seed after thee will I give the land.  (13)  And God went up from him in the place where he talked with him.  (14)  And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.  (15)  And Jacob called the name of the place where God spake with him, BethelH1008.

JacobH3290

יַעֲקֹב

ya‛ăqôb

yah-ak-obe' From H6117; heel catcher (that is, supplanter); Jaakob, the Israelitish patriarch: - Jacob.  Total KJV occurrences: 349

IsraelH3478

יִשְׂרָאֵל

yiśrâ'êl

yis-raw-ale'From H8280 and H410; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: - Israel. Total KJV occurrences: 2505

BethelH1008

בֵּית־אֵל

bêyth-'êl

bayth-ale' From H1004 and H410; house of God; Beth-El, a place in Palestine: - Beth-el. Total KJV occurrences: 71

The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac

Gen 35:16-21  And they journeyed from Bethel; and there was but a little way to come to Ephrath: and Rachel travailed, and she had hard labour.  (17)  And it came to pass, when she was in hard labour, that the midwife said unto her, Fear not; thou shalt have this son also.  (18)  And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name BenoniH1126 : but his father called him BenjaminH1144.  (19)  And Rachel died, and was buried in the way to Ephrath, which is Bethlehem.  (20)  And Jacob set a pillar upon her grave: that is the pillar of Rachel's grave unto this day.  (21)  And Israel journeyed, and spread his tent beyond the tower of Edar.

BenoniH1126

בֶּן־אוֹנִי

ben-'ônı̂y

ben-o-nee'  From H1121 and H205; son of my sorrow; Ben Oni, the original name of Benjamin: - Ben-oni.  Total KJV occurrences: 1

BenjaminH1144

בִּנְיָמִין

binyâmı̂yn

bin-yaw-mene'  From H1121 and H3225; son of (the) right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory: - Benjamin.  Total KJV occurrences: 166

We want to take this moment to stress a point here. This passage of scripture involving Rachel. It is a type of argument made by pro-deathers(abortionists) against pro-lifers(anti-abortionists). The health of the mother would definitely be a subject here. However reading this passage there was only 1 approach to the so-called problem. Guess what it is. Have the baby by all means necessary. If there are Christians out there who might be confused about that issue your answer is found right here. 

Gen 35:22-29  And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:  (23)  The sons of Leah; Reuben, Jacob's firstborn, and Simeon, and Levi, and Judah, and Issachar, and Zebulun:  (24)  The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin:  (25)  And the sons of Bilhah, Rachel's handmaid; Dan, and Naphtali:  (26)  And the sons of Zilpah, Leah's handmaid; Gad, and Asher: these are the sons of Jacob, which were born to him in Padanaram.  (27)  And Jacob came unto Isaac his father unto Mamre, unto the city of Arbah, which is Hebron, where Abraham and Isaac sojourned.  (28)  And the days of Isaac were an hundred and fourscore years.  (29)  And Isaac gave up the ghost, and died, and was gathered unto his people, being old and full of days: and his sons Esau and Jacob buried him.

Notice something interesting here? Jacob and Esau buried Isaac. They were able to tolerate one another at some point in their history obviously. The same happened if you remember with Isaac and Ishmael.

Gen 25:5-10  And Abraham gave all that he had unto Isaac.  (6)  But unto the sons of the concubines, which Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.  (7)  And these are the days of the years of Abraham's life which he lived, an hundred threescore and fifteen years.  (8)  Then Abraham gave up the ghost, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years; and was gathered to his people.  (9)  And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre;  (10)  The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of Heth: there was Abraham buried, and Sarah his wife.

We have already explored the descendants of Esau so we will move forward to Genesis 37.

 Joseph's Dreams

Gen 37:1-5  And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.  (2)  These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.  (3)  Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours.  (4)  And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him.  (5)  And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his brethren: and they hated him yet the more.

Gen 37:6-8  And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:  (7)  For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made obeisance to my sheaf.  (8)  And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

Gen 37:9-11  And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.  (10)  And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?  (11)  And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

Joseph Sold by His Brothers

Gen 37:12-17  And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.  (13)  And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.  (14)  And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.  (15)  And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?  (16)  And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.  (17)  And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.

Gen 37:18-22  And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.  (19)  And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh.  (20)  Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.  (21)  And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill him.  (22)  And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

Gen 37:23-30  And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colours that was on him;  (24)  And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.  (25)  And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead with their camels bearing spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to Egypt.  (26)  And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood?  (27)  Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother and our flesh. And his brethren were content.  (28)  Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.  (29)  And Reuben returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit; and he rent his clothes.  (30)  And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The child is not; and I, whither shall I go?

Gen 37:31-36  And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;  (32)  And they sent the coat of many colours, and they brought it to their father; and said, This have we found: know now whether it be thy son's coat or no.  (33)  And he knew it, and said, It is my son's coat; an evil beast hath devoured him; Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces.  (34)  And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and mourned for his son many days.  (35)  And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.  (36)  And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the guard.

So here we begin the saga of Israel and Egypt as we will call it. The year would be 2216 after creation. Approximately 560 years after the time of the flood. Around 230 years after the tower of Babel as best we can tell. So as we approach the time of the Egyptian empire in scripture we can see at this point in time had been flourishing for 2 centuries. We have 1 more piece of history to look at before we enter into the time of Joseph in the Egyptian empire.

Judah and Tamar

Gen 38:1-5  And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah.  (2)  And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her.  (3)  And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er.  (4)  And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan.  (5)  And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him.

Gen 38:7-10  And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him.  (8)  And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.  (9)  And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.  (10)  And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

Gen 38:11-14  Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father's house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father's house.  (12)  And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah's wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite.  (13)  And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep.  (14)  And she put her widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

Gen 38:15-18  When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face.  (16)  And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?  (17)  And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?  (18)  And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him.

Gen 38:19-23  And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood.  (20)  And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman's hand: but he found her not.  (21)  Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place.  (22)  And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place.  (23)  And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her.

Gen 38:24-27  And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.  (25)  When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff.  (26)  And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more.  (27)  And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb.

Gen 38:28-30  And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first.  (29)  And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez.  (30)  And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah.

We must remember at this point in history the law had not been given. Some folks may feel that these acts were actually acts of incest. However we must also remind the reader that Pharez is found in the genealogy of Lord Yeshua Himself. 

The Genealogy of Jesus Christ

Mat 1:1-3  The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.  (2)  Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren;  (3)  And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram;

We will close out this look into the descendants Israel. Our journey will pick up with the history of Joseph in Egypt. Egypt being the first of the biblical empires. We will explore the history of Israel and Egypt. In the mean time we will leave you as always with the following.

Woe to Unrepentant Cities

Mat 11:20-24  Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:  (21)  Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.  (22)  But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.  (23)  And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.  (24)  But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.

Mat 11:25-30  At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.  (26)  Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.  (27)  All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.  (28)  Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  (29)  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  (30)  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Wait for the God of Salvation

Mic 7:1-7  Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.  (2)  The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.  (3)  That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.  (4)  The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.  (5)  Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.  (6)  For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.  (7)  Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.

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