Abandoned by Man, but Not by God
When we last read of Tamar, we discovered that Judah has no intention of giving her his third son in marriage. Though she is innocent of any wrongdoing, Tamar seems abandoned to a life as a childless widow—a tragedy in that society—but does this mean that God has...
Where Do You Need God to Step In?
“And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. . .” (Genesis 38:7) Tamar was the daughter-in-law of Judah. She lived in a society where girls were married young and expected to begin producing children shortly thereafter. As if that were not...




