Something Happened with Judah?

[tsth]

Genesis 38

Something I noticed within the story of Joseph and his brothers.............it was Judah. I noticed within this very detailed saga of Joseph and what he was going to be and do, there was a short interuption. It was Judah. The story of Joseph and his family and brothers and life was going interestingly along within the Scriptures and then.........right smack dab in the middle............The focus is dramatically turned to Judah? Almost as though God wants us to take note, if we really want to understand. Why was this break in the story significant? Anybody else looked into this? There is something very set apart about Judah.

In His Love,

Suzanne

[Ovedya]

Well, you will remember that the tribes were divided into two kingdoms in the holy land. Israel was the northern kindom and comprised most of the tribes (Reuben, Simeon, Dan, Naphtali, Gad, Asher, Issachar, Zebulun, Ephraim and Manasseh) and Judah contained only the tribes of Judah and Banjamin (with part of Levi. Levi was divided among the other tribes.).

The Lord Jesus did not come from Israel, as might have been expected, but from the tribe of Judah. The tribe of Judah was chosen by God to have the greater strength and to bring forth the Messiah (Rev. 5:5 cf. Gen. 49:8-10; cf. Numb 24:9; Micah 5:8). This may be the significance you are looking for.

[traveller]

Suzanne, are you speaking of Tamar?

[tsth]

Yes to you both. I am speaking of the fact that there is something very relevant about the fact that Judah left the family and went away for a time? Why? But also that God chose to make that VERY significant in the Scriptures, in terms that it was distinct. Some of what I have been studying too, is Genesis 49:8-10. It is a very interesting word study on "who" Judah is and "what" he does. He is strong, he is his brother's keeper. He is a lawgiver, he is an instrument of strength and protection. His description is very interesting.

In His Love,

Suzanne

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Interesting tsth, I will be reading it anew with that in mind. Do you see a kind of hidden prophesy in the story?

All Praise The Ancient Of Days

[Fewarechosen7F]

Genesis 38

Something I noticed within the story of Joseph and his brothers.............it was Judah. I noticed within this very detailed saga of Joseph and what he was going to be and do, there was a short interuption. It was Judah. The story of Joseph and his family and brothers and life was going interestingly along within the Scriptures and then.........right smack dab in the middle............The focus is dramatically turned to Judah? Almost as though God wants us to take note, if we really want to understand. Why was this break in the story significant? Anybody else looked into this? There is something very set apart about Judah.

In His Love,

Suzanne

Judah is always significant in the manner of this interuption you have mentioned.

As I have been trying to show in Matthew 1, the meanings of ames play tremendous part in understanding.

1)Judah and Benjamin split from Israel, because they did not want Roboam to be their king. The meanings of thair names indicate that (Worship) and (rightousness) departed out of Israel.

2) Judas Iscariot - the meaning of his name indicates that Jesus was betrayed by worship, the people who thought they had been worshipping God, long before he was betrayed to Ciaphas. (think I spelled that wrong)

Eve was a worshipper of God, until she listened to false doctrine