Tamar took bold, but necessary action. She put her life on the line to tell the story the patriarchs were suppose to tell. The story of a God who fights for the alien, the orphan, & the widow (of which Tamar fits the bill).
We shed light on the true evil in God’s eyes, and it wasn’t that sex is solely for procreation.
Resources from this episode:
- Kate referenced Rabbinic commentary on why we find Judah away from his brothers as Genesis 38:1 states “About that time Judah left his brothers and camped near a certain Adullamite whose name was Hirah.” Rashi says this regarding that verse: AND IT CAME TO PASS AT THAT TIME — Why is this section placed here thus interrupting the section dealing with the history of Joseph? To teach that his brothers degraded him from his high position. When they saw their father’s grief they said, “You told us to sell him: if you had told us to send him back to his father we would also have obeyed you” (Genesis Rabbah 85:2).
Intro/Outro Music by Chandler Adams (@chandelier.adams)
Cover Illustration by Ashley Mastin (ashleymastin.com @ashley.mastin)
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