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Discerning exactly the metaphor for Tamar is difficult since our systematic theologies don't address the question. The clues to the metaphor are these: | Discerning exactly the metaphor for Tamar is difficult since our systematic theologies don't address the question. The clues to the metaphor are these: | ||
| − | :1. She is the wife of Adam, Eve | + | :1. She is the wife of (Er) Adam, Eve |
| − | :2. She is the wife of Israel, Rachel and Leah | + | :2. She is the wife of (Onan) Israel, Rachel and Leah |
| − | :3. She is the wife of Joseph, Mary | + | :3. She is the wife of (Shelah) Joseph, Mary |
| − | Eve bore children in the image and likeness of Adam. | + | Eve bore children in the image and likeness of Adam. They had living bodies but dead spirits; separated by sin and death. But she carried the hope of the nations in the promised seed. |
Rachel an Leah bore the twelve sons who would become the patriarchs of the nation Israel. They were a people consumed with earthly desires. But they carried the hope of the nations in the promises made to Abraham. | Rachel an Leah bore the twelve sons who would become the patriarchs of the nation Israel. They were a people consumed with earthly desires. But they carried the hope of the nations in the promises made to Abraham. | ||
And Mary, Miriam in Hebrew, bears the same bitterness (מר 'mar') in her name, yet bore the child of promise; Jesus Christ. | And Mary, Miriam in Hebrew, bears the same bitterness (מר 'mar') in her name, yet bore the child of promise; Jesus Christ. | ||
Revision as of 17:38, 2 February 2016
Genesis 38 Tamar
Tamar ("palm tree") also means 'end (ת) of bitterness (מר 'mar')'. She was first married to Er who was died because of his sin. Then in a leverite marriage, Onan also was killed because he acted shamefully, refusing to do his duty to sire children for his brother's inheritance. Finally, when she realized that she was being wrongfully denied her marriage to Shelah, she pretended to be a prostitute, and seduced Judah, so that she could bear the child of promise.
Discerning exactly the metaphor for Tamar is difficult since our systematic theologies don't address the question. The clues to the metaphor are these:
- 1. She is the wife of (Er) Adam, Eve
- 2. She is the wife of (Onan) Israel, Rachel and Leah
- 3. She is the wife of (Shelah) Joseph, Mary
Eve bore children in the image and likeness of Adam. They had living bodies but dead spirits; separated by sin and death. But she carried the hope of the nations in the promised seed.
Rachel an Leah bore the twelve sons who would become the patriarchs of the nation Israel. They were a people consumed with earthly desires. But they carried the hope of the nations in the promises made to Abraham.
And Mary, Miriam in Hebrew, bears the same bitterness (מר 'mar') in her name, yet bore the child of promise; Jesus Christ.
