“And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah, and he was at Chezib, when she bare him†(Genesis 38:3-5).
In these verses we find the names of Judah and his Canaanite woman’s sons who have an impact on our story. They more or less have a supporting role. However two of them are killed off because God slew them. Er did evil in the sight of the Lord and that was his undoing. According to law which we will touch on later, Onan was to marry Tamar and give her children. Onan might have married her but he made sure he wouldn’t father any kids with her. God was displeased with this and He slew Onan. Judah being protective of his youngest son, Shelah, didn’t want to lose another son so he adds to his shame which we will deal with in another devotion.
Sue Winchester
Missouri
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for Ohio WAC president Frances Etterling and Danita High as they make plans in January for the 2009 WNAC convention.
