Forget the bold and the beautiful, if you thought relationships in the TV show were weird, wait till you read about Tamar. Tamar had been married to Er and Onan, Judah's sons. Both died without giving her a child (on purpose). Judah's youngest son was too young to be married so he sent Tamar away.
Tamar was determined to fulfill her responsibilities to produce an heir to Judah, the tribe leader. So to succeed in her mission, she seduces Judah and bears twin boys named Perez and Zerah. Perez became the ancestor of Jesus.
Tamar's determined actions seem strange to us today, but were legal in her time. The spiritual laws under which we live today have changed through Jesus ministry. God will honour our lives when we follow his principles set in his word.
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