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Genesis 38:24

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About three months later someone told Judah, "Your daughter-in-law Tamar has behaved like a prostitute, and now she's pregnant!" "Drag her out of town and burn her to death!" Judah shouted.

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But God came to Abimelech in a dream and said, "You have taken a married woman, and for this you will die!"

Her husband is a prophet. Let her go back to him, and his prayers will save you from death. But if you don't return her, you and all your people will die.

Abimelech then called in Abraham and said: Look what you've done to us! What have I ever done to you? Why did you make me and my nation guilty of such a terrible sin?

They answered, "Was it right to let our own sister be treated that way?"

"If you couldn't find her, we'll just let her keep the things I gave her," Judah answered. "And we'd better forget about the goat, or else we'll look like fools."

David was furious with the rich man and said to Nathan, "I swear by the living LORD that the man who did this deserves to die!

Then Nathan told David: You are that rich man! Now listen to what the LORD God of Israel says to you: "I chose you to be the king of Israel. I kept you safe from Saul

Here is what I discovered: A bad woman is worse than death. She is a trap, reaching out with body and soul to catch you. But if you obey God, you can escape. If you don't obey, you are done for.

Long ago you left me and broke all ties between us, refusing to be my servant. Now you worship other gods by having sex on hilltops or in the shade of large trees.

The LORD said to the people of Israel: If a divorced woman marries, can her first husband ever marry her again? No, because this would pollute the land. But you have more gods than a prostitute has lovers. Why should I take you back?

When Josiah was king, the LORD said: Jeremiah, the kingdom of Israel was like an unfaithful wife who became a prostitute on the hilltops and in the shade of large trees.

You learned that you were attractive enough to have any man you wanted, so you offered yourself to every passerby.

where you disgraced yourself by having sex with anyone who walked by. And you did that more and more every day!

To make me angry, you even offered yourself to Egyptians, who were always ready to sleep with you.

You couldn't get enough sex, so you chased after Assyrians and slept with them. You still weren't satisfied,

and burn down your houses. Other women will watch these terrible things happen to you. I promise to stop you from being a prostitute and paying your lovers for sex.

Oholibah didn't stop there, but became even more immoral and acted as she had back in Egypt.

In fact, the men had sex over and over with Oholah and Oholibah, the two sinful sisters.

Even though Oholah was my wife, she continued to be a prostitute and chased after Assyrian lovers.

Your mother was unfaithful. She was disgraceful and said, "I'll run after my lovers. Everything comes from them-- my food and drink, my linen and wool, my olive oil and wine."

Then I said, "Now you are mine! You will have to remain faithful to me, though it will be a long time before we sleep together."

Israel, you are unfaithful, but don't lead Judah to sin. Stop worshiping at Gilgal or at sinful Bethel. And quit making promises in my name-- the name of the living LORD.

If any of you men have sex with another man's wife, both you and the woman will be put to death.

If any of you priests has a daughter who disgraces you by serving as a temple prostitute, she must be burned to death.

What you believe about these things should be kept between you and God. You are fortunate, if your actions don't make you have doubts.

Parents must not be put to death for crimes committed by their children, and children must not be put to death for crimes committed by their parents. Don't put anyone to death for someone else's crime.

but she was unfaithful and went back to live with her family in Bethlehem. Four months later




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