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"The sons of Judah"

Text: 1 Chronicles 2:3

TRACING THE LINE OF JUDAH

The chronicler traced the line of Judah candidly. The blemishes of Judah and Er the firstborn were noted.

“The sons of Judah were Er, Onan, and Shelah.
These three were born to him
by the daughter of Shua, the Canaanitess.
Er, the firstborn of Judah,
was wicked in the sight of the Lord;
so He killed him.
And Tamar, his daughter-in-law,
bore him Perez and Zerah.
All the sons of Judah were five.
The sons of Perez were Hezron and Hamul.
The sons of Zerah were Zimri,
Ethan, Heman, Calcol, and Dara—
five of them in all.”
1 Chronicles 2:3-6

1. Judah had three sons.

a) Er was the firstborn.

b) Onan

c) Shelah (Cf Genesis 38)

2. The wife of Judah.

a) Her name was Shua.

b) She was a Canaanitess (Cf Genesis 38)

3. Er the firstborn.

a) He was wicked in the sight of God.

b) God took his life because of his wickedness (Genesis 38:7).

4. Onan

a) He married Tamar the widow of Er.

b) This was called Levirate marriage.

c) The first son from this union would bear the name of his brother, Er.

d) Onan refused to honour this Levirate law.

e) He refused to give an heir to his late brother, Er.

f) The Lord slew him too.

5. Death of Shua.

a) Judah’s wife died,

b) He ended up going to a “prostitute”.

c) She was actually Tamar who was his daughter-in-law.

d) From this union, Tamar bore twins:

i) Perez

ii) Zerah

iii) They were listed as the sons of Judah.

6. Perez had two sons.

a) Hezron

b) Hamul

7. Zerah had 5 sons.

a) Zimri

b) Ethan

c) Heman

d) Calcol

e) Dara