Woman.

Women in the Bible take my breath away..

The last couple of months, I've been reading about Tamar, in the book "Lineage of Grace."

& a couple of days ago, i rediscovered it in my draw.

Her story encourages me to be a women who will always trust in her God:

This young courageous Canaanite women had absolutely no idea what God had in store for her.

She didn't even know God..

She was brought up knowing of her family's gods.

Until she was brought to the house of Judah.

Dis-honour, sin, & tongues as sharp as sword surrounded his household.

Er married Tamar.

He died.

Onan married Tamar.

He died.

This is where i had read up to until i lost my book...

Watched "Joseph- King of Dreams" today.

Can't believe i haven't ever seen that movie before?

I discovered & learnt so much i never knew about him?

I knew he Judah was Joseph's brother, but it really shook me up realising how Judah must of been feeling, & the sin that he carried bared by the abandonment of his brother.

After seeing this movie, consumed with curiosity, i had to finish this book!

Found out today,

She disgused herself as a prostitute after finding out Judah's wife had died.

& he was coming to the Canaanite temple to sleep with other women!

She fell pregnant with his child!

Judah finds out & commands to burn her!

Beaten.

While her nurse ran to Judah's house & gave him his staff he gave to this "prostitute."

& she didn't even shame him in front of everyone about his sin!

she just waited for her God to intervene.

-meanwhile she was being killed for his sin!

oh my gosh, i was freaking out reading the end of her story..

He fit the whole puzzle together & ran to her Fathers house before they killed her.

Stopped the whole thing.

Ended up bearing to healthy twin boys!

- who ended up being part of the lineage of Jesus!

Judah respected and admired her for the rest of his life for what she did for his house.

When he had bought her home to his son Er, he'd never realized how God would use her to bring him to repentance, to change his heart, to change the direction of his life.

Tamar was a women of excellence, a women worthy of praise.

Her story has effected me & will continue to effect the hearts of

every generation to come.