GOD'S DIRTY LAUNDRY (45 OF 54)
by Keith Krell
Scripture: Genesis 38:1-3, Genesis 38:5-30
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God's Dirty Laundry (45 of 54)
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 38:1-30
Today, you may have been expecting to hear from Pastor Keith. However, your pastor asked me to speak to you instead. He believes that what I have to share will have a lasting impact on you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Judah. I am one of the 12 sons of Jacob. My name means, ''praise.'' Unfortunately, my life has not always lived up to my name. To be honest, I have made many mistakes in my life. I have many regrets. Genesis 38 records a scandalous story from my life that exposes some of the skeletons in my closet. I'd like to share this story with you and impart some of the lessons I've learned.
Scene 1 (38:1-11)
To begin with, I have the infamous ''claim to fame'' of persuading my brothers to sell our younger brother, Joseph, into slavery (37:26). I suggested this because I wanted a ''profit'' and didn't want to kill Joseph. After committing this atrocity, I left my brothers' company (38:1). I just didn't want to live a boring life like my grandfather, Isaac, or my father, Jacob. I wanted some adventure and enjoyment out of life. I can tell you now that this was a grave mistake (cf. 1 Cor 15:33). Even though at this point my brothers were not a godly bunch, I moved away from the covenant people of God. In doing so I forsook any possible hope of accountability (cf. Heb 10:24-25).
I moved to Adullam and developed a friendship with a man named Hirah. In Adullam, I met a Canaanite girl, the daughter of Shua (38:2). It was ''lust at first sight.'' She was stunningly beautiful so I married her. To be honest, my sole attraction to this woman was purely physical. She was not devoted to God and had no interest in spiritual things. What a mistake it was to hook up with this woman (cf. 2 Cor 6:14-15). Sadly, I have no one to blame but myself. My grandfather, Isaac, and great grandfather, Abraham, made it clear that God's people were not to marry Canaanites (24:3 ...
Series: The Book of Beginnings
Keith Krell
Genesis 38:1-30
Today, you may have been expecting to hear from Pastor Keith. However, your pastor asked me to speak to you instead. He believes that what I have to share will have a lasting impact on you. Let me introduce myself. My name is Judah. I am one of the 12 sons of Jacob. My name means, ''praise.'' Unfortunately, my life has not always lived up to my name. To be honest, I have made many mistakes in my life. I have many regrets. Genesis 38 records a scandalous story from my life that exposes some of the skeletons in my closet. I'd like to share this story with you and impart some of the lessons I've learned.
Scene 1 (38:1-11)
To begin with, I have the infamous ''claim to fame'' of persuading my brothers to sell our younger brother, Joseph, into slavery (37:26). I suggested this because I wanted a ''profit'' and didn't want to kill Joseph. After committing this atrocity, I left my brothers' company (38:1). I just didn't want to live a boring life like my grandfather, Isaac, or my father, Jacob. I wanted some adventure and enjoyment out of life. I can tell you now that this was a grave mistake (cf. 1 Cor 15:33). Even though at this point my brothers were not a godly bunch, I moved away from the covenant people of God. In doing so I forsook any possible hope of accountability (cf. Heb 10:24-25).
I moved to Adullam and developed a friendship with a man named Hirah. In Adullam, I met a Canaanite girl, the daughter of Shua (38:2). It was ''lust at first sight.'' She was stunningly beautiful so I married her. To be honest, my sole attraction to this woman was purely physical. She was not devoted to God and had no interest in spiritual things. What a mistake it was to hook up with this woman (cf. 2 Cor 6:14-15). Sadly, I have no one to blame but myself. My grandfather, Isaac, and great grandfather, Abraham, made it clear that God's people were not to marry Canaanites (24:3 ...
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