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1 | What did Er do? | Gen 38:7 | prayon | 8768 | ||
Why was Er so evil that God put him to death? What was/were his sins that deserved death? | ||||||
2 | What did Er do? | Gen 38:7 | Makarios | 8803 | ||
Good question, prayon! In Genesis 38:7, we read of Er, the eldest son of Judah by Judah's wife who was the daughter of a Canaanite woman named Shua. Judah finds a wife for Er, and this was Tamar. However, we learn that Er was wicked before the LORD, so the LORD put him to death. The nature of the 'wickedness' of Er is not described. The strongest suggestion that I can find for the sin of Er is blasphemy, since other occurrences of blasphemy occur where the consequences are also immediate death (Lev. 24:11; 2 Chronicles 32:16; Isaiah 37:17,23; Acts 5:1-11). Blasphemy would also be supported in the sense that He could not allow a 'blasphemer' to be a link in the Messianic line. It is interesting to note that both Er and Onan where wicked in the LORD's sight and both of them suffered a premature death (Num. 26:19). However, Judah himself becomes the father of Tamar's son, Perez, who carries on the Messianic line (Gen. 38:13-30, Matthew 1:3). Tamar becomes a heroine in the Bible (Ruth 4:12). Another man named Er in the Bible is the son of Shelah, who is also a son of Judah (1 Chr. 4:21). And yet another man named Er is an ancestor of Jesus (Luke 3:28).. Interesting study! |
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