My God Is A Shocker! : God's Unorthodox Methods

MY GOD IS A SHOCKER! : PART ONE

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Last Updated : July 23, 2006

Jesus' Hard Sayings, Mark Of The Apostate Backslider, God's
Selective Program, Sensitive To Others, Love For The Weak
Spiritual Maturity, Stunted Spiritual Growth, Hypocritical
Organized Religion, No Room For Compromise, Foul-Mouthed
Americans, The Word 'Damn', Our Unorthodox God, Abraham And
Sarah, Lot And His Daughters, Jacob The Deceiver, Judah Onan
And Tamar, Judah The Royal Tribe And The Mysterious Shiloh

Recently, a certain dear person who participates in our
private Christian mailing list wrote to me, because they had
become somewhat offended by my occasional use of the word
'crap' in some of my communications with our fellowship.
Over the several years that our list has been in existence,
we have had our share of problems which I have had to deal
with, and this is the second time now that my usage of the
word 'crap' has been brought to my attention.

While this person wrote to me in private, (and I will of
course respect and protect their privacy), I have chosen to
make my response public, as I believe that what I am about
to say, are things which certain modern Christians really
need to hear; even if they do find them offensive, or hard
to accept. Let us not forget that Jesus Himself quite often
said some things, and did some things, which not only caused
His self-righteous, supposedly law-abiding religious enemies
to become offended, but which also caused Him to lose some
of His weaker followers as well. For example, as I mention
in other articles, in John chapter six, after the Lord had
given His 'Eat-my-flesh, drink-my-blood sermon, we find the
following occurring:

"Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this,
said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it? When Jesus
knew in himself that his disciples murmured at it, he said
unto them, Doth this offend you? What and if ye shall see
the Son of man ascend up where he was before? It is the
spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are
life. But there are some of you that believe not. For Jesus
knew from the beginning who they were that believed not, and
who should betray him. And he said, Therefore said I unto
you, that no man can come unto me, except it were given unto
him of my Father. From that time many of his disciples went
back, and walked no more with him." John 6:60-66, KJV

As I have noted before, I find it interesting that God has
apparently chosen the reference John 6:66 as the mark of the
backslider, just like the apostate 666; that is, the Mark of
the Beast, mentioned in the Book of Revelation. At any rate,
the fact that some weaker Disciples tend to fall away, is a
necessary part of the process of purging the grain which is
brought into the Lord's garners; that is, into the granaries
or silos. Only the best corn or wheat can be stored safely,
and will not rot, until it is put to good use during a time
of need; just as the Lord only chose those calibre of men
which He knew would make the best Apostles during the
formative years of our Christian faith. This issue is also
discussed in some of my discipleship and spiritual growth
articles.

Naturally, I am concerned, and sorry, when some individuals
become a little offended by my usage of certain words, such
as the word 'crap', in my online communications. I think it
is apparent to most people that I do try to remain sensitive
to the sensitivities of others within reason, and I do my
best to be careful regarding what I say in my articles, as
well as on our private list. However, I will not go so far
as to compromise the truth, in order to avoid hurt feelings.
My responsibility is first, and above all, to God, and I
must say and write as I feel led by Him.

Occasionally, there are some things which I feel I should
say to our list members, but I don't. Out of love for them,
I purposely refrain myself from doing so, because I realize
that some of our brethren are weaker spiritually than the
others. I have to consciously make an effort to tone things
down a bit in my articles and messages, so that they do not
become overly offended, and are at least able to receive the
truth I am trying to share with them. As I told the person
who inspired this article, Jesus did the very same thing. He
knew that His Disciples were not yet able to bear certain
things, particularly regarding His coming Crucifixion, so He
waited. The Apostle Paul did the very same thing. It was a
sign of their love for the weak. Consider these verses:

"I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot
bear them now." John 16:12, KJV

"I have fed you with milk, and not with meat: for hitherto
ye were not able to bear it, neither yet now are ye able."
1 Corinthians 3:2, KJV

In fact, Paul tells us that those who are mature in the
faith, should bear the infirmities, or mental weaknesses,
from the Greek 'asthenema', of the weaker brethren; that is,
those who are not yet able to bear the stronger meat of the
Gospel of Christ:

"We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of
the weak, and not to please ourselves. Let every one of us
please his neighbour for his good to edification. For even
Christ pleased not himself; but, as it is written, The
reproaches of them that reproached thee fell on me."
Romans 15:1-3, KJV

Yet, at the same time, there were also occasions when Paul
apparently felt disappointed by the lack of spiritual growth
in some of the Disciples. We find such an example in his
Epistle to the Hebrews, where he writes the following:

"For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need
that one teach you again which be the first principles of
the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of
milk, and not of strong meat. For every one that useth milk
is unskilful in the word of righteousness: for he is a babe.
But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even
those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to
discern both good and evil." Hebrews 5:12-14, KJV

So, basically then, it is a matter of realizing what kind of
an audience one has, and then giving them as much truth as
they can possibly bear, and then going no further. In the
case of our online fellowship, some people have been with us
for several years now. Because of this fact, I expect them
to be able to bear more truth, and more strong meat than the
average worldly Christian who may possibly be a Christian in
name only, and who may not possess a strong foundation in
God's Word. Sometimes I will test our flock with a certain
comment in order to see how they will react. It is a good
way to determine the spiritual temperature, as well as the
loyalty, of individuals. There will always be those who
agree, and who are happy to accept the truth of God's Word,
regardless of how strong it may be, while there will also be
those who protest, because their spiritual growth is rather
stunted, and they can proceed no further. The reasons why
this occurs are varied. I also discuss this topic in 'Are
You Just A Baby Huey?'.

This weakness on the part of some brethren is often due to
the fact that they come from very conservative, and to be
honest, very self-righteous, religious backgrounds in the
church system; a place where a lot of people tend to play
the holier-than-thou game with each other. It is as if they
are walking on glass with each other, just being careful
about every single little word they say, which might be
offensive to someone, or which might make them look bad
before friends or family, or which might cause a complaint.
As I have said many times before, there is a great deal of
manpleasing and falsehood going on within institutionalized
Christianity. The mentality seems to be: act like a saint,
and then go home and live like the devil. This is nothing
but pure hypocrisy. As I recently told our list members:

It is a feel-good-in-the-flesh-for-an-hour kind of faith;
just like some Sunday worship services. If Christianity
isn't day-to-day, and hour-to-hour, it is NOT real
Christianity.

So while I try to remain sensitive to others in my writing,
at the same time, as I stated a moment ago, I must never
compromise the message, but rather speak and write as I feel
led by the Lord, as I am first, and above all, accountable
to Him. Moreover, I also believe that there is such a thing
as righteous indignation; and sometimes that indignation
against wrong, evil and sin, can best be expressed with
stronger words, as I have sometimes done. While some non-
Christians will undoubtedly find this humorous, when I say
'stronger', let me clarify that 'crap' has been about the
extent of it. You will never ever find me using more vulgar
four-letter words, such as are very common in the American
movie industry. I find the language they use totally un-
necessary, and totally unacceptable. It is sad that a once
truly God-fearing, Christian people has reduced themselves
to such a base level. That is not what I call being a light
to the world, as Jesus commanded us to be:

"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your
good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven."
Matthew 5:16, KJV

Now, there have been a few times when I have wanted to use
the word 'damn', because I have felt that it was appropriate
for the situation, yet I haven't, because I love my readers,
and as I have already stated, I know that some of them are
simply too weak too handle such a graphic word. They have
been heavily influenced by that self-righteous spirit which
originates with organized religion. If I have the accusatory
finger pointed at me for merely using the word 'crap', how
much more would I be demonized for saying 'damn'? The word
'damn', or a variation thereof, is used throughout the Holy
Scriptures. It is a reference to judgment, or condemnation,
sometimes by God, and sometimes by our own conscience;
such as in these verses:

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye
devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer:
therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation."
Matthew 23:14, KJV

"Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the
damnation of hell?" Matthew 23:33, KJV

"But he that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath
never forgiveness, but is in danger of eternal damnation:"
Mark 3:29, KJV

"And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the
resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the
resurrection of damnation." John 5:29, KJV

"For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and
drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's
body." 1 Corinthians 11:29, KJV

"Having damnation, because they have cast off their first
faith." 1 Timothy 5:12, KJV

"And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make
merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time
lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not."
2 Peter 2:3, KJV

"He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he
that believeth not shall be damned." Mark 16:16, KJV

"And he that doubteth is damned if he eat, because he eateth
not of faith: for whatsoever is not of faith is sin."
Romans 14:23, KJV

"That they all might be damned who believed not the truth,
but had pleasure in unrighteousness."
2 Thessalonians 2:12, KJV

So even though this word is widely used in the Bible, I am
forced to be cautious with using it in my communications.
Why? Is it because I am wrong to use it; or is it because
certain people have had their minds and attitudes shaped by
their religious background within organized religion?

Let us now take a look at some other examples found in the
Bible. Perhaps by the time I am done, you will come to the
conclusion that my use of the word 'crap' is a very light
thing, and is by no means unChristian-like, as some people
have been erroneously led to believe. With the following
examples, you will plainly see that God is an idol-smasher.
He is an iconoclast. He likes to shock people out of sin
when it becomes necessary; even by using very graphic, and
sometimes extremely unorthodox methods when it suits His
purposes. Naturally, I cannot possibly share them all in
this article, but I believe that my point will be well
made with those I have chosen to include here.

To begin with, are you aware of the fact that Abraham, the
great father of the Jewish nation, and the spiritual fore-
father of all Christians as well, not only married his
half-sister, but then proceeded to trick Pharaoh, king of
Egypt, into thinking that she was just his sister, and no
more, in order to save his skin; that is, to save his life?
The Bible tells us that Sarah, then known as Sarai, was
rather beautiful, and poor Abraham was afraid that the
Egyptians might kill him, in order to take his wife, and
give her to Pharaoh. So what did Abraham do? He told a
little white lie. Following are the key verses from the
story:

"And it came to pass, when he was come near to enter into
Egypt, that he said unto Sarai his wife, Behold now, I know
that thou art a fair woman to look upon: Therefore it shall
come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they
shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill me, but they
will save thee alive. Say, I pray thee, thou art my sister:
that it may be well with me for thy sake; and my soul shall
live because of thee. And it came to pass, that, when Abram
was come into Egypt, the Egyptians beheld the woman that she
was very fair. The princes also of Pharaoh saw her, and
commended her before Pharaoh: and the woman was taken into
Pharaoh's house. And he entreated Abram well for her sake:
and he had sheep, and oxen, and he asses, and menservants,
and maidservants, and she asses, and camels. And the LORD
plagued Pharaoh and his house with great plagues because of
Sarai Abram's wife. And Pharaoh called Abram, and said, What
is this that thou hast done unto me? why didst thou not tell
me that she was thy wife? Why saidst thou, She is my sister?
so I might have taken her to me to wife: now therefore
behold thy wife, take her, and go thy way."
Genesis 12:11-19, KJV

So it is clear that Abraham told a boldface lie, in order to
save his life. Not only that, but he convinced his wife to
go along with his deception. Surprisingly, this is NOT the
only time that Abraham used this ruse. He did the very same
thing with Abimelech, king of Gerar. Again, Abraham's deceit
came to light, and he finally confessed:

"...Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this
place; and they will slay me for my wife's sake. And yet
indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father,
but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my
father's house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness
which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we
shall come, say of me, He is my brother."
Genesis 20:11b-13, KJV

Now, please notice that Abraham states 'at every place'. In
other words, he was a continual liar! He didn't just pull
this stunt in Egypt, or in Gerar, he did it where? 'At every
place'! Did God hold this against Abraham? Did He punish him
for lying all the time? Apparently not! Why not? Allow me to
tell you why: Because since the very first chapter of the
Book of Genesis, God had set a plan in motion, the Plan of
Salvation; and dear Abraham and his descendants were all a
part of that Wonderful Plan. They had to survive come what
may, in order to eventually produce the Savior through the
tribe of Judah; so apparently, God was willing to overlook
certain things, certain flaws in their characters we might
say.

Just prior to the previous story regarding the exploits of
the Patriarch, Abraham, we discover that the two daughters
of Lot, Abraham's nephew, committed what in today's terms
would be considered blatant seduction and incest with their
aging father. Sodom and Gomorrah had just been destroyed,
which Abraham witnessed from afar, and the three of them
were hiding out in a cave. They apparently thought that it
was the end of the world, or at least that there were no men
left to raise up a seed for them; that is, to continue the
family line. So what did they do? They purposely made their
father drunk, and then had sex with him. Here are the facts:

"And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and
his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar:
and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters. And the
firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and
there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the
manner of all the earth: Come, let us make our father drink
wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of
our father. And they made their father drink wine that
night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father;
and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said
unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father:
let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in,
and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
And they made their father drink wine that night also: and
the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not
when she lay down, nor when she arose. Thus were both the
daughters of Lot with child by their father. And the
firstborn bare a son, and called his name Moab: the same is
the father of the Moabites unto this day. And the younger,
she also bare a son, and called his name Benammi: the same
is the father of the children of Ammon unto this day."
Genesis 19:30-38, KJV

Many of you will be familiar with the story of Jacob the
Deceiver, Abraham's grandson. First, Jacob stole his brother
Esau's inheritance by taking advantage of Esau's need, (he
was hungry), and then, following his own mother Rebekah's
counsel, he tricked his own father, Isaac, into thinking
that he was Esau the elder, so that he could receive his
father's blessing. So Rebekah and Jacob conspired together
to commit this clearly dishonest deed; yet again, it was all
apparently a part of God's Divine Plan. Here again are some
of the key verses from the story:

"And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he
was faint: And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee,
with that same red pottage; for I am faint: therefore was
his name called Edom. And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy
birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die:
and what profit shall this birthright do to me? And Jacob
said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he
sold his birthright unto Jacob. Then Jacob gave Esau bread
and pottage of lentiles; and he did eat and drink, and rose
up, and went his way: thus Esau despised his birthright."
Genesis 25:29-34, KJV

"And she gave the savoury meat and the bread, which she had
prepared, into the hand of her son Jacob. And he came unto
his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I; who
art thou, my son? And Jacob said unto his father, I am Esau
thy firstborn; I have done according as thou badest me:
arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul
may bless me. And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that
thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Because
the LORD thy God brought it to me...And Jacob went near unto
Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said, The voice is
Jacob's voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau. And he
discerned him not, because his hands were hairy, as his
brother Esau's hands: so he blessed him. And he said, Art
thou my very son Esau? And he said, I am...And it came to
pass, as soon as Isaac had made an end of blessing Jacob,
and Jacob was yet scarce gone out from the presence of Isaac
his father, that Esau his brother came in from his
hunting...And when Esau heard the words of his father, he
cried with a great and exceeding bitter cry, and said unto
his father, Bless me, even me also, O my father. And he
said, Thy brother came with subtilty, and hath taken away
thy blessing. And he said, Is not he rightly named Jacob?
for he hath supplanted me these two times: he took away my
birthright; and, behold, now he hath taken away my blessing.
And he said, Hast thou not reserved a blessing for me?"
Genesis 27:17-20, 22-24, 30, 34-36, KJV

Let us take a look at another shocking example found in the
Holy Scriptures. Are you aware of the fact that ejaculation
is plainly mentioned in the Scriptures? The Bible tells us
that Onan selfishly ejaculated on the ground, that is, he
spilled his semen on the ground, because he refused to
impregnate Tamar, the wife of his deceased brother, which
was his obligation to do according to the Levitical Law, in
order that the family line might continue. Consider this:

"And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife,
and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. And Onan
knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass,
when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it
on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother.
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he
slew him also." Genesis 38:8-10, KJV

God was so angered against Onan, due to his selfish act,
that He killed him. It is because of this Levitical Law,
that in the New Testament, we also find the self-righteous
religious elders, known as the Sadducees, tempting Jesus
with the following. These are the fellows who didn't believe
in the Resurrection, the Spirit World, or an Afterlife:

"The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that
there is no resurrection, and asked him, Saying, Master,
Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother
shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
Now there were with us seven brethren: and the first, when
he had married a wife, deceased, and, having no issue, left
his wife unto his brother: Likewise the second also, and the
third, unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died
also. Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be
of the seven? for they all had her. Jesus answered and said
unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the
power of God. For in the resurrection they neither marry,
nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in
heaven. But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have
ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying, I
am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of
Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living.
And when the multitude heard this, they were astonished at
his doctrine." Matthew 22:23-33, KJV

Returning to Tamar, Judah had one more younger son named
Shelah; who by law, should have become Tamar's next husband;
but out of fear that he too might die, Judah refused to give
him to Tamar when he was grown, even though Judah had given
Tamar his word, that she would have Shelah for a husband.
Judah was clearly rebelling against God's Will. He was not
yielding to the Spirit. So what did persistent Tamar do? She
pretended to be a harlot, a whore, a prostitute, in order to
entice Judah, her very own father-in-law, into having sex
with her; which he did; and which resulted in the birth of
Pharez and Zarah, one of whom was an ancestor of Jesus
Christ, as well as an ancestor of all of the Judean kings!
Again, here are some of the key verses from the story:

"And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law
goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. And she put her
widow's garments off from her, and covered her with a vail,
and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by
the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and
she was not given unto him to wife. When Judah saw her, he
thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her
face. And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I
pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that
she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou
give me, that thou mayest come in unto me? And he said, I
will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou
give me a pledge, till thou send it? And he said, What
pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy
bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave
it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him."
Genesis 38:13-18, KJV

Of course, that is not how the story ends. Judah is so out
of tune with what God is trying to do, that when he is
informed that Tamar is pregnant outside of wedlock, we are
told that he wants to have her burned. Whether that means
that he wanted to burn her at the stake like a witch, or
whether it means that they were to burn her genitals so that
she could no longer engage in sex, I am really not certain.
This will require more research on my part, as I am not
completely knowledgeable of the Levitical customs of that
time. But the main issue here is that Judah was about to
really make a major mistake by destroying what God had
carefully created. And how did God go about fulfilling His
purpose? He actually used Judah's own sexual urge against
him, in order to trick him into doing His Will, so that the
Judean line would continue. Now, tell me, how is that for an
unorthodox method? God tricked Judah into having sex with
his own daughter-in-law, Tamar! Judah basically tricked
Tamar, and then God tricked Judah in return!

Eventually, everything was brought to light, and Judah
realized his sin, and the error of his ways; and he in fact
confessed that Tamar had acted more righteously than
himself, as we see by these verses:

"And it came to pass about three months after, that it was
told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played
the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom.
And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. When
she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law,
saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and
she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet,
and bracelets, and staff. And Judah acknowledged them, and
said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I
gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no
more." Genesis 38:24-26, KJV

About six months later, Pharez and Zarah were born. As you
may recall, before his death, Jacob specifically prophesied
that the sceptre, that is to say, the rod or staff of
authority, from the Hebrew 'shebet', would not depart from
the tribe of Judah until Shiloh came to claim it as his own,
as we see by these verses:

"Judah is a lion's whelp: from the prey, my son, thou art
gone up: he stooped down, he couched as a lion, and as an
old lion; who shall rouse him up? The sceptre shall not
depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet,
until Shiloh come; and unto him shall the gathering of the
people be. Binding his foal unto the vine, and his ass's
colt unto the choice vine; he washed his garments in wine,
and his clothes in the blood of grapes:"
Genesis 49:9-11, KJV

Exactly who is this mysterious Shiloh? While there is some
speculation amongst certain scholars, personally, I am
convinced that it is a reference to none other than Jesus
Christ. Why? The previous verses are full of hints. Notice
the reference to a foal, to an ass's colt, to garments
washed in wine and the blood of grapes, and to the fact that
it clearly states that 'unto him shall the gathering of the
people be'. Now, if we follow my custom of comparing Scrip-
ture with Scripture, we can only come up with one obvious
answer, which proves that these verses are an Old Testament
prophecy to the Jews, regarding the coming of the Messiah,
Jesus Christ, via the Tribe of Judah, which was NOT the
priestly line. Please notice:

"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men
unto me." John 12:32, KJV

There is one major fulfillment of Jacob's prophecy right
there, spoken by Jesus Himself. Didn't Jacob prophesy: '. .
. and unto him shall the gathering of the people be'? Here
are a few more prophetic fulfillments:

"And Jesus, when he had found a young ass, sat thereon; as
it is written, Fear not, daughter of Sion: behold, thy King
cometh, sitting on an ass's colt." John 12:14-15, KJV

"And another angel came out of the temple which is in
heaven, he also having a sharp sickle. And another angel
came out from the altar, which had power over fire; and
cried with a loud cry to him that had the sharp sickle,
saying, Thrust in thy sharp sickle, and gather the clusters
of the vine of the earth; for her grapes are fully ripe. And
the angel thrust in his sickle into the earth, and gathered
the vine of the earth, and cast it into the great winepress
of the wrath of God. And the winepress was trodden without
the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the
horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred
furlongs." Revelation 14:17-20, KJV

"And he was clothed with a vesture dipped in blood: and his
name is called The Word of God." Revelation 19:13, KJV

So, returning to our story, because of one woman's persist-
ence, the line of Judah continued, ultimately resulting in
the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, the true Lion of
Judah. Here again is the Scriptural evidence:

"For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of
which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood."
Hebrews 7:14, KJV

"For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with
the house of Israel and with the house of Judah:"
Hebrews 8:8, KJV

"And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the
Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed
to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof."
Revelation 5:5, KJV

So think about this for a moment. Thus far, we have seen
that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, has an earthly ancestry
which includes liars, deceivers, and a woman who played a
whore! In spite of what she did, Tamar was obviously blessed
of God, and deemed more righteous than selfish Judah! Why?
Because she didn't do it for money; she did it in order to
preserve the Royal Seed! She was in tune to God's Spirit! I
don't know if she really knew what the future held, but
because of her persistence and trickery, God's Plan was
fulfilled! How is that for a shocker from the Holy Book?

As we continue this series in part two, we will discover
some additional wild and shocking events in the holy pages
of the Bible. One thing which should already becoming clear
to you the reader, is that God will not hesitate to use
unorthodox methods, in order to fulfill His Divine Purposes.
He will do things which are totally contrary to natural
human expectations, and which may even be considered quite
offensive, and 'unChristian-like' to some. He is NOT a
manpleaser! He does as He pleases! I will see you in part
two.

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