Gen 38:24-26 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Gen 38:24-26: 38:24-26 Judah played the hypocrite when he condemned Tamar to death for adultery. When she produced the seal and cord and walking stick that identified him as the father, he withdrew the condemnation.

a38:24-26►

cRuth 4:12►

dMatt 1:3►

‏ Genesis 38:24-26

Summary for Gen 38:24-26: 38:24-26 ^a Judah played the hypocrite when he condemned Tamar to death for adultery. When she produced the seal and cord and walking stick that identified him as the father, he withdrew the condemnation.
38:26 ^b She is more righteous than I am: Judah acknowledged that he had shirked his responsibility to provide an heir. It was sinful for Judah to go to a prostitute, but Tamar had a legal right to be the mother of Judah’s child and had acted on that right. In the book of Ruth, the elders analogously blessed the marriage of Boaz and Ruth, praying that God would make Ruth like Tamar (Ruth 4:12 ^c; cp. Matt 1:3 ^d, 5 ^e).