Day 13: Gen 37-39

To summarise: jealousy, sex, sex.

37: Jealousy leads to murderous intent
38: Lust gives way to justice
39: Justice (seems to) give way to lust

- Jacob is favoured by Israel but hated by his brothers. Is it fair to draw the metaphor here that Christians are loved by God but hated by the world? Nah... i think that's stretching it a little.
- I thought chapter 38 was a bit out at first. Talking about Joseph, then suddenly sidetrack to Judah and Tamar and this odd bit about brothers taking on the widow so that there will be children, then back to Joseph again. Very bad scene editing it would seem. but then the "lust gives way to justice" and "justice gives way to lust" makes it sensible, at least to me.
- prostitution in the Bible! super drama, the Bible isn't boring or a storybook for kids. we all know the joseph story well, but this judah bit in-between the two segments is unknown, usually skipped over without a bat of an eyelid. we should not pick and choose what we like out of the Bible!
- what is it with twins? Perez and Zerah