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John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 38:8

Verse 8 8.Go in unto thy brother’s wife. Although no law had hitherto been prescribed concerning brother’s marriages, that the surviving brother should raise up seed to one who was dead; it is, nevertheless, not wonderful that, by the mere instinct of nature, men should have been inclined to this course. For since each man is born for the preservation of the whole race, if any one dies without children, there seems to be here some defect of nature. It was deemed therefore an act of humanity to... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 38:10

Verse 10 10.And the thing which he did displeased the LORD. Less neatly the Jews speak about this matter. I will contend myself with briefly mentioning this, as far as the sense of shame allows to discuss it. It is a horrible thing to pour out seed besides the intercourse of man and woman. Deliberately avoiding the intercourse, so that the seed drops on the ground, is double horrible. For this means that one quenches the hope of his family, and kills the son, which could be expected, before he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:1-30

The house of Judah: a family record of sin and shame. I. THE WICKEDNESS OF ER AND ONAN . 1. Early . On any hypothesis Er and Onan can have been little more than boys when they were married, and yet they appear to have arrived at a remarkable precocity in sin. Nor was it simply that they had shed the innocence and purity of youth, but they had also acquired a shameful proficiency in vice. Young scholars are mostly apt learners, especially in the devil's school. 2.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:1-30

The goodness and severity of God. These occurrences in the family of Judah would seem Judah is a wanderer from his brethren; a sensual, self-willed, degenerate man; yet it is in the line of this same wanderer that the promised seed shall appear. The whole is a lesson on the evil of separation from the people of God . Luther asks why such things were placed in Scripture, and answers, read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:6

And Judah took a wife (cf. Genesis 21:21 ; Genesis 24:4 ) for Er his firstborn, —"by the early marriage of his sons Judah seems to have intended to prevent in them a germinating corruption (Lange)— whose name as Tamar— "Palm tree" (Gesenius). Though the name was Shemitic, it does not follow that the person was. Cf. Melchisedeck and Abimelech. Yet she is not expressly called a Canaanite, though it is more than probable she was. Lange conjectures that she may have been of Philistine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:7

And Er, Judah's firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the Lord. The connection between Er's name ( עֵר ) and Er's character ( רַע ) is noticeable. The special form which his wickedness assumed is not stated; but the accompanying phrase suggests that, as in the case of the Sodomites ( Genesis 13:13 ; Genesis 19:5 ), it was some unnatural abomination. And the Lord slew him —literally, caused him to die; not necessarily by direct visitation; perhaps simply by allowing him to reap... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:8

And Judah said unto Onan (obviously after a sufficient interval), Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her ,—literally, and perform the part of levir, or husband ' s brother, to her . The language seems to imply that what was afterwards in the code Mosaic known as the Lex Leviratus ( Deuteronomy 25:5 , Deuteronomy 25:6 ) was at this time a recognized custom. The existence of the practice has been traced in different frames among Indians, Persians, and other nations of Asia... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:9-10

And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when —literally, and it was if, i.e. whenever— he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled it on the ground (literally, destroyed to the ground ) , lest that he should (or, so as not to) give seed to his brother. And the thing which he did displeased (literally, was evil in the eyes of ) the Lord :—the word Jehovah is employed not because the writer was a late interpolator, but because the... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 38:1-30

- The Family of Judah1. עדלם ‛ǎdûllâm, ‘Adullam, “righteousness.” חירה chı̂yrâh Chirah, “nobility?”2. שׁוּע shûa‛, Shua‘, “luck, riches, cry.”3. ער ‛êr, ‘Er, “watching.”4. אונן 'ônân, Onan, “strong.”5. שׁלה shēlâh, Shelah, “request? rest.” כזיב kezı̂yb Kezib, “falsehood.”6. תמר tāmār, Tamar, “palm.”12. תמנה tı̂mnâh, Timnah, “counted or assigned.”14. עינים 'êynayı̂m, ‘Enaim, “two fountains.”29. פרץ perets, Perets, “breach.”This strange narrative is an episode in the history of... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 38:7-8

Genesis 38:7-8 . Er was wicked in the sight of the Lord That is, in defiance of God, and his law. And the Lord slew him Cut him off by an untimely death, before he had any children by Tamar. As long life among the Jews was generally reckoned a blessing from God; so an untimely death was accounted a punishment. The next brother, Onan, was, according to the ancient usage, married to the widow, to preserve the name of his deceased brother that died childless. This custom of marrying the... read more

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 38:8

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Genesis 38:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:1-30

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:6

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:7

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:8

The Pulpit Commentary - Genesis 38:9-10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Genesis 38:1-30

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Genesis 38:7-8

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