The Anger of God

UV 3483/10000 The Anger of God
But Er, Judah’s first born, was evil in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord killed him ( in judgement).

Genesis 38 v 7

Two sons of Judah were killed in judgement by the Lord for the evil they did in His sight. Tamar, the widow of Er, the firstborn son of Judah, disguised herself as a temple prostitute and slept with Judah in order to conceive a child. The serpent leader had succeeded in derailing the lives of many of the descendants of Jacob, the patriarch after whose name the nation of Israel is called. The marriage covenant and the just laws of God were violated by them. But the Lord did not remain a mute spectator and visited deadly judgement upon two of Judah’s sons.

Judah could not condemn his daughter-in-law Tamar as she had obtained from him certain credentials that proved that Judah was the person who had defiled her. Indeed, the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom while the love of God is the fulfilment of wisdom. We need to fear or revere God and His laws or the Word and love the Servant Leader, Jesus. This will keep us from becoming evil and inviting the wrath of the Lord. We are greatly blessed and rewarded when we are filled with the love of Jesus.

Jesus Himself was born in the lineage of Judah, proving that the Lord is merciful. As the Word says, “His anger lasts for a moment but His mercy endures forever.” We should never say or do anything that will provoke the anger or judgement of God. Each of the patriarchs erred in some way, were deceived in some way by the serpent leader. We need to learn a lesson from their lives and do our best, appropriate the wisdom and grace of the Servant Leader to avoid these pitfalls in our lives.