Bibledoorajar Asks: Where Has All the Purity Gone?

        " Where have all the good men gone
         and where are all the gods?
         Where's the streetwise Hercules to fight the rising odds?
        Isn't there a white knight upon a fiery steed?
        Late at night I toss
        and I turn
        and I dream of what I need.
        I need a hero. I'm holding out for a hero
       'til the end of the night.
       He's gotta be strong
       and he's gotta be fast"
                                           Bonnie Tyler

As Chapter 37 of Genesis ends, we see the sweet pure and wronged Joseph a captive and on his way to Egypt. We see a grieving father and we see the remainder of his sons return and carry on their lives while Joseph is away. So graphic is the picture of sons unwilling to establish a righteous nation. Judah takes a wife from among the heathens. They produce three sons. The first is so evil that God has to take his life. The second is so evil that he refuses to carry on his brother's family line. The father is so scared that he refuses to give the widow (Tamar) his third son for fear he too will be taken. Then there is that whole scene of Tamar seducing Judah after his worldly friends finish their sheep shearing and are looking for a little pleasure. The trap is set. Tamar becomes pregnant by the patriarch of the family and secures the truth of it, by taking important pieces of Judah's head of family presentation. Judah thinks he can end this evil accomplished wrongly by burning the harlot. However, she has the goods to expose him. The wicked webs have been weaved and we see no hero in sight. Our hero is gone. However, the Hero of the Heavens is watching and He alone has seen why this nation, Israel, will need a savior. He alone has the power to influence and grow the character of the one who will eventually save the needy mass of protoplasm represented here.
Thank God that He loves us so even as when this graphic picture presented here, shows the depth of sin in mankind. Thank God that He is always thinking and always turning evil for good. He is the Strong One and He may seem slow and hidden but He cannot be denied. "O glorious Victory that overcomes the world."