Catholic Bible Daily Reflections Podcast Episode 18 | Genesis 38 - 39 | God’s Will Be Done

Welcome to Episode 18 of the Catholic Bible Daily Reflections Podcast (Daily Reflection #18). Today, we are discussing Genesis chapters 38 and 39 in the NRSV version of the Catholic Bible. We see Judah, through whom God has a plan to bring his covenant and blessing, and through whom God plans to reconcile the world back to him - King David and Jesus descend from Judah. Judah separates from his family and lives in Canaan, marrying a Canaanite woman. He has 3 sons, 2 of which were very wicked and refused to have descendants according to God's plans for their lives. They are killed by God, and then Jacob refuses to have his daughter-in-law Tamar marry the 3rd son and have children, so she devises a devious plan to get descendants through Judah. Her son, Perez, is whom God will use as the descendant of King David and Jesus, showing us God's will be done and that God will use imperfect people and events to bring about miracles.We later see Joseph, a slave in Egypt, accused of assaulting his master's wife. He is thrown into prison, but he remains loyal and faithful to God through everything. Joseph is part of God's plan to save the Israelites, but he must undergo testing, trials and tribulations, which we continue to see in these chapters.I hope you enjoy today's discussion ❤️