WHORE
Today’s word is not your usual devotional word.
It’s an ugly word.
It’s an ugly word that is often applied to women that men cannot control.
Tamar was a whore because she took control of her situation and used what she had (her sexuality) to get what was due her.
Throughout history powerful women have been given this name as a way to dismiss them.
By adding Tamar and other whores to Jesus’ genealogy, Matthew turns that around.
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