Genesis, Typically Considered. Chapter 38

Genesis 38
 
Thereupon, in Judah's history we find the utter wandering and misery of Judah, but therein again, and out of this, the genealogy of grace; he marries Canaanites—sin is in his family—commits fornication with his own daughter-in-law—all was gone wrong. Yet in this sprang Him in whom men should bless, saying: "the Lord make thy house as the house of Pharez, whom Tamar bore unto Judah"—"do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be thou famous in Bethlehem"; though it might be said of him, how hast thou broken forth?