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The Scarlet Beast
The Bloody Scarlet Thread
—- TAMAR —-
  What was the sin of Tamar?
  Next, let us proceed to the Law of First Mention in the word scarlet and its link to sin. How a word is first mentioned in scripture sets the tone of the word through scripture. Read the whole chapter that begins with JUDAH and see the depth and consequences of sin as it unfolds in this following narrative.
And it came to pass at that time, that Judah went down from his brethren, and turned in to a certain Adullamite, whose name was Hirah. (Genesis 38:1)
And Judah saw there a daughter of a certain Canaanite, whose name was Shuah; and he took her, and went in unto her. (Genesis 38:2)
And she conceived, and bare a son; and he called his name Er. (Genesis 38:3)
And she conceived again, and bare a son; and she called his name Onan. (Genesis 38:4)
And she yet again conceived, and bare a son; and called his name Shelah: and he was at Chezib, when she bare him. (Genesis 38:5) Nothing is accidental in the word of God. There is a reason for this seemingly insignificant phrase he was at Chezib, when she bare him. When Judah’s third child was born, he was not where he said he was. Chezib means ‘lying,’ ‘deceitful,’ and ‘falsified.’ Although Judah’s his name means ‘Praise,’ his inherent nature (as all mankind) was one of deception.Â
And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, whose name was Tamar. (Genesis 38:6)
And Er, Judah’s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and the LORD slew him. (Genesis 38:7)
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother. (Genesis 38:8)
And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother’s wife, that he spilled it on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother. (Genesis 38:9)
And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also. (Genesis 38:10)
Then said Judah to Tamar his daughter in law, Remain a widow at thy father’s house, till Shelah my son be grown: for he said, Lest peradventure he die also, as his brethren did. And Tamar went and dwelt in her father’s house. (Genesis 38:11)
And in process of time the daughter of Shuah Judah’s wife died; and Judah was comforted, and went up unto his sheepshearers to Timnath, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. (Genesis 38:12)
And it was told Tamar, saying, Behold thy father in law goeth up to Timnath to shear his sheep. (Genesis 38:13)
And she put her widow’s garments off from her, and covered her with a vail, and wrapped herself, and sat in an open place, which is by the way to Timnath; for she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife. (Genesis 38:14)
When Judah saw her, he thought her to be an harlot; because she had covered her face. (Genesis 38:15)
And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?  (Genesis 38:16)
And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it? (Genesis 38:17)
And he said, What pledge shall I give thee? And she said, Thy signet, and thy bracelets, and thy staff that is in thine hand. And he gave it her, and came in unto her, and she conceived by him. (Genesis 38:18)
And she arose, and went away, and laid by her vail from her, and put on the garments of her widowhood. (Genesis 38:19)
And Judah sent the kid by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive his pledge from the woman’s hand: but he found her not. (Genesis 38:20)
Then he asked the men of that place, saying, Where is the harlot, that was openly by the way side? And they said, There was no harlot in this place. (Genesis 38:21)
And he returned to Judah, and said, I cannot find her; and also the men of the place said, that there was no harlot in this place. (Genesis 38:22)
And Judah said, Let her take it to her, lest we be shamed: behold, I sent this kid, and thou hast not found her. (Genesis 38:23)
And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. (Genesis 38:24)
When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. (Genesis 38:25)
And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. (Genesis 38:26)
And it came to pass in the time of her travail, that, behold, twins were in her womb. (Genesis 38:27)
And it came to pass, when she travailed, that the one put out his hand: and the midwife took and bound upon his hand a scarlet thread, saying, This came out first. (Genesis 38:28)
And it came to pass, as he drew back his hand, that, behold, his brother came out: and she said, How hast thou broken forth? this breach be upon thee: therefore his name was called Pharez. (Genesis 38:29)
And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. (Genesis 38:30)
  Fornication, blatant disregard of God’s commandments, and one deception after another all comes to a culmination in the first mention of the word scarlet and in a scarlet thread because the Holy Spirit of God builds on the concept of sin as a continuous bloody thread of sin throughout the history of man.
  It was no accident of birth that the hand that bore the scarlet thread first appeared to the world from within the womb and then returned to the unseen world to follow the first-born child of the seen world as the second child born. This is a principal in type: The first man [is] of the earth, earthy: the second man [is] the Lord from heaven.(1st Corinthians 15:47) This also shows in type the pre-existence of the Sin Bearer, the Lord Jesus Christ that a body was prepared for Him to take on the sin of the world before His manifestation in that body on the earth. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me.(Hebrews 10:5)
  This 38th Chapter prophetically ends with hope through a child with the scarlet thread upon his hand. And afterward came out his brother, that had the scarlet thread upon his hand: and his name was called Zarah. (Genesis 38:30) Zarah means ‘the rising of light,’ and/or ‘as the sun rising;’ thus, CHRIST is prophetically stamped not only as the Sin Bearer, but as the Light Bearer. What a great way to end a chapter of sin and deception through the Rising of the Light bearing the scarlet thread of sin on His body to bring forgiveness of sin to mankind.
But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall. (Malachi 4:2)
I shall see him, but not now: I shall behold him, but not nigh: there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab, and destroy all the children of Sheth. (Numbers 24:17)
And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; (Luke 1:76) To give knowledge of salvation unto his people by the remission of their sins, (Luke 1:77) Through the tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us, (Luke 1:78) To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luke 1:79)
I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. (Revelation 22:16)
  Although Judah leads in both the narratives of Uzziah and in Genesis 38, the mercies of God are seen in Zechariah 8:13.
Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. (Malachi 2:11)
And it shall come to pass, [that] as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, [but] let your hands be strong. (Zechariah 8:13)
  Let us back track just a wee bit to Tamar. Man judged and condemned her. And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt. (Genesis 38:24) When Judah was shown the evidence of his own sin then he understood Tamar’s actions were caused by his own disregard for God’s decrees (Deuteronomy 25:56; Matthew 22:24) even before the Law of Moses. And Judah acknowledged them, and said, She hath been more righteous than I; because that I gave her not to Shelah my son. And he knew her again no more. (Genesis 38:26) God’s mercies are sure and just because in the genealogy of the Lord Jesus Christ in the 1st Chapter of the book of Matthew, this same woman who acted as a harlot to assure herself of her rightful position in the tribe of Judah is the first woman mentioned in the line of the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. She was marked by God the Holy Spirit to have this spiritual position of biblical importance through His words in Matthew 1:3, And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram.
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation. (Psalm 13:5)
Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my transgressions: according to thy mercy remember thou me for thy goodness’ sake, O LORD. (Psalm 25:7)
For thou, Lord, [art] good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee. (Psalm 86:5)
But thou, O Lord, [art] a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. (Psalm 86:15)