The Choice: Islam and Christianity

(^24) People of lhe Boob
But Er, Judah's first born, was
wicked vEr erred) in the sight o f
the Lord, and the Lord killed him.
(HOI Y BIBLE) Genesis 38:7
According to the standard laid down in 2 Timothy 3:16 to test
the Scripture whether it is from God. we ask our missionary
friend: under which heading will you put this verse? Under 1.
Doctrine. 2. Reproof. 3 Correction or 4. Instruction unto
Righteousness (?). Our friend will not find it difficult to give the
correct answer. “REPROOF!” In effect, we learn that if we do
anything wicked in the sight of God, He will destroy us. That is
the moral; that is the lesson!
In verse 8 of chapter 38 of Genesis we are told that the old man
ludah tells his second son Onan to go in unto his late brother’s
widow and beget a child from her so as to carry on the name of
his deceased brother, as he had died childless. The Jews were
specially particular that one’s name should not perish.
The Bible records:
And Judah said unto Onan,
Go in unto thy brother's wife,
(meaning, have intercourse with
her), and raise up seed to thy
brother,
And Onan knew that the seed
should not be his (that the child
would not be carrying his name);
and it came to pass, when he went
in unto his brother's wife, that
he spilled IT on the ground, lest
he should give seed to his brother.
And the thing which he did
displeased the Lord, wherefore
he (the Lord) slew him also.
(HOLY BIBLE) Genesis 38:8-10