Abounding Sin, Superabounding Grace

I. HE FRIENDED DEFILING COMPANIONS (1-6)

A. Departure from godly influence (1)
B. Friendship with the ungodly (1)
C. Mixed marriage (2-6)

II. HE FATHERED DESPICABLE CHILDREN (7-11)

A. What the parents indulge in moderation, the children will in excess
B. Judah’s response

III. HE FELL TO DEEPEST CORRUPTION (12-23)

A. Judah’s pursuit of worldly pleasure
B. Tamar’s scheme
C. Judah’s sin

IV. HE FINALLY DEMONSTRATED CONTRITION (24-26)

A. His vehement judgment (24)
B. His sin exposed (25)
C. His repentant confession (26)

V. THEY FOUND DIVINE CLEMENCY (27-30)

A. From their immoral union, the Lord granted them children
B. Tamar’s name is used favourably in genealogies
C. God’s grace is magnified in such people