JUDAH: Tribe of King Messiah

If a poll were taken as to which of Jacob's twelve sons is the most famous, certainly either Joseph or Judah would be the favored one. Although more space is given to the personal history of Joseph than any of his brothers (Gen. 37-50), far more is said about the tribe of Judah than any other tribe. Reuben, through his unstable act of immorality, had forfeited his position as firstborn among hi