Friday, March 8, 2013

Journal Through the Bible: Week 9 Friday

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Genesis 33:17-34:31

Jacob's daughter, Dinah, went to a nearby city to see its female residents. Plotting Jacob's children onto a timeline shows Dinah's age to be approximately 13 to 15 years old when her curiosity caused her to wander away from the safety of her family's encampment. Like many young women, Dinah unexpectedly found herself vulnerable to attack. Shechem, the prince of this city-state took advantage of her and then decided after humbling her that he loved her and wanted to marry her.

The molestation that preceded the marriage proposal led to negotiations between the inhabitants of the city and the family of Jacob. A supposed-truce that included the rite of circumcision hid the subterfuge of two of Jacob's sons who then attacked and killed all the male inhabitants on a day that they were sore.


Does God  make any promises in this passage?
God does not speak.

Are there any references to Jesus?
None that I found.

Are there any references to End Time or eternal events?
I did not find any.

Does God issue any commands?
God does not speak.

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