Jacob is always getting in himself in trouble by trying to solve his problems by himself instead of relying on the Lord. God gets him out of these troubles. In chapter 34, Jacob moves out of the picture. ________________________________________ 1 ¶ And Dinah the daughter of Leah, which she bare to Jacob, went out to see the daughters of the land. Remember Jacob moved here but God didn't tell him to go here, He told Jacob to go to Bethel. Think when you raised your own children and they get old enough to go out and see the world for themselves. 2 And when Shechem the son of Hamor the Hivite, prince of the country, saw her, he took her, and lay with her, and defiled her. The head man of this whole area, his son has taken a liking to Dinah. He defiled her before marriage. 3 And his soul clave to Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spoke kindly to the damsel. He courted her, fell in love with her. They weren't supposed to be here, remember. 4 And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel to wife. The son told his dad to get her and make her his bride. 5 And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter: now his sons were with his cattle in the field: and Jacob held his peace until they were come. Jacob finds out and keeps his peace. He is a peace-loving guy. Notice how the Christians handle this issue and how the pagans handle it. In this case, the pagans were right. 6 ¶ And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him. 7 And the sons of Jacob came out of the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel in.... |