Genesis 34

Genesis 34:1

7. Sins at Shechem (Chap. 34)34:1-12 The name of God is not mentioned in this chapter. While Jacob and his family were living in Shechem, Dinah his daughter mingled socially with the heathen women, a breach of proper separation from the ungodly. On one such occasion, Shechem, the son of Hamor, sexually assaulted her, then greatly desired to marry her. Realizing that Jacob and his sons were enraged, Hamor proposed a peaceful solution: intermarriage between the Israelites and Canaanites, and full rights for the Israelites as citizens of the land. (Verse 9 can be seen as one of many Satanic attempts to pollute the godly line.) Shechem also offered to pay whatever dowry and gift was requested. 34:13-24 The sons of Jacob had no intention of giving Dinah to Shechem, but they lied that they would do so if the men of the city would be circumcised. The sacred sign of God’s covenant was to be used wickedly. In good faith, Hamor, Shechem, and all the men of their city met the condition. 34:25-31 But while the Shechemites were recovering from the surgery, Simeon and Levi treacherously murdered them and plundered their wealth. When Jacob administered a mild rebuke, Simeon and Levi answered that their sister should not have been treated like a harlot. Actually Jacob seemed to be more concerned about his own welfare than the horrible injustice that had been done to the men of Shechem. Notice his eight uses of the first-person pronoun in verse 30.