![]() They were willing to pay any bridal price and to welcome the family as part of their community. Shechem and Hamor approached Jacob to arrange a marriage. It may have been because he didn't care enough or it could have been that he didn't know what to do. When Jacob heard about the situation he did nothing. ![]() We do not know if Dinah was held against her will or not. In verse 26 we read that Dinah was taken from Shechem's house. ![]() Shechem raped and also apparently kidnapped Dinah. Dinah, quite frankly, might have enjoyed the attention of the town's most eligible bachelor. It is likely that Hamor had seen her before. It is possible that this was not Dinah's first visit to Shechem. Josephus, the Jewish historian contends that Dinah was heading to one of the pagan festivals of Shechem. Because she was a child of Leah and a daughter it is likely that she was not among the "favorites".ĭinah was probably around 14 or 15 years old in this chapter. This is a passage filled with sin, excess and godlessness.īefore we draw some lessons from the text, let's make sure we have the facts of the account straight.ĭinah was the seventh and final child and only daughter of Leah and Jacob. In this passage we do not see God's name OR His influence. However, all throughout the book of Esther we see the fingerprints of God. In the book of Esther God's name is absent. we do know that in this entire account (which makes up this chapter), God's name is absent. chapters were added later for ease of use. Now, we know that the Bible was not written as chapters. This passage is unique in the Bible because the name of God is not mentioned at all in this chapter. But like every other passage in the Bible we need to remember Paul's words, "ALL scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, correction, and for training in righteousness." In other words, there are some things we can learn from this passage. This chapter records a sordid account of sinful humanity. It is a passage that when you read it you immediately say, "what in the world am I supposed to learn from this?" This passage would qualify as a "stinker" passage. From time to time we run across a passage in the Bible that I would call a "stinker" passage.
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