Israel’s Sons Kill A Whole City

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males. And they slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out. The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and spoiled the city, because they had defiled their sister. They took their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and that which was in the city, and that which was in the field, And all their wealth, and all their little ones, and their wives took they captive, and spoiled even all that was in the house. And Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, Ye have troubled me to make me to stink among the inhabitants of the land, among the Canaanites and the Perizzites: and I being few in number, they shall gather themselves together against me, and slay me; and I shall be destroyed, I and my house. And they said, Should he deal with our sister as with an harlot? Genesis 34:25-31

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Jacob’s sons decide that their sister was unfair and in their anger they come up with a way to deceive the whole city. They say that they will allow their sister to marry the man who raped her if all of the men will become circumcised. While the men are still in pain the brothers go through the city and kill all the men and take all of the treasure of the city. Jacob is appalled by the anger and vengeance of his sons Simeon and Levi and is afraid that all of the other cities will gather against him and destroy him and his family.

Prayer for Today: God, sometimes we can see our own defects of character in our children. We pray today that we may give you our defects before they get to our children. Help us to allow recovery to start in us today. Thank You for Your love.