Living In The (Hostile) Land

Sunday 11th April, 2021

Read: Luke 4:1-13 Genesis 34:1-31

Genesis 1-33 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the nations
Genesis 34:1-4 The rape of Dinah
Genesis 34:5-19 Responding to the rape of Dinah
5-7 initial reactions
8-10 Hamor speaks of integration
11-12 Shechem speaks with love and desire
13-17 Jacob’s sons speak deceitfully
18-19 Shechem speaks with action
Genesis 34:20-24 Integration into Shechem and its economic benefits
Genesis 34:25-31 The ‘rape’ of the Shechemites
Genesis 34 in Genesis and the whole Bible