Shechem Defiles Dinah
Genesis 34:1-24
I. Dinah Goes Out to See the Daughters of the Land (vs. 1-3)
a. What happens when Dinah, Leah’s daughter, goes out to see the daughters of the land?
b. What does the scripture indicate about the incident in verse 2?
c. What do we know about Shechem (the person)?
d. In stark contradiction of his initial action what is Shechem’s feelings for Dinah?
III. Hamor Asks for Jacob to give Dinah to be Shechem’s wife (vs. 4-12)
a. What does Jacob already know when Hamor makes his request for Dinah?
b. Why does Jacob not respond to the attack on Dinah as soon as he hears about it?
c. How do Dinah’s brothers take the news when they arrive home?
d. How does Hamor attempt to expand the offer of marriage(s)?
e. What does Hamor say he will do to seal the deal?
III. A Deceitful Requirement (vs. 13-24)
a. What motivates Jacob’s sons to deal deceitfully with the Hivites?
b. What condition do Jacob’s sons place on the men of the Hivites?
c. Again, deceitfully, what do Jacob’s sons promise if the Hivite men will be circumcised?
d. How do Hamor and Shechem convince the Hivites that it is a great opportunity for them over the sons of Jacob?
e. What do the Hivites believe they will gain that gets all their men to be circumcised?
APPLICATION:
Do two wrongs ever make a right?
At this point in the narrative who is the singular guilty party?
What is the difference between justice and vengeance?
