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Verse Genesis 34:24. _EVERY MALE WAS CIRCUMCISED_] These simple
people must have had very great affection for their chief and his son,
or have been under the influence of the most _passive obedience_...
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- Dinah’s Dishonor
This chapter records the rape of Dinah and the revenge of her
brothers.
Genesis 34:1
Dinah went out to see the daughters of the land. The Jewish doctors of
a later period fix the...
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CHAPTER 34 DEFILEMENT OF DINAH
_ 1. The defilement (Genesis 34:1)_
2. Hamor's proposal (Genesis 34:4)
3. The deceitful answer of Jacob's sons (Genesis 34:13)
4. The males of Shechem slain ...
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GENESIS 34. SHECHEM'S OUTRAGE ON DINAH AVENGED. It is generally agreed
that two sources have been used, but much uncertainty prevails as to
their identity and extent, while in view of the priestly phr...
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_all that went out of the gate_ i.e. all the citizens: cf. "all that
went in at the gate," Genesis 23:10; Genesis 23:18....
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PART FORTY-THREE
THE STORY OF JACOB: INCIDENTS IN CANAAN
(Genesis 34:1 to Genesis 35:28)
The Biblical Account
1 And Dinah the daughter of Leah, whom she bare unto Jacob went out to
see the daughters...
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_THESE MEN ARE PEACEABLE WITH US; THEREFORE LET THEM DWELL IN THE
LAND, AND TRADE THEREIN; FOR THE LAND, BEHOLD, IT IS LARGE ENOUGH FOR
THEM; LET US TAKE THEIR DAUGHTERS TO US FOR WIVES, AND LET US GI...
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THE DISHONOUR DONE TO DINAH, AND THE CRAFTY REVENGE OF SIMEON AND LEVI
1. Went out to see the daughters of the land] According to Josephus
there was a festival among the Canaanites at Shechem....
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GOD’S ANCIENT PEOPLE
GENESIS
_ALUN OWEN_
CHAPTER 34
SHECHEM WANTS TO MARRY DINAH
V1 Now Dinah was Leah’s daughter and her father was Jacob. Dinah
went out to visit the women who lived in *Canaan...
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THE TÔLDÔTH ISAAC (Genesis 25:19 to Genesis 35:29).
THE BIRTH OF ISAAC’S SONS.
Abraham begat Isaac — The _Tôldôth_ in its original form gave
probably a complete genealogy of Isaac, tracing up his des...
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וַ יִּשְׁמְע֤וּ אֶל ־חֲמֹור֙ וְ אֶל
־שְׁכֶ֣ם
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JACOB'S SONS SPOIL THE SHECHEMITES
Genesis 34:18
It is not easy to steer our family life amid the rocks and quicksands
of present-day worldliness; but we shall not prosper by using the
world's weapon...
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When Jacob parted from Esau he should have gone directly to Beth-el.
The previous chapter shows that he did not do so but tarried at
Shechem. Unquestionably, this was a mistake. There is nothing more...
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DECEPTION AND SLAUGHTER
Jacob's sons agreed to the marriage contract, but the text tells us
they were acting deceitfully. They told Hamor they could not allow one
of the women of Israel to marry an un...
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See here the recompense of an evil eye! Genesis 49:5....
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Having already shown the position of Isaac, I resume briefly with the
remark that he stands before us clearly as the representative of the
Son, and this too as dead, risen, and in heaven. All will und...
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24._And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened, etc _Apparently
this consent may be ascribed to modesty and humanity; for, by readily
obeying their princes, and kindly admitting the strangers t...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 29 THROUGH 35.
I have no doubt that in the two wives, as I have said, we have the
Gentiles and Israel: Rachel first loved on the earth, but not
possessed; but...
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AND UNTO HAMOR AND UNTO SHECHEM HIS SON HEARKENED ALL THAT WENT OUT OF
THE GATE OF HIS CITY,.... That is, all the inhabitants of the city who
came to the gate of it, upon the summons given them, and d...
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And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of
the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went
out of the gate of his city.
Ver. 24. _And every male was ci...
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_Unto Hamor and Shechem hearkened all_, &c. They consented to be
circumcised, partly in compliance with their young prince, whom they
either feared or loved; and partly in prospect of their own advant...
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[DINAH DEFILED.]
1 Dinah is rauished by Shechem.
4 He sueth to marry her.
13 The sonnes of Iacob offer the condition of Circumcision to the
Shechemites.
20 Hamor and Shechem perswade them to accep...
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And unto Hamor and unto Shechem, his son, hearkened all that went out
of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went
out of the gate of his city. The expression is repeated in...
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The Men of Shechem Agree to the Demand...
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SIXTH SECTION
_Jacobs settlement in Canaan. At Succoth. At Shechem. Dinah. Simeon
and Levi. The first manifestation of Jewish fanaticism. Jacob’s
rebuke, and removal to Bethel_
GENESIS 33:17 TO GENE...
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SHAMEFUL SIN IN JACOB'S HOUSE
Jacob had been concerned about his own house: now he must learn
through painful experience that when he puts his house first, he will
find trouble and sorrow from his hou...
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20-31 The Shechemites submitted to the sacred rite, only to serve a
turn, to please their prince, and to enrich themselves, and it was
just with God to bring punishment upon them. As nothing secures...
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They yielded to circumcision, partly in compliance with their young
prince, whom they either loved or feared; and partly for the prospect
of their own advantage, for which men are frequently willing t...
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These Chapter s present to us the history of Jacob at least, the
principal scenes in that history. The Spirit of God here sets before
us the deepest instruction, first, as to God's purpose of infinite...
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‘And all who went out of the gate of the city paid heed to Hamor,
and Shechem his son, and every male was circumcised, all who went out
of the gate of his city.'
“ALL WHO WENT OUT OF THE GATE OF THE...
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CONTENTS: Harvest of evil years comes on Jacob and family. Dinah
defiled and the bloody revenge.
CHARACTERS: Dinah, Jacob, Hamor, sons of Jacob, Simeon, Levi.
CONCLUSION: Untaught maidens who go out...
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Genesis 34:1. _Dinah._ One of the oldest of Jacob's daughters, for he
had many: Genesis 37:35. Josephus intimates that it was a festival
day, and it is probable that she had been invited by ladies wit...
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_They slew Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and
took Dinah out of Shechem’s house_
THE PUNISHMENT OF DINAH’S DISHONOUR
I. IT WAS PROMPTED BY A FEELING OF VENGEANCE AGAINST THE D...
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GENESIS—NOTE ON GENESIS 34:1 Almost as soon as Jacob returns to
Canaan, an incident threatens the future security of his family. While
the rape of Dinah by Shechem is inexcusable, the retribution by S...
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CRITICAL NOTES.—
Genesis 34:6. Hamor, the father of Shechem, went out unto Jacob to
commune with him.] In Oriental countries the fathers arrange the
marriages of their children.
GENESIS 34:7. WROUGHT...
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EXPOSITION
GENESIS 34:1
AND DINAH THE DAUGHTER OF LEAH, WHICH SHE BARE UNTO JACOB,—if Dinah
was born before Joseph (Genesis 30:21) she was probably in her seventh
year when Jacob reached Succoth ...
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Now there's a time gap between Chapter s thirty-three and thirty-four
because at the time that they had left the land of Padanaram, Dinah
was less than six years old. And now she comes into the story...
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hearkened. went out. Genesis 23:10 Genesis 23:18 every male. Genesis
17:23 Isaiah 1:10...