19/09/2014
There is a
girl whose name has been bouncing around in my head; her name is/was Dinah. We
first meet her in Genesis 30:21. She was the only daughter Jacob had; she was
the daughter of Leah, the not so loved wife. I suspect that no one had time for
Dinah. Daddy Jacob was too busy fighting so many battles, Mummy Leah was busy
trying to get Daddy Jacob's attention, Step-mum/Aunt Rachel was busy trying to
have another baby, her brothers were probably busy trying to outdo one another
in order to be Daddy's favourite child...
For some
reason, Dinah decided to take a walk and see the daughters of the land...Why
girl? Why did you go alone to the land? What could she have done better? Oh
Dinah!
Then a
rapist called Schechem saw Dinah; she was such an easy prey...No one knew where
she went and she knew no one in the land she went. Dinah!!! Did you not know
that such men look for the loner; the one that is defenseless?
Can we talk
about this uncomfortable story? How does this apply to us today? What lessons
can we learn from Dinah's story in Genesis 34?
Please
share your views. Scriptural references are very welcome.
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