TEXT - Genesis 34
In Chapter 34 Jacob’s daughter is defiled and he does nothing about it, which prompts Simeon and Levi to take justice and revenge into their own hands. This chapter includes rape, genocide, decpetion and looting, but God. He is sovereign and uses sinful, broken, vengeful people to showcase his grace and encat his plan for salvation for all.
REFLECTION QUESTIONS
HEAD: QUESTIONS AIMED AT OUR MINDS TO HELP US UNDERSTAND GOD’S WORD.
How many times is God mentioned or referenced in this passage? What does that tell us?
Read Genesis 17:9-14. Why is circumcision commanded by God? How is this twisted in this passage?
HEART: QUESTIONS AIMED AT OUR AFFECTIONS TO HELP US LOVE GOD
Who behaves badly in this chapter? What do you think their motives were? How can you relate?
How does this chapter and the chapters following show us God’s grace?
HANDS: QUESTIONS AIMED AT OUR HANDS TO HELP US LIVE FOR GOD (PERSONALLY, COMMUNALLY, AND MISSIONALLY)
When you face conflict or wrongdoing, do you tend to appease through passivity or become furious and vengeful? How does the gospel deflate our desire to appease and our need to avenge?
This chapter displays two ungodly responses to injustice. How can we respond in a right and godly way to injustice that we witness, experience or hear about?