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My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》

My Song In The Night (Genesis)
我夜间的歌曲《创世记》 
Day 
Day 271

Text: Genesis 34: 13-17

MEDITATION

Genesis 34:13-17

13 But the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father, and spoke deceitfully, because he had defiled Dinah their sister.
14 And they said to them, “We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one who is uncircumcised, for that would be a reproach to us.
15 But on this condition we will consent to you: If you will become as we are, if every male of you is circumcised,
16 then we will give our daughters to you, and we will take your daughters to us; and we will dwell with you, and we will become one people.
17 But if you will not heed us and be circumcised, then we will take our daughter and be gone.”

MEANINGFUL APPLICATION TO LIFE

1. The sons of Jacob answered

a. Jacob should have been the one to answer.
b. Hamor had come to Jacob with a request for Dinah to be married to Shechem.

2. An important comment

a. This word did not come from Jacob.
b. This answer to Hamor and Shechem was deceitful.
c. They were still very angry that Dinah had been raped.
d. They were out for revenge.

3. Laying down the condition of “circumcision”

a. This was the command given by God to Abraham (Genesis 17).
b. This was carefully practised by the descendants of Abraham.
c. They cannot marry off Dinah to one who was uncircumcised.
Hamor and Shechem were Hivites and did not practise circumcision.

4. Deceitful words

a. If the Hivites would be circumcised the possibility of marriage may be considered.
b. The children of Jacob had grown up and had children and they could marry the Hivites if they were circumcised. They could then be “one people”.
c. Should this condition be rejected, the whole family of Jacob would move away.

经文：创世记 34：13-17

沉思

《创世记 34：13-17》
13 雅各的儿子们因为示剑玷污了他们的妹子底拿，就用诡诈的话回答示剑和他父亲哈抹，
14 对他们说：“我们不能把我们的妹子给没有受割礼的人为妻，因为那是我们的羞辱。
15 唯有一件才可以应允：若你们所有的男丁都受割礼，和我们一样，
16 我们就把女儿给你们，也娶你们的女儿，我们便与你们同住，两下成为一样的人民。

17 倘若你们不听从我们受割礼，我们就带着妹子走了。”

在生活里有意义地的应用

1. 雅各儿子们的回答

a. 雅各本是应该回答的人
b. 哈抹是来找雅各要求底拿嫁给示剑的

2. 一个重要的评语

a. 这话不是来自雅各的
b. 这对哈抹和示剑的回答是诡诈的话
c. 他们仍然对底拿被强奸感到非常愤怒
d. 他们想报仇

3. 立下“割礼”的条件

a. 这是上帝对亚伯拉罕的命令《创世记 17》
b. 亚伯拉罕的后裔谨慎地实践了这命令
c. 他们不能将底拿嫁给没有受割礼的人
哈抹和示剑是希未人，所以没有行割礼

4. 诡诈的话

a. 如果希未人受割礼，这婚姻就可以被考虑
b. 雅各的孩子长大了，也有了自己的孩子，如果希未人受割礼，他们就可以同希未人结婚，成为“一样的人民”
c. 如果这个条件被拒绝，雅各的全家都将搬走