Dinah is the daughter of Jacob by his wife, Leah. The Bible doesn’t mention other daughters, but we know he had at least one. We do not know how old Dinah was, but she was probably young enough to still believe that she would be safe. I would place her in her mid-teens probably. Don’t hold me to that, it’s just a guess. I remember being a teenager. I wanted to spread my wings and do what the other girls were doing. I imagine that Dinah did to. So, she walked to the city to “see the women of the land” (Genesis 33:1). Just why, is the question. Was she curious? Did she want to mingle with them and take part in their activities? Considering her family, why would she want to go into a city that was ungodly?
Month: September 2023
THE THREE HARDEST WORDS EVER
We find Jacob on his way to meet Esau in person. All the preparations have been made and a plan has been put into motion. The herds and flocks had been sent ahead and now Jacob sees Esau, his brother, and four hundred men coming. He had each of his maid servants take their own children and put them in the front of the procession. Then Leah and her children. Finally, Rachel and Joseph, in the back of the parade. Jacob went on ahead. I thinking he went first to try to spare his family from Esau’s supposed wrath.
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LET’S GET READY TO RUMBLE
This is where we find Jacob. He is returning home to his father. He knows that Esau is probably still there and, for all he knows, Esau may still want to kill him. It’s been twenty years since he left in a panic, fleeing to Laban for sanctuary. What is Esau going to do when he sees Jacob? Jacob has 12 children, 11 sons and 1 daughter, 2 wives, huge flocks of sheep and goats, herds of cattle, camels and donkeys and possibly hundreds of servants, shepherds and herdsmen. He can’t sneak back home. The huge mass of life that he is travelling with is impossible to hide. Jacob is shaking in his sandals. How can he protect his family and possessions?
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AND THE RACE IS ON
Jacob packed up all he had, put his wives and children on camels and drove all his livestock away from Laban and his home without even telling him they were leaving. Laban was not even at home when he left. Laban didn’t know that Jacob and his family had left until three days after the fact. He gathered his clansmen and took off after them. It took them another seven days to catch up to them.
