God Does. Genesis 34:14-24 NLT

Lust and greed. Two big motivators and two big sins. These are the sins that will cost the men of Schechem their lives. 

Jacob's son's are guilty of sin too. Revenge and deceit. We'll soon see how their plot unfolds. 

Sin kills. It kills us spiritually and it kills us physically. That's what Satan wants, to trip us up and take us down. That's why he entices us. Satan doesn't want to win us over, he just wants to take us away from God. Satan doesn't care about our  aftermath. He just wants revenge on God and uses us as a pawn. 

Salvation isn't a game, it's a matter of life and death, eternal life with Christ or an eternal death with Satan. Satan doesn't care but God does. 

Genesis 34:14-24 NLT

14 They said to them, “We couldn’t possibly allow this, because you’re not circumcised. It would be a disgrace for our sister to marry a man like you!  15 But here is a solution. If every man among you will be circumcised like we are, 16 then we will give you our daughters, and we’ll take your daughters for ourselves. We will live among you and become one people.  17 But if you don’t agree to be circumcised, we will take her and be on our way.” 

18 Hamor and his son Shechem agreed to their proposal.  19 Shechem wasted no time in acting on this request, for he wanted Jacob’s daughter desperately. Shechem was a highly respected member of his family, 20 and he went with his father, Hamor, to present this proposal to the leaders at the town gate. 

21 “These men are our friends,” they said. “Let’s invite them to live here among us and trade freely. Look, the land is large enough to hold them. We can take their daughters as wives and let them marry ours. 22 But they will consider staying here and becoming one people with us only if all of our men are circumcised, just as they are.  23 But if we do this, all their livestock and possessions will eventually be ours. Come, let’s agree to their terms and let them settle here among us.” 

24 So all the men in the town council agreed with Hamor and Shechem, and every male in the town was circumcised.  

Blessings, Cecilia