Tag: vengeance
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Pain Does Not Sanctify Revenge – Genesis 34:24-29
Genesis 34:24–29And unto Hamor and unto Shechem his son hearkened all that went out of the gate of his city; and every male was circumcised, all that went out of the gate of his city.And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon…
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Using Holy Things with Carnal Hands – Genesis 34:13-17
Genesis 34:13–17And the sons of Jacob answered Shechem and Hamor his father deceitfully, and said, because he had defiled Dinah their sister: And they said unto them, We cannot do this thing, to give our sister to one that is uncircumcised; for that were a reproach unto us: But in this will we consent unto…
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Seventy Times Seven – Genesis 4:24
Genesis 4:24 If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold. By the time you reach this verse, the line of Cain has become loud with pride. Lamech does not merely defend himself. He magnifies himself. He takes the principle of vengeance and stretches it beyond all proportion. Cain had become a warning.…
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The Song of the Sword – Genesis 4:22-23
Genesis 4:22-23 And Zillah, she also bare Tubalcain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubalcain was Naamah. And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voiceye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speechfor I have slain a man to my wounding, and a young man…