Genesis 34-36

Chapter 34
This chapter explains why we were told of Dinah in Genesis 30:21

Questions to Consider
1. Do you think Jacob/Leah should have let Dinah visit these women? (1)
2. What does her visit tell us about Leah’s character? (1)
3. Do you think Shechem raped Dinah? (2)
4. Do you think Shechem loved Dinah? (3)
5. Why were Dinah’s brothers furious? (4-7)
6. How tempting was the offer made by Hamor & Shechem? (8-10)
7. Was this a justifiable lie? (13)
8. Do you think God likes it when we force our religion on others? (14-17)
9. Do you think it was crazy for Hamor & Shechem to agree to this (18-19)
10. Did they plan to accept Jacob’s family or assimilate them? (20-23)
11. Why would all the men of the city agree to these terms? (24)
12. Was this justifiable murder? (25-26)
13. Was this justifiable theft? (27-29)
14. What were the consequences of this event for the Israelites? (30)
15. How do you think Jacob responded to their question? (31)

Life Applications
We must be careful about the company we keep
Two wrongs don’t make a right
We must evangelize, but we must never compromise
Bad decisions come with bad consequences

Chapter 35

Question to Consider
1. Why do you think God calls Jacob to a new place? (1)
2. Why did they have foreign gods? (2)
3. Why did Jacob insist they get rid of these gods at this point? (2-4)
4. Why were the all their neighbors afraid of them? (5)
5. What was the significance of Bethel? (6-7)
6. Why are we told about Rebekah’s nurse? (8)
7. Why does God remind Jacob of his new name and the promises? (9-15)
8. Why did Jacob change the baby’s name? (16-20)
9. What can we tell, so far, about the character of the 12 sons? (21-26)
10. Where do you think Jacob’s emotions at this point? (27-29)

Life Applications
1. God is practical and relevant
2. God is the God of fresh starts
3. Every conclusion is a new beginning

Chapter 36

Question to Consider
1. Why are we told Esau’s family tree? (1-43)