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Today’s reading went in many directions, but the story that stood out to me the most was the story of Dinah, Jacob’s daughter. While I may find Simeon’s and Levi’s revenge distasteful,it is an example of the consequences of sin. Sin ultimately leads to pain. Sometimes it is greater than others, but through the Holy Spirit, God always convicts us of what we have allowed to deceive us in our lives. However, we must never lose sight that God’s grace and mercy is greater than any sin in our lives. When sin is allowed to creep in, we must repent (turn away) and commit our lives to following God’s leading. We will never be perfect or free from sin, but we must always strive to be more like Christ each day we are alive.
Daily Devotion 
I wonder what happened in Esau’s life that allowed him to show such grace, mercy and love to Jacob. I wish we had that part of the story.
The story is Dinah is very moving for me. Women were not valued in the surrounding culture. Even today, women are raped around the world, and no one comes to their aide. It would’ve been very easy to just let Shechem marry Dinah. But her brothers stood up for her. They rescued her from a horrendous situation. God elevating the status of women. It’s yet another story of our God reshaping the culture and reteaching his people.