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Genesis 34–36: On Dinah’s Defiling, Jacob’s Sons’ War Crimes, and Other Things That Ought Not Be Done in Israel (Bible Talk, Ep. 12)

Bible Talk — A podcast by 9Marks & Southern Seminary

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The Importance of Circumcision

In verse 13 Moses tells the sons of Jacob to get circumcised. This is deceitfully because they had to file their sister, Dinah. He doesn't want anybody to think this was a good thing for the sons of Israel to do on this occasion. There is no mention of the Lord in the whole chapter. The only thing religious in this chapter is circumcision and that is being misused.

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