Deliverance from Darkness

July 2, 2023 Speaker: Mike Law Series: Genesis

Topic: Exposition Scripture: Genesis 34:1–31

Introduction

Context
Sermon in a sentence: God meets our desperate need with his deliverance.

1. The Danger of All [Genesis 34:1–7]
     a. Dinah’s Allurement & Jacob’s Absence [Genesis 34:1, cf. Gen. 29:31, 1 Pet. 3:4]
     b. Shechem’s Attack & Attachment [Genesis 34:2–4, cf. Gen. 12:10–20, 20:1–18, 26:6–16; 1 Thess. 4:3–5]
     c. Jacob’s Silence, Hamor’s Seeking, and the Sons are Seething [Genesis 34:5–7, cf. Gen. 34:30]

2. The Deceit of All [Genesis 34:8–24]
     a. Proposal & Plea [Genesis 34:8–12, cf. Deut. 7:3–4]
     b. Counter & Compromise [Genesis 34:13–17, cf. Eph. 4:26]
     c. Acceptance & Action [Genesis 34:18–24, cf. Gen 17:22–27]

3. The Desperate Need of All [Genesis 34:25–31]
     a. Punished by the Sword [Genesis 34:25–29]
     b. Jacob Rebukes His Sons [Genesis 34:30, cf. Gen. 49:5–7]
     c. Jacob’s Sons Rebuke Him [Genesis 34:31]

Conclusion

More in Genesis

October 22, 2023

Death Cannot Bury God's Promises

October 8, 2023

Wait for the King

October 1, 2023

God Will Be With You