Read Genesis 34-35 The Danger of Bravado
When we see something wrong that needs to be corrected, do we wisely consider all the potential strategies or do we quickly bring out the guns and fire. The motto of Simeon and Levi .... Fire, Ready, Aim!!
A great wrong was done to Dinah, she was raped by Hamor. This is a wrong that needs to be addressed. But the killing of the other men in the town of Shechem was not justifiable. Choose your battles wisely.
Jacob had the wisdom to know that a small victory here could turn into a disaster for his entire family later on. F. Laguard Smith says of the actions of Simeon and Levi, “Jacob might has also have suspected that his sons acted more out of hot-blooded anger or swashbuckling bravado than any pure sense of justice. Even righteous battles can be tainted by mixed motives.”
It is entire possible that today or sometime this week you will be faced with injustice. At that critical juncture carefully consider your reactions. As the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said, “Be careful, lest fighting the dragon you become the dragon.”
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