Dinah went to see the girls in the neighborhood. She was raped and kidnapped. Her brothers went over their fathers head and killed the men of the town. Jacob blames her brothers, the brothers blame the rapist, and they take all the women (yes, the women who Dinah went to see) with them when they leave. But, God never blames Dinah. JWs blame Dinah for the death and all the badness of the situation. I thought we had stopped blaming the victim...like God did.
2007-08-15 12:47:25 · 5 answers · asked by Sableindian 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
JW's don't blame Dinah for the deaths! Where did you hear this??
We use this as an example of why its so important to choose your associates wisely, because that was the reason that Dinah got herself into trouble, nothing more.
2007-08-15 12:59:07 · answer #1 · answered by Mabes 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dinah became enamored with the world, and made herself vulnerable. While there was no formal sin in her actions, she created an untenable situation.
Genesis 34:1 states, "Dinah ...went out."
"Out" from the protection of family and God. She entered the world of Shecem, whose morals were not up to God's standards.
Yet she is innocent due to her naivety.
Our hearts all go out to innocent victims, but one can only claim "naive" once.
2007-08-15 12:59:14 · answer #2 · answered by Bobby Jim 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-10 07:42:05 · answer #3 · answered by mytych 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there is clearly no blame or punishment on dinah in the genesis account, neither is there any blame or punishment on tamar when she gets raped by amnon.
2007-08-15 12:57:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The point of the story is not to say who's fault it was but to simply highlight what it says in Proverbs 13:20 - "He that is walking with wise persons will become wise, but he that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly"
2007-08-15 13:06:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋