That Which Shall Befall You in the Last Days, part 3

Genesis 49: 5-7

Simeon and Levi

Genesis 34 tells the incident when Simeon and Levi avenged their sister Dinah’s rape. Jacob’s reaction is also mentioned as shame and fear.

Simeon and Levi were grieved and were filled with cruel wrath about Dinah.

Jacob says, Come not into their secret = don’t take their council

Digged down a wall = they cut the back hamstrings of the animals to make them suffer

They have self-will which is the opposite of God’s will

God did not give up on Simeon and Levi

Simeon is mentioned 34 times, and Levi 64 times in the rest of the Bible.

Levi’s land inheritance was only 48 cities. They did not get a complete section of acreage. Deuteronomy 31 says that Moses gives the Levites credit in the future for getting rid of Baal worshippers.

Simeon received acreage of land but it was the most barrren part within the tribe of Judah’s land. God still loved Simeon and in the future 12,000 will be sealed from Simeon’s family line.