All the men who went out of the city gate agreed with Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male in the city was circumcised. Three days later, while all of them were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brothers, took their swords and attacked the unsuspecting city, killing every male.
Genesis 34:24-25 NIV
No good deed goes unpunished.
Kick ‘em when they’re down.
Call it what you will but life isn’t fair and avengers are always at the door.
In this story, Dinah’s brothers successfully avenge the rape of their sister. It was an easy rout. A deceitful plan, but an effective one.
Standing up against evil is rarely this easy.
The takeaway?
There are no rules in war. It’s entirely about finding your advantage against your foe and exploiting it to your victory.
There will be times when being a Christian is less about being loving and more about being smarter than a fifth grader.