It came about while Israel was dwelling in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine, and Israel heard of it.Last chapter, I asked the question of where Reuben was when Simeon and Levi took action. Since he was the oldest, one would think he'd be leading the charge. Now it appears that there may have been a reason he stayed out of it.
As I said last chapter, I don't condone what Dinah's brothers did. However, it appears that Reuben may have kept out of it because he had problems in this area himself. I'm not saying the text indicates he raped anyone, but he obviously had sexual struggles, and here he lost that battle. Sleeping with your half-brothers' mother? This family really had some problems, yet God used them all the same. Oh, that he would use me, in spite of my struggles.
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