This week at Grace, we’re covering two of the most difficult and uncomfortable stories in Genesis—and that’s saying something. In Genesis 34 and 38, we encounter accounts of sexual violence and justice. Genesis 34 tells the story of Dinah, assaulted by a powerful Canaanite. In Genesis 38, Tamar is exploited and then blamed by the very men who were meant to protect her. As painful as these stories are, they’re not irrelevant. The same questions that Dinah and Tamar might have asked are still being asked today: Where can I turn for justice? Who will defend the powerless? How can there be hope in the midst of suffering? The stories of Dinah and Tamar force us to confront painful realities that still exist today and remind us that God’s justice and compassion reach even into the darkest places. Join us as we discover how God’s redemptive heart speaks through stories that are hard to read but impossible to ignore.

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