Gerard Hemmings5 minute readMay/June 2015, page 12
“Simeon and Levi are brothers—their swords are weapons of violence. Let me not enter their council, let me not join their assembly, for they have killed men in their anger and hamstrung oxen as they pleased. Cursed be their anger, so fierce, and
their fury, so cruel! I will scatter them in Jacob and disperse them in Israel.” (Genesis 49:5-7)
Jacob speaks to Simeon and Levi. They are the second and third sons of unloved Leah. He begins by stating the obvious, ‘Simeon and Levi are brothers.’ What is Jacob getting at? Simeon and Levi are indeed brothers, alike in every way. They have the same nature and temperament and because of this, they readily pair off. But they are too alike for comfort!
It’s a hot day and you fancy some lime juice. You pour lime cordial into a glass, add cool water and slake your thirst. But suppose you pour yourself a double measure of cordial? What then? A double dose turns this refreshing drink [...]
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