“And the young man deferred not to do the thing, because he had delight in Jacob’s daughter: and he was more honourable than all the house of his father.”
The young man, who was the most honored of all his father's household, lost no time in doing what they said, because he was delighted with Jacob's daughter. Shechem's eagerness — lost no time, delighted with Jacob's daughter — is the eagerness of someone whose desire has overridden his judgment. The application: the desire that drives haste in a significant commitment often drives past the judgment that would protect from harm.
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