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A Ruler in Egypt

Genesis 41:38-57 Ruler in Egypt If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 41. In the last several weeks we have been working through the life of Joseph together. We've emphasized on a number of occasions that two overarching themes are found in this whole section of the book of Genesis. First, the providence of God. And second, the way that God designed to create a great nation out of Jacob's great family. How would Jacob go from being a tremendous tribe, occupying as nomads, the land of Canaan to be a nation that could actually occupy and transform the land of Canaan. Well, in large measure, the answer to that is given in the story of Joseph which is itself just another indication of God's providence in the life of Joseph. Though Joseph is the main…

Sold In Slavery-The Lord Meant It for Good

Genesis 37:18-36The Lord Meant It for Good If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me again to Genesis 37. Tonight we continue our study in this final section of the book of Genesis, Genesis 37 through 50 and the story of the life of Joseph. We said last time it was important to understand at least two things about this section of the book of Genesis. First the story of Joseph tells us how Israel wound up in Egypt, in order that Genesis 15, verses 13 and 14 could be fulfilled. When the land of Canaan would be given over to the children of Abraham after coming out of oppression in Egypt for 400 some odd years. And then secondly, this section of Genesis explains how the promise of God in Genesis 12, verses 1 and 2 would be fulfilled. Remember God said there to Abram go forth…

The Favorite

Genesis 37:1-17The Favorite If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 37. I, too, with Derek and many of you have been looking forward to getting to these chapters in the book of Genesis. As hard and as sad and as depressing are some of the experiences that Jacob and his family, and especially this godly man Joseph will endure in these chapters, there are precious encouragements here. And if you are in the midst of trials or have weathered trials, you are immediately able to identify with some of these experiences. Tonight we come to a new, indeed we come to the final section of the book of Genesis in chapters 37 through 50 in the story of the life of Joseph. And as we do so, it's important for us to see at least two things about this particular section of…

The Establishment of a Covenant People: The Covenant…

Genesis 25:1-11 The Death of Abraham If you have your Bibles I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 25. For All the Saints, a great hymn to sing, as we come to this place in Moses’ Book where he tells of the death of that great father of the faithful, Abraham. We've been studying in Genesis for the last few times in the life of Isaac. We've said that as Genesis 24 opens, Abraham is still alive, but the focus is now on Isaac and his establishment as the future head of the…

The New World Order (Life after the deluge) Part III:…

Genesis 11:10-32. The New World Order (Life after the deluge) Part III: The Book of Shem If you have your Bibles I’d invite you to turn with me to Genesis, chapter 11. This is the third and last in a short series on a brief transitional section in the book of Genesis. Moses himself begins this section in Genesis, chapter 10 which he opens with the words, “The toledoth of the sons of Noah”. The book of the generations of the sons of Noah. The book of the generations of Shem, Ham…

The Godly Line

If you have your Bibles, I'd invite you to turn with me to Genesis 5. We have seen God's glorious work of creation recounted in Genesis 1. We've seen His special favor toward mankind recounted in Genesis 2. We've come to the saddest moment in human history in Genesis 3. The doctrinal point of that passage, of course, is to show in the words of the Apostle Paul that sin came into the world through one man and thus death through sin. And, of course with sin came misery, not…

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