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God Supra-Reigns! Genesis 50: 15 -26

Genesis: The Origin of His-Story GOD – in the beginning, Creation including man in the image of God, Perfect Communion with God (albeit short), Curse (Fall – SIN – depraved, incorrigible – the Flood, Babel), Covenant (redemption) with a people He chooses (Abraham)…. We also see CHRIST! (In Creation, Fall, Covenant) There is one more major theme that is central to Genesis and for that matter ALL of Scripture – GOD’S SOVEREIGNTY!

Genesis: The Origin of His-Story Important, Glorious Verses in Genesis: • Gen 1: 1 • Gen 1: 3 • Gen 12: 1 -3 • Gen 15: 17 • Gen 50: 20

“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good…” Joseph was loved “too much” by his father He was “greatly” hated by his brothers For 22 years, he did not know God’s purpose in all of this When his brothers show up, he begins to understand “why” (Gen 45: 7 -8)

“As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good…” This verse says: 1. Joseph experienced bad things in his life at the hands of his brothers – they did evil to him and meant it for evil They are accountable (responsible) for their sin 2. But God MEANT it for GOOD – He did not merely “use” these things and make them into something good God “sent” and God “meant” these things for GOOD

Seeing God’s sovereignty works best LOOKING BACK God is SOVEREIGN – He “SUPRA REIGNS”! It’s harder to see as you look forward or in the present – yet we must TRUST GOD And when we are able to look back after the fact (fully in heaven), we will clearly see God’s sovereignty and the GOOD He purposed.

New Testament Counterpart “And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. ” Romans 8: 28