Gods Essence Omniscience We have already seen that

God’s Essence Omniscience We have already seen that God is Sovereign. He rules the heavens and the earth; His Word is law and must be obeyed. Disobeying God is sin. God is also Righteous. In His perfect goodness, He cannot stand sin; in His Justice, God must punish sin. Who took the punishment for us and was judged for all our sin? (Jesus Christ) None of us deserved this. We are only saved by God’s grace. Next we have learned that God is Love and by grace shared his Perfect Love for us by sending His Perfect Son, Jesus Christ to take and bear the sins of all mankind on the Cross. God has always existed and will always exist, He has no beginning or end because God is Eternal Life. Omniscience is the next attribute of God’s Essence we will learn about. God's Essence 1

God’s Essence Omniscience Biblical Definition OMNISCIENCE State of being all knowing, which theology ascribes to God. Though Scripture affirms God’s immeasurable understanding (Ps. 147: 5), God’s omniscience is not a matter of abstract speculation. Rather, God’s knowing is a matter of personal experience. God knows us intimately (Ps. 139: 1– 6; Matt. 6: 4, 6, 8). Such knowledge is cause for alarm for the unrighteous but for confidence for God’s saints (Job 23: 10; Pss. 34: 15– 16; 90: 8; Prov. 15: 3; 1 Pet. 3: 12). Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary. Nashville, TN: OMNISCIENCE* God’s infinite knowledge and understanding of things past, present, and future. Tyndale Bible dictionary. Wheaton, IL Word Origin and History for omniscience 1610 s, from Medieval Latin omniscientia "all-knowledge, " from Latin omnis "all" + scientia "knowledge" God's Essence 2

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God • God is Omniscient Having Perfect Knowledge Job 37: 16 (NASB 95) 16“Do you know about the layers of the thick clouds, The wonders of one perfect in knowledge, • God’s Understanding is Infinite, Innumerable, Boundless, Unlimited Psalm 147: 5 b (NASB 95) 5 b. His understanding is infinite. • God Knows and Understands Us, He Knows Our Very Thoughts and Actions Psalm 139: 2 (NASB 95) 2 You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thought from afar. • God Knows Our Unspoken Words Psalm 139: 4 (NASB 95) 4 Even before there is a word on my tongue, Behold, O LORD, You know it all. God's Essence 3

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God • No Creature Can Hide From God’s Sight, For God Sees All Things at All Times Hebrews 4: 13 (NASB 95) 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do (give an account). • To God, We Will All Have To Give An Account Romans 14: 12 (NASB 95) 12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God. • Darkness Hides Nothing From God 12 Even Psalm 139: 12 (NASB 95) the darkness is not dark to You, And the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You. • God Knows All of Your Secrets Psalm 44: 21 (NASB 95) 21 Would not God find this out? For He knows the secrets of the heart. God's Essence 4

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God • God Knows The End From The Beginning Isaiah 46: 10 (NASB 95) 10 Declaring the end from the beginning, And from ancient times things which have not been done, Saying, ‘My purpose will be established, And I will accomplish all My good pleasure’; • Therefore We Should Trust in Him 7 The Nahum 1: 7 (NASB 95) LORD is good, A stronghold in the day of trouble, And He knows those who take refuge in Him. Psalm 56: 4 (NASB 95) 4 In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me? Memory Verse John 21: 17 (NASB 95) 17“Lord, You know all things; ” Psalm 139: 1 (NASB 95) 1 O LORD, You have searched me and known me. God's Essence 5

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God Knows The Ways of All Men Proverbs 5: 21 (NASB 95) 21 For the ways of a man are before the eyes of the LORD, And He watches all his paths. Jeremiah 16: 17 (NASB 95) 17“For My eyes are on all their ways; they are not hidden from My face, nor is their iniquity concealed from My eyes. Proverbs 15: 3 (NASB 95) 3 The eyes of the LORD are in every place, Watching the evil and the good. Ezekiel 11: 5 (NASB 95) 5 Then the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and He said to me, “Say, ‘Thus says the LORD, “So you think, house of Israel, for I know your thoughts. God's Essence 6

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God Examines Our Motivations (Motives, Reasons, Thoughts) Proverbs 17: 3 (NASB 95) 3 The refining pot is for silver and the furnace for gold, But the LORD tests hearts. Jeremiah 17: 10 (NASB 95) 10“I, the LORD, search the heart, I test the mind, Even to give to each man according to his ways, According to the results of his deeds. Psalm 139: 23 (NASB 95) 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts; 1 Thessalonians 2: 4 c (NASB 95) 4 cbut God who examines our hearts. God's Essence 7

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of Jesus Christ Knew All Things and All Men John 2: 24 (NASB 95) 24 But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, John 21: 17 (NASB 95) 17 He said to him the third time, “Simon, son of John, do you love Me? ” Peter was grieved because He said to him the third time, “Do you love Me? ” And he said to Him, “Lord, You know all things; You know that I love You. ” Jesus said to him, “Tend My sheep. John 6: 64 (NASB 95) 64“But there are some of you who do not believe. ” For Jesus knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who it was that would betray Him. God's Essence 8

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of The Holy Spirit Searches All Things He Will Guide You Into All The Truth He Will Disclose to You What is to Come 1 Corinthians 2: 10– 11 (NASB 95) 10 For to us God revealed them through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches all things, even the depths of God. 11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. John 16: 13 (NASB 95) 13“But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come. God's Essence 9

God’s Essence Omniscience God Knows Israel’s Next King (David) Because God Is Omniscience, He Knew in Eternity Past, Who Would Be The Next King of Israel, After King Saul By God’s Omniscience, He Knew The Prophet (Samuel) 1 Sam. 3: 1 -21 God Knew That He Would Send The Prophet Samuel to Anoint David King of Israel 1 Sam. 16: 1 -13 How God Looks at Man 1 Samuel 16: 7 (NASB 95) 7 But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart. ” God's Essence 10

God’s Essence Omniscience David Is Sent For by Samuel 16: 11 (NASB 95) 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are these all the children? ” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep. ” Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here. ” God's Essence 11

God’s Essence Omniscience David is Anointed by Samuel 16: 13 (NASB 95) 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah. God's Essence 12

God’s Essence Omniscience God Knew in His Omniscience That David Would Kill Goliath, The Giant 1 Samuel 17: 50 (NASB 95) 50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone, and he struck the Philistine and killed him; but there was no sword in David’s hand. God's Essence 13

God’s Essence Omniscience God Knew by His Omniscience Exactly When David Was Ready to Become King David Had to Wait About 15 Years Until He Was Crowned King of Israel 2 Samuel 5: 4 (NASB 95) 4 David was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned forty years. God's Essence 14

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God • God Counts The Number of Stars And Calls Them by Name 4 He Psalm 147: 4 (NASB 95) counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. • He Knows When a Sparrow Falls and Is Concerned With Our Every Need 29“Are Matthew 10: 29, 31 (NASB 95) not two sparrows sold for a cent? And yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. 31“So do not fear; you are more valuable than many sparrows. • God Is Concerned With Our Every Need Matthew 6: 8 (NASB 95) 8“So do not be like them; for your Father (God) knows what you need before you ask Him. • Our Lives Are in God’s Hand Psalm 31: 15 a (NASB 95) 15 a. My times are in Your hand; God's Essence 15

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God • God is Ever Ready to Direct Our Steps Psalm 37: 23 (NASB 95) 23 The steps of a man are established by the LORD, And He delights in his way. Psalm 40: 2 b (NASB 95) 2 b And He set my feet upon a rock making my footsteps firm. • Happiness Is When We Trust In God’s Knowledge and Leave Our Future in Gods Hands Proverbs 3: 5– 6 (NASB 95) 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart And do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He will make your paths straight. Memory Verse Romans 8: 28 (NASB 95) 28 And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. God's Essence 16

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God • The Extent of God’s Knowledge 1 Samuel 2: 3 (NASB 95) 3“Boast no more so very proudly, Do not let arrogance come out of your mouth; For the LORD is a God of knowledge, And with Him actions are weighed. Job 28: 20, 23, 24 (NASB 95) 20“Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding? 23“God understands its way, And He knows its place. 24“For He looks to the ends of the earth And sees everything under the heavens. 19 The Proverbs 3: 19 (NASB 95) LORD by wisdom founded the earth, By understanding He established the heavens. Isaiah 40: 13– 14 (NASB 95) 13 Who has directed the Spirit of the LORD, Or as His counselor has informed Him? 14 With whom did He consult and who gave Him understanding? And who taught Him in the path of justice and taught Him knowledge And informed Him of the way of understanding? 9“Behold, Isaiah 42: 9 (NASB 95) the former things have come to pass, Now I declare new things; Before they spring forth I proclaim them to you. ” God's Essence 17

God’s Essence Omniscience The Omniscience of God • The Extent of God’s Concern 2 Chronicles 16: 9 (NASB 95) the eyes of the LORD move to and fro throughout the earth that He may strongly support those whose heart is completely His. You have acted foolishly in this. Indeed, from now on you will surely have wars. ” 9“For Jeremiah 32: 19 (NASB 95) 19 great in counsel and mighty in deed, whose eyes are open to all the ways of the sons of men, giving to everyone according to his ways and according to the fruit of his deeds; John 10: 14– 15 (NASB 95) 14“I am the good shepherd, and I know My own and My own know Me, 15 even as the Father knows Me and I know the Father; and I lay down My life for the sheep. Matthew 6: 25 -34 Read Together God's Essence 18

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph On Joseph’s 17 th Birthday, Jacob Gave Him a Multicolored Robe Jacob Loved Joseph More Than His Other Sons Genesis 37: 2– 3 (NASB 95) 2 These are the records of the generations of Jacob. Joseph, when seventeen years of age, was pasturing the flock with his brothers while he was still a youth, along with the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought back a bad report about them to their father. 3 Now Israel (Jacob) loved Joseph more than all his sons, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a varicolored tunic. God's Essence 19

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph’s Brothers Were Jealous of Him and Hated Him Genesis 37: 4 (NASB 95) 4 His brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers; and so they hated him and could not speak to him on friendly terms. Joseph’s First Dream Genesis 37: 6– 7 (NASB 95) 6 He said to them, “Please listen to this dream which I have had; 7 for behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo, my sheaf rose up and also stood erect; and behold, your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to my sheaf. ” God's Essence 20

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph’s Second Dream Genesis 37: 9– 10 (NASB 95) 9 Now he had still another dream, and related it to his brothers, and said, “Lo, I have had still another dream; and behold, the sun and the moon and eleven stars were bowing down to me. ” 10 He related it to his father and to his brothers; and his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have had? Shall I and your mother and your brothers actually come to bow ourselves down before you to the ground? ” Jacob Sent Joseph to Check on His Brothers Genesis 37: 13– 14 (NASB 95) 13 Israel (Jacob) said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock in Shechem? Come, and I will send you to them. ” And he said to him, “I will go. ” 14 Then he said to him, “Go now and see about the welfare of your brothers and the welfare of the flock, and bring word back to me. ” So he sent him from the valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. God's Essence 21

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph’s Brothers’ Wicked Plan Genesis 37: 18– 20 (NASB 95) 18 When they saw him from a distance and before he came close to them, they plotted against him to put him to death. 19 They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer! 20“Now then, come and let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits; and we will say, ‘A wild beast devoured him. ’ Then let us see what will become of his dreams!” Joseph Was Thrown Into a Dry Well (Pit) Genesis 37: 23– 24 (NASB 95) 23 So it came about, when Joseph reached his brothers, that they stripped Joseph of his tunic, the varicolored tunic that was on him; 24 and they took him and threw him into the pit. Now the pit was empty, without any water in it. God's Essence 22

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Sold As Slave Genesis 37: 25– 27 (NASB 95) 25 Then they sat down to eat a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring them down to Egypt. 26 Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it for us to kill our brother and cover up his blood? 27“Come and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay our hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh. ” And his brothers listened to him. 28 Then some Midianite traders passed by, so they pulled him up and lifted Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. Thus they brought Joseph into Egypt. God's Essence 23

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph’s Brothers Tell a Lie Genesis 37: 31– 35 (NASB 95) 31 So they took Joseph’s tunic, and slaughtered a male goat and dipped the tunic in the blood; 32 and they sent the varicolored tunic and brought it to their father and said, “We found this; please examine it to see whether it is your son’s tunic or not. ” 33 Then 34 So he examined it and said, “It is my son’s tunic. A wild beast has devoured him; Joseph has surely been torn to pieces!” Jacob tore his clothes, and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days. 35 Then all his sons and all his daughters arose to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted. And he said, “Surely I will go down to Sheol in mourning for my son. ” So his father wept for him. God's Essence 24

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph God Knew That Joseph Was Sold to Potiphar (Captain of Pharaoh’s Body Guard) Psalm 33: 13 (NASB 95) 13 The LORD looks from heaven; He sees all the sons of men; Genesis 37: 36 (NASB 95) 36 Meanwhile, the Midianites sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, Pharaoh’s officer, the captain of the bodyguard. Genesis 39: 1 (NASB 95) 1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt; and Potiphar, an Egyptian officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the bodyguard, bought him from the Ishmaelites, who had taken him down there. God's Essence 25

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Becomes Successful Genesis 39: 2– 4 (NASB 95) 2 The LORD was with Joseph, so he became a successful man. And he was in the house of his master, the Egyptian. 3 Now his master saw that the LORD was with him and how the LORD caused all that he did to prosper in his hand. 4 So Joseph found favor in his sight and became his personal servant; and he made him overseer over his house, and all that he owned he put in his charge. Joseph Is Thrown Into Prison Because of a Lie Genesis 39: 19– 21 (NASB 95) 19 Now when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spoke to him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me, ” his anger burned. 20 So Joseph’s master took him and put him into the jail, the place where the king’s prisoners were confined; and he was there in the jail. 21 But the LORD was with Joseph and extended kindness to him, and gave him favor in the sight of the chief jailer. God's Essence 26

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Pharaoh’s Cup Bearer’s and Chief Baker Put in Prison Genesis 40: 1– 3 (NASB 95) 1 Then it came about after these things, the cupbearer and the baker for the king of Egypt offended their lord, the king of Egypt. 2 Pharaoh was furious with his two officials, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. 3 So he put them in confinement in the house of the captain of the bodyguard, in the jail, the same place where Joseph was imprisoned. Joseph Interprets The Dreams of The Cup Bearer and Chief Baker And Asks The Cup Bearer to Mention Him When He is Released Genesis 40: 4 -22 (NASB 95) But The Chief Cup Bearer Did Not Remember Him Genesis 40: 23 (NASB 95) 23 Yet the chief cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him. God's Essence 27

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Pharaoh’s Dreams Genesis 41: 1– 7 (NASB 95) 1 Now it happened at the end of two full years that Pharaoh had a dream, and behold, he was standing by the Nile. 2 And lo, from the Nile there came up seven cows, sleek and fat; and they grazed in the marsh grass. 3 Then behold, seven other cows came up after them from the Nile, ugly and gaunt, and they stood by the other cows on the bank of the Nile. 4 The ugly and gaunt cows ate up the seven sleek and fat cows. Then Pharaoh awoke. 5 He fell asleep and dreamed a second time; and behold, seven ears of grain came up on a single stalk, plump and good. 6 Then behold, seven ears, thin and scorched by the east wind, sprouted up after them. 7 The thin ears swallowed up the seven plump and full ears. Then Pharaoh awoke, and behold, it was a dream. God's Essence 28

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God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Released From Prison and Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams Genesis 41: 15 (NASB 95) 15 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, but no one can interpret it; and I have heard it said about you, that when you hear a dream you can interpret it. ” God Knows All Dreams and Their Meanings Genesis 41: 16 (NASB 95) 16 Joseph then answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh a favorable answer. ” God's Essence 31

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Interprets Pharaoh’s Dreams Genesis 41: 25– 31 (NASB 95) 25 Now Joseph said to Pharaoh, “Pharaoh’s dreams are one and the same; God has told to Pharaoh what He is about to do. 26“The seven good cows are seven years; and the seven good ears are seven years; the dreams are one and the same. 27“The seven lean and ugly cows that came up after them are seven years, and the seven thin ears scorched by the east wind will be seven years of famine. 28“It is as I have spoken to Pharaoh: God has shown to Pharaoh what He is about to do. 29“Behold, seven years of great abundance are coming in all the land of Egypt; 30 and after them seven years of famine will come, and all the abundance will be forgotten in the land of Egypt, and the famine will ravage the land. 31“So the abundance will be unknown in the land because of that subsequent famine; for it will be very severe. God's Essence 32

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Tells Pharaoh What He Should Do Genesis 41: 32– 36 (NASB 95) 32“Now as for the repeating of the dream to Pharaoh twice, it means that the matter is determined by God, and God will quickly bring it about. 33“Now let Pharaoh look for a man discerning and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 34“Let Pharaoh take action to appoint overseers in charge of the land, and let him exact a fifth of the produce of the land of Egypt in the seven years of abundance. 35“Then let them gather all the food of these good years that are coming, and store up the grain for food in the cities under Pharaoh’s authority, and let them guard it. 36“Let the food become as a reserve for the land for the seven years of famine which will occur in the land of Egypt, so that the land will not perish during the famine. ” God's Essence 33

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph is Promoted And Made a Ruler of Egypt Genesis 41: 38– 41 (NASB 95) 38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find a man like this, in whom is a divine spirit? ” 39 So Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Since God has informed you of all this, there is no one so discerning and wise as you are. 40“You shall be over my house, and according to your command all my people shall do homage; only in the throne I will be greater than you. ” 41 Pharaoh said to Joseph, “See, I have set you over all the land of Egypt. ” The Seven Years of Abundance in Egypt Genesis 41: 46– 49 (NASB 95) 46 Now Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh and went through all the land of Egypt. 47 During the seven years of plenty the land brought forth abundantly. 48 So he gathered all the food of these seven years which occurred in the land of Egypt and placed the food in the cities; he placed in every city the food from its own surrounding fields. 49 Thus Joseph stored up grain in great abundance like the sand of the sea, until he stopped measuring it, for it was beyond measure. God's Essence 34

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph The Years of Abundance Ended and Famine Was in The Land Genesis 41: 53– 54 (NASB 95) 53 When the seven years of plenty which had been in the land of Egypt came to an end, 54 and the seven years of famine began to come, just as Joseph had said, then there was famine in all the lands, but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. Joseph’s Brothers Were Sent to Egypt For Grain Genesis 42: 1– 3 (NASB 95) 1 Now Jacob saw that there was grain in Egypt, and Jacob said to his sons, “Why are you staring at one another? ” 2 He said, “Behold, I have heard that there is grain in Egypt; go down there and buy some for us from that place, so that we may live and not die. ” 3 Then ten brothers of Joseph went down to buy grain from Egypt. God's Essence 35

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph’s Brothers Arrive in Egypt to Buy Grain Genesis 42: 5– 8 (NASB 95) 5 So the sons of Israel (Jacob) came to buy grain among those who were coming, for the famine was in the land of Canaan also. 6 Now Joseph was the ruler over the land; he was the one who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed down to him with their faces to the ground. 7 When Joseph saw his brothers he recognized them, but he disguised himself to them and spoke to them harshly. And he said to them, “Where have you come from? ” And they said, “From the land of Canaan, to buy food. ” 8 But Joseph had recognized his brothers, although they did not recognize him. God's Essence 36

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph’s Brothers Return to Canaan With Grain, But Simeon Was Held Hostage Genesis 42: 29– 33 (NASB 95) 29 When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them, saying, 30“The man, the lord of the land, spoke harshly with us, and took us for spies of the country. 31“But we said to him, ‘We are honest men; we are not spies. 32‘We are twelve brothers, sons of our father; one is no longer alive, and the youngest is with our father today in the land of Canaan. ’ 33“The man, the lord of the land, said to us, ‘By this I will know that you are honest men: leave one of your brothers with me and take grain for the famine of your households, and go. Joseph’s Brothers Return to Egypt to Buy More Grain Genesis 43: 1 -15 (NASB 95) God's Essence 37

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Makes Himself Known to His Brothers Genesis 45: 1– 5 (NASB 95) 1 Then Joseph could not control himself before all those who stood by him, and he cried, “Have everyone go out from me. ” So there was no man with him when Joseph made himself known to his brothers. 2 He wept so loudly that the Egyptians heard it, and the household of Pharaoh heard of it. 3 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “I am Joseph! Is my father still alive? ” But his brothers could not answer him, for they were dismayed at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his brothers, “Please come closer to me. ” And they came closer. And he said, “I am your brother Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. 5“Now do not be grieved or angry with yourselves, because you sold me here, for God sent me before you to preserve life. God's Essence 38

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph By God’s Omniscience, Joseph Was Taken to Egypt to Preserve His Family Genesis 45: 6– 8 (NASB 95) 6“For the famine has been in the land these two years, and there are still five years in which there will be neither plowing nor harvesting. 7“God sent me before you to preserve for you a remnant in the earth, and to keep you alive by a great deliverance. 8“Now, therefore, it was not you who sent me here, but God; and He has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his household and ruler over all the land of Egypt. God's Essence 39

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Tells His Brothers To Bring Their Father and Family Back to Egypt Genesis 45: 9– 13 (NASB 95) 9“Hurry and go up to my father, and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, “God has made me lord of all Egypt; come down to me, do not delay. 10“You shall live in the land of Goshen, and you shall be near me, you and your children’s children and your flocks and your herds and all that you have. 11“There I will also provide for you, for there are still five years of famine to come, and your household and all that you have would be impoverished. ” ’ 12“Behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my brother Benjamin see, that it is my mouth which is speaking to you. 13“Now you must tell my father of all my splendor in Egypt, and all that you have seen; and you must hurry and bring my father down here. ” God's Essence 40

God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph Jacob Moves to Egypt With His Whole Family Genesis 46: 1– 7 (NASB 95) 1 So Israel (Jacob) set out with all that he had, and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 God spoke to Israel (Jacob) in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob. ” And he said, “Here I am. ” 3 He said, “I am God, the God of your father; do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, for I will make you a great nation there. 4“I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also surely bring you up again; and Joseph will close your eyes. ” 5 Then Jacob arose from Beersheba; and the sons of Israel carried their father Jacob and their little ones and their wives in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him. 6 They took their livestock and their property, which they had acquired in the land of Canaan, and came to Egypt, Jacob and all his descendants with him: 7 his sons and his grandsons with him, his daughters and his granddaughters, and all his descendants he brought with him to Egypt. God's Essence 41

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God’s Essence (Attributes) Sovereignty Righteousness Justice God Love Eternal Life Omniscience God's Essence 43

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God’s Essence Omniscience The Story of Joseph’s First Dream God's Essence 45

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