Take Me Back to Canaan
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 April 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
How do we explain the presence of evil in God's plan for His people? Today, R.C. Sproul teaches how the Lord's good purposes for Joseph were carried out even in the midst of his brothers' wicked plans.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939-2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God's Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew's Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.
Meet the Host:
Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.
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| 0:00.0 | God worked through Pharaoh to bring about his redemptive work of the exodus. |
| 0:07.0 | Pharaoh meant it for evil, God meant it for good. |
| 0:11.0 | God worked through the betrayal of Judas for the |
| 0:15.0 | the atonement of Judas for the atonement of Christ. God's intent was perfectly righteous. |
| 0:19.0 | Judas meant it for evil. |
| 0:22.0 | And so we see in this enormously important passage a reaffirmation |
| 0:27.4 | that God is Lord of history. And Joseph is saying even while what you did was evil, God was bringing everything together |
| 0:37.4 | for good, for those who love him. When we get to the end of Joseph's story we hear the famous line from Joseph's |
| 0:47.4 | story we hear the famous line from Joseph to his brothers that though they meant their actions for evil, God meant it for good. |
| 0:56.4 | This is more than a dramatic and perhaps unexpected ending to this story. |
| 1:00.7 | This is a truth that anchors the Christian life and reveals the comforting truth that God truly is sovereign over all things. |
| 1:09.0 | It's good to have you with us for this Friday edition of Renewing Her Mind, I'm Nathan W Bingen. |
| 1:15.6 | Joseph's story is captivating and it reads like a screenplay, but it's a story that reveals |
| 1:21.7 | important truths about God and the Christian life, |
| 1:25.0 | which is why I recommend you request the entire 20 Message series |
| 1:29.0 | and the hardcover book on Joseph's life. |
| 1:32.0 | Today is the final day to secure your copies so visit |
| 1:34.9 | renewing your mind dot org and give a donation of any amount before midnight. |
| 1:39.8 | Well here's Dr. Sproll with the final installment on the life of Joseph. |
| 1:45.0 | As we come now to the end of our study of Joseph, I'm going to skip over the 49th chapter of Genesis almost in its entirety, not because I've regarded |
| 1:57.5 | as unimportant. |
| 1:59.4 | In fact, Genesis 49 is one of the most important chapters in the whole book of Genesis because it sets |
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