Take Me Back to Canaan
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 April 2026
⏱️ 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 actions.
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Meet Today's Teacher:
R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) 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.
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| 0:00.0 | God worked through Pharaoh to bring about his redemptive work of the Exodus. |
| 0:06.8 | Pharaoh meant it for evil. |
| 0:09.0 | God meant it for good. |
| 0:10.8 | God worked through the betrayal of Judas for the atonement of Christ. |
| 0:16.0 | God's intent was perfectly righteous. |
| 0:19.4 | Judas meant it for evil. |
| 0:22.1 | And so we see in this enormously important passage a reaffirmation that God is Lord of |
| 0:29.9 | history. |
| 0:31.1 | And Joseph is saying, even while what you did was evil, God was bringing everything together for good, for those who love him. |
| 0:46.6 | When we get to the end of Joseph's story, we hear the famous line from Joseph to his brothers |
| 0:52.3 | that though they meant their actions for evil, God |
| 0:55.8 | meant them for good. This is more than a dramatic and perhaps unexpected ending to the story. |
| 1:02.7 | This is a truth that anchors the Christian life and reveals the comforting reality that |
| 1:07.8 | God is truly sovereign. It's good to have you with us for this Friday edition of renewing your mind. |
| 1:13.6 | I'm Lee Webb. |
| 1:15.5 | Joseph's story is captivating. |
| 1:17.7 | It reads like a screenplay, but it's a story that reveals important truths about God |
| 1:22.6 | and the Christian life, which is why I recommend you request the entire 20 message series and the hardcover |
| 1:29.4 | book on Joseph's Life. Today is the final day of this offer, so request this resource bundle |
| 1:35.4 | when you make a donation at renewingyourmind.org before midnight tonight. Well, here's Dr. Sprold |
| 1:41.8 | on the final installment on The Life of Joseph. |
| 1:47.0 | As we come now to the end of our study of Joseph, I'm going to skip over the 49th chapter |
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