The Meeting
Renewing Your Mind
Ligonier Ministries
4.8 • 5.3K Ratings
🗓️ 18 April 2024
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
When Jacob's sons came to Egypt seeking help, they met a man they did not recognize--the brother they had sold into slavery. Today, R.C. Sproul shows how Joseph's response helps us understand God's loving discipline toward His people.
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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 | Joseph's brothers came and bowed down before him with their faces to the earth. |
| 0:07.2 | Already we see the beginnings of the fulfillment of the dream that Joseph had that got him in so much trouble with his brothers in the first place. |
| 0:16.5 | And here, over 20 years later, that dream is being fulfilled as they come and prostrate themselves before their brother. |
| 0:25.7 | But they're not doing this as willing obeisance to Joseph because they don't know |
| 0:30.8 | that they are bowing down before Joseph. |
| 0:33.0 | There have been many twists and turns in the life of Joseph, dramatic events, but one of the most dramatic |
| 0:45.8 | and interesting is when Joseph's brothers finally meet Joseph after all these years, |
| 0:51.4 | although as you heard R.C. Sproll just say, they don't yet realize that this |
| 0:55.3 | is Joseph. |
| 0:57.0 | Welcome to the Thursday edition of Renewing Your Mind. |
| 1:00.1 | I'm your host Nathan W Bingham. |
| 1:03.0 | As we quickly approach the end of this story of Joseph, |
| 1:06.0 | you can go back and hear Dr Sproll Teach on the entire narrative |
| 1:10.0 | when you give receive access to the |
| 1:15.0 | receive access to the 20-part series and his new book Joseph from Dreamer to |
| 1:20.3 | deliver. |
| 1:22.3 | When Joseph meets his brothers he doesn't reveal his true identity. In fact he |
| 1:27.3 | says he believes his brothers a spies. Does this call Joseph's character into question? |
| 1:33.0 | Here's Dr. Sproll on the dramatic meeting |
| 1:36.0 | after more than 20 years of Joseph and his brothers. |
| 1:40.0 | We come now to the next segment of the history of the life of Joseph, we move into that |
| 1:50.1 | dramatic moment when after all these years Joseph meets his brothers again. |
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