PROMISE, REPENTANCE, AND THE HIDDENNESS OF GOD (41 OF 48)
Scripture: Genesis 38:1-30
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Promise, Repentance, and the Hiddenness of God (41 of 48)
Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 38:1-30
Introduction
The God of Genesis has been a God of great revelation, work, and power. We've seen God craft the heavens and the earth by the power of His Word. We've seen Him pour breath into the lungs of Adam, personally forming Eve from Adam's body. We've seen God speak directly, clearly, and personally to His people. We saw Him close the door of Noah's ark Himself, speak and call Abraham personally. We saw God cross between the paths of bloody carcasses to Abraham and swear to redeem Him. We've seen God visit with His people, reveal His plans to His people. We've seen God personally wrestle with His people. Even just last week in Genesis 37 we saw God give Joseph vivid dreams and interpretations of those dreams. Simply put, God has not just been present in the book of Genesis, He's been visibly and orally present.
This reality has had both the potential to encourage us as well as discourage us. On the positive end, it always feeds our faith to see in Scripture how God powerfully works, to see what He can do, and how He is for us in all things. At the same time, let's be honest. It can be kind of discouraging to see God so visibly and orally present in His people's life, simply because of how He is never that way with us! I mean I wish I could see God the way Adam, Abraham, and Jacob saw Him. I wish I could hear His voice the way the patriarchs heard Him. It would seem easy to believe God is working if you actually saw Him with your eyes doing so. It would seem easy to believe God is with you when you heard Him speak with your ears. But we don't see God the way Jacob did; we don't hear God the way Abraham did. And so, I think it's only fair to ask, ''where is He'', or ''how can we know that He is working His perfect will when we don't have the luxury of the theophanies of the patriarchs of Israel.''
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Series: Kingdom Foundations - Genesis
Patrick Edwards
Genesis 38:1-30
Introduction
The God of Genesis has been a God of great revelation, work, and power. We've seen God craft the heavens and the earth by the power of His Word. We've seen Him pour breath into the lungs of Adam, personally forming Eve from Adam's body. We've seen God speak directly, clearly, and personally to His people. We saw Him close the door of Noah's ark Himself, speak and call Abraham personally. We saw God cross between the paths of bloody carcasses to Abraham and swear to redeem Him. We've seen God visit with His people, reveal His plans to His people. We've seen God personally wrestle with His people. Even just last week in Genesis 37 we saw God give Joseph vivid dreams and interpretations of those dreams. Simply put, God has not just been present in the book of Genesis, He's been visibly and orally present.
This reality has had both the potential to encourage us as well as discourage us. On the positive end, it always feeds our faith to see in Scripture how God powerfully works, to see what He can do, and how He is for us in all things. At the same time, let's be honest. It can be kind of discouraging to see God so visibly and orally present in His people's life, simply because of how He is never that way with us! I mean I wish I could see God the way Adam, Abraham, and Jacob saw Him. I wish I could hear His voice the way the patriarchs heard Him. It would seem easy to believe God is working if you actually saw Him with your eyes doing so. It would seem easy to believe God is with you when you heard Him speak with your ears. But we don't see God the way Jacob did; we don't hear God the way Abraham did. And so, I think it's only fair to ask, ''where is He'', or ''how can we know that He is working His perfect will when we don't have the luxury of the theophanies of the patriarchs of Israel.''
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