Divine Providence
Stephen Whitney
Genesis 22:1-14
William Cowper struggled with depression and tried to take his life several times. He wrote a poem, Light Shining Out of Darkness in 1773 after he had attempted suicide. John Newton published the hymn the following year in a hymnal he put together.
God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps on the sea and rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines of never failing skill;
He treasures up his bright designs and works his sovereign will.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence he hides a smiling face.
Blind unbelief is sure to err and scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter, and he will make it plain.
What is providence? Webster defines it as: ''foresight; timely care; the care of God over his creatures; divine superintendence.''
It is the protection and guardianship of God over creation.
It is God directing all things to accomplish his will.
J. Vernon McGee - ''Providence is the means by which God directs all things; both animate (living things) and inanimate,
seen and unseen, good and evil toward a worthy purpose,
which mean his will must finally prevail.
COMMAND :1-2
Tested (KJB tempt) - Heb. to prove (20x) something is true.
Deut. 8:2 The Lord your God led you these 40 years in the wilderness . . . testing you to know what was in your heart,
whether you would keep his commandments or not.
Here God tests Abraham's heart to see if he loves him more than the son he has given him who will receive the divine blessings.
It is the challenge do you love me more than anything else even
your only son whom God has given to you in your old age?
F.B. Myer - ''Satan tempts us that he may bring out all the evil that is in our hearts; God tests us that he may bring out all the good.''
:2 Your only son Isaac - through whom God had promised that Abraham would become a great nat ...
Stephen Whitney
Genesis 22:1-14
William Cowper struggled with depression and tried to take his life several times. He wrote a poem, Light Shining Out of Darkness in 1773 after he had attempted suicide. John Newton published the hymn the following year in a hymnal he put together.
God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform;
He plants his footsteps on the sea and rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines of never failing skill;
He treasures up his bright designs and works his sovereign will.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust him for his grace;
Behind a frowning providence he hides a smiling face.
Blind unbelief is sure to err and scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter, and he will make it plain.
What is providence? Webster defines it as: ''foresight; timely care; the care of God over his creatures; divine superintendence.''
It is the protection and guardianship of God over creation.
It is God directing all things to accomplish his will.
J. Vernon McGee - ''Providence is the means by which God directs all things; both animate (living things) and inanimate,
seen and unseen, good and evil toward a worthy purpose,
which mean his will must finally prevail.
COMMAND :1-2
Tested (KJB tempt) - Heb. to prove (20x) something is true.
Deut. 8:2 The Lord your God led you these 40 years in the wilderness . . . testing you to know what was in your heart,
whether you would keep his commandments or not.
Here God tests Abraham's heart to see if he loves him more than the son he has given him who will receive the divine blessings.
It is the challenge do you love me more than anything else even
your only son whom God has given to you in your old age?
F.B. Myer - ''Satan tempts us that he may bring out all the evil that is in our hearts; God tests us that he may bring out all the good.''
:2 Your only son Isaac - through whom God had promised that Abraham would become a great nat ...
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