Sermons @ Hope

Paul wrote in Rom 15:4, "For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope." This has been on of my guiding principles for Gen 37-50. How do we honor Gen 37-50 in such a way that we honor the ancient author, and as God’s people we experience Rom 15:4, we receive instruction, that that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. The story of Joseph began with his brothers throwing him in a pit in Genesis 37. Where we left off in Genesis 41, Joseph was in charge of saving the world! In our text, Genesis 42-45, Joseph saves his family. In these chapters, Joseph recreates the circumstances of his betrayal in Genesis 37 to test his brothers. This allows Joseph to see that his brothers have changed. The brother who stands out in this testing is Judah. Earlier, Judah was the leader of the brothers. It was Judah’s idea to sell...

Voici le Psaume 8:3-8 3 Quand je contemple tes cieux, ouvrage de tes doigts, la lune et les étoiles que tu as établies : 4 Qu'est-ce que l'homme, pour que tu te souviennes de lui, et le fils de l'homme, pour que tu prennes soin de lui ? 5 Tu l'as fait de peu inférieur aux êtres célestes, et tu l'as couronné de gloire et d'honneur. 6 Tu lui as donné la domination sur les œuvres de tes mains ; tu as tout mis sous ses pieds, 7 les brebis comme les bœufs, et même les bêtes des champs, 8 les oiseaux du ciel et les poissons de la mer, tout ce qui parcourt les sentiers des mers. Le Psaume 8 explique Genèse 1-2. Adam a été couronné de gloire et d'honneur. Dieu lui a donné la domination sur le reste de la création. Dans Genèse 3, Adam est mis à l'épreuve et cherche à devenir indépendant de Dieu. Ce premier péché mène à la honte, à la peur et à l'isolement, ce qui conduit à son tour à la violence, à l'oppression, au mensonge, à la cupidité, et la liste est...

Psalm 8:5-6 describes humanity this way, “You have made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor. 6 You have given him dominion over the works of your hands; you have put all things under his feet.” Psalm 8 interprets Genesis 1-2. Adam and Eve were crowned with glory and honor. God gave them dominion over the rest of creation. In Genesis 3 the couple underwent a test. They failed. They sought independence from God. In response to sin, God pronounces judgement, and he promises a cure for sin through one who would crush evil in Genesis 3:15. The rest of Genesis continually highlights the tension between human sin and God’s plan to make things right. [i] Genesis 39-41 offers the clearest picture yet in Genesis of how God will save the world through a descendant of Adam. Genesis 39-41 is a summary of the Bible. It presents a Son of Man who passes the test of temptation. He suffers for being faithful. He is thrown in a pit before being exalted o...