Southwest Ohio Reformed Presbyterian

1. Proclaimed, not merely discussed -3-9, 11, 12, 13--2. Understood, not just secretly dreaded -3-10--3. Expected, as a real specter of God's wrath -3-11c-

1. Faith is personal -3-1--2. Personal is responsible -3-2--3. Personal is real -3-3-8-

A. The Severity of the Situation -9-14-19--B. The Supremacy of the Savior -9-20-27--C. The Solution for the Saints -9-28-29-

A. The Greatest Authority -vs. 18--B. The Greatest Assignment -vs. 19-20a--C. The Greatest Assurance -v. 20b-

1. No escape on account of God's character -2-13--2. No escape on account of God's methods -2-14--3. No escape on account of God's inscrutability -2-15--4. Every attempt at escaping God will be nakedly embarrassing -2-16-

1. Jacob oversees his own death-2. Joseph lives on in faith

1. Genetics often fail -49-1-7--2. Humble goals can be glorious -49-13-21, 27--3. Gospel and kingdom can't be beat -49-8-12, 22-26-

1. Trinitarian sense-2. Christ's salvific sense-3. The Spirit's eschatological sense

1. Common sense-2. Divine sense-3. God reveals His super-truth in the Bible

A. Troubles that transform us-B. Troubles that train us-C. Troubles that teach us-D. Troubles that test us

1. The condemnation-2. Yet God portrays Himself so-3. Every shepherd contains a prime minister-4. Shepherds were glorious lovers

1. Jacob leaves everything-2. A revelatory dream re-grounds Jacob-3. The journey and Jacob's multitude

1. The Work of Christ-2. The Meals of Christ-3. The Kingdom of Christ

1. God controls the broader issues of our lives-2. God cares for the little things-3. God brings all his concerns to wonderful fruition-4. This applies to the gospel and grace

1. God's providence drives us through pain-2. God slowly makes his providence clear-3. Finally, Joseph sees it all clearly-4. Why do we worry about our providences

1. God loves Israel as the Israel of God-2. Yet God often judged Israel-3. Yet God used his judgment to revive