“The Reformers taught that Scripture was the highest authority on whatever it addressed. That meant that everything that the church taught must be shown to be taught in the Scriptures. It meant that church teaching always had to pass the test of faithfulness to the Word of God. It meant that if anyone could show where church teaching was not in harmony with the Bible that teaching must be rejected. And it meant that church leaders could not bind the consciences of church members in areas where the Bible was silent.”
Jacob/Israel Settles in Goshen
Read: Genesis 46:8 - 47:12
“This evening we will consider this genealogy that we find in Genesis 46:8-27 and then the part of the story in which Jacob and his family end up in Goshen. Goshen was a part of the land of Egypt. The theological theme in both of these sections has to do with how God was making the offspring of Abraham into a great nation.”
Truths of the Reformation (1) Three Biblical Reasons to Celebrate the Reformation
God’s Will
Jacob/Israel Moves to Egypt
Read: Genesis 46:1-7
God’s Jealousy
From Hunger to Plenty
Read: Genesis 45:16-28
God’s Power
Forgiveness and Reconciliation
Read: Genesis 45:1-15