God's Purpose
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“And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt; but God was with him and rescued him out of all his afflictions and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household. Now there came a famine throughout all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction, and our fathers could find no food. But when Jacob heard that there was grain in Egypt, he sent out our fathers on their first visit. And on the second visit Joseph made himself known to his brothers, and Joseph’s family became known to Pharaoh. And Joseph sent and summoned Jacob his father and all his kindred, seventy-five persons in all. And Jacob went down into Egypt, and he died, he and our fathers, and they were carried back to Shechem and laid in the tomb that Abraham had bought for a sum of silver from the sons of Hamor in Shechem.
Hardship despite God’s presence
Effects of a fallen world
By the sweat of your face
you shall eat bread,
till you return to the ground,
for out of it you were taken;
for you are dust,
and to dust you shall return.”
as it is written:
“None is righteous, no, not one;
no one understands;
no one seeks for God.
All have turned aside; together they have become worthless;
no one does good,
not even one.”
Hardship despite obedience
There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.
God provides for you
Good from evil
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.
God provides through you
God equips
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
God saves
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,