Craftiness of the Serpent and the Sovereign God: Joseph

By Evan Knies In the later part of the book of Genesis readers are confronted with the story of Joseph. His jealous brothers sell Joseph into slavery and he is brought to Egypt. Joseph is put in places by God to carry out His Will. Before Joseph was second in command in Egypt, he did …

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Craftiness of the Serpent and the Sovereign God: David

By Evan Knies In 2 Samuel, David becomes King of Israel and the Lord makes a covenant with David. In Chapter 11, David sinned against God and against one of his servants (Uriah) by laying with his wife. Bathsheba, Uriah's wife, becomes pregnant with David's child. David calls Uriah home, asked him how the war …

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Craftiness of the Serpent and the Sovereign God: Acts 2

By Evan Knies In Acts 2:23 Peter is preaching his sermon at Pentecost. He attributes the death of Christ to the hands of lawless men and the definite plan/foreknowledge of God. God is the cause of the cross. From the foundations of the world, it was planned that the Son would be crushed. When Adam …

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