Aim: To strive to realize fullness in Christ, so as to glorify God.
The absoluteness of God's sovereign blessing: it is as sure as the decree of the Most High, yet it must be subject to His means.
Exegesis: The strangeness of God's sovereign blessing: it does not always accord with our assumptions (vv. 12-14); it is often given in a foreign context (vv. 15-16); it sometimes goes contrary to our (initial) wishes (vv. 17-20); it always anticipates the inconceivable (vv. 21-22).
Further application: The appropriation of God's sovereign blessing: it is received in humble faith and is expressed in loving service.
Key verse: v. 20 ''So [Jacob] blessed them that day, saying, 'By you Israel will bless, saying, ''May God make you as Ephraim and as Manasseh!''' And thus he set Ephraim before Manasseh.''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.