Aim: To strive to conquer the whole world (for the church's worthy Savior).
Doctrine: The covenant community's success is a ''mixed bag'' in this world. Thankfully, God's sovereignty superintends everything, even His people's failures.
Exegesis: Three snapshots of conquering details: Judah's effort is mostly productive (vv. 16-20); Benjamin's attempt seems lackluster (v. 21); Joseph's foray goes well (but is a bit risky) (vv. 22-26).
Further application: What the church should learn through conquering details: that our obedience is supposed to be thorough, but that God can nonetheless redeem us (despite our sine).
Key verse: v. 19 ''So the LORD was with Judah. And they drove out the mountaineers, but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the lowland, because they had chariots of iron.''
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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.