Aim: To be humbled by our sin and flesh—as we admire God's great grace in Christ.
Doctrine: Man's foolishness and God's goodness co-exist in the outward covenant of the church. As sinners we are always prone to stupid idolatry, but God remains steadfastly committed to His promise to save His people.
Exegesis: Stark evidences of man's foolishness and God's goodness: even when the Lord rescues us, our flesh still prefers idols (vv. 16-17a); in Adam we reject the Lord, even though He is so kind to us (vv. 17b-18a); God is merciful to us, despite the fact that our old man persists in rebellion (vv. 18b-19).
Further application: How our foolishness and God's goodness should affect us: this should move us to grieve our fall and sin, especially as our ingratitude dishonors our loving God who saves His church in Christ.
Key verses: vv. 16-17a ''Nevertheless, the LORD raised up judges who delivered them out of the hand of those who plundered them. Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they played the harlot with other gods, and bowed down to them.''
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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.