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Sep 2024
28m 30s

Genesis: God’s Providence In Evil’s Path

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They meant it for evil. But God used it for good. In Genesis 45, Joseph’s brothers stood before him – brothers that had once sold him off to slave traders, and then told their father that he was dead. They had acted wickedly! And in a ‘twist of fate,’ their lives were now in his … Read More Read More 
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