The Dreamer

Renewing Your Mind

Ligonier Ministries

Religion & Spirituality, Reformed, Study, Jesus, Preaching, Christianity, Scripture, Spirit, Bible, Holy, Theology, Christian, God, Teaching

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🗓️ 31 December 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

In the book of Genesis, Joseph received two great gifts early in his life: a vibrant coat from his father and the ability to interpret dreams from God. Today, R.C. Sproul shows how both of these gifts aggravated the jealousy of Joseph’s brothers.

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Meet Today’s Teacher:

R.C. Sproul (1939–2017) was known for his ability to winsomely and clearly communicate deep, practical truths from God’s Word. He was founder of Ligonier Ministries, first minister of preaching and teaching at Saint Andrew’s Chapel, first president of Reformation Bible College, and executive editor of Tabletalk magazine.

Meet the Host:

Nathan W. Bingham is vice president of ministry engagement for Ligonier Ministries, executive producer and host of Renewing Your Mind, host of the Ask Ligonier podcast, and a graduate of Presbyterian Theological College in Melbourne, Australia. Nathan joined Ligonier in 2012 and lives in Central Florida with his wife and four children.

Renewing Your Mind is a donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts

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0:00.0	We tend to forget that in the ancient world, the producing of color in a garment was something that was a very laborious process,
0:10.0	and that those garments that were colored were exceedingly expensive.
0:16.0	But this tunic not only had one color, but it had a huge variety of colors, making it all the more expensive
0:26.5	and all the more treasured. And this would be an extraordinary gift that Jacob gave to his son.
0:39.5	The story of Joseph and the coat of many colors, of course, is a favorite in children's books
0:45.4	and Sunday school lessons.
0:47.3	This incredible account, which covers several chapters in the book of Genesis, shows us how
0:52.3	God can actually work in the midst of tragedy,
0:55.5	and Joseph's virtuous life points us to the much bigger story of redemption.
1:00.8	This week on renewing your mind, you're hearing select messages from a special eight-series
1:06.1	collection, which includes R.C. Sproles' 20 message series on The Life of Joseph.
1:12.4	You can request your copy while supplies last with a year-end donation of any amount at renewingyourmind.org.
1:20.1	And we thank you for your generosity today,
1:22.5	as today is the final day to give in support of Ligonier's year-end campaign
1:26.6	to deliver even more trusted teaching
1:29.0	to more people in more languages in 2025.
1:34.0	Here's Dr. Sprole from his series, The Life of Joseph.
1:40.4	We're going to look at the life of the patriarch Joseph in the book of Genesis.
1:48.9	It's a remarkable thing to study the life of this man. There's something extraordinary about
1:59.0	Joseph. We're accustomed, as we read the biblical account of the patriarchs of
2:05.9	the Old Testament and even of the prophets to see their portraits being painted warts and all.
2:14.3	The Bible doesn't hesitate to broadcast for the whole world to read the sins of the saints.
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