Pure Promises, Messy Means & Sovereign Successes: God’s Blessing Despite Ourselves (Genesis 30)

Sermon Notes:

Introduction

Main idea: Genesis 30 sets forth two scenes displaying God’s faithful providence to fulfill His promises despite His people’s problems so that you might worshipfully rest in the God of promise.

1. Suspicious Schemes, yet Continuous Conceptions (vv. 1–24)

   a. Leaning on One’s Own Understanding (vv. 1–8)

   b. Not to be Outdone (vv. 9–13)

   c. A Superstitious Remedy? (vv. 14–21

   d. Supernatural Success (vv. 22–24)

2. Mysterious Methods, yet Flourishing Flocks (vv. 25–43)

   a. Fool Me Once… Fool Me Twice… (vv. 25–34)

   b. Not to be Outdone (vv. 35–36)

   c. A Superstitious Remedy? (vv. 37–42)

   d. Supernatural Success (v. 43)