Northside 101

What is God's wrath?

God's wrath, in perfect harmony with all His divine attributes, is the holy action of deserved and proportional eternal condemnation upon unbelievers for sin.

The wrath of God is the response of a holy and righteous God against sin and sinners who have not been covered by the atonement of Christ.

God's wrath is the settled, determined, eternal righteous response of God in punishing unrepentant human sin.

Why is sin against God such a big deal?

Five different expressions or descriptions of the wrath of God in scripture:

1. Eternal wrath
2. Eschatological wrath
3. Cataclysmic wrath
4. Consequential wrath
5. Wrath of abandonment

The Good News is that God has provided the way of deliverance from His wrath:

Romans 3:21-26

Romans 5:1-10

God's wrath and God's love met at the cross

I John 4:9-10 and Romans 8:1

God shows Himself just, for sin is punished in Christ. God also shows Himself full of mercy, for the atonement of Christ means that He can now be totally forgiving of sinners who turn from their sin and trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, being eternally redeemed through the shedding of His blood.

Colossians 1:13-14

Hebrews 7:25

Wednesday Night Bible Study | Pastor Josh Foster 7-8-26

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God is at work bringing His erring children back together. God has cGod is at work bringing His erring children back together. God has chosen and called us. He will also preserve us. He will fulfill His promises in our lives. God used the experience of what happened with Joseph to stir their consciences. God uses these failures to bring them to repentance. God assures us that He forgives our sins and makes us acceptable to Him.

1. The Brothers went to Egypt (vs.3-4).

2. The Brothers came before Joseph (vs.5-20).

3. The Brothers remembered their sins (vs.21-28).

1. God Timing IS Always Perfect (w. 1-3)

2. The Wisdom of the World Cannot Interpret God's Truth (v. 8)

3. God Remembers His Servants (v. 9-14)

4. Joseph Gives God the Glory (w. 14-32)

5. God's Wisdom Provides Salvation (vv. 33-57)

6. From Prisoner to Ruler (vv. 38-46

Final Application

You may feel:

• Forgotten
• Delayed
• Overlooked
• Stuck in a prison season

But God is sil working. The pit, the prison, and the waiting room may all be part of God's preparation for His greater purpose in your life.

Truth Point:

God is still working even when life is not going your way.

1. God Blessed the Work of Joseph Joseph's Difficult Circumstances

2. The Persistence of Temptation

Genesis 39:6-20

Context

: Family structure:

Shift from patriarchs → Joseph becomes central figure

• Joseph = son of Rachel (favored wife)
• Brother: Benjamin
  Others = half-brothers (Leah, Bilhah, Zilpah)
• Key details:
  Israel (Jacob) = covenant name (Gen. 32, 35)
  Location = Canaan (Promised Land)
  Occupation = Shepherds
• Pattern: When people don't trust God → turmoil follows

1. A Family in Turmoil (vv. 1-4)

Joseph's Report

Favoritism

Result

2. The Escalation of Turmoil (vv. 5-11)

Dream #1

Brothers' Response

Dream #2

Key Insight

'll → Israel "Kept it in mint

• Wisdom = holding truth ie when you don't understand

3. The Results of Turmoil (vv. 18-35)

Murder Plot

Reuben's Intervention

The Betrayal

The Deception

Pattern

Another generation of lying + deception

: Sin always:

• Multiplies
• Complicates
• Deepens brokenness

Most scholars refer to this being the first recorded Revival in The Bible. Jacob had trouble all around him. He was worried about retaliation of the surrounding rulers because of what happened with Dinah, Simeon and Levi.

A Revival in a believer's life is a rededication to God. Some consider it a wake-up call. Some consider revival has repentance from Worldly things. Some believe it is a rekindling to your First Love.

1. Spiritual Leadership in The Family.

2. Spiritual Repentance in The Family.

3. Spiritual Obedience in The Family.

A Message from Pastor Jose Martinez 4-22-26

Jacob has come to the place where he will encounter Esau. He has sent his family across Jabbok, so that he is now alone to meet the brother he stole the birthright Jacob prayed for God to deliver him in Genesis 32:9-12.

Now Jacob wrestles with God.

1. A Personal Contest

2. A Protracted Contest

3.A Prevailing Contest