01/15/12: “Has He got plans for you!” by David O’Leary
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Text: Genesis 1:1-2
Theme: In the beginning of his word God identifies himself in a pattern that would have been recognized in the Ancient Near Eastern world. It is a form used in treaties and includes identifying himself as the great king and telling of his mighty works so as to command the allegiance of his subjects. God wanted his people Israel to know that their redeemer who took them out of Egypt is the very same God who made heaven and earth. From the beginning God draws his people into covenant relationship with him so that they can dwell forever with him. Here is the beginning of the end. All this points to Jesus who is the beginning and the end, the alpha and the omega.