Enoch God's Sovereignty

To have sovereignty over someone is to is to have supreme power or authority over an individual. The Bible entails multiple works in which God is sovereign over his believers so that a greater good can be accomplished through them. A few that really stand out would be Enoch, Joseph, and Mariam. God’s sovereignty over them can be seen throughout the various ways in which their lives played out. To begin with, Enoch was a very devoted follower, who was willingly open to the will of God. As open to the idea as he was though, he was really about the only believer with such an immense devotion in a world of corruption. For hundreds of years he was the only believer who exemplified God’s will without hesitation. His determined belief was ultimately rewarded by God by simply one moment being on earth and then the next in heaven, He was so devoted to the …show more content…
Joseph is probably one of the most important figures in the Bible that God worked through. God works through people in various ways. In some instances he uses other people's wrongdoings, so that he may enforce his will through them. He did so through the situation in which Joseph's brothers sold Joseph into slavery, because of the immense hate they had for him. God doesn't make bad things happen, but he may work through therm in order for someone to gain enlightenment. His sovereignty continued to prevail as the lord positioned Joseph in managerial positions throughout the majority of his life. One example of this would be when Joseph was put in charge of Potiphar's court, who belonged to Pharaoh. There he was able to manage far better than Potiphar was. This therefore allowed for Joseph to eventually be over Potiphar. As time went on God’s ultimate will would come to be as he instructed Joseph to basically make the world's largest food drive. His sovereignty is what allowed Joseph to not just save Egypt but also the lives of God’s chosen people as