Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1873-04-07

Rev. j. w. MALCOLM, Editor.
INTERNATIONAL BIBLE STUDY.
Second Quarter, Lesson I'd, Aprl1 1871

verse 8. CODA coat maze up OF
stripes of differently colored cloth. SIM
liar to this was the toqa foroterta of the
Roman youth, which was aohite, striped
or fringed with purple; this they wore
until they were SeUenteen years of age,
when they changed it for the toga patra,
which was all Uhite. Such vestures as
clothing of distinction are worn all over
Persia, India and China, to the present
day. larke.-Coat of naony colors.-
Such robes, long and costly, made of
many pieces of valuable stuff, tastefully
arranged, were regarded as marks of dis.
tinction, and worn by noblemen and
kings daughters. 2 Sam. 13-l8-Ja-
co6uS.
Verse 4. Loved % {, . more The old
fable of the ape and her favorite cub,
which she Rugged to death through kind
ness, was directed against such foolish
parental fondness as this.-C1arke.-
Though those children are happy that
have that in them which justly recon-
mends them to their parents particular
love, yet it is the prudence of parents
not to make difference between one
child and another, unless there be great |
and manifest cause given for it by the
children's dutifulness or undutifulness.
Henry=Hated-It is common for those
that are beloved of God to be hated by
the world; whom Heaven blesseth hell
curseth; those whom God speaks COM
fortably to, wicked men will not speak
peaceably to.-Henry.=In the sight of
men they were chargeable with intended
murder, when they cast Joseph into the
pit; but with God they were chargeable
with this crime as soon as they began to
hate Joseph-Bash.=Not speak peaceo-
blythe habitual refusal of Joseph's
brethren therefore, to meet him with
"the salaam," showed how ill-disposed
they were toward him. 1t is very nat
ural in parents to love the youngest, and
to feel partial to those who excel in tai.
ents or amiableness. But in family
constituted as Jacob's-many children
by different mothers-he showed great
and criminal indiscretion. J. F. b
This vice epvy as it makes the heart boil
with hellish venom. so it blisters out
at the tongue, as here: "They could not
speak peaceably with Joseph" but scott
and consult his ruin. 1t sits also look
ing out of the windows of the eyes and
as basilisk, blasteth the Object
Irdpp.=It is not an unusual thing for
an Arab or Turk to hesitate to return
the Salaana if given by a christian, or by
one of whom he has not favorable opin-
ion; and this, in their own country, may
be ever considered as mark of hoStiHty;
not only as proof that they do not
wish you we'll but that if they have an
opportunity they will do you an injury.
This was precisely the case with Joseph's
brethren: they would not give him the
Salaam. and therefore felt themselves al
liberty to take the first opportunity tc
injure him.-Clarke.
Verse 5. Dreana-When God spakt
to men in those nocturnal visitations hi
usually made his voice to be recognized
as his, and distinguished from the wilC
reveries of wandering imagination, i
in no other way, at least by the effect
which they produced upon the mind o
the subject of them.-BasSh.
Verse 6. Hear-Joseph relates tn
prophetical dream he had. Though b,
was now very young, about IL year
old), yet he was pious and oevout, ant
we'll inclined and this fitted him 70
Gods gracious discoveries of himself t.
him. Joseph had great deal of trou
BILE before him, and therefore God CAV
him betimes the prospect of his advance
ment, to support and comfort him unde
the long and grievous trouble with whicI
he was to be xercised.-Henry.
Verse z. Binding sheaveS. Thoug
in these early times we read little q
tillage, yet it is evident from this Gil
cumstance that 1t was practiced by Jaco
and his sons.-C.
Verse s. Brethren Soid-The word
of God, if rightly understood, will b
found faithful and true, but we are ne
to think that he is under any obligatio
to verify the comments which we ma
put upon them h=Moved with t
same indignant feelings with which OF
Savior informs us that he himself woul
be received, they say in effect 1--WE Wi
not have this man to rule over us.
Such is our native pride and stoutness
spirit that we cannot bear the though
of being subject to those who have bee
our equals or inferiors.-Bh
Verse 8. Told % 81 81 a dream more
The second dream he told, though
must have noticed the effect of the frs
the sun, (his father), the moon (his mot
er RACHEL, and the eleven stars Il
brethren), made obeisance to him. II
purpOrt of this only deepens the certai
ty of the others, while the former serv
to explain the latter, Rachel was dea
yet the idea was embodied in the drea
-Ja.=Joseph was more of a propt
than a politician, else he would ha