The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1880-10-30

| flocks, watched by his ten sturdy sons, roam
| over the plains ofcentral Canaan. The two
children of his departed Rachel are by his
side, Joseph, gentle, noble youth, already
showing the token of integrity and capaci-
| ty, and Benjamin. a little child, playing
around the tent. Suddenly new sorrow
| crushes his already broker heart. His sons
bring home mantle of many colors. torn
and blood-stained, telling to Jacob its own
tale of Joseph's death by some wild beast.
Yet afar under the shadow of the Egyptian
palaces walks his son, living, but wearing
| the dress OF a slave.
Gen. 81. l-5 1885,
| Memory Verses, 32-35.
l And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his
| father was stranger in the land of Ca
naan.
These are the generations of Jacob 10.
| seph being seventeen years old, was feeding
the flock with his brethren and the lad was
wit h the sons of Bilhah and with the sons of
| Zilpah, his fathers wives and Joseph bro't
unto his father their evil report
Now Israel loved Joseph more than all
| his children, because he was the son of his old
age and he made him coat of many colors.
| And when his brethren saw that their
father loved him more than all his brethren,
| they hated him, and could not speak peaca-
| bly, unto him.
| 5 And Joseph dreamed dream and he
| told it his brethren and they hated him yet
the more.
q And it came to pass. when Joseph was
come unto his brethren, that they stripped
| Joseph out of his coat, his coat of many colors
| that was on him.
"A And they took him, and cast him into a
pit; and the pit was empty, there was no wa
| ter in it,
25 And they sat down to eat bread and they
| lifted up their eyes and looked, and behold, a
| company of Ishmeelites, came from Gilead ,
with their camels bearing spicery, and balm
and myrrh, going to carry it down TO Egypt.
26 And Judah said unto his brethren. What
profit is it If we slay our brother, aud conceal
his blood
q Come, and let us sell him to the Ishme
elites, and let not our hand be upon him for
he is our brother and our flesh. And his
brethren were content.
% Then there passed by Midianites, mer-
chantmen and they drew and lifted up Jo.
seph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the
lshmeelites for twenty pieces of silver and
they brought Joseph into Egypt
% And Reuben returned unto the pit and
behold Joseph was not in the pit and he
rent his clothes.
30 And he returned unto his brethren, nd
| said, The child is not : and l, whittier shall 1
go?
81 And they took Joseph's coat, and killed
a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the
blood
81 And they sent the coat of many colors
and they brought it to their father and said, ,
ic hnxn
thy sons coat or no.
33 And he knew it, and said, 1t is my sons
| coat F.; an evil beast hath devoured him Jo-
seph is without doubt rent in pieces.
"a And Jacob rent his clothes. and put
sackcloth upon his lions, and mournad for
his son many days.
IS And all his sons and all his daughters
rose up to comfort him but he refused to be
comforted ; and he SAID. For will go down
into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus
his father wept for him.
SO And the Midianites sold him into Egypt
unto Potiphar. an officer of Pharaoh's, and
captain of the guard.
HOME HEADINGS.
NJ. The dreams of Joseph. Gen. 81. Ill.
tn. The wrongs of Joseph. Gen. 81. 1922.
w. The selling of Joseph. Gen. 81. 1886.
Tn. The prayer of the troubled. Psa. 60. LIZ
f. The song of the believer. Psa. 81. I-23.
s. The sufferings of Christ. John 10. 1924
s. The purpose of God. Acts. I. Lie.
GOLDEN TEXT.
Who is able to stand before envy. Prov
q. 4.
LESSON HYMN. C. NJ
Must Jesus bear the cross alone,
And all the world go free?
No, there's a cross for every one,
And thers's a cross for me.
How happy are the saints above,
Who once went Sorrowing here
But now they taste unmingled love,
And joy without tear.
The consecrated cross I'll bear,
Till death shall set me free;
And then go home my crown to wear,
For there's crown for me.
OUTLINES AND QUESTIONS.
l. BELOVED, v. l-3 Prov. 4. g. How long
time intervened between the events of the
last lesson and OF the present one? rANs
Eleven years. Where was Jacob now liv-
ing? v. II. Who was Joseph? Why was
he beloved by his father? Was it right for
Jacob to make him favorite? How did Jo-
seph act toward his brothers
2. ENvTED, VA -; John 3. IS. How did
Joseph's brothers feel toward him What led
them to this feeling? What is the advice in
Eph. 6. AZ What was Joseph's dream? V. 6,
7. What future events did it show? Gen.
A. go. How were his brothers affected by it?
8. BETRAYED, v. 23-2s; Matt. %. IA, Is. How
and whore did Joseph meet his brethren v.
l2-l7. How did they feel when they saw him?
v. II, 20. How did they illustrate Psa. 81. 49,
| What did they do to him? How did he re-
ceive their cruel treatment? Gen. i2. 2l.
What showed their hardness of heart v. o.
Wha' jia they seer How dil they dispose or
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