The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-05-03
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


Especially Arranged from fel0uDetS NotsS
GOLDEN TExT-The path OF the just is as the
shining light, that shincth more and more unto
the perfect day. PROV. 4:l8
TIME.-The migration into Egypt b. G. i706
Jacobs death and burial b. e. 1850. Joseph's
death, 1888
PLAcE-Thc land of Goshen in Egypt ~
Probably the Wady Tumilat extending from
the modern Ismailia, on Lake Timsah. west
ward about eighty miles, to the eastern branch
OF the Nile 1t is watered by the Sweetwater
canal, running from the Nile TO Suez 1t is
few miles vide at its western end. ana grad
ualy narrows toward the east. 1t Is still one
Of the most beautiful districts Of Egypt. W.
Dawson. in Egypt and Syria. C) Others regard
It as larger district extending north and south
of this Wady.
JACOB was one hundred and thirty years old
when he went down into Egypt He lived
there seventeen years and died In 1885, aged one
hundred and forty seven, and was buried In the
cave OF Machpelah near Hebron.
JOSEPH was thirty-nine years old when his
father came to Egypt He lived there seventy
years longer and died in 1885, aged one hum
dred and ten. He was embalmed, and many
years later was buried at Shechem
LATER SCENES IN THE LIFE OF JOSEPH
Jacob Receiving the News About 10.
seph. AT Hebron. Having made him
self known to his brothers, Joseph
told them to hasten back home and
tell his father of all his glory, and
bring him down without delay to see
it. This glory would comfort the ia
ther. and assure him of the safety of
going into this foreign country. Pha-
raoh joins III the invitation, and sends
abundant means for their transporta-
ton. When they reached home the
news was too good for Jacob to be-
| lieve, and "his heart fainted;" but
when he saw the Egyptian wagons,
then he was convinced, and his spirits
revived.
The Journey into Egypt.-Immedi-
ately the whole family prepare to
move to Egypt with their hocks and
movable property. The journey was
about $50 miles along the usual cara
van route; but it was long, hard
! Journey for an old man, with women
and children and flocks and herds.
When they reached Beersheba, some
twenty-five miles from the Hebron,
whence they started, they encamped
at this old home of Isaac and Abra-
ham. Here God sent Jacob a vision
| for his encouragement, confirming the
ancient promises, and bidding him go
on to Egypt. Little could Jacob see
the real Importance of this journey,
but it was one of the links in the chain
! of Divine Providence, through which
| the promises were to be fulfilled.
Their Numbers.-Jacob and his de-
scendants, who are named in chapter 46,
numbered seventy, excluding his sons
wives. Sixty-six are first named; then
four more, Jacob and Joseph and his
two sons, are added. Doubtless many
servants and dependents came with
them, making quite caravan. In
Acts TIA the number is given by St.
Stephen as seventy-fve. The differ
ence is simply that he quotes from the
Greek version, which includes in the
number five descendants of Joseph not
mentioned in the Hebrew text.
The Meeting of the Father and the
Long-lost Son.--46:2s-34. When Jacob
drew near to Egypt, and had reached
the land of Goshen. Joseph went forth
in his regal chariot and met his father,
and there was true oriental meeting
of the two who had not seen one an
other for almost twenty-three years.
Dreams Fulflled.-Many years be-
fore, when but boy, Joseph had
dreamed that the sun and moon and
eleven stars did obeisance to him (37:
9-11). And not only were his brothers
indignant, but his father also, who re-
buked him, saying: "Shall / and thy
mother and thy brethren indeed come
to bow down ourselves to thee to the
earth?" Still his father kept the say
ing in mind" and now he remembered
it when it had come to pass. Many a
dream of youth comes to pass; many
things, stranger than dreams, are re.
allied; many hope and desire of re-
form becomes a reality. Blessed are
the seers, those who have noble ideals
who are seeking to realize the visions
of blessedness and glory for the world
The Meeting of the Patriarch and
the Pharaoh.-First Joseph selected
five of his brothers and introduced
them to Pharaoh, who welcomed them
and bade Joseph give official position!
to any who proved nthemselves men o.
activity, energy and ability.
Then Joseph introduced his father
to King Pharaoh. Here Joseph show
his nobleness of character in not being
ashamed of his father but rather
taking an honorable pride in him
for his father, be it remembered
was wholly unused to the ways of the
courts. He would seem to the priest
hood and the courtiers of Pharoah'l
palace rude and semi-barbaric rustic
He could hardly have presented him
self in court attire. He certainly
would not have spoken in court dia
lect, and he would have been wholly
unable to conform to the rules of cour
etiquette.
Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph
The land of Goshen. B. c. 1890. Jacol
sick and almost blind. Joseph comes
with two sons to visit him. In thi
scene we need but notice the propheti'
adoption of Ephraim and Manasseh
as his own sons and heads of tribes
and the giving of the chief blessing t.
Ephraim, the younger. His descend
ants became the leading tribes mex
! to Judah, so that all northern Israe
/, were sometimes called Ephraimites.
Jacobs Dying Blessing and Prophec,
with Respect to His Sons.-Of most in
terest in this series of blessings an,