The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-26
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE
APRIL I'D.
Lesson Text: "Joseph Forgiving Ills
Brethren" Gen. XIV, f-io-
Golden Text: Luke xvii,
documentary.

not only nll Egypt. bu, ali countries, came to
Joseph to buy corn (xli., j6. 5O. Ten OF
Joseph's brethren. nj once recognized hy
him. but no, he by them. hal come for corn.
AMI nine had gone home with their SACKS
full nnd their money In their sacks. with in
strurtions 20 bring ther Youngest brother
when they came again. SIMEON meantime he
ing detained "a hostage. Tnev had now re-
turned bringing BENJAMIN. aui tn" eleven
had dined with losspi. being seated at tu'lr
according TO their ages. much to their sur
prise for "a vet they knew him no'.
?. "Anl he went alou T. and tn" Ervptinns
and the house OF Poarolh h'Iri.' our 'es-
son begins and enls with Weeping. but II l.
weeping for ioy Consider the s'veu ws"p.
ings OF Joseph IN chapters xiii, II xiii, 30 /,
XIV. .. Il Xvi. 90 l.. I. IL.
5. "Anl Joseph said unto his brethren,
am Jospph. Doth my father yet liveY l. Il
any wonter that they were trouhlei and
could not answer? How viyidly would coms
20 mind the events ot twaaty years bsiore "a
they looked upon the fa;s OF him whose pitt
ful cries and tear, thay would not reslri.
and now he has already been returning them
good for evil while a. the same time leading
them to repentance. 1t must be all true. for
who but Joseph could know their az - 50 as
20 arrange them at table
4. "And Joseph said unto hIs brethren.
Come near to me. [ pray you. Aud they cone
near. And ho said. | am JOsenh. yout
brother. whom 80 sold into Egypt Wncan
imagine them dumb with astorishment until
he calls them near To- him aud rep.ats tho
astounding statement with tn" additional nj
lusion 10 their guilt. II il ali true, an after
80 long time their sin has found them out
(Nim. Nxxii.. 23l
3. Now thsrsfore bs not crieysl nor ugrv
with yourselves that w sold ne ht'her, fo-
God did send me- before YOU 10 preserve
life" He maketh the wrath oi man TO p:aise
Him (Ps. lxxvi.. i0). AMI Joseph ha grics
TO SOC, not the hatred OF his brethren. hut
the guiding hand oi Got. II IL possible for
us 10 see Got In everything and believe aui
rejoice In Rom. viii. -, 90.
d. "For these two ystr4 hltb tho famine
been in the laui, and yet thNrr are livs years.
In the which. thers shall neith"r h. saring
nor harvest A truly aS thsrn hal been
seven years Of plenty. 80 surely would there
~ seven Years OF famiu". Joseph simply
knowing. "AhIahlm beiisvel Cot Let
our souls saw Il be,isv, G)l' Gas. H., .
Acts Nxvii.. 2j).
:. And COT sent M beior' yol to pr".
serve you postsrity in the eartn An TO slvs
your lvea by great lGllversn -. How
suggestive II all II o! Jesus hated. sold. re-
iectrd slain. vet s'ill adv. great d"liverer,
the on,y drlyersr. and ar' Ioas now II" will
say 20 the uttion Of I,rr'. Il am Jesus. vcut
hrother. wnom ye cru"idsi." Thev shall 50,
Him and mourn bitterly AMI welcons Hin
tZ'ch. xii. 10 xiii. II. M,ny individual
Jews ARE now seeinc ant receiving Him by
faith but soon IL will b. all Israel.
D. $50 now u was not YOU that sent m1
,hther. but Col" 'pl giv'4 Col all
THE glory for making him fathert 10 Plarnol
land ruler over all Egypt. II" has no'hila
hut forgiveness for MS brethren ant praises
for God. Jesus told Plate that hs could
have no power against Him except II wer,
given him by God DOM xix, IL. We may
all believs that nothing csu cone 10 Us with.
out God.
Q. ''9sssc 80 ahi 20 ap to u.J 'ata-t ..ni
say unto him. Thus saith thy son Joseph,
Col hath made ms lord Of all l. ;ypt. Come
down unto mo tarry not. He tnln<s ot his
poor old father wondering day by day II
Benjamin will ever rnturn TO him. little
dreaming that Benjamin. will CON, all right
ami Joseph too. Anl he ion;s to hayA his
intner se- and shars his glory. sss tno long
ing OF Jesus in John Nvli., 81.
10. "And thou shalt dwaIl in the land o
Goshen, ami thou shalt be- neir unto me-
thou. ani tiny rhilir-n. ami thy children
children an l thy norks and thy herds. an,
all that thou hast. Marx the repsate,
"near unto me- ot verse aud this verse anC
think OF Israel psopir near unto Jsh val
(ps. cXlviii.. ~, anl o. AL who w'ra once
Rfar or made nign 10y the bloc Of Jesu'
Eph. H., l3). See eveuthe tio'Ss AMI herd
included and think OF all creation snjoyin,
the great deliyeranra Rom. viii, 2D.
II. "And there Will nourlsh tne-, for ye
therr are five years az famine, lost thou AM
thy household AMI all that thou hast cone tC
poverty" Assurance OF continued an iabuu
iant supply for All. He waO sptrat not Hts
own Son, but deliyare Ktm up for IA all
how shall He not with Hun also freely Civ,
uS all things (RDm. viii, 32lt Consi Ter IN,
daily rations AMI tha day bY day without
fail OF III Kings XIV, 3d. and Esrl "I,, ., an
lot your heart rhlDice.
II. "Anl beholi YOUR eyes So. anil tn
eyes oI my brother Ben jamin. that It j. m,
mouth that 80 'ak-fh unto YOU. Wnen tn
disciples ware troubled rs Jesus H'nsel
stool in rhsir midst after the resurrection
He said. Hini lie lie ami see that II Is Nlysel
duke xNy, 3G-39l. Thomas was -n"OuT
aged TO feel the very wounds OF Jesus lJoni
Ky, 27). Ani when Jesus shall he asiet b
the Jews about ths wounis ia His hauGs II
Will say that II" received them Ia the hous
OF His irienis ,ch, xiii, g..
-. "Ani ye shall tell my Iather Of all ml
glory in Egyp' AMI oi all that So hay' sscu
aud ~ shall nasts AMI brin; down my ilthsi
hther." Tnsy would have 20 say wian they
told all they could, "flther, we rlu't tel
you ths half ot hi, glory Il Kings e., ~
And when they did tell him JACOB couldn'
believe it till hs saw tl' wagons whicl
Joseph had sant 10 fetcn him. "rdl: whicl
W. have seen AMI heirl decar, " unt,
yQu' is the testimony .. the apostles 4 JOnL
L.. , Acts iy. 20l.
"A. Is. AMI he foil upon hi- bro,her Bsn
igmin's neck and wspt. Aud Bsniamin wsp
upoE his nscS. Moreover, ho kissed all hi
brethren and wept upon them. Hnd after tina
bis brethren talRsi with him" WHAT IA
surance OF forgiveness WHAT tears OF jo,
| on the part OF Joseph and OF Benjamin Bu
did the others weep lns record does no
say. Tears psnt up sometimes come after
ward. Jossph's heart is full as hs gives o
his bounty to his father and his brethren
| What wondrous grace TO these brethren
and yet how small wuen compared with IN,
grace OF our Lord Jesus Christine grac
by which we are saved, In which We stan
and the full revelation OF which We still wal
Tor (Eph. v, s. Rom. ", . Pet. l., lJ).-