Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-04-14
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON III. SECOND QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, APRIL IS.


fcxt OF the Lesson Gen. xxxvii Ns-so-
Memory Verses. e6-2S- Golden Text,
Gen. /. so-commentary BY the Rev. ID.
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%. And il came to pass when Joseph
was come unto his brethren that they
stripped Joseph ont of his coat.a Being
sent by his father, he went forth cheerfnlly
to see If it was well with his brethren, but
when they saw him coming they ietermin-
ed to kill him tvseses 10, II. 1920 How
suggestive Of the Jews hatred of Jesus,
their brother who came seeking their vel
fare fMath. xxi, IS; xvii, ~ They stripped
Him TO mock Him, and when crncisied
parted His garments among them (Math.
xvii, IS, 35l
"a sAnd they took him and cast him in
to pit, and the pit was empty, there was
no water in it, Compare Zech ix. II and
contrast the miry pit in which Jeremiah
was put der. xxxviii, @. The sinners de
liverance from sin is compared TO being
taken from a horrible pit and rniry clay and
having his feet placed ON rock FPS xi. q.
25 And they sat down to eat bread
When the decree had gone forth to Kill all
the Jews, il is written that the king and
Haman sat down to drink tESth. iii. ~
When they erucitied Jesus il is said that
sitting down. they watched Him there
(Niath xvii, 36) The question Of Jere-
miah concerning the sorrows Of Jerusalem.
rs it nothing to you, all We that psss bys''
Clam i, ia) should come home to all who
are Indifferent TO the sufferings of Jesus.
&c And Judah said unto his brethren,
What profit is il if we Stay our brother and
conceal his bloods' This same Judah long
afterward became surety for Joseph's broth.
err benjamin Gen. Xiii, 8; Xiv, s.. 33). 1t
was from him that the Messiah, the great
deliverer, came in the fullness OF time u
Chron. Y, 2; Heb. vii, ~. They might CON
ceal Joseph's blood from bis father, but
like Abels it would cry 70 God (Gen. is, i0l
-. Come and let us sell him to the lsh-
maelites. and let not our hand be upon him.
for he is our brother and our flesh And
his brethren were content Thus Judah
saved his brother from death and his breth-
rem from actual bioodshed. See how one
san influence numberl One with God can
chase a thousand (Deut xxi, aal
Is And they drew and lifted up Joseph
out of the pit and sold Joseph to the Ish.
meeltes for twenty pieces Of silver. and they
brought Joseph into Egypt Thirty pieces
of silver was atterward in Israel the value
Of slave (h,x. Xxi, 39l. This was the price
at which they valued Zechariah, the proph-
ct, and for this amount Judas sold his
saviour Czech. ri, q; Math. XVI, l5j Some
people to-day seem to sell Jesus for the verb
est t-ifles-that n they do not care what
becomes of Him or His cause, if Only they
can be gratiied.
20 And Reuben returned unto the pit,
and behold Joseph was not In the pit, and
he rent his clothes" IL was Reuben who
/ first persuaded the other brothers not to
Kill Joseph. but TO cast him into a pit,
thinking that he might, unobserved, yet
him out and restore him to his father oversees
81, e2) Reuben was the oldest Of all the
| brothers, he and Judah b, ng both sons of
Leah (Gen. XXX, 60, s5l He had heart to
save his brother, but not the power 70 de.
liver him from those who hated him. He
was evidently absent when Joseph was sold
so. And he returpsd 10 bis brethren and
said, The child is not, and |, whithar shall
| go!" The same phrase is used concerning
the absent in chapter xiii, Is, 50, and Jer
XXI, IS. What II contrast IN that glorious
pane Of jehovah, II ann (I.x iii, l4l
Whether in the body or out Of the body, ii
xe are only identiiied with Christ, we can
never be said not to be, for He is our life
and because He lives we live Ohm xiv, 80
The anguish Of Joseph soul - hsbeSought
his brothers rot TO sell him is spoken OF in
chapter NH, Il.
81. And they took Joseph's coat, and
killed Kid OF the goats, and dipped the
cost in the blood. y Since the day that Ad.
am slnned 1t has been sorrow aud suffering
and death all along the line, aud will be
till lie SHAH come again who, when He first
came, bore our griefs and carried our sor
rows, and 10 lis own body bore our sins on
the tree lisa, In, I; Pet. II, "a. While the
piood oil kld stained Joseph ) coat il was
Jesus own blood that soiled His garments,
even the blood from that poor, scourgcd
back ana thorn crowned head. But the
DAY comes when HIS enemies blood shall
STAIN ms ralheht sisa- M, u ~
81 ANA lney sent the coat OF many
eniors, and they brought 1t to their father
ana saih, inns nave we ioand' know now
"hetheF IL ne my son coat or no" Jacob
was Truly lhelr iather AFTER the hesi, bat
they were hiaAlhg u very plain that they
llEe their descendants long aiterward, had
another rather even he VINO N the father oil
all liars ana muMerefs (John vili, ~.
o3. Ana he knew IL ana SAID, 1t Is my
son coat; an eVli beast hath deyoured him;
Joseph IS without doubt rent In pieces.
lnere was no chemical analysis 70 prove
that the blood on that coat wasnot huaian;
there was no son honest enough to tell the
FACTS III the case and SO Jacob must be al
lowed TO THINK that his much loved son was
actually slain, and for 20 years he believed
the same lxiiS, -. What an evil beast il
envy and hatred true children of the roar
Ing lion q Pet Y, 81
~ Aud Jacob rent his clothes and put
sackcloth upon liis IONS, and nonrned for
his son many days" VI hateYer we SOW we
reap. Jacob hati sowu the wind and was
rcaplnS the whiriwind (Gai. Vi, :: Hos viii,
u. lie had cruelty deceived las father and
lied TO him tchapter xvii, 24l. and no,y lac.
was reapine a terrible harvest Tbis mir,
o;nla Of t,ilntion is u..,,, ,,,,,,i,,.'il,.f
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eued Dtilcfe lnat bvu means what lie says