The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-04-12
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
APRIL IL.
i.ce-cH Text: "Joscph Sold into
Egypt" Gcn. xxSvii., 1886
--Uoiden Text: Gen. l.,
.O-Commcntary,

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saw hlm coming they determined 10 kill him
(yersas 10, IL. ls-20). How suggestive OF the
Jews hatred ot jesus, their brother who
came s'eting their welfare (Muh. xxi, IS
xvii, ~ They stripped Hin To mock HIN.
and when crucined parted ltis garments
among them (Mnth. xviii. 2s 36.
81 And they took him and cast him into
pit. and tho pit was emnty there was no
winter in it, Compare Xech. ix., II. ami
contrast The mtry pit in which Jeremiah was
put der XXNvii., g.. The sinners deliver.
.nrc from sin is compared 90 being taken
rom horrible pit and mirv clay and having
ais feet placed ON u rock (rs. Nl., 2).
-. "Ani they sat down to Eat bread"
When the decree had gone forth 20 kill all
lews. " Is written that the king and Hamnn
'at down TO drink (Es,h. ill.,, 15l. when they
eru'ilipl Jcsua Il Is said that sitting down,
hey watched Him there iMath. xvii, 3G).
The question OF jeremiah concerning the
sorrows OF Jerusalem. rs II nothing 90 you.
ill yc that pass by2' OLlm. t.. ~ should
sorie home To- all who ar5 Indifferent 70 tho
,ufrrings OF Jesus.
90. ard Judah sail unto his brethren.
What profit l. II II We siay our brother and
conceal his bloodI THIS same Judah long
lterward became surety Tor Jpscph's broth
er Benjamin Gen. Niiii.. o Xiv, o. 33). It
was from him that the Mrssinh. the great
ielivrrer, came in the fullness OF time Il
Chron. V, . Hsy. viii. 10 Thry might
conceal Josoph's hioo fcom his father. tut
TX" Abels II would cry 10 Col (Gcn. w..
TO-
~. "Comc and let va sell him 10 the I4i-
mariites, and ut not our hand hc upon him
FOR he is our brother and our ilesh And his
brethren were content Thus Judah saved
his urothnr from death and his brethren
ron. actual bioOishcf. See how onp "an in.
Gurnce "a number One with God can chase
a thousand lDeut. SXXli.. 90).
A..l el....a q. 4 q 4
out Of tho pr and sold Joseph % the Ish-
maclitcs Tor twenty pieces ~ silver. aud they
brought Joseph into Egypt" Thirty pieces
Of silver was alterw1rd In Israel the valu,
OF n slave ,EN. XXI. S2' This was the price
n which they valued IrrhariGh. the prOph-
et, AMI for this amount Judas sold hi- saw
tour (X,ch. g., ~ Mnth. XVI, l5l Some
people today seem 10 sell Jesus for the
v,riest trilles :hut IL, ,hey 10 not care what
becomes OF Him Or us cares, IL only they
.au be grltned.
90. "Ani Geuhen returned unto 20 the nit.
and behold Joseph was not in the pit, ant
he rent his clothes II was Reuben who
first persuaded the other brother not TO xiii
Joseph, hut 20 east MIN into = pit. thinking
that he might, uuoSscrvrl, get him out Nui
restore him to his father verses "a. 22l.
RruJen was the oldest OF all the brothers, hs
and Julnh being both sons OF Leah (Gcr.
xxx, ~. 35l. lie had heart 10 save his
from tho,r vino lated htn H. was cyi-
dcniiy absent when Joseph was sold.
30. And he returned t. his brethren AMI
said. The child ~ not, and I. whittier shall
got' The same rhra-1 l. used concerning
the absent IN chapter Kill. L.. 80, AMI Jrr.
XXX, 10. What q contrast in thar glorious
namr OF Jehovah, II am" lEy. Ill.,, liDi
Whether in the to ~ or ont oituc boly, II we
nre only identified wth Chri5t we can never
he said not H. be-. ior Ha j. our lite and ht.
Gauss He lives " iiV, lJohn xvi, 19O. The
an ,,,ish OF JCa,. dl Hs ht ,eso.gnt ms
brothers no; 10 him is spoken ., in
chlbter xiii, 81
II. And they took Josrpiis coat, AMI
Killed HI Of tu' goVts utl dipped the coat
In tho hcoi," Sinrp Nr day that Alnm
slnnel Il hGs boon sorrow ami SUFFERING aud
death all along tGe line, aud will bee tn Up
shall come a-d'u who. whrn liz first came,
lOr' our cr!",, aul carried our sorrows AMI
In His own TO ~ lore our sins on the tres
(lsa. Ill.,, 4 | Peter H.. ~. Whilr the h!ooi
oi u kid s,ane Joseph : coat. II was Jesus.
own h!oo | THAI Ho.rG HIS garments, even tu'
bloc iroM that poor, s"ourgri uack nui
thorn crowned hedi. But tu" day comes
wdcn the Curm!'s' boo sIhil -tl;u llis rl.-
Ilrut Is! iii, .. g.
81. AN they sent the coat o. ulny co.,
ors, ant they hrJIgE, y - tueir iEthcr aul
sltI, THIS hHy3 We lolui EnoE uuH
whether It hr tuy son, con; or no Jdco
was truly their H,har after tho flesh. hu,
tney wore mHSlus Il y'ry plain that they, Tx
the,r des '"u iguts long IrtrrWucl, hal
another Gather, rTrn Il" wGy /, 'hr father Ui
al ibtrS an mI. ..g'rs tJulu Nii., 80
~. "Aul h" HurT u ani ~ud. n - my
sons cont uu eva bra~t hath dcyoUr'l him
Joseph ~ without iou ( rent iu ItocrS .
There was no chemical analysis 10 prove tina.
the bloo on thHt coat WAS not human thnrr
was 40 soa honest enough to tn the fact,
IN the ease. au so Jss1J must b, allowed 20
think tnat MS uu'd 'Jy-i son wis actually
s!lin. ana Tor twenty year, ho believed IN,
same (Nlly., 2sl. Mnat N evil boast j. envy
AMI hhtreI, true caI!dlcn VI the rOIr.L; LOa
q fct. v, -!
-. "AuI JACOB rent his Clothes. AMI pa,
sae&',o'A uroA ate Ions AMI moItnai ioe
ms son many day-. Nuateyer We SOW we
reap. JACOB had sOwn the wind aud was
rrapinc the whiriwiui (Gal. w., Z Hos viii,
y. He hal cruelty deceive hlS father ant
lied 10 himself (Chaptcr xvii, 2h, aud now
he was reaplu: n terrible harvest. This
principle %. r'tribHtion Is seen continually
and enough ot IT TO make all hut the most
hardened believe that God means what He
says.
80. "And a!! his sons and all his daugh
tcrs rose mp 10 comfort him, but hn refused
10 be comloriel. AMI he said, For | will 20
down into the grave unto my ~on mourning
.hus his father wept for him" How many
Dinah, is mentioned 10y name (yXy,y., y. Wo
can understand how they might sincerely
try TO comfort their father but how these ly-
ing sons could comfort him is somewhat OF
a mystery. He is surely TO be pitied, for
hs had not the light which 10 have upon tho
future. He looked into tho grave We look
up and know .hat 40 die IL gain" ito de-
part and be with Christ is far better (Phil.
l., u, 29),
aG. And the Mdianites sold him into
Egypt, unto Potiphar. an officer OF Pharoah's
and captain OF the guard. The curtain falls
upon the sorrowing father and the deceitful
sons. aAt we are given c3s glimpse of the
poor boy so cruelty torn away from his home.
He Is now u slave in Egypt In the house OF
the chief OF the esecutioners (see margin).
But whether slave in Potiphars house or
prisoner falsely accused he Is always pros
porous for ''the Lord was with him" (chap-
ter xxxix., 2, 3, 2i, 2J) and there was bless
ing everywhere. He WIS one OF the blessed
men OF Ps. l.. l-3.-Lesson Helper.