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SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOE
JUNE "a.
Lesson Text: Lessons Of the Sec
ond Quarter Golden Text:
Deut. xxxii., 9-Com-
mentary.

LESSON I.-Jacobs Prevailing Prayer (Gen.
xxxii., 9-12; xiv, s0). Golden Text (Gen.
thou bless me-" The first part OF this lesson
shows US Jacob filled with sense of his un-
worthiness, yet pleading and clinging to the
promises Of God. The second part shows US
Jacob with his thigh out Of joint, helpless to
resist any longer, clinging in his weakness
ana conscious need to the Mighty One, and
obtaining that which he sought. The whole
lesson teaches US how to obtain power with
God and men. Here Is found the word
"Israel" for the first time.
LESSON II.-Discord In Jacobs Family
(Gen. xxxvii., LID. Golden Text (Gen
XIV, "a, "See that ye fall not out by the
Joseph, the beloved Rachel's frstborn, and
ore warned Of the danger OF having fayorites
among the children. But we see also the
special love of God to Joseph in e5alting him
above father, mother and brethren, and
choosing him to be q great deliyerer, and
before God, who cannot err, We bow with
alteration, for none can say to Him, "What
doest Thou?'
LESSON III. Joseph Sold Into Egypt (Gen.
xxxvii.. 1886. Golden Text (Gen. l., 20),
"Ye thought evil against me, but God meant
1t unto good" Joseph now enters upon his
road to royalty, which means death to
father. mother, brothers, sisters, home and
friends, self and the world, to find ones all
in God. It is the way of the cross and means
much suffering and long suffering with pa-
tience and joyfulness (Col. iv., 11). If We
see Gods instruments, we shall be sorely
cast down and discouraged, but If we ses
God rather than His instruments, as Joseph
did, all will be we'll.
LESSON IV.-Joseph Ruler In Egypt (Gen.
XII, 3S-4S). Golden Text (I Sam. H.. 30),
"Them that honor Me I will honor" The
twenty years humiliation and suffering, the
false accusations and Imprisonment are now
past, and the dreams are about to be fulfilled.
Joseph can now say from his position as
ruler, in the Joy of his gentle bride and his
two sons. "God hath made me forget all my
toll God hath caused me TO be fruitful"
(Gen. xii, 81, 52). Through all his suffer-
ings he was prosperous, for God was with
him (Gen. xxxix., 2. 2D, but it did not look
so to human eyes. Now all can see it. See
the application to US in Rom. viii, 10 I John
ill.,, 2.
LESSON v.-Joseph Forglving His Breth-
rem (Gen. xiv, 1-15). Golden Text Guke
xvii, 81, "If thy brother trespass against
thee. rebuke him. and II he repent forgive
him." The sin Of twenty years Is at last un-
covered and brought home to them, but
there is forgivness for them. They see now
the reality and fulfllment OF the dreams
they despised. and they bow down to their
brother Joseph as their great and only de-
liverer. When the Jews again look upon
their brother Jesus, after perhaps 1000 years
since they saw Him last on the cross and
needed not His cries, they will find Won
derful parallel to the history OF Joseph.
LESSON VI.-Joseph's Last Days (Gen. l.,
14-26). Golden Text prov. w., 1S). "The
path OF the just is as the shining light, that
shineth more and more unto the perfect
day." Still misunderstood by his brethren
after so great kindness, he has again to
comfort them and reassure them OF his un-
changing love. II we have treated Jesus In
any degree like this, let Us be ashamed and
question His love no longer, but with I'm
plicit confidence make Him glad by our
faith in Him. See Heb. xl., %, as fitting
close to this story.
Lesson vII.-Isreel IN Egypt Ex. +, l.
14). Golden Text Cps. cxxlv., 81, "Our help
is in the name OF the Lord" We now come
to the book OF redemption, but before the de-
liverance we must see the bondage. The
word to Abraham concerning the aflictiou
Of his seed is being fulfilled (Gen. xv., 13),
but the words OF tdellverance are just as true.
and they also shall be fulfilled. This Is
again the story Of the cross-humillatton be-
fore exultation.
LESSON vIII.-The Childhood Of Moses
Ex. H., y. Golden Text Cps. xci., 15). "I
will deliver him and honor him." Here Is
God working. even through His enemies, to
accomplish His purposes. Those who fight
against Him are all unconsciously made to
further His ends to their own confusion.
Consider Jochebeds faith and its reward In
the light of Heb. XII, 2S. Let your own heart
fenr no evil, "It God be for US, VINO can be
against us?" Consider the three arks OF
Scripture, of which this is the second, each
made to preserve its contents. We are pre-
served in Christ GUIDE y.
LESSON IX-Moses Sent as q Dellverei
Gx. ill.,, 10-20). Golden Text Isa. XII: lO,
"Fear thou not, for um with thee" Moses
ut the age of forty thought that Israel would
see in him their deliverer,. but as the ago OF
eighty he Is slow to obey the call OF God and
asks, "who am that + should go2" The
great lesson for us is to hear God say: ! am I;
/ will send thee will be with thee. We are
nothing except as We ore messengers Tor
God, The one who sends US is everything,
and His message is everything. we are
nothing except In 80 fRr as we carry His
message correctly and In His name.
LESSON X.-The Passover Instituted (Ex.
Kill, i-14). Golden Text Il Cor W, y,
"Christ, our passover, Is SACRIFICED tor U.s.
The. rrei,t IeS,vus here are tne 81 ely v. tae
frstborn under the blood and their occupa'
tion AS saved ones teaching us 80 strikinsly
that il is the blood alone that saves, out
there is no safety for Us unless we are undet
II then as saved ones we are continuallyIo 10
feed upon Him who saves us. eYea as ne
snid. ''He that eateth Me, even he snail hle
by Me-" .,o pad seo
Tex. xiv. 1929. Golden Text Heb. H.. 29l,
s!By faith they passed through the Red Sea-.
Tn the cloud we see God as Israers light and
shield and guide and nvenger. IN tne ln-
cident of the lesson we SEQ how God leads
His people into difficulties that He may
show His power in their behalf tnat he
NAV be gloriled. When We find ourselves
in straits and see no way out, lei US stann
still and see the salvation OF the Lord. Con
slider that He who divided the sea IS our God,
the creator OF Heaven and earth, and there
is nothin.. too hard for Him (Jer. xAxii. ~.
LESSON XII The Anointed King, a Mis-
sionary Lesson (Ps. H.. LIZ. Goiden
Text rps. H., 81, "Ask OF Me. and shall give
thee the heather forthine inheritance. This
is the picture OF the Lord Coo Oh jacob unu
Joseph and Moses. lsraers great Dellyeter
and Messiah, who will in due time Dc hlnG
over all the earth. but not until He snail
have received His bride, the church, ana re-
turned with her for the salvation o, lsrheI
and judgment OF tho natlons.-Less'h
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