The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-04-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
Lesson II. Second Quarter. Interna-
tionnI series, April s.

1. And Jacob dwelt in the land where
/ in his father was a stranger. in the land
| Of Canaan" The margin says, In the
land of his fathers sojournings" God
| spoke OF Abraham as a stranger in the
land, and Abraham spoke Of himself as
a stranger and a sojourner Gen. xvii. g.
| xiii. ~. So also David in L Chron.
xxx, j.. Compare ] Pet. ii, II. II we
are Christ's, we are citizens Of heaven
! CPhiI. iii, 90 81 but shall reign on the
earth when the kingdom comes (Rev. V,
q 1O. The principal events in the inter-
vening chapters since last lesson are the
reconciliation with Esau, another APP
| pearance of God TO Jacob and the death
| and burial of Isaac, Rachel and Deborah.
,. These are the generations OF ia
| cob. Joseph being seventeen years old,
was feeding the flock with his brethren,
| and Joseph brought unto his father
| their evil report" This is the tenth
| time that we have met in this book
! the phrase These are the generations,
| and it is the last time Joseph and
| Benjamin were the younger sons of ia
cob. and both were the children of his
| beloved Rachel. who died when Benja-
| min was born tchapter XXX, is, 49,. IT
! would seem that the conduct of Joseph
! brethren was not commendable. and that
|
| feet.
9. Now Israel loved Joseph more than
| all his children, because he was the son
| of his old age and he made him a coat
| of many colOrs." OF all the sons Of
| Jacob the two most honOred by Jehovah
! were judah and Joseph, for from judah
| came the Messiah, and the birthright was
| Josephs Il Chron. V. y. See in verses
| "a, 80, of our lesson chapter how great
! was Jacobs love to this son, and how
| he refused to be comforted when he
| thought him dead.
| t. And when his brethren saw that
| their father loved him more than all his
| brethren, they hated him and could not
| speak peaceably unto him." Joseph was
| in many respects a wOndrOus type OF
Gods well beloved Son, Jesus, our Savior
| Observe him hated and separated from
| his brethren Gen. Xix, %, 26; Deut
| xXXiii. 16), and think OF Jesus hated with
| out a cause ops. XXXv, 10; Xix, 4; John
| XIV, 25). These brethren make US think
| of the elder brother in Luke XIV, but the
| practical part is for us. If ever hated
without a cause. to think Of Jesus and
rejoice in the privilege Of fellowship with
| Him Il Pet. ii. 19-2D.
| >. And Joseph dreamed a dream. and
he told it his brethren. and they hated
| him yet the more" Joseph does not
| seem as yetSo have known his brothers
| hatred, and in the simplicity Of his heart
| he told them his dream We have al
! ready read of God coming TO Abimelech
| to Jacob and to Laban in dream CxX
| 3; xxi II. 24, and in Job Xxxiii, IA, 10,
| we read that God speaks To men in
dreams and visions, if by any means
| He may turn them from their pride and
| the ruin to which il leads. There is not
| the same need for Him TO speak in
| dreams now that we have the whole
word of God, yet we would not like to
say that He never tells anything in
| dreams any more.
g. And He said unto them, Hear.
| pray you, this dream which l have
dreamed" 1t must have deeply i'm
| pressed Joseph and made him anxious
to tell it, When we have the sure word
Of God concerning all coming events.
how is it that we are so little impressed
by it. and therefore so slow to speak Of
| it2 1t must be simply unbelief on our
part or else willful ignorance, for as
surely as JOseph'S dreams We're in due
time fulfilled so shall every word of
God be fulfilled. See lisa. xiv, "a; XVI,
8, 10: Ps. XXxiii, 10, H.
| Z. For behold. we were binding sheaves
in the field, ana, 10, my sheaf arose, and
also stood upright, and behold, your
sheaves stood around about and made
obeisance to my sheaf" The significance
of the dream seems simple enough and
the brethren evidently understood ii. but
| 1t seemed very unlikely to be fulfilled.
| The sOhs of Jacob were doubtless IA
l
to their father and to Laban in dream,
and Joseph probably believed that God
had now spoken TO him. When any word
| of God takes hold of US as the very
| voice of God to our souls, we are not apt
| either TO forget or to keep still about 1t.
8. And his brethren said to him, Shalt
thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou
| indeed have dominion over us? And they
| hated him yet the more for his dreams
and for his words" Their hatred did not
| affect the dream nor its fulf1llment, but
only themselves; neither has the hatred
Of the Jews TO their brother Jesus af-
fected the fulfllment of the sure word of
God that He shall sit on David's throne
and reign over the house of Jacob for
ever Qsa iX. Z; Luke l. 80 33), but it has
seriously affected themselves and will
until they bow before Him in true peni-
tence Czech. tx, 10; xiii, u.
| y And he dreamed yet another dream,
and told it his brethren, and said, be-
hold. have dreamed dream more and,
behold, the sun, and the moon, and the
eleven stars made obeisance to me-"
Here is the same revelation with an en-
| largement including father and mother.
| The dream being doubled would prove
that it was established by God, and that
He would bring it to pass (Xli. 32). And
we know that il came to pass. When
l read in Rev. xii the record Of the
woman clothed with the sun, the moon
under her feet. and on her head crown
Of twelve stars. l associate that vision
with this dream and think that the
man child Of that chapter will prove to
be first fruits from Israel in the time
of the great tribulation, which with the
church as 4 first fruits from all nations
and both identified with Christ will form
the complete man child to rule all ma
lions. In due time we shall see.
| 10. And he told il to his father and tC
his brethren. and his father rebuked him
and said unto him: What is this dream
that thou hast dreamed? Shall 1 and
thy mother and thy brethren indeed
come TO bow down ourselves to thee 10
the earthT' His father saw the inter
probation, and il went somewhat against
the grain, but he lived to see il all
fulfilled, and when he and his sons be-
came thoroughly humbled before this
same Joseph then il was well with them
and they prospered. So shall ii be with
the Jews and Jesus. 1t is hard to hum
bic. but all who walk in pride shall be
made TO come down dan. iv, 81; V. 20
margin). See also lisa. ii. II, II; Jas. iv,
TO-; Pet. V. 6.
II. And his brethren envied him, but
his father observed the saying" stephen
said that, moved with envy. they sold
him into Egypt (Acts Vii. 81. Paul says
Love envieth not Il Cor. xiii. ~. In
I Pet. 81, j, we are told TO lay envy aside
1t was we'll for his father to observe the
saying. but had he believed IL he might
have found comfort when led q SuDDOce