The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-06-21
SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
JUNE -.
Lesson TEXT; Lessons or the Sec
ond Quarter -Goidcn Text
Dcut. xxxit., 0-Com-
mentary.


worthinpss. yet pleading aud clino,ng 20 tho
promises OF God The second part shows us /
JACOB with his thigh out OF joint, helpless to /
resist any longer, clinginS in his weakness ,
AMI conscious need To the Mighty one and |
obtaining that which he sought. The whole /
lesson tanches us how to obtain power with |
Got aud men. Here is found the word |
"lsrnrl" for tho first time
IpsspS II.-Dscord In Jacobs Family |
(Grn. xxxvii., 1-il). Golden Tcxt (Gen
XIV. 2i), "See that We fail not ont by the /
way" Here we see Jacobs special lcve for
Joseph, the beloved Rachcls nrstborn, aud
are warned OF the danger OF having favoritos
among the children. But We see also the
special love of Go to Joseph in cN1lting him
above father, mother and brethren, nnl
choosing him 10 he u great deltvcrer, and
before Col, who cannot err, W. bow with
alteration, for none can say TO Him, "What
doest Thoul'
LEssoN III. Joseph Sold Into Egypt CGcn.
NxNvi., 23-3G). Golden Text tGan. L., 20l.
"Yc thought evil against me, hut God meant
It unto good Joseph now enters upon his
roaI to royalty, wnich means death &
father. mother. brothers, ssters homo ami
fricnls. self and tho world, TO nnd ones all
in Goh. II isthe way of the cross and means
much suffering aud long suffering with pr.
tionce AMI ioyiulness (CoL iv., ~. II wo
see Coils Instruments, wa shall hc sorcly
| cast down and discouraged, but If We soa
! God rather than His instruments, n Joseph
/ did, all will be well.
LrssoS ". Joseph Rulcr In Egypt (Ger.
| XII, 3S-iS). Golden Text i Suru. IT,, 30l,
"Thcm that honor Me- | will honor" IN,
twenty years humiliation aud suffering. the
/ false accusations and Imprisonment are now
/ past, Oni the dreams are about TO Be fulfilled.
Joseph can now say IRON his position n
ruler. In the Joy OF his gentle brdc and his
two sons. "Goi hath made mc forget all my
| toll God hnth caused mo to De fruitful
(Gcn. XII, bl, 59). Through all his suffer
incs he was pro~per rous, for Col was with
him ca IN. NSxiS., 2. 2D. but it did not look
80 to human eyes. Now all can SEQ Il. See
the application 10 us IN Rom. viii, 10 | iohn
iii,2
LESSON v-Joseph Forgivnc His Broth.
rem (Gen. xiv, l-l5O. Golden Text Luko
Hvi., ~, III thy brother trtspass against
thee rehuke him. and IL he repent forgive
him" The ain OF twenty years IS at last un-
covered and brought homo to them, but
there Is forg,vness for them. They see now
the reality and fulnliment OF the dreams
they d"spiscd, and they bow down to their
brother Joseph rs their great and only de-
liyeror. When tho jews again look upon
their brother Jesus, after perhaps 2OOj years
since they saw Him last on the cross and
Needed not HIS cries, thcy will find Il Won
derlul parallel to the history OF Joseph.
LESSON Vl.--Josephs Last Days tGou T.,
1i.26). Golden Text prov. iv.. 49,, "Tnr
D
shincth mor' and more unto the perfect
day sun misunderstood by his hrethr"i
after 50 great kindness, he has again tn
comfort them AMI reaS,ura them Of his un'
changing love. II VIZ have treated Jesus in
any degree like this, let us be ashamed AMI
question His love no longer. but with i'm
plicit confidence make Him glad by our
faith in Him. Sea Heb. xl., -, rs lifting
\ close TO this story
LESSON yIf.--israel in Egypt CEx. l., l
40 iden Text (rs, cxNiy., -, "Our hell
Is in the name OF the Lord.' We now cont
10 the book OF redemption, hut before the de
liverHncq we must sea the bondage. Ih'
word TO Abraham concerning the alilctioI
OF his seed IL being tullllel (Gen. Nv, l3l
but the words otdelivrrance ace just rs true
and they also shall be fulfilled This 4
again the story OF the cross - humiliation be
fore eXultation
LESSON vlII.-The Childhood OF Nose
(Ex. H., II. Golden Text (ps. Nci., 15l, 4"
will deliver him and honor him. Here i
, | God working. even through HIS enemies, 1
accomplish His purposes. In)se who llsh
y against Iin are all uuconsriously male &
further His ends to their owu confusion
% / Consider DO 'hoUed'S iaith and its reward II
4 tho light OF Hon. xi.. 3D. Let your own hear
fear no evil. "It God be Tor us, who can b
against us" Consider the threc arSs o
Scripture, OF which this Is tho se'oni. cIc
mado TO preserys its contents. We are pre-
I SofNol III tltlst lJuiO y.
= LESSON IX.-Moses sent "a p'lty're
!, (Ex. ILL.,, 1920. Gollen rcxt lisa. Kit, 10
"Fcar thou not. for am VITA thee Mos'
ut the age of forty thought that Israel Waul
!, SEQ in him their deivnrer but at the age O
J, eighty ho IL slow to obey the call OF Goa an
asks, "Who am | that 1 should gor Ia
!, great lesson Tor us is to hear Go say am
N n will sond thce; [ will bo with thse We ar
~ nothing except as W. are MESSENGER, 10
God. The ono who sends Us Is eYeryth ~
/. and His message il everything. We ~
= nothing except in so far as wo carry ii
message correctly and In HIS name
LEssoS N.-Tho Passover Instituted tE'
u Xii, l-l4). Golden Text I Cor. z
T. "Ohrist, our passover is sacrificed for US
N The great lessons here are the safety OF tn
0rstborn under the blood and their occupi
ton rs saved ones teaching US so strlkihgl
. that II is tho blood alone that saves, bu
there is no safety for us unless we are unde
II II then rs saved ones we are continually I
feed upon Him who saves us. even as II
said. "He that eateth Me, even he snail III
by Me" a.
LESSON XI-Passaee OF the Red Sc
Tx. xiv, 1920. Golden Text Heb, H.. ~
Il. ''By faith they passed through the hed sea-
I'm the cloud we SEQ God as Israels lignt an
shield and guide and ayenger. In the II
L rident of tho lesson we SEQ how Goa leai
n His people into difficulties that lie ma
n chow His power in their behalf thlt IL
= may be glorilel. When we iini oGrseiVe
u In straits and see no way ont. let MS stan
3 stll and sea the salvation OF the LORD. CoI
O slider that He who divided the sea Is our 90
n the creator OF Heaven AMI earth, AMI ther
V is nothing too hard for Him der. XXI, II
q LESSON XII -Tne Auointcd King, MI
o sionary Lesson CPs. ii., La. Goidt
II Text (Ps. H.. ~, "Ask OF Ma. AMI / shat g,'
r. lhee the heather iorthne inhcritlnce. IN
a is the picture OF the Lord God OF jacob ~
a Joseph AMI Moses, Isrtels great Deiiver'
e and Messiah, vino VIII in due time he ki
. over all the earth. but not until II" sla
have received His bride, the church, ani T
;urned with her for the salvation ol lsra
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