The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1901-10-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Sess0n in the InteruUtionalS Series for
October IL, i"ct-Joscph
In Prison.


put him lHto the prison. a Place where the
kings prisoners Were bound; and he was
there in the p:,>oE.
q. But the Lord was with Joseph. and
showed him mercy, ana gave him favor
In the sight OF the kCopyr OF the prison.
30 And the keeper OF the prison commit
ted to Josephs hand al the prisoners that
were In the prison; and Whatsoever they
did there. he was the docr of II.
%. The keeper of the prison looked not
to anything that was under his hand; be-
cause the Lord was with him, and that
which he did, the Lord made 1t TO prosper.
]. And 1t came to pass after these things.
that the butler of the king Of Egypt and
his baker had offended their lord the king
OF Egypt
2. And Pharoah was wroth against two
OF his officers, against the chief of the but
lers. ana against the chief of the bakers.
g. And he put them in ward in the house
of the captain of the guard, into the prison.
| the place where Joseph was bound.
T. And the captain of the guard charged
Joseph with them, and he served them:
and they continued season in ward.
3. And they dreamcd a dream both OF
them, each man his g.. =, 90. g., .Ight.
each man according TO g.. ..,,. =. ~tatinn
OF his -. sam, the butler and he bakor Of
the king Of Egypt, which were bound in
| the prison.
| 6. And Joseph came in unto them in the
morning. and looked upon them, and. be-
hold, they were sad.
| I. And he asked Pharolh's officers that
were with him in the ward of his lords $
| house. saying, Wherefore look ye SO sadly
to-day?
! S. And they said unto him, We have
dreamed dream. and there is no interpre-
ter of It, And Joseph said unto them. DO
not interpretations belong to God? Tell
me them, pray you
GOLDEN TENT.-But the Lord was
with Joseph, and showed him mercy.
ten. 3o:.I.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The whole story of why Joseph was
thrown into prison and his life there
is related in chapters 80 and 40 OF
Genesis, and may be briefly outlined
as follows:
Joseph Made OvorseCr Of pot.phars
! House Observation-Disclosures. SILT
Refuses to Yield to T,mptation...Ns 7-i2
| And Thereby Gets Into 'rruuh.c...Ns. 1873
| ProsperS Even in Prison ...........Ns. 2l-2i
An Interpreter Of Dreams .".........Ch. AZ
Joseph Made Oyersccr of rotiphar's
ilouse.--from this lesson we may
CLEAN all the main elements in Joscph's S
character, aud the story furnishes a
striking illustration for the young of
the means whereby honorable success
may be won. Those VINO uyrsistcntly
attribute al material success TO luck
may find luck in the career of Jo-
seph. At the same t.ua, taking into
consideration all Of Tire adverse cir
t tny ,r = I,n
average man in the premises, it may
be safely said that the element Of luck
was entirely eliminated. 1t is true
that he was the son OF rich man, but
he was as one dead to his father lie
was slave in Il foreign land. What
he had to his credit was an illimitable
aptability to circumstances, what
ever they were. 1t must have taken
persistence and minute care for de-
tails to have been able to administer
the affairs of Potiphar, who was in all
probability very wealthy man, and
who cleft all that he had in Joseph S
hand; and he knew not aught he had,
save the bread he did eat" Then. too,
Joseph had comeliness of form and fea-
ture. Add to all of these the divine
(or religious) element, and we have
the character of Joseph. lie was a
Cody man, and to say this means that
God was very real and very personal in
Joscph's conception. The reality of
God to Joseph adds 10 and explains
every other element of his character.
Joseph Refuses to Yield to Tempta-
tion.-One of the striking things about
Bible narratives is the fact that no
words are minced over the temptations
and weak points of all its characters.
Their sins are laid bare in all their hid
eousncss, and we see them in the hour
of temptation. Some of the men who
left stronger Impress on Jewish his
tory than Joseph played a miserable
part at times. Joseph's honor was a
little finer than that of the early Bible
times. lie said GLOW can l do this
great wickedness, and sin against
Code"
Joseph in Woman's love
thwarted often turns to hate, go Jo-
seph on Potiphar's return found him
self in prison. Not now mere slave,
but in chains, charged with n great
crime.
Prospers Even in Prison.-But Jo-
seph couldn't be in trouble long. God
was with him, and the story of his
success in Potiphar's house was re-
peated in prison to such marked de-
| gree that we are told he had charge of
the other prisoners, "and whatsoever
they did there, he (Joseph) was the
doer of it,"
An Interpreter of Dreams.-Joseph
was "a dreamer" but his dreams didn't
interfere to any great extent with his
practical duties. In fact, his dreams
gave him one great advantage. The
Egyptians were a great people for
dreams, all of them seeing some spe-
cial significance in their night fancies.
To Joseph these were the voice of
God. BY means of his own dreams he
came into sympathetic touch with the
Egyptians and in accordance with his
religious views he gave these dreams
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