The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-31
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
International Lesson Comments For
November 3.
Subject: Death Of Joseph, Gen. l., 1876
Golden Text, Pss. &c. l1-Memory
Verses, S-2I-Commen.nry on
the Days Lesson.

Let us study carefullv the intervening
historv. l. Joseph sending for his father.
45 1928. Pharaoh and his servants were
well pleased when thev knew that .Toseph's
brethren had come. The ling Joins with
Joseph in sendinr for Jacob and his FAM
ilv Great nrovisions were r1ade for their
Journey. AT first Jacobs heart tainted,
for the news seemed zoo good to be trrie,
but when he saw The wagons and the
good thr~s of Eevnt" that Joseuh had
sent he believed and his spirit revived.
9. The Journey 70 Evvpt 46: l.27
"Immediatelv the whole family prepared
to move TO Ecvpt with their hocks and
movable pronertv. The journey was
about $50 miles along the usual caravan
route. but it wac long. hard iournev for
an old man. With woron and children.
end Aocl,s and herds. When thev reachod
Beer-sheba God sent Jacob n vision for his
announcement. confirming the ancient
PROMISES ard bidding him 20 m to Egypt.
Little could Jacob sre the real Importance
of this journey hut II was orc Of the links
in the chain of divine providence THROUGH
which the promises were to be fulfilled"
The number of Jacobs children that went
down into Egvnt, irclndng his sons wives
WIS seventv-five. Acts Il ID.
2. Tho rrentiug Of Jacob ard Joseph
4e: 1924. When Jacob reechad the land
of Goshen Joseph went forth in his char
lot to meet his father. Joseph fell or his
fathers neck "and wept on his neck
rood while" It had been nearly twentv-
three years since Joseph had left his faith
er to TO to shechem.
4. The meeting Of Jacob and Pharaoh.
~: LILO. First joseph selected five of
his brethren and introduced ther TO
Pharaoh who welcomed them. and baie
Joseph give official positions tn any who
proved themselves men Of activity. erergv
and ability. Then Joseph introduced his
father to the ting. Here Joseph shows
the nob,eness Of his character in. not being
ashamed OF his father" Jacobs account
Of his life to Pharaoh is very touching.
Sin and sorrow had weighed him down
and WIS bringing him to an early old ace.
B. Jacob blessing his sons Chanters
1S. 40. The time was approaching when
Jacob knew he must die: he is sick and
nearly blind. Joseph took his two sons
who blessed thcm. "In this scene we need
hut notice the pronhetic adoption of
Ephraim and Manesseh ~ his own sons
and heads Of tribes. and the giving of the
chief blessing to Ephraim. the Younger -
Fphraim became the leading tribe next to
Judah, just before his death Jacob pro.
ohesied concerning his sons and pro.
nounced blessings upon them.
9. jacobs death ard burial 40: % to
20; "a. Jacob was l47 wears OF age when
he. died. BEFORE his death he secured a
solemn pledge from Josenh that he would
bury. him in Egypt az: 2o-3l) and later
ne CHARGED them to bury him in the cave
where Abraham and Isaac were buried
These instructions were carefully carried
out. At this time Joseph reyisits the
scenes OF his boyhood, after an absence of
forty years.
Is. "Saw their father was dead" This
ct once argues both sense of guilt in
their own consciences and a want of con.
hdence in their brother.
;, 10. "Thy father did command" Al.
though this is not recorded elsewhere it
was undoubtedly true. They had probsblv
asked, their father to help them in their
trouble: Jacob must have advised them
to humble themselves before their brother
and obtain fresh assurance of his for.
giveness
IT,, Forgive" etc. These words were
wonderfully well chosen. and were spo-
Ken IN wav to appeal in the most forci-
bic manner to Joseph's piety and filial af-
tection They cast themselves wholly on
his mercy. "Joseph wept." How toucb.
ing! lie wept out of sympathy with their
,deep sorrow of manv years which nothing
Dnt forgiveness and reconciliation could
IS. Fell down" Thus again and aoo;n
do we see the frlfilment of ,Tosenh's dreams
IN remarkable manner 81: SO.
~. In the place of God" / have for.
gwen you and the matter is now between
you ana God. l am not your judge to pun.
20. .'Ye meant evil" (R. w And what
rney an was Just as wicked as though the
ed e 1T for evil. and God judges according to
the motive which prompts the act. "God
meant it for good" (R. Wy God over.
ruied Their vickedness and made it work
out good. This fact would comfort them.
inr I it would be great relief to know that
tne n'rry TO Joseph which they had in
tended had heen averted
y "Dwelt in Egypt" He continued
IN Egypt until the time of his death.
winch WI was was fifty,fonr years after the death
o. his father. "His fathers house" All
me me descendants of Jacob remained in
Egypt Egyp la years after the death of Joseph.
ty ttney came to Egypt s;eventv-one years be-
iore ms death: which makes the entire
time IN Egypt 2l5 years. "An hundred and
ten years" He was seventeen wears old
when he came to Egvnt. thirteen wears
were spent in slavery and prison and
eighty years on the throne: for it is proba.
close of his life. W '"s
2s "ITpon ,Joseph's knees" They we're
his sons and their children continued r,
aa,ckrowle,dge him as patriarch, or head of
the family. as long as he lived. - 1 u
"a. "Will surely visit you" ,Josepb had
unnounded confidence in the promises
made TO his ancestors. The Egyptian
throne had not weaned his affections from
the true God. He died in the "full assur.
we have everything that can make life
comfortable, yet this is not the land
given by covenant, the land which repre.
sents the rest that remains for the people
%, Garry up my bones" 'That NAV
hnallv rest with my ancestors in the land
which God gave to Abraham. and which
is pledge. as it is type of the kingdom
OF heaven" See Heb. IL: %. Joseph's
request was granted When Moses de.
parted from Egypt he took Joseph's BODY
LEX, 10; l9l, and Joshua buried him In
Shechem:. Josh. a. 32
2d They embalmed him" The Eeyp.
tans had special physicians for each dis
ease; the embalmers formed class by
themselves. 'In a coffin" Cof1ins were
not universally used in Egypt, and were
only used for persons of eminence and dis
tlnction. Joseph was put, as the duty OF
the embalmers, in a chest of wood. such
as may be seen in our ,nueaums ~ th;a