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rHE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the InternatfSAaI Series
for NovemBer 3, 19o1-Dsath
of Joseph.
THE LESSON TEXT.
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their father was dead, they said, Joseph
will peradVenture hate US, and Will ceftail7
" requite US ali the evil which we oio oito
him
16 And they sent a messenger unto jose
eph, saying. Thy father did command De-
fore be died, saying,
pray thee now, the trespass OF thy oretn-
rem, and their sin; for they did unto thee
evil; and now, we pray thee, forgive thS
trespass of the servants OF the Goo OK tnS
father. And Joseph wept when they spake
IS And his brethren also went and fell
down before his face; and they saiu' Be-
hold, we be thy servants.
49, And Joseph said unto them, Fear notS
for am in the place of God?
20. But as for you, ye thought evil against
me; but God meant it unto good, to bring
to pass, as it is this day, to save much peo-
pie alive.
q. Now therefore fear We not; will nour-
ish you, and your little ones. And he COM
forted them. and spake kindly unto them.
%. And Joseph dwelt in Egypt, he, and
his fathers house; and Joseph lived an
hundred and ten years.
%. And Joseph saw Ephraims Children
of the third generation: the children also
of Machir the son of Manasseh we've
brought up upon Joseph's knees.
"A. And Joseph said unto his brethren,
die: and God will surely visit you, ana
bring you out OF this land unto the land
which He sware to Abraham, to Isaac, and
to Jacob.
- ana Joseph TOOK an OaIn OF the emil"
dren of Israel, saying, God will surely visit
you, and ye shall carry up my bones from
hence.
26. So Joseph died, being an hundred ard
ten years old: and they embalmed hin.
and he was put in coffin in Egypt.
GOLDEN TEXT.--SO teach us TO NUM-
Der our days, that we may sEDPIy OuH
hearts unto wisdOm.-Ps. 9O:12.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
The lesson to be studied should
include chapters IS. 40 and so, thus
bringing us to the conclusion OF
Genesis, the first book of the Bible.
The following is an outline of the
history covered in these three chap
ters:
Israel located in Egypt q. c. 1903, Cen
46:1-47:12.
Joseph's oath to Jacob q. c. 1880. Gem
47:S-31.
Jacob blessing Ephraim and Manasseh CB.
c. 1850, Gen. 4S:1-22.
Jacob blessing the tribes (B. c. 1880, Gen.
49:1-3S.
Jacobs burial (B. c. 1883. Gen. 5O:1-13.
Fear of Joseph's brothers CB. c. 1888, Gen.
50:14-21
Death Of Joseph (B. c. 1888, Gen. 50:22-26.
Our studies for this quarter have
made it evident that God not only
overrules evil for the good of His
people, but also that He plans their
lives for them. At that time the
Egyptians were equaled in the arts
and sciences by no other people.
God chose Egypt to be the shelter
and nursery of His infant nation
that it might have all the advantages
which that country so prominently
afforded. When the Israelites went
up out of Egypt, they had among
them their own carpenters, gold
smiths, engravers, wood carvers,
spinners, weavers and artifcers of
all sorts (EX. 35:3O-35).
Israel Located.-The mention of
the occupation of the Israelites was
to insure their assignment to Co
shen, district well fitted for pas
turage, and to keep the Israelites
separate from the Egyptians by
prejudicing the latter against them.
The determination" spoken of was
not religious uncleanness, but so
cial prejudice
Last Days of Jacob.-Jacob's loyal
ty to the covenant with Abraham is
indicated by the oath he exacteG
from Joseph (47:29:3). The bless
ing of Ephraim and Manasseh sePar-
ately from Jacobs sons carried out
the custom regarding Inheritance
whereby Joseph received a double
portion. The preference of Ephraim
over Manasseh indicated the future
leadership of Ephraim's descend
ants. The blessing of Joseph's sons
in chapter 40 sets forth the special
characteristics of the tribes of Is
rael. Verse 1e<is obscure, but is gem
orally interpreted as a hint that the
NToccianiO to In IN
Judah.
The Fear of Joseph's Brothers.
After the death of his father, Joseph
was the head of the family. He had
TINS great power over his brothers.
Then, too, his position in Egypt was
such as to make it possible for him
to do what he pleased. The fear of
his brothers was therefore natural.
It is uncertain whether the mes
sage from their father was genuine
or invented. 1t probably expressed
Jacobs real wish. Joseph wept be-
cause the message indicated distrust
of his forgiveness, and because of
strong emotion caused by the men,
DRY of the past.
Death of Joseph.-Verses %. 21
give a picture of happy old age.
Joseph's life had been successful and
prosperous, and the sight of his
grandchildren completed his happi-
ness. Joseph's faith in the deliver
ance of his people was remarkable
because Of his long separation from
his family. Despite Joseph's loyalty
to his family traditions, his body was
treated according to the Egyptian
fashion but that very treatment
made it possible to carry out his de-
sire, since bodies so treated endured
a long time as mummies- The ''cof-
fin was probably of stone, eIabor-
ately carved, and very costly.