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., 1870
Golden Text, Psa. xc.. Iz-Memory
Verses, IS-2I--commen.ary on
the Days Lesson.

Let us study carcfullv the intervening
history. |. Joseph sending for his father.
as: 1928. Pharaoh and his servants were
well pleased when thev knew that Josephs
brethren had come The ling Joins with
Joseph in scndirr for Jacob and his fam
ilv. Great nrovisions were rnade for their
Journey. At first Jacobs heart tainted.
for the news seemed TOO good to be trTle.
but when he sew the wagons and tho
good thir~s Of Eevnto tbat joseph had
sent he believed and hia spirit revived.
2. The Journey IN E0vpt. 49, 127
"Immedatelv the whole family prepared
to move to Eevpt with their focks and
movable pronertv. Tho journey was
about $50 miles along the usual caravan
route. but it was long. hard iournev for
an old man. with woron and children
and Hocls and herds When they reachrd
Beer-sheba God sent Jacob vision for his
encouragement. confirming the ancient
PROMISES and bidding him 20 m to EQypt.
LITTLE could Jacob sre the real irnnortance
of this journey brt IL was o1e Of the links
in. the chain Of divine providence THROUGH
which the premises were to be fulfilled"
The number OF Jacobs children that went
down into Egvnt, ircludno his sons wives,
WIS scventv-fve. Acts 7: IL.
2. Tho r-ontiug Of Jacob ard Toseph
4e: 1924. When Jacob reeched the lard
of Goshen Joseph went forth in his char
iot to meet his father. Joseph fell or his
fathers neck "and wept on his neck a
good while" 1t had haen nearly twpntv-
three years siuce Joseph had left his faith
er to ro to Shechem.
4. The meeting Of Jacob and Pharaoh.
a.: lilo. First Joseph selected five Of
his brethren and introduced them 70
Pharaoh. who Welcomed them. and bade
Joseph rive official positions tn any who
proved themselves men Of activitv. ereryv
~ L.
father TO the ling. Here Joseph shows
the nobleness Of his character in not being
ashamed Of his father" Jacobs account
OF his life to Pharaoh is very touching.
Sin and sorrow hsd weighed hin, down
and WIS bringing him to an early old ere.
8. Jacob blessing his sons Chanters
az, 40. The time was approaching when
Jacob knew he must die; ho is sick and
nearly blind. Joseph took his two sons.
Manasseh and Ephraim. to his father.
who blessed them. "In this scene we need
hut notice the prorhetic adoption OF
Ephraim and Manesseh ~ his own cons
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.
phesied concerning his sons and pro.
nounced blessings upon them.
O.. Jacobs death ard burial 80: % to
20: l4. Jacob was 147 wears OF age when
he, died. Before his death he secured
solemn pledge from .Tosenh that he would
bury him in Egypt f47: 20-3l) and later
he CHARGED them to bury him in the cave
where Abraham and Isaac were buried
These instructions We're carefully carried
out At this time Joseph revisits the
scenes OF his boyhood, after an absence of
forty years.
l5. "saw their father was dead" This
est once argues both a sense of guilt in
r
fdence in their brother.
10. Thy father did rommand" AL
though this is not recorded elsewhere il
was undoubtedly true They had prohablv
aasked, 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-
nie manner to Joseph's piety and iial af-
lection. Thev cast themselves wholly on
his mercy Joseph wept." How touch
,1eep sorrow OF many years which nothing
mt forgiveness and reconciliation could
alleviate ''
Is. Fell down" Thus again and again
20 we see the ,f,llflment of Josephs dreams
In "a remarkable manner, 81: So.
10. In the place of God" I have for
given you and the matter is now between
you and God. l am not your JUDGE to nun.
ish you W pun
20. eye meant evil' Or. w And what
they dld was Just as wicked as though the
results had been disastrous. They intend
cd 1T for evil. and God judges according to
the motive which prompts the act. "God
ruled their wicledness and made Il wor.
out good. This fact would comfort them.
Tor IT. would be great relief to know that
the 'rirrv TO Joseph which they Ind in
tendcd had been averted.
~; "Dwelt in Esypt." He continued
mbidb IN rbsypt ,a. Hrtl se the time Of his death,
Of his, father His fathers house" All
the descendants of Jacob remained in
Ey Egypt l44 years after the death of Joseph.
.hey came TO Egypt seventv-one years be.
fore his death. which makes the entire
time IN Egypt 2l5 years. "An hundred and
ten years" He was seventeen years old
wnen ne came to Egvnt. thirteen years
were spent in slavery and prison and
eighty years on the throne; for it is proba.
close of his life. w '"'
%. "I1pon Joseph's knees" They were
educated by him. or under his direction;
ms sons and their children continued to
acknowledge him as patriarch, or head of
"a. "Will surely visit you" Joseph 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.
ancee of faith" Bring you out" Though
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 pcoplc
of God. PNNP'0
%, Garry up my bones" 'That I NAV
hnallv rest with my ancestors in the land
which God gave to Abraham. and which
Il, pledge. as it is type of the kingdom
OF heaven" See Heb. II: %. Joseph's
request was granted When Moses de-
parted from Egypt he took Joseph's body
LEN, ID: l9l, and Joshua buried him in
Shechem. Josh. "a: 80.
20. They embalmed him." The Egvp.
tians had special physicians for each dis
ease; the embalmers formed class by
themselves. "In a coffin" Coffins were
not universally used in Egypt, and were
only used for persons of eminence and dis-
tlnetion. Joseph was put, as the duty OF
the embalmers, lit chest of wood, such
as may be seen in our museums to this