The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-10-03
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson n the Internasional SERIES Tor
October 9, 10O1-Joseph so1d
lnto Egypt.

|
fprepared BY H. c. Lenington.1
| THE LESSON TEXT.
~ (0enesis 81 7;44t8)
"a And u came 70 pass, when Joseph wae
come unto his brethren, that they stript
Joseph out Of his coat his coat Of many col
ors that was on him:
4 pit; and the pit vas empty. there was
90 water Init.
a. And they set down to eat bread; and
they lifted up their eyes and looked. and.
behold. a company Of Ishmaeiites came
from 0ilead With their cameIs bearing
spicery and balm and myrrh, going to
carry II down to Egypt.
Is. And Judah said unto his brethren,
What proht is Il II we elay our brother, and
conceal his bioodf
q. Come, and let us sell him TO the ISM
mae lites. and let not our hand be upon him;
for he is our brother and our nesh And
his brethren we're content.
28. Then there paused by Midianites mer-
chantmeW and they drew and lifted up Jo-
| seph out OF the pit and sold Joseph to the
tshmaelites for 20 pieces Of silver; and
they brought Joseph into Egypt.
-. And Reuben returned unto the pit;
and. behold, Joseph was not In the Fit;
and he rent his clothes.
| 30 And he returned unto his brethren,
and said, The child Is not; and I, whittier
shall go?
81. And they took Joseph's coat, and
killed kid OF the goats, and dipped the
coat In the blood;
80. And they sent the coat Of many coiors.
and they brought II to their father; and
| said, This have we found; know now
whether It be thy sons coat or no.
80. And he knew 1t, and said, 1t is my
sons coat; an evil beast hath devoured
him; Joseph is without doubt rent In
| pieces.
GOLDEN TExT.-The patriarchs,
moved with envy. sold JOseph into
Egypty but God was with him.-Acts
To.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Thus far in our study of the Old
Testament we have covered three great
epochs in the history of the world:
Q) First, we had the story of creation
and of the fall of man. (2) Second,
came the increasing wickedness OF
mankind, followed by their almost to.
tai annihiliation in the food, and
fresh beginning for the race in the
family of Noah. (3) Third, we came
to the time of Abraham, which old
patriarch heard the voice of God and
:ried to follow its leadings. His faith
fulness (and his faith) brought the
specific covenant of God for the chosen
people of which he was to be the ia
ther. We see further the establish
ment and partial fulfllment of the
covenant in the large family of Jacob,
whose name was changed to Israel,
thus giving his descendants the name
of Israelites.
To come down to the present lesson,
we properly cover in its study the en-
tire thirty-seventh chapter of Genesis,
of which the following is brief an
alysis:
yesl0Hsy J q Jossphs Brothers.ys l.; L.;
But Reuben Saves Him....'........Ys. A-N
He Is Sold to lshmaelites.. .......Vs. 25-&
And Reported to His Father as
Sold to Potiphar. in Egypt. Verse IS
Jealousy of Josephs Brothers.
Joseph's brothers were jealous be-
cause their father "loved Joseph more
than all his children" Joseph was the
Nchild of Jacobs old age, and this fact
explains the great love of his father
for him. The love was shown in many
ways probably, but most conspicuous
ly by the gift Of the coat of many col
ors. -3-.szsl ~ a r.
Joseph's Two Dreams.-What added
to the hatred of the brothers was Jo-
seph's childish imprudence in imme-
diately detailing 10 them any fancied
or real preferment. This is well illus
trated in the case of his two dreams,
dreams which had real and vital sig
nificance for him, but which he would
have better kept to himself for his own
inspiration. Both dreams foretold
time when, In a position of authority,
he should command the reverence and
respect not only of his brothers, but
of his father and mother also. Jacob
rebuked him. but father-like remem-
bered them, nourishing the hope that
this best-beloved son should indeed
make q marked success in life.
The Conspiracy to Kill Him.-The
jealousy of Joseph's brothers was
deeper than Jacob ever imagined, else
Jacob would never have sent him with
, message to them of III the distant
; pastures whittier the Aock had been
led. Here they had him in their power,
"this dreamer" who boasted of making
them some time bow down before him.
Little did they dream that they by
their hatred were working out the
fulAllment of those very dreams. 1t
is the universal history that even
mans base passions can be made to
work to the glory of God.
Reuben Saves Him.--Reuben was the
eldest brother, hence responsible to
his father for the deeds Of the Others
and the safety of the youngest son
!: Moreover, his age and experience had
given him a more kindly disposition
but his plan TO save Joseph by hiding
him in pit failed, for during TEN
porary absence the other brothers solo
> him to caravan Of Ishmaelites.
> Reported to His Father as Dead
. The chief cruelty was not to the boy
. thus sold into slavery, but to the aget
father who had loved him. This is an
4 other lesson to be gotten from thi!
= story: the results of human passions
are seldom those which are intended
They had indeed gotten rid (tempo
:. rarily) of their brother, but they hat
2 sorely wounded their father.
k Religious Pointers.
: Rest Is not religion, but religion give
l. rest.
e The new heart helps us TO put of tn
;. old man.
= Self-denial is the spinal column o