The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1907-04-26
JOSEPH
In PRISON
ss.dsr School Lesson for April rs. 1907

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LESSON TExT-Gen. 80. D-ls. mem
ory VERSES. 1i-@
GOLDEN TENT-~Be thou faithful un-
10 death. and I viii give thee a crown ~
life. Rev 1iO
IlME-Thirteen years = c. i.as-i,is
ussher. Ten in slavery and three IN
prison.
PLACE.-"It is not certainly known Il,
what city OF Egypt Pouphar dwelt. Ira
diuon has fixed on on. called by TIE
Greeks Heiopolis (the City OF tho sum
as the scene alike OF Ahraham's visit 10
Egypt. Of Joseph's captivity. and 90 tie
education II not the birth az Nose ON
ers. and with more apparent probability.
frsard Loan or Tanis, near the land ~
Goshen. as the abode 81 Pharaoh Co.
Blake.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Dark Cloud Of Slavery.-Gen
Ss:l-6. In the anguish Of his soul
Joseph was carried away past his "a
Tiers green valley and deep well. past
his mothers grave. past the very
home at Hebron. on the distant
heights -Tomkin The lad must
have thought. with keen grief. Of his
father and Leah and Dinah. in their
dark. shady tents behind those hills.
and OF the little red-cheeked. laugh
Ing Benjamin running out and in
Bird. Put yourself in Joseph's
place. The fOndling Of his father.
with servants To wait on his every
wish: and now. dashed 10 the side OF
a wagon in a slave arayan and with
the whistling whip OF his Ishmaelte
owner laid IN his shoulder ."-Whyte
The Dark CLOUD OF Temptation
Gen. IS. 1-l2 In Potiphar's house Jo-
seph was exposed "a the sorest
temptation that can befall any one
TO sin and prosper rather than resist
and su1er."-Geikie. Joseph's is the
history OF a mar who kept his heart
and tender. and who thereby
gained that wisdom which comes only
TO the pure in heart"-Charles Kings
ley.
Light from the clcud-I. How
brightly shone Joseph's character in
the presence OF this shameful ropos
al His answer AT once took the
highest ground CD recognizing the
fact that the deed would be a sin
God. and 90 that il would
be base treachery toward his kind
And so he did the best thing
possible. he ran away from the tempt
ress, though he must leave his
in her hands. 1T is better 10
a good coat than a good con
~ Matthew Henry.
Tha OarL HT,rrA - cF--I. "
1919. On Joseph's refusal Of Poti-
wife. "the rapid change In her
illustrates Millions keen OBJ
servatior that lust dwells hard ly
hate. -Dods. Her shameless ac-
'usation OF Joseph TO her husband was
he harder for him to bear because
accused him with the very Sin
hat he had refused to commit This
.bominable misrepresentation. 10 the
MASTER who had trusted him so i'm
was the darkest cloud that
yer hung over Joseph.
Light from the cioud.-It is most
TO see how Joseph. out OF
Dity for his master. ~refrained from ac-
using the wicked More
nen could be found who could thus
ave spoken TO Potiphar's wife than
could have kept silent when &C
used by Potiphar. For his purity yon
Ill find his equal. one among a thou
for his mercy. scarcely one
Bible.
The Dark Cloud Of imprisonment
. 20. And Joseph's master put
i'm into prison" That he did not
I once order him TO a capital pun
could only be because he
ad not the power OF putting slaves
death. Blake. or. perhaps Pou-
har did not really believe his wife's
ccusauons. But. al any rate. Jo-
lot was terrible. Pisa IO5:ls
Deaks Of the letters and chains. en-
into his flesh. In Gen 4O.>
'seph speaks Of the prison. literally.
a hole"
The Dark Cloud Of NeeIect-ys.
-. v. 5. They dreamed a dream both
them. 1t is not surprising that
rec nights before Pharaoh's birth
~ these functionaries OF the court
.ould have recalled in sleep the
lrts they themselves used 10 play
the festival. "-Expositor's Bible.
V. s There is no Interpreter. In
sypt II was the business Of men
for the purpose. called in Gen.
IS m~agicians and wise men. 10 in
rpret dreams. and TO such the butler
a the baker could have no access
I'm their prison. -Ell.cott. DO not
Expectations belong 10 GOd?~ A
OF Jcseph's real humility
Iyalty 10 Jehovah In that heather
Id. he made essentially the same re-
when asked by Pharaoh to in
pref his dream two years later.
4l:l6l.
Note hat ~"Joseph's willingness 10
erpret the dreams OF his fellow
soners proves that he still believed
his own. that among his other quail
- he had this characteristic also OF
iteadfsst and profound soul. that he
verenced as a man the dreams Of
youth. "-Dods.
The ingratitude OF the butler. mex
liable as IL was. left Joseph in the
son until the moment came when