The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-04-19
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JOSEPH SOLD By
HIS BROTHERS

Sunday School Lesson for April Il, 100.
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LESSON TExT-Gen. s7.5-2s. memory
verses. -i-&
GOLDEN TEXT.-"For whore cnvy'ns
and strife IS. there is confusion and every
owl work. Jas. 1916.
TIaIE-If Jacob remained in indan-
aram 90 years. Josephs capture would ne
about B. C.. 1920. n years after Jacobs zee
turn.
PLACE.-Hobron. the home OF isaac
and Jacob. % miles south of Jerusalem.
shochcm. in samaHa. CD miles north OF
Hebron. Dotlan. u miles north OF She
chem.
sCHIPTURAL REFERENCES.-study
some Of the points OF comparison between
Joseph and Christ. John 1888, s.ll; ll.li,
1Il. Matt 1852. Z0.l9. zi.lA. 25s; lisa.
52l3. Matt 26ii-li.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Fathers Partiallty.-Gen. 1913.
After his reconciliation with Esan, Ja-
cob moved ON alone. with his family
lie finally settled I'm Hebron, south OF
Jerusalem. where Isaac died at the
age of $50. On the journey thither
Rachel. the beloved. passed away in
giving birth 90 Benjamin. and the
cloud Of that grief mover lifted from
Jacobs life. But another heavy grief
was added. a family torn by dissen-
sion the hatred OF Josephs brothers
toward that bestowed son. Joseph.
from this point. occupies the center
Of the stage.
Joseph. whose name means May
God add" was born In Padan-aram
II years before the time Of this lesson.
lie was Rachcls eldest son. and in-
herited from her q beauty of face of
manner. and of character which had
the profoundcst influence upon his
fortunes. At the same time, from his
father Jacob and his grandmother re.
bckah the lad inherited quichness of
intellect readiness t0 grasp adrant-
ages. the marked ability TO get on in
the world
But the feature Of Iosoph's boyhood
that had the strongest influence upon
his future was bis fathers manifest
Partially for him. Joseph "was the
son of his old age born when Jacob
was over 90.
The Brothers Hatred-Gen. 374
"Joseph's coat of many colors was
like to have been a winding sheet
Whyte 1T should be borne in mind
that Jacob was a polygamist. and that
his children were by different moth
ers who. although living under the
same roof, and thus compelled to
maintain a semblance of harmony.
must have often come into collision
through their overanxiety to promote
the interests Of their own offspring"
Principal Rowlands. One Of the
many sad evils of polygamy is the
family jealousy that it causes
The Young Reconciliation 1872.
As Joseph was the youngest son. it
was his duty TO wait upon his broth
ors. and especially upon the sons of
Blhah. his mothers handmade, with
whom he would naturally be brought
up. While he was in the field with
them and with the sons of Zilpah they
did something so wrong that he was
Obliged to tell bis father; and thus his
brothers became stll more embitiered
against him. III there was a deep
sympathy between Joseph and his
father. 70 would have been impossible
for him 20 keep back anything in
which he was deeply interested" -
| Blake. Some commentators think
that Joseph was made am overseer of
these brothers. and was thus Obliged
to report their misconduct
When to Report Wron9-Ooins.-
Tale.bearing is reporting the wrong
deeds of others in ccusorious. self
righteous way, taking pleasure I'm
them, or wishing TO iniure the wrong
doors. or I'm a careless and gossiping
fashion J0sophs life shows that DE
was too manly To- DO such a thing
The Prophetic Dreams.-Vs. Oil
Joseph's life. beyond am other lives in
the Bible. even Jacobs and Daniels
was bound mp with dreams. Ills work
I'm Egypt proved Chat De was practical
and wide awake To men of that very
character-for instance. Paui-God
has often disclosed ihe future IN yis.
ions
The Use Of Dreams.-"Josophs two
dreams We're evidently Intended TO De
signs of the sfcadfasncss of thc al
vine purpose towards him. by possess
ing the clearnoss of special prophecy.
yet were couchod in such Imagery as
not TO inform him prcmaturoiy re his
destiny. and only TO Doe understood af
ter their iulalmout "-Rusku. in
Stones of Venice
The Lad at Work.-Vs 1911 Jos
eph. though his fathers favorife. was
not a spoiled home pet but he was
trusted with important commissions.
thrust ont upon his own resources.
put 90 work That is best for any boy
The Murdsrous Plot.-Vs 1922. "
rs. and when they saw him afar or
As Joseph descended The ridge which
bounds the Plain OF Dothan ou the
south lHarper. his figure would stand
out against the skyline. aud would Dc
marked by the keen eyes of The shoD
herds. They conspired against him
to STAY him. Evil thoughts in the
heart take the first opportunity TO get
themselves in action.
The sorrowful Father.-Gen 1929.
&C. Reuben was not present during
this sale Of Joseph. When he learned
what had been done his grief was
great.
The artihce by which the brothers
successfully sought 20 deceive their
father as TO the cause Of Josephs non
appearance was just such a trick as
Jacob himself had played on his faith
ar in the matter Of the birthright. It