The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1907-04-19
JOSEPH SOLD BY
HIS BROTHERS
Sunday School Lesson for April Fl, 1907
Specially prepared for this paper.
Specially prepared for this paper.

1
verses, 1928.
| GOLDEN TEXT.-"For where envying
and strife is, there is confusion and every
evil work. Jas. 3:l6.
TIME.-If JACOB remained in Padan-
aram 40 years, Joseph's capture would be-
about b. c. 1879, IL years after Jacobs re-
turn.
! PLACE.--Hebron, the home OF Isaac
and Jacob, 20 miles south of Jerusalem.
Shechem, In Samaria, so miles north OF
Hebron. Dothan, IL miles north of She
chem.
| SCRIPTURAL REFERENCES.-Study
| some OF the points of comparison betWeen
Joseph and Christ: John SAB; S:54; 1917;
I'LL; Matt. 2l:37-42; 20;19; 27:lS; 26:3S; lisa.
j2:l3; Matt. 26:14-l6.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
| The Fathers Partialty.-Gen. 1873.
After his reconciliation with Esau, ia
cob moved on alone, with his family.
| He finally settled in Hebron, south OF
Jerusalem, where Isaac died at the
age of $50. On the journey thitber
Rachel, the beloved, passed away in
giving birth TO Benjamin, and the
| cloud of that grief never lifted from
| Jacobs life. But arnther heavy grief
was added, family torn by dissen-
sion, the hatred of Joseph's 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
IL years before the time of this lesson.
He was Rachel's eldest son, and in
herited from her beauty of face, OF
manner, and OF character which had
the profoundest influence upon his
fortunes. At the same time, from his
father Jacob and his grandmother Re-
bekah the lad inherited quickness OF
intellect, readiness to grasp advant-
ages, the marked ability to get on in
the world
But the feature of Joseph's boyhood
that had the strongest influence upon
his future was his fathers manifest
Partially for him. Joseph was the
son of his old age" born when Jacob
was over 80.
The Brothers Hatred.-Gen. 37:4.
"Joseph's coat OF many colors was
like to have been a winding Sheet
Whyte. 1T should be borne in mind
that Jacob was 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 over-anxiety 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 Recommendation. 1872.
AS Joseph was the youngest son, it
was his duty to wait upon his broth
ers, and especially upon the sons OF
Bilhah, his mothers handmade, with
whom he would naturally be brought
up. WhiiS he was in the field with
them ard with the sons of Zilpah they
did something so wrong that he was
obliged to tell his father; and thus his
brothers became sthl more embittered
against him. IF there was a deep
between Joseph and his
father, it would have been impossible
for him to keep back anything in
which he was deeply Interested
Blake. Some commentators think
that Joseph was made an overseer of
these brothers, and was thus obliged
to report their misconduct.
When to Report Wrong Doinu.-
Tale-bearing is reporting the wrong
deeds OF others in a censorious, self
righteous way taking pleasure in
them, or wishing to injure the wrong
doors, or.in a careless and gossiping
fashion. Joseph's life shows that he
was too manly to do such a thing.
The Prophetic Dreams.-Vs. 5-11.
Ioseph's life, beyond all other lives in
he Bible, even Jacobs and Daniels.
vas bound up with dreams. His work
n Egypt proved that he was practical
Ind wide awake. To men of that very
'haracter-for instance, Paul-God
las often disclosed the future in Wis
ons
The Use of Dreans.-"Joseph's two
lreams were evidently intended TO be
igns of the steadfastness of the di-
Inc purpose towards him, by possess
ng the clearness of special prophecy:
ct were couched in such imagery as
lot to inform h;il prematurely of his
estiny, and only 20 be understood at.
err their fulfilment "--Ruslin. in
'tones of Venice.
The Lad at Work.--Vs. 1917. JOS
phi. though his fathers favorite, was
OF a spoiled home pet, but he was
rusted with important commissions.
hrust out upon his own resources.
ut to work. That is best for any boy.
The Murderous Piot-vs. 1922. v.
3. And when they saw him afar of"
s Joseph descended the ridge which
ounds the Plain OF Dothan on the
outh tHarper). his figure would stand
ut against the skyline, and would be
'arked by the keen eyes of the shep-
erds. They conspired against him
} Stay him" Evil thoughts in the
cart take the first opportunity to get
in action.
The Sorrowful Father.-Gen. 1929
J. Reuben was not present during
is sale OF Joseph. When he learned
hat had hoon dono hfo <r~s~f