The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-04-26

JOSEPH FAITHFUL
IN PRISON

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! DRY verses Zl-H
GOLDEN TEXT-"ne thou faithful un-
20 death. and ! win give thee crown OF
| mfe"-Rev 2l0
TIAfE.-Thlrteon years B. G.. I9-llli
/ Ossher). Tea ia slavery and tnree in
prison.
PLACE.-'It is not certainly known IN
what city OF Egypt Potiphar dwelt Ira
dition has fixed on ON. called py ihe
/ Crooks Hcuopons Che city of the SUM
as the scene alike OF Ahraham's Visit to
! Egypt. of Joaeph's captivity ana OF tne
education if not the birth of Moses. ON
ors and with moro apparent pronlhilily.
| regard Zoan or Tauis. near the lana OF
/ Goshen. as the abode of Pharaoh.
| Blallc.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
The Dark Cloud Of Slavery.-Gen
39:1-6. In the anguish Of his soul
Joseph was carried away past his IA
TIERS green valley and deep Wen, past
his mothers grave. past the very
home at Hebron. ON the distant
heights. "-Tomkins 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 to The side of
a wagon I'm a slave caravan. and with
the whlstling whip of his lshmaellte
owner laid on his shoulder. "-Whyte
The Dark Cloud Of Temptation
Gen. 39.712 In Potiphar's house Jo-
seph was exposed TO "the sorest
temptation that can befall any one
TO sin and prosper rather than resist
and suffer. "-Gelkie Joscph's is "the |
history of q man who kept his heart
pure and tender. and who thereby !
gained that wisdom which comes only |
to the pure IN hoart"-Charlos Kings !
ley.
Light from the Cloud How !
brightly shone Josorh's character in !
the presence of this shameful propos |
al, His answer at once took the |
highest ground: CD recognizing the |
fact that the decd would De SIN |
against God. and CD that &c would |
be base troachery toward his kind |
master. And so he did the best thing /
possible. he ran away from the tempt
ress though he must leave his
coat in her hands. 1T is better 10
lose a good coat than a good con
science. Matthew Henry.
The Dark Cloud OF slander.-Gen.
39:1319. On Josaph's refusal Of Pou.
phar's wife. "thc rapid change ln her
feeling illustrates Millions keen OBJ
servauon that lust dwells hard by
hate "-Dods Her shameless ac
cusauon Of Joseph 90 her husband was
the harder for him 20 bear because
she accused him with the very sin
that he had refused 10 commit This
sbominable Misrepresentation. TO the
master who had trusted him so i'm
plicitly was the darkest cloud that
ever hung over Joseph.
Light from the Cloud.-It is most
striking 20 see how Joseph. out of
pity for his master, rcfrained from ac
cusing the wicked woman. "Moro
men could be found who could thus
have spoken 10 Potphars wife than
who could have kept silent when ac
cused by Pouphar. For bis purity you
will find his equal, one among thou
sand; for his mercy. scarcely one
Expositor's Bible
The Dark Cloud Of imprisonment
" 90 and Joseph's master &C.. put
him into prison ..That he did not
at once order him to a capital pun
ishmont could only be because he
had not the power of putting slaves
TO death. '-Blaikle. Or, perhaps pou
phar did not really believe his wife's
But, at any rate. 10
seph's lot was terrible. Psa l05:1S
speaks Of the letters and chains. en-.
tering into his flesh In Gen. 40.15
Joseph speaks Of the prison. literally.
as a hole"
The Dark Cloud Of Neglect.-vs
5-15. " 5. They dreamed q dream both
Of them" 1T is not surprising that
three nights before Phalaoh's birth
day these functionaries OF The court
should have recalled in sleep me
parts they themselves used TO rla}
In the festival "-Expositor Bible.
V. s. There is no Interpreter" IN
Egypt It was the business Of men
trained for the purpose, called IN Gen
i1:S magicians and wise men. 10 IN
.erprot dreams, and 10 such the butler
and the baker could have no access
from their prison. "-Ellicott. "D0 not
interpretations belong 10 God?' a
glimpse of Joseph's real humility
Loyalty TO Jehovah I'm that heather
and, be made essentially the same re-
ply when asked by Pharaoh TO I'm
erprot HIS dream two years later
Gen i1:16).
Note that "Joseph's willingness to
interpret the dreams Of his fellow
prisoners proves that he still believed
n his own, that among HIS other quail
ties he had this characteristic also OF
/ steadiast and profound soul. that ne
revercnced as a man the dreams OF
IFS youth "-Dods.
"The ingratitude Of the butler. mex
disable as ct was, left Joseph IN the
Prison until the moment came when
he would be needed for a work Of stu.
lendous importance While Gods Dur.
'oses were slowly riponing in the
world outside, Joseph's character also
vas ripening into strength and self
discipline within the dungeon walls"
j. r. Miller. II the cupbearor had
eported Joseph's case to the king
arlier, 1T does not seem that Phar.
oh would have done more for him
han transfer him to some other de.
artment in which he would have been
Till a slave w. NJ. Taylor.
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