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LESSON
(gy, q. o. SELLERS, Director OF Evenine
department, The Moody Bible Institutes.
Chicago.)
LESSON FOR JUNE 20
THE VICTORIES OF FAITH.

'1 VIZ OHIES OF FAITH.
M hEADdNG LEssoN-Aots 7:s- 1e
.nat nath overcome the world, even GU,
taith." I John ga.
Inc reading lessons for today are {
NEW Testament commentary upon thu
past quarters work. The first lessor
ID taken from that marvellous defense
Oh stephen tho first martyr. AS he
races the history Of the people Of
israel he shows Gods continued &C
tivitles and purposes from the hour he
caiied Abraham until the holy one O,
israel came to fill to their fulness ali
OF these same activities and purposes
oIephen also shows us that alongside
"oas activities was the equally Der.
slstent disobedience of the peopIe
which eliminated in the BETRAYAL and
murder OF that holy one. In the Dol.
ZION selected he sets before us how
Joseph Is sold into Egypt, yet God was
Win MIN and delivered him; how the
iaInlne came and Jacob ia thereby
brought into Egypt only later to he
carried back into tho land of promise
Teach Faith.
Inc second lesson is taken from
nat great catalogue Of heroes IA re.
corded In the Epistle to the Hebrews.
mere we have set before us the fact
.hat Gods eternal purpose with man
ID ever that Of faith. Isaac. Jacob
ana Joseph are here mentioned and
the faith Of each set before us.
Leaving out the Easter lesson we
nave covered O period Of about IN
years, eight lessons dealing with In.
seph, and four with Jacob.
Attention has been called to To-.
seph as n Of the most remarkable
types Of Christ to be found in the Old
Testament (see comments on lesson
or April ~. AS we have also aug.
gested Jacob is not so grand a char.
acter as Abraham yet is much more
like the average man.
1t is interesting to 20 over these
lessons and follow Gods and
10 observe how like Christ Joseph was,
AT I. we behold Jacob at the
lga of his mother deceiying his
poor old father and being compelled
to fly that he might save his life. Re
bekah thought she could execute Gods
purposes; but it is never right tn dc
evil that good may result.
In LESSON III. Jehovah appeared he
Tore this conscience smitten refugee
and again promised tina. Tho blessing
yes, his own divine purpose, woul(
be worked out in Jacobs life. This Il
e lesson on the grace Of God.
LESSON III. sets Jacob before u.
after twenty-one years service ant
separation from his brother Esau
This is a great lesson on Gods desire
and Transforming power. He trans,
forms Jacob to Israel q prince" and
softened the heart Of Esau. Faith
overcame and is strengthened and
confirmed.
In LESSON w. we first behold 10.
seph particularly loved and favored
n as bitterly hated: he was thrown
into q pit to die but is taken up
typical of the r~esurrection) and sold
Into slavery. The development of en-.
Wy and the persistent, delivering pur-
pose of God are here presented in
contrast.
LESSON V. shows Joseph's enter.
Ing that dark maze beyond which God
was to highly exalt him. BY faith he
that fierce temptation and
his treatment of his fellow prisoner
was Gods useful agency though it
seemed accidental and insignificant.
Code Continued Purpose.
LESSON vi. is the completion OF
v. and in it we see Joseph
seated In the place Of power. able to
save the country and also his broth.
LESSON VII. shows us Gods con.
tinued purpose and the beginning of
fulfllment Of his word that the
Of Abraham were to
dwell In captivity (Gen. 1919.
LESSON VIII. is a continuation of
)oseph's dealings with his brothers In
their guilty consciences are
still further pricked and God reveals
% us his immutable purpose.
LESSON TX. Is a tender ono Of the
meeting Of Joseph and BENJAMIN while
the Same time 1t suggests to us the
certainty Of the fact that we may "be
sure your sin will find you out" I'm
ess covered by his forgiving blood our
I'm is mercilessly upon our track.
In LESSON x. we behold Joseph
known to his brethren and those
n fear are urged to draw near Jo-
faith in God saved him from ar.
'ogance and retaliation and inclined
lis heart to tenderness and love in his
lealings with his brothers. Even as
Joseph revealed himself to his broth
,rs 80 will Christ reveal himself.
Jeseph's provision for his fathers
md his brethren. LESSON XII, is q
'ich suggestion Of our fathers bounty
md care for oil who are "in Christ
BY faith Joseph who had be-
,ome great in a strange land, identi.
led with all Of It's power and splendor
makes provision that when Gods pur-
pose shall be executed and the sons
If Israel shall be delivered from
his bones shall be carried into
he land Of the people to whom no
belonged and from whom he has 80
long been separated, Faith la the se-