Evening journal., 1913-04-26
HATED WITHOUT A CAUSE.
Genesis s7-ApriI ~.
"Lo,e cnyicth motif Corinthians,
1874.


The story Of Joseph and his breth-
ron Is deeply interesting and instruc-
i've One lesson il teaches Is the un-
Wlsdom of a parents showing too
great a preference for one child. and
thus cultiyating among the others a
spirit Of envy. Another lesson Is the
unwisdom Of telling even our dreams
TO unsympathetic cars. Joseph was
not blameworthy for having those
dreams Unlike the majority of
dreams they dame. not from indiges-
ton, but from the Lord. Joseph was
not to blame for artlessly telling his
dreams Evidently the Lord intended
him 10 do so.
The Lord foreknew the jealousy Of
Joseph's brethren. He gave opportun-
lty for II. because he had already map
ped out Joseph's experiences. which
the envy of his brethren merely help
Cd to accomplish.
We may. however, learn the lesson
ln general that It is the part of wis
dom to keep to ones self truths not
necessary for another to know, which
might merely arouns opposition. Jesus
encouraged this thought. saying,
Cast not your pearls before swine.
lest they turn again and injure you"
Very deep truths connected with the
Divine Plan and with Christian hopes
had better not be told to others than
those for whom the Lord intends them
the meek
Joseph Type of Messiah.
The most important feature OF to-
days Bible Study is that which recog-
nizes Joseph as type. or prophetic
picture OF Christ-tho Messiah Jo-
seph was kind to his brethren, and
was on an errand of mercy to them
when their envy plotted his death,
and later on sold him into slavery.
His brethren hated him without cause
merely because his father loved
him, and because God in the dreams
had foreshadowed his coming great
ness.
loseph's brethren should have said
Let us rejoice that we have no no.
Bile brother Let us rejoice II il bq
Gods will that he be very highly cX-
alted. Gods Promise to Abraham and
Isaac. and to our father Jacob, may
thus reach fulflment. Let Gods
blessing come in whatever way lie
pleases." But they were onvious Il
the point Of cruelty, first resolving
TO murder him. and later. merely as
an alternative. to sell him into slav.
cry.
"Tbey Hated Him Without n Cause
But Gods Providence continued
With Joseph and blessed him as d
slave. and through much tribulatior
finally brohRht him TO the throne o
Epypt--neNt to Pharoah. Then IL wal
that the famine drove IOepph'e hrcth
rem 10 Egypt to buy wheat. Thus wal
fhlflled his dream--that his brethren
bow down to him. as illustrated in the
eleven sheaves which bowed down be
fore his.
Later on. when his father and th'
entire family came into Egypt to liv,
IN Goshen they did obeisanre to
Joseph as the representative Of TIT
Egyptian government. thus fulfilling
the second part Of the dream. But al
these experiences were at the time
dark All looked as though the Lore
loved Joseph less than any other o
Jacobs family until tn time rame fo
his exaltation to the throne. Thel
everything was changed.
"Which Things Are An Allegory.-
The allegorical meaning of all this
as applied to Joseph. is that he ais
was mated without cause We rea,
in Psalm 69:4 "They tha' hate M
without cause are more than tn
hairs of Mine head Jesus quote
this statment aud applied Tito Hin
self SAYING. They hated Nc withou
q cause" (John II 251 The breathre
II Iesus were the Jews. who crucilft