The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1913-05-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Vs--second Quarter, For
May 4, 1918.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Memory Verses, IA, f5--GoIden Text,
dob xxxii, documentary Prepared
by Rev. D. M. stoaras.
Today's chapter suggests the dreams
OF Scripture and shows how God uses
even a dream as a link In His chain
OF ~providences. He warned Abimelech
and Laban in a dream, revealed Him
self to Jacob In dreams; also spoke
to Pharaoh and Nebuchadnezzar in
dreams (Gen. AK, 3. 8; xviii, IL; xxi.
10, Al. "a; XII, 4, q; Dan. II, IL. Gideon
also and Solomon heard God In a dream
Judg. vii, 13; ! Kings iii, 5, 15). In
connection with the birth and infancy,
OF Jesus there were several communi-
cations by dreams, and Pilates wife
suffered in a dream because Of Him ah
the end of His ministry. We cannot
but think OF Job xxxiii, 1917, where
we read of God speaking in a dream,
I'm q vision OF the night when deep
sleep falleth upon men, In slumberings
upon the bed that He may withdraw
man from his purpose and hide pride
from man.
We think also OF Mum. xii, 6-S, where
He said that while He might talk to
others in vision and in a dream, He
would speak to Moses, His servant.
mouth to mouth; therefore 1t is writ
ten OF Moses, tt"There arose not a
prophet since In Israel like unto Moses,
whom the Lord knew face to face
Deut., xxxiy. 10Y.
While there are no degrees in saliva
ton and all who are truly redeemed
are equally safe by virtue Of the great
atonement, there are great differences
In the intimacy Of the redeemed with
the Lord and in their Fellowship with
Him. I suppose that no two righteous
q e could be farther apart in this mat
ter than Abram and Lot, and not many
exceed Joseph inN his intimacy with
God, but think Of what 1t cost him!
And just there is our difficulty. Many
are glad to rejoice in their personal
salvation, but few comparatively are
willing to humble themselves to walk
with God as He desires they should.
In that sense "many are called. but
few are chosen" 1t means SO much to
deny self, be Away delivered unto
death, but in no other way q the
life OF Christ be manifest in these
mortal bodies CT Cor. iv. 10, 11l.
One would scarcely believe that the
ofense Of Pharaoh's chief butler and
baker could possibly have anything to
do with the working out Of Ged's plan
for Joseph and that the wrath OF man
could thus be oyerruled, but it is a
weighty saying, surely the wrath of
ma shall praise thee" Cps. 1xxvi, 10Y.
why should Joseph care whether these
men were sad or otherwise? Had he
not enough troubles Of his own? But
see the compassion Of Christ, who
could take some hours OF the resur-
rection afternoon to walk with and
comfort two sad men. It sounds odd
20 hear Joseph say to these men con-
corning their dreams: do not inter
pretations belong to God? Tell me, |
pray you'' oversees So.
If he had said, tsTell God. who only
can interpret" 1t would seem all right
But it was all right. for Joseph knew
God and represented God, and God
was with him. As he was able to in
terpret the dreams OF these men he
must have been able to understand the
dreams that God gave to hina and was,
ms suggested in a previous lesson, no
doubt sustained, by the future which
they revealed to him. Yet he felt the
time long, and the wrong which he
was enduring, for hear him as he says
SO pitifully: Indeed, / was stolen
away = g 9 And here also have /
done nothing that they should put me
into the dungeon. Think on me when
it shall be wen with thee. and shew
kindness, I pray thee. unto me and
make mention OF me unto Pharaoh and
bring me out of this house" verses
IA, 10y. What a record In verse 90
ssYet did not the chief butler remem
Der Joseph. but forgat him. Some
one has said that such people are not
all called sfbutler."
There is a record in Feel. tx. Us. OF a
poor wise man. who by his wisdom
delivered a city, yet no man remen-
bered that same poor What shall
we say OF Him, who, though He vas
rich, for our aakes became poor and
humbled Himself unto death for us
that we. through His poverty. might
be rich, and vet who OF us remembers
Him in any way as we should? 4
Miss Habershon'g typical sugges-
tons from this chapter are In refer
ence to Jesus being bound and led
away, His hands and feet pierced. two
malefactors cruci6ed with Him. q meg
sage OF life To the one only (Matt.
xvii, q: Ps. xii, 16; Luke xiii. 80.
49,. Joseph said: Wherefore look We
so sadly? Think on me. show kind
ness unto me. make mention OF me-
and lie served them {Luke xxi. 27;
xiv. III; ] Cor: ~, "a; Matt. ky, 40;
*, 32).
We must not forget the being NUM-
bered with transgressors asa. iii, 12;
Luke xii, 81. lit must have hurt 10.
geph badly 10 be accused Of the very
thing he scorned to do, and no doubt
the report was circulated In PotIphar's
household and elsewhere and believed
in many, and the model young man
held us to ridicule. Think o9 the Lord
Jesus ridiculed ais d glufton. d wine
bibber, q companion Of sinners. pos
sessed by the devil. crucifled as an evil
doer. scoffed ali ais He suffered. BuS