The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1913-05-08


many. all pointing anolnted eyes to the
greatest Of all third day events. His
resurrection from the dead with all iis
benefits Ia believers TO be fully enjoyed
nj our resurrection from the dead.
Now we have third year story OF
sudden and marvellous exaltation from
n dungeon to n throne. from place OF
darkness aud suffering TO the most
prominent place IN the power OF Pha
rnoh TO grant. for we read. 1t came
10 pass az the end OF two full years
uH. L.. Two years Of forgetfulness on
the part ~ the butler. two years Of
continued humiliation for Joseph. aud
then 1T was enough" Gods time OF,
deliverance for His faithful servant(
had come.
Pharauh's dreams. which all the wise
men Of Egypt could not interpret. led
the butler to remember bis faults and
10 speak To Pharaoh OF the prisoner.
the young Hebrew who was servant tu
the captain Of the guard aud who could
and did correctly interpret dreams (sli.
g.i3I. Then was Joseph made 90 run
out OF the dungeon. having shaved him
self aud changed his raiinent probably
with more haste than he had ever done
IN his life before tyerse ~ margin
II the messenger told Joseph why he
was wanted We may imagine that pos
sibly Joseph had visions OF deliverance
near nj hand As he stood before Pha
rroh the kiag said that he had dream
ed n dream which no one could inter
pref. but he had heard that Joseph
could understand and interpret dreams
In his reply Joseph acknowledged
God. saying: 1T Is not IN me. God
shall give Pharaoh an answer %
peace" oversees Is. i6l. Pharaoh then
told Joseph his two dreams and addei.
Il told this unto the magicians. bot
there was none that could declare II
unto me" verse 2p. We may easily
Imagine Joseph lifting up bis heart 10
God as he listened 20 the kings recital
OF his dreams.
What pictures man who had been
shut away from the world and all the
wisdom Of the world for years In the
presence Of great king. but more con
sciously In the presence Of the King Of
kings aud In communion with Him and
therefore knowing what nil the wis
dom OF this world could not teach him'
We see the same great lesson In the
case % Daniel aud his friends. for
when all the wisdom Of Babylon could
neither tell the king his dream noe in
tcrpret the dream when he told u nor
read even four words written by God
Daniel by the spirit Of God could do
all The modern scholarship. 50 called
ar the wisdom Of this world Is just as
helpless to-day Ia understand the things
~ God. for they van only he known by
the Spirit of God a Tor. u. III 10
~eIhi being n man Ia whom the Spirit
of God was. he could 10y the Spirit In
trrpret the dream 70 the king and saw
NJ be- told the king that God was show
ing Pharaoh what lie was about to Do
lie also told Pharaoh that lnasmuch
as the dream was doubled II was be
cause the thing was established 10y God
aud that lie would shortly bring u o.
pass tverse ~. The king was 40 i'm
pressed by the supernatural power IN
this man that he ~ once promoted him
tn the highest place ~ power. saying.
only In the throne will be greater
than thou" ,verses ~. I0,. Could any
thing he more thrilling than such words
as those OF verses ~ TO - addressed
10y such n king To man Just out OF
prison? Read carefully aud try and
grasp the situation yesterday In the
dungeon. where he had been for years;
today next Ia the king. ruler over all
Egypt. clothed with royal apparel. rid
ing In the second chariot. every knee
bnwing To him. and no one able Ia do
anything without his permission. Con
slider his new name signifying The
man To whom secrets are revealed.
and see him married 10 a princess
verse -. margini
Is II any wonder that he called bis
first sou ManasSeh saying. God hath
made me forget all my toll" and his
second Ephraim. saying tod hath
caused me to he fruitful In the land or
my atiiIctionT' VERSES ~. 80 And he
was an Isrnelite. Oh how the sugges'
tions crowd In concerning Him 10
whom Nathaniel said. Rabbi thou art
the Son Of God. Thou art the King OF
Israel" tJohn |. 40 Then how won
derful that Joseph was just thirty
years old. Verse ~ Compare Luke
III. 23I lie was seventeen when his
brethren sold him lxxxyii. y. 80 he
had thirteen years OF suffering. Hut he
lived 10 be no u. Nj. 81 he had eighty
years OF exaltatiOn. hong enough 10 for.
get lot Of hard things. What will an
eternity Of glory mean compared with
our brief time OF trial herel
Some Of Miss llabershon's typical
suggestions ON this chapter are his be
ing raised up from the prison. his be
Ing tlled with the Spirit. his depend
ence upon God. his wisdom. his author
lily. every knee bowling to hin: his
glOiY. his fruitfuluess Eject. Nv. ~;
John v, ~. ~; Nv. s: xii. -: Acts II. ~
\, 81; Col. u. s; PhiI II. 10: lisa. IL. q. !;
iii. II: Heh H. ~ Joseph alone had
control OF the corn. Al had 10 go To