The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-12-28
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osa cAREs FOR HIS KINDRED
LESSON TExEGenesis 47:1,l2,
GOLDEN TE1T-Honor thy tatoef
mot her-Ephestans 6:z.
DEYoTToSAL READlNG-fsatnas
zDpm4oNAL MATER1A1-eeuesis
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since VIC took the birth OF the say
sfior for our Christmas lesson 0oday.
s ffntead OF a review, we will go oae4
M take up the alternative lesson 1or
3ecember &c. It vii be more prottaD!e
- complete the study OF Joseph IN his
Z ffItIide toward his kindred than 70
Undertake HIsa review
Joseph Sends to Canaan for HIS
Father. (45:17-2S)
After joseph had made hllnsen
Known 20 his brethern he sent them
IIecJe to his father in Canaan with the
good news Eos only that ne was "a, awe e,
Int that tse. Lord had exalted him 70
- lord over all Egypt and that has
ther and brethern with their families
lieuId come down to Egypt where ne
would gfze them the best OF the lana
IND they shouId eat OF the ''fat OF tGe
and" This illustrates how one cay
Z Jesus Christ shall disclose his tdent1-
10 70 his bre1bern. the Jews, and that
lis exaltaiion at the right hand OF tee
Father was to make preparation tor
fhem against the awful day Of tr1al
I ilieh shall be visited upon them CAces
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Joseai7 Meets His Father IN sas
& Lad Of Goshen. (46;29-34D
Jacob experienced a double deIlsnt
OF seeing his beloved son whom
tslie had loas, moIrned as dead, and of
sJSs;nss welcS ned to new and strange
land BIZ is Prime minister Joseph IN
Sructed his father and brethren how
toplace their request before Phoraon
Since their occupation was that OF
shepherds be knew that some tact
should be employed in their approach
: is The king. for every shepherd is an
bomInatt n uto the Egyptians"
fff. Jacob and Five Sons Frcssated
60 Pgsarae!.. (4T:1-11
Though Jcs cph was hipg in aut1or
he TnS net ashamed IN bring MS
Rather and bretherp into the presence
90 the great Pharaoh. even though they
huna!e. farmers.
Phaacu'S questions wv 8, ~ he
faqa3rctd 50 to their occupation. iheY
s7ezed tfIas both they and their IA.
SSssc- wsre shepherds. They went
& Hss bayaIl what they were asked i%
F1saScch arc Instructed to do by 30
pfl. They requested the land OF
Goshen. for ti.ey knew It was a 5000
Tsce for pSseure for t'eeir f'ocks.
Fhsrsoa's Instruct IONS to joseph
eyFy 3 81 TIe told them 30 make lis
fssbcz AL Ircthern to dwell n til"
ct the ianG-even Goshen, and
e he knew OF ary men of ability
Ss1S hs!., &c give them the charge
his cattle He assumed that since
ssSS psa was SO capable ald Trustworthy
Z that some CT his Sret@c:-E would also
Soszoss suitable qualifications OF adj
nlspistratiol
I NJ JACOB Blessed P:.areoh C47:7-
Ta>Eyh sJaco bwas a pilgrim IN
ss5e. dsrenSens UpGa Pharaoh even
fS= Scod - eat. in the dignity Of us
sEsta ot vat God would GO with him.
aud. through him. he pronounced
blessing upon the Egyptian king. The
less IS blessed by the greater (E{e-
bEewS 7:7l Though conscious 10 his
place OF supez fority through. the divine
covenant be Gid not manifest officious-
ness. rather the desire to convey a
vital blessing. He recognized that he
8 Sas the channel through which great
Blessings would come TO Pharaoh, in
ecordanee viii. the Abrahamic conen-
ant Genesis $3.50 Isreal is one day
to be the channel through which the
blessings Of Salvation shall flow to the
GeatIle nations (Romans 11:1215o
" Joseah HouriSsed his Father and
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According to the instructions OF
Pharaoh, Joseph placed his father and
brethren If the best OF the land and
made provision for them Jesus Christ
WI one day. when the famine OF the
great tHbulatEon Is exceeding sore, be
reeoncilad to his brethern, the Jews,
aud VIII give them a possession in the
best OF thu land and uoarish them.
Christ IS now seated with the father
on bis throne and one day will reveal
himself to his brethren. the Jews and
WI feed them on '-the fat of the land. -
Jacob lived in Egypt II years. When
the time OF lis death approached he
eSacted from Joseph promise that
he would bury him in Canaan. He
I blessed Joseph's sons and issued a
prophecy concerning his own sons.