The Holt County sentinel., 1918-12-06
LESSON FOR DECEMBER g
JOSEPH MADE RULER OF EGYPT.
LESSON TEvr-G.ncs,s a s,.u

IsfSSoN tNT-tancEis VI 37.A
COLDER TENT-iia that Is faithful In
a very lii'le Is faithful also In much
Luke i6.io
DEyoTluSAL READiSG-Psaims ~.
ADDITIONAL. MATERiAL,-Genesiss 30:
Thirteen long years have passed
since his brethren sold him. They
Nive been years NJ fiery testing for
Joseph. b. his faith is triumphant.
There is % mighty contrast between
Joseph IT, lh" iit at Dothan and Jo.
scph ns prime minister Of Egypt.
!. joseph Nsde Prime Minister Of
Egypt t,,. @S.iD.
I. The urHu.Inn wv. 1i:32).
II l. q ''''G; rotation of phnraoh's
dreams. Nv li. dreams Pharaoh saw
seven fni a.Ir coming ou, of the river.
followed iy seven lean ones. which dc.
vourcd the fli onuS. THIS dream was
followed hy another IN which he saw
seven c,rs ~ cora come up on one
stalk. rtu'; aud good. only to be- lie.
yourcd Is seven thin ones. These
dreams produced uucnsincss In fhnra.
oh's mlui, B,in: thus troubled over
them b" seat tor the naglcinns and
wise men "f Egypt to interpret them
10 him. Upon their failure 10 interpret
them. the chief butler calls to mind the
prisoner who had interpreted his
dreams ~" years before. Pharaoh
hastily brings Joseph from prison nnd
places h. dreams before him. Joseph
dlsclnimri wisdom for himself hu,
confidently asserted his faith In the
wisdom ~ Gni. God Is pleased with
thos. who viii thus lean upon him IN
The cruc.ul hour. and will never disnp.
point th"m tJnmcs l:i). Iittl. did
.iosrph's brethren the ishmnclitcS who
carried him in,n Egypt. or Po,lphnr
whose slHN" h" became. realize what
the fu'ur" would bring to him. Ills
years uf suffering AMI wniting were
Part of Gods rlun for his discipline
md ciuruii N. II II Gni's law for
those whn would reign. that they SUI.
fer. III W. suffer. We shall also
reign with him" G. Timothy 2:la).
JoScph's "Naltn'i"n from the state of
humility l. II fine illustration Of
chrlst's humility aud cxHltailon phil.
irpInns 80. 10Y.
n. Joseph's Naturalization ". i5).
Az soon us Pharaoh thus exalted him
h" chnngrd his name IT, Inpnn,h.pnn.
ncnh. m Egyptian word having ynry.
Ing designations: Us salvation of the
world" "The prince ~ life of the
world" "rhc rrr.nlcr of secrets
'''rhr fond ~ llfr." c,c. No doubt II
wnS rhnrnuh's purpose Ia designate
him ns the prcscrycr Of life. ia" re-
vcnlrr Of secrets. the interpreter ~
dreams aud the author OF the plan by
which Egypt WIS saved from the awful
famine. lie thus WIS nniurnlil"d, nnd
his ciyll status rendered compatible
with hls official rank, Then Asrnu'h,
the daughter of the priest, was given
him 10 wife. mlurmJrrllgr with this
caste completed his naturalization by
cl"yailng him tu sorlul pnsi'lun. ,lu-
s"pl's elevation was Ia suN" the
world from fnH,rr. 'hrisi's "l"Nn.
ilun was To save the world from splr.
iiuul death. All unknown Ia hls hrrth.
r"u. the Jews. CHRIST Is now NJ the
right hand of the Father. the Savior
oi the world iroIn lts fnminr Of death.
~ Joseph received u GENTLE bride IN
the time of his rejection AMI cSnlin-
tinn, 81 Christ Is now receiving n Gen
tile bride Uiomuns :2i).
~. Joseph's Wise Administrator
tyy, iG.iJ).
lie first made u careful survey Of
the land, then organized his forces aud
luuHyd after the details Of the work
lie did not use his power and position
for himself, hut to snye others, lie did
not idle his. time away, for he knew
that only seven short years remnincd
In which to work.