Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1918-11-28
LESSON FOR DECEMBER /
THE sroR pr JOSEPH.


THE sToR )F JOSEPH.
LESSON TExT-csonssis 3T.1a-2
GOLDEN TExT-EEatssd stirreth UP
strifea bat love ccvexeth UP all eRans-
groaeiens- 1s:l2
DEVOTIONAL RHADINo+Psalsns 4
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL~-Genssis 81:
LII.
|. Josssh the WelkBsIovsd Son
COT :1-N.
Joseph was Jacobs fsv0rita son.
This WEES cue pars2y TO the fact that
ha was the sun OF tha wife OF his 1Est
love and the sen of his cid age, bat
nainly beeause of the sapsripr GHaA
tiles which Jssepa possessed. This
favoratisn expressed itself in q sa-
perior position and more respectable
clothes. That Jacob should feel par
tial toward Joseph, perhaps, was un-
ayoidable, but that he should manifest
it was extremely unwise. Serious
trouble will always result from par.
TALLY being shown toward children.
His brethren's intense hatred burst
forth upon hicn This feeling was in
tensihed by his pure life and by els
testimony among them because of their
evil deeds. Josiah is a type Of Christ.
He was living in fellowship with
his father at Hebron (37:l4);
Christ was with the Father be-
fere coming into tho world (John
is :2S) Joseph was the beloved sen
Genesis sTsN; Christ was tho be-
loved Son Of God (Matthew s:17l I; Jo-
seph was hated by his brethren t0ens-
sis 81 AZ; Christ was hated by bis
brethren (John 1920; Joseph was
envied by his brethren Genesis 81 I'D /;
Christ was delivered up through envy
Ozark Is 10Y.
II. Joseph's Dreams t37 :5-1I.
/. His brothers sheaves bowling in
obeisance to his.
This was rightly interpreted by them
to mean their humble obedience to
him. This intensified their hatred.
2. The sun, moon and eleven stars
rendering obeisance TO him.
This dream is wider in it's apnlica-
ton. The eleven stars are Identical
| with the eleven sheaVes. The sun and
moon, as rightly interpreted by his ia
ther, represented his father and moth
err as rendering obeisance to him.
III. Joseph Sent by His Father on a
Mission Of Mercy to His Brethren wv.
| IBID.
His brethren had gone to Shechem,
about fifty miles distant from Hebron,
where was abundance of pasture for
their focks. Jacob became anxious
as to their welfare, and sent Joseph,
a young man now seventeen years old,
to find out their condition. Unde-
tered by the envious hatred Of his
brethren, he willingly responded, Here
| / am" No doubt he realized that his
mission was fraugAt with great dam
gers-the exposure to highway rob-
| bsrs, wild beasts, and the murderous
hatred of his hrgthren. Notwithetand-
nag this, lie rendered willing ebs6i-
snee. CAE4A was sent by the Father
On a niszAoa 81 sstsy to his brethren
| q JsAn 4 ~; john N; Phil Az, 81.
Though he knew that the envist1z
hatred of his brethRen would result In
his suffering and death ON the ersss
he went forth destghting to do his Fa-
TIERS will
| w. Joesph's Reception by His Rreth-
wv. 1929.
/. Their murderous plot wv. 1929
They said Behold this dreamer
| cometh, let us slay him." This is
what Christ's brethren said about him
Matt II: 3S). They thought they
would prevent these dreams coming
true by destroying the dreamer. Reu
ben dissuaded them from this act by
proposing to cast him into pit, in
tending afterward to rescue him an6
restore him to his father.
2. They strip him of his coat OF
many colors and cast him into the phi
wv. %, pa. In spite of his earnesi
entreaty against this act they perpe
trated this heartless cruelty Genesis
~ :21).
8. Their feasting ". 25).
Their heartless cruelty is nantes
in that they could enjoy the festivities
of meal, perhaps, within the sigh
and hearing of Joseph's cries.
4. Sold him to the Ishmaelites tvv
1928.
Judah proposed that they sell
him, as no gain could accrue from let
ting him die in the pit. One Judas
later, sold the Lord for money. Hav
ing done this infamous deed, the.
sought to cover it up by deceit and "
ing. They took his coat of man,
I
kid and sent it to his father, allowinl
him to draw his own conclusions a
/ ! to the matter. Jacob is now reapin,
what he had sown. Many years be
fore this he had deceived his fathe
4 , by trickery and pious lying.