New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1918-11-29
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LESSON
ORy REV. +. b. FITZWATER, d. d.,
Teacher of English Rible in the Moody
Bible Institute Of Chicago.)
1918. Western Newspaper
Union.)
LESSON FOR DECEMBER
THE STORY OF S E

GOLDEN TEXT-Hatrcd stirreth up
strifes. but love covereth up all trans
gressions. Proverbs lO:l2.
DEVOTIONAL. Observation-Disclosures 4.
ADDITIONAL Observation-Disclosures 81
Lii.
l. Joseph the well-BeIoved Son
(37 I'D.
Joseph WAS Jacobs fnvoritc son
This was due partly to the fact that
he was the son of the wife of his first
love and the son of his old age. hut
mainly because of the superior quail
tiles which Joseph possessed. This
favOritism expressed itself in Il SUI
perior position and more respectable
clothes. That Jacob should feel par
tial toward Joseph, perhaps, was I'M
nvoi1able. but that he should manifest
it was extremely unwise. Serious
trouble will always result from par
iinlity being shown toward children.
His brethren's intense hatred burst
forth upon him. This feeling was in.
tensificd by his pure life and by his
testimony among them because of theii
evil deeds. Josiah is II type Of Christ.
lie WAS living in fellowship with
his father at Hebron GELD;
Christ was with the Father he
fore coming into The world John
1G:o2S) Joseph vas the beloved sol
Genesis 3:3); Christ was the be.
loved Son Of God (Matthew 3:lO Jr
s"pll was hated by his brethren (';tnr'
sis 800 Christ WAS hated by hi.
brethren (.Joln l1:2D F; Joseph was
rnvirh by his brethren Genesis 7:lDi
Christ was delivered NJ, through envy
(Mark 1J:1O).
u. Joseph's Dreams 31:.-1D.
/. His brothers SiicavcS bowling in
uh%eisance TO his.
This was rightly interpreted by them
TO mean their humble obedience to
him. This intensified their hatred.
=. The sun, moon and eleven stars
rendering obeisancc to him.
This dream is wider in its aplIiea
tion. The eleven stars are identical
with the eleven slelvcS. The sun and
o o AS rightly interpreted by his ft
llVlp IelItStlltCu llN lbtllCi INV h'Nh
er MS rendering obeisance To him.
~. Joseph Sent by His Father on q
Mission Of Mercy to His Brethren Wv,
12-1O.
His brethren had gone to Sllecheln.
about fifty miles distant from Hebron,
where was abundance .. pasture FOR
their tlOcks. Jacob became anxious
as to their welfare, and sent Joseph,
IL young ma now seventeen years old.
to find out their condition. Cnde.
lerred by the envious hatred Of his
brethren. he willingly responded, "llere
| am No doubt he realized that his
mission was fraught with great dam
yers-the exposure to highway rob
bers. wild beasts, and the murierous
hatred of his brethren. Notwithstand.
ing this, he rendered willing obedi.
Christ was sent by the Father
II mission Of mercy to his brethren
Il John 4:14; John 1:11 Phil. 2:7, -.
Though he knew that the envious
hatred of his brethren would result in
his suffering and death on the cross,
he went forth delighling t" do his Ia
TIERS will.
". ~Joseph's Reception by His Breth-
Wv. 1929.
/. Their murderous plot wv. lS-22).
They said Behold this dreamer
comcth. let us STAY him. This is
what Christ's brethren said about him
21: 49,. They thought they
would prevent these dreams coming
rue by destroying the dreamer. lteu-
ben dissuaded them from this act by
proposing to cast him into Il pit, in
afterward to rescue him and
him to his father.
=. They strip him Of his coat Of
cOlors and cast him int" the pit
wv. 23. 24). In spite OF his earnest
'ntreaty against this act they i"rIe-
rated this heart!csS cruelty (Grncsis
. :21).
3. Their frasting ". 25).
Their heartless cruelty Is manifest
n that they could enjoy the festivities
# Il meal. perhaps, within the sight
md hearing Of Joseph's cries.
!. Sold him to the IShmaelites wv.
Judah proposed that they sell
i'm. MS no gain could accrue from let
ing him die in the pit. One Judas,
ater, sold the Lord for money. liav-
ng done this infamous deed. they ,
ought to cover II up by deceit and ~ ,
ng. They took his coat of many ,
OlOrs and dipped it in the blood OF a g.
id and sent 1t to his father, allowing
i'm to draw his own conclusions rs j,
, the matter. Jacob is now reaping ,
hat he had sOwn. Many years he ,
,re this he had deceived his father :,