Evening star., 1949-11-05

(copyright, 1949, Oxfor
(This Is the strth In a series
OF studies from the Old Testd-
ment. The tert is condensed
from selections bv Houston
Hart TOR the neU book, I'm
Our Image" Illustrations BY
Guy Ro,De also from the book.)
Now Israel loved Joseph more
than all his children. because he
was the son of his old age: and he
made him coat of many colors.
And his brethren hated him.
And Joseph dreamed a dream.
and told his brethren: and they
hated him more. And he said,
Hear, I pray you. this dream. Be-
hold. we were binding sheaves in
the field. and, my sheaf arose, and
stood upright; and your sheaves
stood round about, and made
obeisance to my sheaf. And his
brethren said, Shalt thou reign
over us? or shalt thou have do
minion over us? And they hated
him yet the more.
And he dreamed another dream,
and told his brethren, Behold. the
sun and the moon and the eleven
stars made obeisance to me. And
he told his father, and his father
rebuked him. and said unto him,
Shalt I and thy mother and thy
brethren indeed come to bow down
ourselves to thee to the earth?
And his brethren went to feed
their fathers flock. And Israel
said unto Joseph, Go. see whether
it be we'll with they brethren. and
with the fiocks, and bring me
word again. -.
And Joseph went, and found
them in Dothan. And when they
saw him they conspired against
him to slay him. And they stript
Joseph out of his coat of many
colours: and they took him, and
cast him into a pit. And they sat
down to eat bread: and behold, a
company of Ishmeelites cam e
from Gilead with their camels
bearing spicery and balm and
myrrh, going to Egypt. And Judah
said unto his brethren, What prof
it Is it If we slay our brother?
Come, and let us sell him. And
they drew Joseph out of the pit,
and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites
for twenty pieces of silver: and
they brought Joseph into Egypt,
and sold him unto Potiphar, an
officer of Pharaoh's. and captain
Of the guard. And his master saw
that the LORD was with him.
And Joseph found grace in his
sight. and he served him: and he
made him overseer over his house
And Joseph. was a goodly per-
son, and his masters wife cast
her eyes upon Joseph: and she
said, Lie with me. But he re-
fused, and said, How can I do
this great wickedness and sin
against God? And she caught him
by his garment; and he left his
garment in her hand, and fled.
And she laid up his garment by
her. until his lord came home.
And she spake unto him, saying,
The Hebrew servant came to
mock me: And as I lifted up my
voice, he left his garment with
me, and fled. And when his
master heard the words of his
wife. his wrath was kindled. And
Joseph's master put him into the
prison.
But the LORD was with Joseph,
and showed him mercy. And the
keeper Of the prison committed
to Joseph's hand all the prison.
ers in the prison. And Pharaoh
was wroth against two of his Of
ficers, the chief of the buffers,
and the chief OF he bakers. And
he put them into the prison where
Joseph was.
And they dreamed a dream
both Of them, each man his dream
In one night. And Joseph came in
unto them in the morning. And
they said, We have dreamed al
dream, and there is no interpreter
Of it. And Joseph said, Do not
interpretations belong to God?
tell me them, I pray you. And
the chief butler said, In my
dream. behold, a vine was before
me, and In the vine were three
branches: and her blossoms shot
forth, and the clusters brought
forth ripe grapes: And I took the
grapes. and pressed them into
Pharaot's cup, and gave the
cup into Pharaoh's hand. And
Joseph said unto him, The three
branches are three days: Yeti
within three days shall Pharaoh
lift up thine head, and restore
thee unto they place; and thou
shalt deliver Pharoh's cup into his
hand. after the former manner
when thou vast his butler. But
think on me when it shall be well
with thee, and make mention Of
me unto Pharaoh, for have done
nothing that they should put me
into the dungeon.
When the chief baker saw that
the Interpretation was good, he
said unto Joseph, Behold, I had
threA white baskets m NV hAad.