CHR IST IAN EDUCAT ION
Object Lessons
Illustrated by Gladys Bowman
By Elmer L. Wilder, Th.D.
nbw can read “justly collected foods, helped people’s hunger.” This enve lope marked, “power,” gives a history of Joseph’s life covering a period of 14 years of plenty and famine. He was a key man in power be cause he was God’s man. By the wis dom God had given him, he was able to interpret the king’s dream. Because of his being able to interpret the dream, the king gave him a place of power. In the place of power he was faithful in discharging his duty and because of this, through him, the hun gry were fed in the days of famine. Boys and girls living today, if true to God, will be used of Him in giving the Bread of Life, Christ Jesus, to those who are hungry. April 15, 1956 A K e y M a n a n d H is P e o pl e OBJECTS: An envelope and a paper key. (Cut the envelope as described
and see what happens. The meaning less printing can now be read. With Joseph the key man in prison, we can now read “unjustly bound, impris oned, fellow prisoners enlightened.” Joseph was an important man in that Egyptian jail, and because he was there unjustly, he could be used of God to enlighten others. We have another envelope marked, “palace.” It, too, has meaningless printing on it. We will put Joseph, the key man, in the palace of the King of Egypt and see what happens. We now read “uninjured, godly Joseph exalted, people honored.” Be cause of Joseph’s faithfulness to God, he was exalted by the king and hon ored by the people. He was a key man in the palace even as he had been in the prison. OBJECTS: An envelope and a paper key. (Cut envelope as described in the previous lesson and use same key. Near the cut end of the envelope print the word, “power.” With the key in the envelope and using the word, “ Joseph,” complete the follow ing words, “justly, collected, foods, helped, people’s and hunger.” ) LESSON: We are studying again this week about Joseph, the key man, which means that he was a very im portant man. We have another enve lope and this time it is marked, April 8 , 1956 A K e y M a n in P o w e r
April 1, 1956 A K e y M a n i n P r iso n a n d P a la c e OBJECTS: Two correspondence enve l ope s and a pap e r key. (La r g e r envelopes may be used if visibility requires. Cut a slit in the front of the envelopes 1/2 inch wido by 4 inches long. Seal the envelopes and cut one end off each. The key should be made
of stiff paper, about 8 inches long, the stem being about 1 inch wide. Place the key in one of the envelopes just under the opening. Through the open ing, print on the key the word, “ Joseph.” Using this word, complete the following words, printing on the envelope, “unjustly, bound, impris oned, fellow, prisoners and enlight ened.” Near the cut end of the enve lope print in large letters the word, “prison.” On the end of the key print, “ a key man.” Place the key in the other envelope and using the word, “Joseph,” print, “uninjured, godly, Joseph, exalted, people and honored.” Near the cut end of this envelope print in large letters the word, “palace.” ) LESSON: Who do you think the key man in a prison is? “The man who has the keys and locks the doors,” I hear a boy say. Ordinarily I would say that is right, but I am thinking of the “key man” as being the most important man and that is not always the man who has the keys. Here is an envelope with the word, “prison,” printed on it. There are other letters but they are meaning less. I hold in my hand a large key with the name, “Joseph,” printed on it. We will put the key in this prison
in the previous lessons and use the same key. Near the cut end of the envelope, print the word, “people.” With the key in the envelope and us ing the word, “Joseph,” complete the following words, “Judah, implores, Joseph, Benjamin, pitiful and fa ther.” ) LESSON: The key man, Joseph, again appears in today’s lesson. Last week we learned about his being a key man in power. Today we are to think of him as being a key man in connection with his people. The famine had forced Joseph’s brethren to come to Egypt for food. Joseph, being the key man during the years of plenty, became the key man during the years of famine. When his brethren came to Egypt for food they
“power.” As in last week’s lesson, the other letters on the envelope are meaningless. We will place the key in the en velope and see what happens. We
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