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T H E K I N G ’ S B U S I N E S S
OB/ECT LESSONS FOR By Elmer L. Wilder Illustrated by
AUGUST Gladys Bowman
First Week A K ey M an in P rison and P alace
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 HON- ORED.” Because of Joseph’s faithful ness to God, he was exalted by the king and honored by the people. He was a key man in the palace, even as he had been in the prison.
Third Week A K ey M an a n d H is P eople
Second Week A K ey M an in P ower
Objects: Two correspondence envel. opes, and a paper key. (Larger en velopes may be used if visibility re quires. Cut a slit in the front of the envelopes % inch wide by 4 inches long. Seal the envelopes and cut one of the ends off of 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 opening, print on the key the word “JOSEPH.” Using this word, complete the following words, printing on the envelope, “UNJUSTLY, BOUND, IMPRISONED, FELLOW. PRISONERS and ENLIGHTENED.” Near the cut end of the envelope print in large let ters 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, “UN INJURED, 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 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, IM PRISONED, FELLOW PRISONERS EN LIGHTENED.” Joseph was an impor tant man in that Egyptian jail, and because he was there unjustly, he could be used of God to enlighten oth- ■ ers.
Objects: An envelope, and a paper key. (Cut the envelope as described in the previous lesson, and use same key. Near the cut end of the envelope, print the word, “PEOPLE.” With the key in the envelope and using the word “JOSEPH,” complete the follow ing words, “JUDAH, IMPLORES, JO SEPH, BENJAMIN, PITIFUL a n d FATHER.” ) Lesson: T h e 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 did not recognize him as being their brother. However, Joseph knew them, and asked about his father, Jacob, and his younger brother, Ben jamin. The brothers were told that they must bring Benjamin with them the next time they came, to prove that they were not spies. When it came time for them to return to Egypt, Jacob was very reluctant to let Benjamin go. After Judah had prom ised safely to return Benjamin, Jacob consented to let him go. Our lesson today considers Joseph as he deals with his brothers after the silver cup had been found in Ben jamin’s sack. Judah is before Joseph pleading for Benjamin’s release, in or der that he may go back to their father, Jacob. We will put the key in the envelope, and let it tell us the story. We now read, “JUDAH IMPLORES JOSEPH, BENJAMIN, PITIFUL FATHER.” Again Joseph is the key man among his people. Next week we shall see how Joseph became the key man in mak ing peace with his brothers.
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 following words, “JUSTLY, COLLECTED, FOODS, HELPED, PEOPLE’S and HUNGER.” ) Lesson: We are studying again this wee!: about Joseph, the key man, which means that he was a very im portant man. We have another en velope, and this time it is marked “POWER.” As in last week’s lesson, the other letters on the envelope are meaningless. We will place the key in the envel ope, and see what happens. We now can r e ad , “JUSTLY COLLECTED FOODS, HELPED PEOPLE’S HUN GER.” This envelope marked “POW ER” gives a history of Joseph’s life covering a period of 14 years, during the time of plenty and famine. He was a key man. in power, because he was God’s man. By the wisdom 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.
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