1080 its thrilling details, emphasizing Jos eph’s dependence upon God, finishing with Joseph’s advice as to the kind of man to appoint over the land. Space forbids much detail here.) Then the king told Joseph he was the most faith ful man in all the land, and the king took the ring off from his own hand and put it on Joseph’s hand, dressed him in fine clothes, put a gold chain
THE K I N G ’ S BUS I NESS around his neck, and gave him a char iot to ride in next to his own, and made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. Joseph was faithful in the little things and God made him ruler over a whole nation. Teach memory verse. Closing Prayer. We thank thee heav enly Father for Joseph, and help us to be faithful in all we do.
DECEMBER 15, 1918 JOSEPH FORGIVES HIS BROTHERS
Golden Text.— “ If ye forgive men their trespasses, also forgive you.” Matt. 6:14.
your heavenly Father will
BESSON TEXT Gen. 45:1-15. (Additional material, Gen. 42:1-44:34; Eph. 4:31, 3 2 )
( 1 ) T h e n J o s e p h c o u ld n o t r e f r a i n h im s e lf b e f o r e a l l t h e m t h a t s a t b y h im ; a n d h e c r ie d . C a u s e e v e r y m a n to g o o u t f r o m m e . A n d t h e r e s to o d n o m a n w i t h h im , w h ile J o s e p h m a d e h im s e lf k n o w n u n t o h is b r e t h r e n . ( 2 ) A n d h e w e p t a lo u d : a n d th e E g y p t ia n s a n d t h e h o u s e o f P h a r a o h h e a r d . ( 3 ) A n d J o s e p h s a id u n t o h is b r e t h r e n , I a m J o s e p h : d o t h m y f a t h e r liv e ? A n d h is b r e t h r e n c o u ld n o t a n s w e r h im ; f o r t h e y w e r e tr o u b le d a t h is p re s e n c e . ( 4 ) A n d ' J o s e p h s a id u n t o h is b r e t h r e n , C o m e n e a r to m e , I p r a y y o u . A n d t h e y c a m e n e a r . A n d h e s a id . I a m J o s e p h y o u r b r o t h e r , w h o m y e s o ld in t o E g y p t . ( 5 ) A n d n o w b e n o t g r ie v e d , n o r a n g r y w i t h y o u r s e lv e s , t h a t y e s o ld m e h it h e r , f o r G o d d id s e n d m e . b e f o r e y o u to p r e s e r v e li f e . ( 6 ) F o r th e s e t w o y e a r s h a t h th e f a m in e b e e n in th e la n d : a n d y e t th e r e a r e fiv e y e a r s , in w h ic h th e r e s h a ll n e it h e r b e e a r in g n o r h a r v e s t . ( 7 ) A n d G o d s e n t m e b e f o r e y o u t o p r e s e r v e y o u a p o s t e r it y in th e e a r t h i a n d to s a v e y o u r liv e s b y ar', g r e a t d e liv e r a n c e . ( 8 ) S o n o w i t w a s n o t - y o u t h a t s e n t m e h it h e r , b u t G o d : a n d h e h a t h m a d e m e a f a t h e r to Intervening Events. Sketch hastily, or bring-out by ques tions, the story of Joseph’s doings dur ing the years of plenty; the years of famine that followed and the territory in which the famine BESSON was felt; the sending EXPOSITION of the brethren to Egypt for corn by their father, Jacob; the omission of Benja min; the brethren’s interview with
P h a r a o h , a n d lo r d o f a l l h is h o u s e , a ? d„ a r u l e r t h r o u g h o u t a l l th e la n d o f E g y p t . ( 9 ) H a s te y e . a n d g o u p t o i ? y , i a t h e r ’ a n d s a y u n t o h im . T h u s s a it h t h y s o n J o s e p h , G o d h a t h m a d e m e lo r d o f a l l E g y p t : c o m e d o w n t a r r y n o t : ( 1 0 ) A n d t h o u s h a lt d w e il in th e la n d o f G o s h e n , a n d t h o u s h a lt b e n e a r u n t i l m e th o u , a n d t h y c h ild r e n , a n d t h y c h i l d r e n s c h ild r e n , a n d t h y flo c k s , a n d t h y h e r d s , a n d a l l t h a t th o u h a s t: ( 1 1 ) A n d th e r e w i l l I n o u r is h th e e ; f o r y e t th e r e a r e fiv e y e a r s o f f a m in e ; le s t th o u , a n d t h y h o u s e h o ld , a n d a l l t h o u h a s t, c o m e t o p o v e r t y . ( 1 2 ) A n d b e h o ld y o u r e y e s s e e , a n d th e e y e s o f m y b r o t h e r B e n ja m in , t h a t i t is m y m o u t h t h a t s p e a k e t h u n t o y o u . (13 > A n d y e s h a ll t e l l H i f a i h e r o f a l l m y g l o r y in E g v p t , M w aa a11 t h a t y e h a v e s e e n ; a n d y e s h a ll h a s te a n d b r in g d o w n m y f a - t h e r h it h e r . ( 1 4 ) A n d h e f e l l u p o n h is b r o t h e r B e n ja m in ’s n e c k , a n d w e p t ; a n d B e n ja m in w e p t u p o n h is S m B ( 1 5 ) M o r e o v e r h e k is s e d a l l h is b r e t h r e n , a n d w e p t u p o n th e m : w i t h 6 r h is b r e t h r e n t a lk e d Joseph and his apparently rough treat ment of them; the binding of Simeon as a hostage; the brethren’s conviction of their sin,— chapter 42:2; Joseph’s weeping ; the second visit of the breth ren, bringing Benjamin with them, though with the reluctant consent of their father, Judah being surety for his safe return; the second interview with Joseph and the feast that followed, at which the men were set down in their
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