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THE DOMINANT HEART-CHARACTER

OF THE

PERSONALITY OF JOSEPH IN ACTION.

AND ALSO GIVING

THE RESULT OF HIS ACTS

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF THE LORD

IN THE LAST DAYS

GENESIS XXXVII:1-36—

B. C. 1729

1 And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.

8 And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou in deed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words.

9¶ And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed

* 2 These are the generations of Jacob: Joseph being seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his brethren; and the lad a dream more: and, behold, the was with the sons of Bilhah, and with the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives: and Joseph brought unto his father their evil report.

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10 And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I, and thy mother, and thy brethren, indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

11 And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

12 And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.

13 And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I

will send thee unto them. And he said to him, Here am I.

14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.

*Gen. 37:2-36-The relation of Joseph to his brethren and their relation to him.

15 And a certain man found 23 ¶ And it came to pass, when him, and, behold, he was wander- Joseph was come unto his brething in the field: and the man ren, that they stripped Joseph out asked him, saying, What seekest of his coat, his coat of many colthou? ours that was on him.

16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.

17 And the man said, They are departed hence: for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren,

and found them in Dothan.

24 And they took him, and cast him into a pit: and the pit was empty, there was no water in it.

25 And they sat down to eat bread: and they lifted up their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ishmeelites came from Gilead, with their camels bearing 18¶ And when they saw him spicery, and balm, and myrrh, goafar off, even before he came nearing to carry it down to Egypt. unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.

19 And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer cometh!

20 Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.

21 And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of their hands; and said, Let us not kill

him.

22 And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no hand upon him; that he might rid him out of their hands, to deliver him to his father again.

26 And Judah said unto his slay our brother, and conceal his brethren, What profit is it if we

blood?

27 Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmeelites, and let not our hand be upon him; for he is our brother, and our flesh. And his brethren were content.

28 Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty pieces of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

29 And Rebuen returned unto the pit; and, behold, Joseph was not in the pit: and he rent his clothes:

Gen. 37:21-30-Reuben has heart and feeling, but he is not dependable.

"Character is like an inward and spiritual grace, of which reputation is, or should be, the outward and visible sign," R. G. White. Words and their uses. Ch. 5, P. 99 (S. H. No. 70).

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