The History of Joseph, for Children and Youth: Designed Also as an Aid to Familiar Biblical Exposition in Families, Sabbath Schools, and Bible Classes |
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... souls of English and American Christians , of earlier days , were nur- tured to deep thought and a vigorous faith - insipid , irk- some , revolting . In this volume , and also in The History of Jonah , not long since published , the ...
... souls of English and American Christians , of earlier days , were nur- tured to deep thought and a vigorous faith - insipid , irk- some , revolting . In this volume , and also in The History of Jonah , not long since published , the ...
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... souls , and what you must do to be saved . Perhaps some of you , my dear children , will say that this is too long and sober an introduction . You may feel very impatient to have the history of Joseph begin . This shows that there is ...
... souls , and what you must do to be saved . Perhaps some of you , my dear children , will say that this is too long and sober an introduction . You may feel very impatient to have the history of Joseph begin . This shows that there is ...
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... me so to write this book , and you so to read it , that , with the blessing of his Holy Spirit , it may do good to your souls ! CHAPTER II . Joseph's parentage .-- Jacob's removal from Mesopotamia.- 14 HISTORY OF JOSEPH .
... me so to write this book , and you so to read it , that , with the blessing of his Holy Spirit , it may do good to your souls ! CHAPTER II . Joseph's parentage .-- Jacob's removal from Mesopotamia.- 14 HISTORY OF JOSEPH .
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... to a child than tens of thousands of gold and silver . Do you know the value of a pious mother , who prays for and with her child , and endeavors to guide its soul to heaven ? It is worth more to her child than 18 HISTORY OF JOSEPH .
... to a child than tens of thousands of gold and silver . Do you know the value of a pious mother , who prays for and with her child , and endeavors to guide its soul to heaven ? It is worth more to her child than 18 HISTORY OF JOSEPH .
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... soul with anguish ? If dead - can you endure the recol- lection of that look and voice of love , and tender- ness , and pity , and not be melted into deep repent- ance before God ? CHAPTER III . Jacob arrives at Mamre . — Description ...
... soul with anguish ? If dead - can you endure the recol- lection of that look and voice of love , and tender- ness , and pity , and not be melted into deep repent- ance before God ? CHAPTER III . Jacob arrives at Mamre . — Description ...
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Abraham affectionate Amorite Beer-sheba believe benevolent Benjamin Bible Bilhah blessing bowed brethren of Joseph bring brother cave of Machpelah CHAPTER character chief baker chief butler commands conscience dear children death descendants dreams duty Egyptians Ephraim Ephrath evil faith famine fear feelings and conduct fellow-men felt flocks forgive governor of Egypt grain guilt happy hath heart heaven Hebrew language Hebron history of Joseph Holy Spirit Isaac Ishmaelites Israelites Jesus Christ Joseph's brethren Judah kind king knew land of Canaan land of Egypt land of Goshen lead lived look Lord love and obey Manasseh Mesopotamia mother parents persons Pharaoh Potiphar pray thee prison promises providence raoh repentance Reuben sacks Savior Shechem sins sons of Jacob soon sorrow soul steward tell ther thing thou thought thy servants told true truly truth unto wicked wickedness wish Zaphnath-paaneah Zilpah
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Page 122 - And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to me, I pray you. And they came near. And he said, I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me before you to preserve life.
Page 88 - And they said one to another, We are verily guilty concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear; therefore is this distress come upon us.
Page 122 - So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God, and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh and lord of all his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt.
Page 43 - And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.
Page 48 - And his master saw that the LORD was with him, and that the LORD made all that he did to prosper in his hand.
Page 135 - And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba: and the sons of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh had sent to carry him.
Page 61 - But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make mention of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this house : for indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the Hebrews : and here also have I done nothing that they should put me into the dungeon.
Page 66 - And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a dream, and there is none that can interpret it: and I have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a dream to interpret it. And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in me: God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace.
Page 136 - And Joseph made ready his chariot, and went up to meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented himself unto him ; and he fell on his neck, and wept on his neck a good while. And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive.
Page 163 - And when Joseph saw that his father laid his right hand upon the head of Ephraim, it displeased him: and he held up his father's hand, to remove it from Ephraim's head unto Manasseh's head. And Joseph said unto his father, Not so, my father: for this is the firstborn; put thy right hand upon his head.