. The training of the Chosen people. race andstrength. Thousands and thousands of Jewish andPuritan mothers have been so impressed with thebrightness and charm, the purity and strength of thechild of Jacob and Rachel, that they have named theirfirst-born sons Joseph. We can hardly overestimate Chapter 7. Mans Plans and Gods Purpose 21 our indebtedness in this country to the noble characterof George Washington. His memory is at once aninspiration and a rebuke. A blessing like that cameto Israel because a good and a great man, like Joseph,stood near the fountain head of the national life. And th
. The training of the Chosen people. race andstrength. Thousands and thousands of Jewish andPuritan mothers have been so impressed with thebrightness and charm, the purity and strength of thechild of Jacob and Rachel, that they have named theirfirst-born sons Joseph. We can hardly overestimate Chapter 7. Mans Plans and Gods Purpose 21 our indebtedness in this country to the noble characterof George Washington. His memory is at once aninspiration and a rebuke. A blessing like that cameto Israel because a good and a great man, like Joseph,stood near the fountain head of the national life. And the career of this singularly attractive man il-lustrated in a vivid way two central truths—the pow-er of faith to sweeten and strengthen character, andthe over-ruling providence of God. When the writer of the epistle to the Hebrewsspeaks of the faith of Joseph he takes a somewhat pe-culiar incident to illustrate it. He says: By faithJoseph, when his end was nigh, made mention of thedeparture of the children of Israel; and gave com-. A Family of Asiatics Going to Egypt,From a wall painting of Josephs time. mandment concerning his bones (Heb. 11:22). Butthe writers insight did not fail him. The fact thatwhen Joseph was dying the promise of God that hisrace should inherit Canaan was uppermost in histhought; that he should have so thoroughly believedthat his people would return that he desired, as alast request, that they should carry his bones withthem, was a resplendent example of the far-reachingoutlook of faith in God. This is the key to Josephs character. His story isfull of trouble and failure and bitter disappointment;but the little child who hears it read cannot miss thenote of serenity and cheer that runs through it. Whatis the secret of it but this? The man had, and the 22 Old Testament History writer makes us feel that he had, a confidence in Godthat nothing could appall. If, at several points in hislife he had attempted to interpret the purpose of Godfor him, we can se
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