Bible primer, Old Testament, for use in the primary department of Sunday schools . a pretty robe of many col-ors. Great princes wore such fine coats. Did Joseph dreamof being a prince some day? It seems so. God meant tomake him great. But his brothers were jealous of him. Jo-seph was a fine boy, kind, godly, and sensible. He was thebest of all the twelve brothers. Have you heard of his dreams? One night he dreamedthat they were binding sheaves of grain in the field. Andhis sheaf arose and stood upright. And the sheaves of thebrothers came and bowed down to his. Another time his brothers teased
Bible primer, Old Testament, for use in the primary department of Sunday schools . a pretty robe of many col-ors. Great princes wore such fine coats. Did Joseph dreamof being a prince some day? It seems so. God meant tomake him great. But his brothers were jealous of him. Jo-seph was a fine boy, kind, godly, and sensible. He was thebest of all the twelve brothers. Have you heard of his dreams? One night he dreamedthat they were binding sheaves of grain in the field. Andhis sheaf arose and stood upright. And the sheaves of thebrothers came and bowed down to his. Another time his brothers teased him and said: Well,what have you dreamed now, King Joseph? I dreamedthat the sun, the moon, and eleven stars bowed down to me,he answered. Even father Jacob thought that was too prouda dream! The brothers even hated him for the dream. Noone of them understood that God meant to make Joseph amighty prince. When his brothers at one time did what was wrong, Jo-seph told his father. Then the brothers hated Joseph stillmore. I wonder what will happen to this Joseph some day. BIBLE PRIMER 37 16. JOSEPH SOLD INTO EGYPT. Sometimes Josephs brothers took the sheep far away forgreen pastures, sometimes even fifty miles from home to thenorth. Go and see if it is well with your brothers, saidJacob one day to Joseph. So Joseph, who was only seventeen years old, started offall alone. When the brothers saw Joseph coming, they said: Ha,here comes the dreamer. Let us kill him, and see what willbecome of his dreams. No, Reuben begged, put him down in that pit. Reubenkindly meant to go and pull him out. Can you hear Josephbegging his brothers not to throw him in ? But they did. Then the brothers sat down to eat. What is this coming? Some rich men riding camels. Theyare on their way to Egypt to sell spices and sweet buy slaves, too. We have a boy to sell you, cried thebrothers. What will you give us ? And the slave-buyersanswered, Twenty pieces of silver. Can you believe it, the
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