. The training of the Chosen people. rom the hand ofGod. It was too vast a thing to be won by his ownstrategy and resources, but it was not too vast a thingfor God to bestow of His grace upon the sinful crip-ple. No wonder that when the man began to takesome measure of the grace of God toward him, hewas thoroughly transformed. And, in a night, as aclimax of the revelation of grace that began at Beth-el, he received that new name, which, from its highspiritual significance, has since been applied to thewhole Israel of God. 20 Old Testament History CHAPTER VII. mans plans and gods c
. The training of the Chosen people. rom the hand ofGod. It was too vast a thing to be won by his ownstrategy and resources, but it was not too vast a thingfor God to bestow of His grace upon the sinful crip-ple. No wonder that when the man began to takesome measure of the grace of God toward him, hewas thoroughly transformed. And, in a night, as aclimax of the revelation of grace that began at Beth-el, he received that new name, which, from its highspiritual significance, has since been applied to thewhole Israel of God. 20 Old Testament History CHAPTER VII. mans plans and gods chs. 37-50; Ex. 1 : 1-7. Not long ago the question was raised in a companyof eminent literary men, What is the best short storyever written? It was agreed almost unanimouslythat the highest place belonged to the story of Joseph,as told in Genesis, and next to it in literary merit wasthe book of Jonah. The story of Joseph, however, not only belongs toliterature of the very first order, but it illustratestruths of the first The Great Pyramids of Gizeh. These pyramids were many centimes old at the time of Joseph andmust have been often aeen by him. It was a most fortunate thing for Israel that farback near the origin of the race, there stood forth suchan admirable human character as Joseph. The careerof Joseph is unique among the biographies of theScripture in being without reproach or flaw. Fromwhatever angle his personality is viewed, it reflectslight and beauty, and, as you peer into its crystaldepths, it reveals mysterious qualities of grace 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 blessin
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