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he might remember him when he came before the king, that he, too, might
be released. But the servant, when he was free, forgot the one who had
helped him when in trouble.
Two years passed away, and Joseph remained in prison, but he still
trusted in his God.
One night Pharaoh, the King of Egypt, was much troubled by his strange
dreams. He called together all of his wise men and magicians, to know
the interpretation of them, but none could tell the meaning. The king’s
trouble became known to his servants, and suddenly the one who had been
in prison remembered Joseph, the man who had interpreted his own dream.
He quickly told the king, who ordered Joseph to be brought immediately
before him.
When Joseph stood before Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, he humbly bowed his
head, and said: “The wisdom is not mine, but God in heaven shall tell
thee the interpretation of thy dreams.” And Joseph spoke to the king as
God gave him wisdom, and told him the meaning of his dreams. And this
was the meaning:
There should be seven years of plenty in the land of Egypt, and after
that, seven years of famine throughout the land.
Then Joseph said: “Let Pharaoh, the king, choose a man, wise and
discreet, who will sow and gather the harvest for the seven years of
plenty, to fill the barns and storehouses with grain, so that when the
seven years of famine come there will be grain enough and to spare in
the land of Egypt.”
As Pharaoh, the king, looked upon Joseph and heard him speak, he loved
him, and said: “In all Egypt there is no man so wise as thou. Gather the
harvest, to fill the barns and storehouses, in the seven years of
plenty. I will make thee ruler over all Egypt. Thou shalt dwell with me
and all men shall obey thee.”
And Pharaoh took off the ring from his own hand and put it upon Joseph’s
hand, and dressed him in beautiful garments, and put a gold chain about
his neck. And Joseph rode in the chariot next to the king of Egypt, and
as they rode through the streets all the people bowed before Joseph and
knew him as their ruler, and loved him.
Then Joseph went throughout all Egypt and commanded the people to build
great storehouses and barns, and to gather in the corn and grain, and
fill them full, against the seven years of famine which were to come.
When the seven years of plenty were passed, and the famine was over all
the land, there was grain and to spare in all Egypt, because Joseph had
gathered the storehouses full.
When the people from other countries heard this they came to Egypt to
buy bread, and the king sent them to Joseph. And Joseph opened the great
storehouses, and sold grain to all who came. And the Lord was with
Joseph and prospered him in all that he did.
PART III.
Now, Jacob, with his eleven sons, Joseph’s brothers, still lived in the
land of Canaan, and the famine was over all the land, so that there was
no bread in the house to eat.
Then Jacob, the father, called his sons to him and said: “I have heard
that there is corn in Egypt. Go down there and buy for us, that we may
live and not die.”
So Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to buy grain, and Joseph was ruler
over all Egypt, and sold grain to all who came. His brothers came before
him and bowed their faces to the ground as they asked for food, for the
famine was sore in their land. Now, Joseph knew his brothers when he saw
them, but they knew not the little lad they had sold into the land of
Egypt for twenty pieces of silver.
Joseph did not make himself known to his brothers, but asked them about
their country and their homes, if they had a father and other brothers;
and when they spoke of the old father, Jacob, and the youngest brother,
Benjamin, who had stayed with the old father, Joseph longed to tell them
that he was the brother whom the father had mourned as lost; but he
waited, and treated his brothers as strangers, for they knew him not.
Then he sent them home with their sacks full of grain, and took no money
for it. But when they returned the second time to Egypt, Joseph’s heart
yearned for them, and for his old father and youngest brother. When they
were alone, he stood before his brothers, and, looking at them, said:
“Do you not know me? I am your brother, Joseph, the little lad whom you
sold into Egypt.”
But when his brothers heard this they were much afraid, and drew away
from him, for they thought, now that he was ruler over all Egypt, he
would surely punish them for their evil treatment of him. But Joseph
said: “Come near me and do not be afraid, nor grieve that you sold me
into Egypt, for God has been with me and kept me, and made me ruler, so
that I have been able to save many people from the famine.”
Then the brothers drew near, and Joseph wept with them, for he loved
them. Then he said: “Go back and bring my father, Jacob, and my youngest
brother, Benjamin, that we may live together once more.”
And Joseph went to meet his father in a chariot, and brought him before
Pharaoh, and the king was much pleased, for he loved Joseph and all his
household.
Then Joseph gave to his father and brothers houses and lands, so that
they all lived together in peace in the land of Egypt.
And the Lord was with Joseph and prospered him all the days of his life.
THE COURTESY OF THE SPARTAN BOY
There were, hundreds of years ago, two very large and grand cities,
which strove to excel each other. The one city was Sparta, the other was
Athens. These cities were not like our cities of today. They had
beautiful, broad streets, but no street cars. They had magnificent
buildings, but no electric lights. They did have schools, but they were
unlike our schools. The boys in both Athens and Sparta were taken away
to school when they were six years of age.
In Athens the boys were taught that they must become very strong and
manly. They had running, jumping, leaping, swimming, and racing
exercises, to give them rigid muscles and strong, healthy bodies.
Occasionally they were allowed to visit at their homes for a day or two.
The boys were also taught to sing and to read.
The Spartan boy was taught that he must become very strong and
self-reliant. His schoolroom was very plain and bare. He was never
allowed to go home to visit. He had to wear, in both summer and winter,
the same plain, loose clothing. He slept out of doors in the
summer-time, under the trees. In the wintertime he slept in a very open
building, on a bed of reeds and rushes, which he had to gather from the
river in the long, heated summer days for his winter bed. He had no
bedclothing except the down which the wild ducks had shed, and which he
had gathered in the forests. He learned to read, write, and to sing. He
learned to run, to leap, to swim, and to throw the javelin.
One time the boys from both Athens and Sparta were to meet in a great
amphitheater to hear a very wise and learned old man speak. The boys had
all gathered, and with them many other people. The amphitheater was
full. Not a vacant seat was left, and the people were patiently waiting
for the old man to appear. At last he came. He came in so quietly that
he was not noticed, except by two boys, one on each side of the aisle.
One was a Spartan boy and one was an Athenian. The Athenian boy and
Spartan boy both rose immediately. The Athenian boy sat down, but the
Spartan boy still stood. He insisted that the old man take his seat, but
the old man gently refused, and passed on up the aisle to the place from
which he was to address the people. Then the Spartan boy sat down. The
old man recognized this act of courtesy, and, while talking to the boys,
said that the Athenian boy knew what to do, but did not do it. The
Spartan boy had the courage to do it.
TWENTY-THIRD PSALM.
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: he leadeth me beside the
still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me
in paths of righteousness for his
name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley
of the shadow of death, I will fear no
evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy
staff they comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in
the presence of mine enemies: thou
annointest my head with oil; my cup
runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow
me all the days of my life: and I will
dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
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