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1981 The Signs of the Times February 5, 1880, paragraph 5
… Egypt, Joseph brought his father also to be presented to Pharaoh. The patriarch was unawed by the pomp of royalty, and the magnificence surrounding him. Amid …
1982 The Signs of the Times February 5, 1880, paragraph 6
… selling Joseph, but previous to that transaction he had grievously sinned. Concerning him, Jacob uttered the following prophecy: “Reuben, thou art my first …
1983 The Signs of the Times February 5, 1880, paragraph 7
… of Joseph. “Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations. O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine …
1984 The Signs of the Times February 5, 1880, paragraph 9
… for Joseph he uttered words of eloquence of a happy character: “Joseph is a fruitful bough, even a fruitful bough by a well, whose branches run over the wall. The …
1985 The Signs of the Times February 5, 1880, paragraph 11
… Jacob, Joseph’s brethren were filled with gloom and distress. They thought that Joseph had concealed his resentment, out of respect for their father; and …
1986 The Signs of the Times February 5, 1880, paragraph 12
… of Joseph illustrates the life of Christ, Joseph’s brethren purposed to kill him, but were finally content to sell him as a slave, to prevent his becoming greater …
1987 The Signs of the Times February 5, 1880, paragraph 13
… prevent. Joseph, by being sold by his brethren into Egypt, became a saviour to his father’s family. Yet this fact did not lesson the guilt of his brethren. The …
1988 The Signs of the Times February 5, 1880, paragraph 14
… . When Joseph’s brethren acknowledged their sin before him, he freely forgave them, and showed by his acts of benevolence and love that he harbored no resentful …
1989 The Signs of the Times February 12, 1880, Art. A, paragraph 1
… which Joseph had rendered to the Egyptian nation. Pharaoh appreciated his wisdom in the management of all things connected with the kingdom, especially …
1990 The Signs of the Times February 12, 1880, Art. A, paragraph 2
… not Joseph,” By this we are to understand, not one who was ignorant of Joseph’s great services to the nation, but who wished to make no recognition of them, and …
1991 The Signs of the Times February 12, 1880, Art. A, paragraph 3
… . Under Joseph’s fostering care, and the favor of the king who was then ruling, the Israelites had been advanced to positions of honor and trust, and had spread …
1992 The Signs of the Times March 4, 1880, paragraph 15
… of Joseph before his death, foretelling their deliverance from Egypt. Some would listen and believe. Others looked at their own sad condition, and would not …
1993 The Signs of the Times April 1, 1880, Art. A, paragraph 5
… of Joseph with him; for he had straitly sworn the children of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry up my bones away hence with you. And they …
1994 The Signs of the Times December 30, 1880, paragraph 16
… did Joseph, “How can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” They do not give a decided refusal to the first invitation to transgress the law of God; and …
1995 The Signs of the Times October 13, 1881, paragraph 17
… of Joseph’s life was determined by the decisions made in that trying hour. He calmly looked up to Heaven, and exclaimed, “How can I do this great wickedness, and …
1996 The Signs of the Times October 13, 1881, paragraph 18
… had Joseph. He could choose the right or the wrong as he pleased. But instead of taking hold of the strength of God, he permitted the wild passions of his nature …
1997 The Signs of the Times May 4, 1882, Art. A, paragraph 7
… of Joseph. Christ is our example. He came to earth to teach us how to live. Does it require too great humiliation for us to follow where the King of glory has led …
1998 The Signs of the Times April 5, 1883, Art. A, paragraph 3
… Redeemer. Joseph was warned in a dream to flee into Egypt, that in a heathen land he might find an asylum for the world’s Redeemer. Satan followed him from infancy …
1999 The Signs of the Times January 31, 1884, paragraph 7
… and Joseph were youth of firm principle, whom God could use to carry out his purposes. Mark their history, and see how God wrought for them. Joseph met with a variety …
2000 The Signs of the Times January 31, 1884, paragraph 8
Joseph’s checkered life is not an accident; it is ordered of Providence. But how was he enabled to make such a record of firmness of character, uprightness …