What did the old bird tell them not to do? Why not? Well, who came to cut the corn down? But who did not come? son: well,says he, I think this corn is now ripe; I would have you go, as soon as you can, and see if, our friends will come to help us to reap. When the old lark came home, the young ones fell to chirp round her, and told What did the man then her 'what they had heard, say to his son ? Whither did he bid his son go? and did beg of her to take them off as fast as she could. The old bird bid them not What was he to tell his fret, for, says she, if the man trusts to his friends, I am sure the corn will not yet be cut down. The man came, and did stay for some time, but not one of those he had sent to were to be seen. Then the sun grew hot, and nought was done, for no one came to help him. Then says he to his son, I see that we cannot trust to these friends of ours; so you must go to your aunt Jane, and tell her to send her four sons, and say, I wish them to be here at break of day to help us to reap. This the young ones in great fright told the old one. If that be all, do not yet fear, my dears, for our own kin are not at all times so apt to serve us. But take good heed what you hear said the next time. She went out the next day: and the man, when he found these were as slack as the rest of his friends, said to his son, hark ye, George, Questions, &c. for the History of Joseph and his PART I. Brethren. What did Joseph's brethren do, when they saw how much their father loved him? In what manner could they not speak to him? What happened to Joseph? What was Joseph's first dream? What was meant by the sheaf that stood upright? A. Joseph. Who were signified by the other sheaves? A. His brethrengoa da PART I. Now Jacob loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age; and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak in peace to him. And Joseph dreamed a dream; and he told it to his brethren and said, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and lo! my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves stood round about, and bowed to my sheaf. And his brethren said unto him, shalt thou in What was meant by the dream? A. That Joseph's brethren should bow down before him. What did Joseph's brethren say to him, so as to make it appear that they understood the dream? What was Joseph's second dream? mo Who were meant by the sun, moon, and stars? A. Joseph's father, ther, and brethren. What did his father do, and say to him? Did his brethren envy him? Why? A. Because they thereby thought he would become greater than themselves. But what did his father do? Why did he do so? A. Because he thought there was something remarkable in it. moon deed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have power over us? and they hated him for his dreams and for his words. And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it to his brethren, and said, I have dreamed a dream more, and behold the sun and the and the stars bowed to me; and he told it to his father, and to his brethren; and his father chid him, and said, shall I, and thy mother, and thy brethren, indeed come to bow down before thee to the earth and his brethren did envy him; but his father kept his saying in his heart. And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem. And his father said unto Joseph. "Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks, and bring me word again." So he sent him out of the After this where did Jo- Vale of Hebron, and he seph's brethren go? "What did their father say came to Shechem. And a certain man found him. walking in the field: and the man asked him, saying, what seekest thou? and he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks? and the man said, they are gone hence, for I heard them say, us go to Dothan." And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. "let Where did he find them? What did they do when they saw him afar off? What do you mean by "conspiring?" A. Agreeing together for some bad purpose. What do we see in Joseph's brethren thus agreeing together to slay him? A. The sad effects of anger and hatred. To what did they lead in the present instance? A. They led Joseph's brethren to think even of murdering him. What did Joseph's brethren say to each other? What did Reuben say? Why did he make this proposal? What did this conduct in Reuben shew? A. That he had more brotherly regard for Joseph than the rest had. What did they do in consequence of this advice? Into what place did they cast him? In the mean time, who came by? To what place were they going? What had they with them? What did Judah then say to his brethren? And when they saw him afar off, they did conspire against him, to slay him. And they said to each other, "behold this dreamer cometh come now therefore, and let us kill him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say some evil beast has killed him, and we shall see what will become of his dreams." And Reuben heard it, and said unto them, "shed no blood, but cast him in this pit, and lay no hand upon him," that he might rid him out of their hands, to restore him to his father again. And it came to pass when Joseph was come unto his brethren, that they stript him of his coat of many colours that was on him; and they took and cast him into a pit, and the pit was empty, there was no water in it. And behold in the mean time, a number of merchants were going down intò Egypt, with their camels laden with spices. And Judah said unto his brethren, "what profit is it if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? come, and let us sell him unto these men." And his brethren were content: and they drew up Joseph out of the pit, and sold him to the merchants for twenty pieces of silver: and they took him into Egypt. And Joseph's What happened to Joseph some time after his arrival in Egypt? brethren took his coat and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood. And they brought the coat to their father, and he knew it, and said, "It is my son's coat: an evil beast has slain him: Joseph is without doubt rent in pieces." And Jacob rent his clothes, and mourned for his son many days. Joseph and his Brethren. PART II. Some time after Joseph's arrival in Egypt, he was falsely accused and cast into Into what place was he prison by Potiphar, captain cast? By whom? Who was Potiphar? But who was with Joseph? of Pharaoh's guard; but the Lord was with him. And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh |