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These Lessons on the Book of Genesis have assumed their present form by having been taught with the regular Inter- nation?J Series as part of the course running parallel with them. As half of the New Course for 1880 is in the Book of Genesis, we are encouraged to present these Outlines as fitted to lead the teacher into love for a systematic study of a book of Scripture, while he is preparing a selection of Class Lessons. The introductory Normal Class Exercise will furnish some guiding and stimulating principles in the work, which may be carried to other portions of the Bible. The united study of teachers has great advantages in suc- cessful class work. The pastor or superintendent would dc a good service by occasionally drilling their workers in the grand outlines of the Word of God. We humbly submit the following to your prayerful study. JOHN McEWEN. Ingersoll. Februarv Tih. rRRn, A NORMAL CLASS EXERCISE ON BIBLE INVESTIGATION. ILLUSTRATED BY L—The Book ot Genesis. The latter half of this year's lessons in the International Course are in the Book of Genesis, and all efforts in the direction of personal investigation are of great importance. Two books are given by God — Creation Redemption. The assumed point in each, that — Gen. i. i GOD IS Heb. xi. 6. Both reveal this supreme fact in their own way— That God is What God is. Notice — I. — The Spirit in which we are able to enter BOTH Kingdoms — Ps. iii. 2 ; Matt, xviii. 3. Simplicity of Purpose. Humility of Heart. Truthfulness of Mind. Teachableness of Disposition. Receptiveness of Memory. A Normal Class Exercise \.^^\5 *"i ""'*'**l' ^''^I'^ ^""^ research, question/examine, scrutinize the record and the matter of the book. These ar^ elements of hopeful investigation. 2.— The Method op Investigation. Our work, as Sabbath School teachers, is not CrUicism, which IS to investigate what is the true and best text of the Scriptures, and what changes have taken place in the trans- mission of the record ; but our work is Interpretation— czxt- fully and prayerfully to find out the meaning of the writer, ^ara ra\^° »«ntence by sentence, and paragraph by Comparing one part with another Gen. xli. 15. No putting ourselves between the lines. The field of investigation is— Nature.— F,c\t%. iii. 11. Revelation.— ?s. xix. 1-6. Learning the unknown by the already known is the uni- wM^^K ?7ii° *'*^*'^"c**o»?- Light is seen by the objects on which It falls.— Ps. xxxvi. 9. '' IL—Tbe Bible is given, and to be tnveati' ^ted, as a growth. Every truth and every fact has seed in itself, bearing fruit. Fact is vitally connected with fact, hence reproduction. Promise given to promise out of conscious need. Truth is vitally linked to truth and multiplied. The root, the soil, the life and end of all is God as revealing Himself. Document is added to document for 1,600 years. This growth and its laws are instructively illustrated by the Book 01 Genesis. ' on Bible Investigation. It gives us — Progressive lessons in Revelation. Progressive lessons in man's mental and moral nature. Every section and every book has one or more outstanding objects and controlling thoughts of the whole. The Book of Genesis is — An inspired record of primitive revelations and provi- dences, centring in an organized and selected depository of the mind of God in a written form. — Gen. v. i. The original word for book, Sepher^ Cypher, Enclosed, BOOK. The philosophy of writing books is thus given— The tongue articulates to the ear, hence sound. The hand gesticulates to the eye, hence sight. Signs are agreed upon as expressed to the ear or the eye, and transferred to a soft and smooth substance, hence writing. The book opens with an Apocalypse of the past^ the condi- tions of history being absent. God's plans gradually coming into shape for fuller unfold- ings to the death of Jacob and Joseph. The Plan of the Book of Genesis. 1. The law on the heart, with precepts to the will.— Gen. i. 26-31; Gen. ii. 1-3, 24. 2. The law wrought into organized life, in God-given institutions and social observances. 3. These institutions and organized life are planned to forecast the richer future. This is the framework of an intensely interesting, highly instructive, touchingly simple and profoundly important part of the Word of God, beautifully filled out with incident and story, warning and promise. 8 A Normal Class Exercise in.-The order ot Application in the investi- gation ot a book. Have special regard to the people you meet the m«ct noticeable being the very good or the very bad ' °' 2. The second reading for the land, or lands, of the Book, Eden— the Garden— the Gate. Shinar, Ur, Haran, Sichem. Canaan, Manure, Sodom, Gommorah. The wells of the land, Arrarat, etc. These are landmarks and centres of association to the memory, and helps of attention to the mind ^'^ These outlines of river, mountain, plain, and citv make a mem?" '^' "°d««^-nding and a rU^ing-place to fh^Iudg- //i>r^L>^^^^^^^ ^..^-«./>V. institutions and (I) The ordinance of the Sabbath. 2 ;; •* Work. 3 ' " Moral law. (4 " Marriage. <5) " " Sacrifice. 4. Important ana memorable events. These will demand a fourth reading— J I) The fall of man and his expulsion, r i 5 P^^ apostacy and. the flood. 3) Babel and the confusion of tongues. (4» Abram and the new era. }| $r"!l'°'^ °.^ *^*^ ^»^'«« of the plain. rX -J-u S^*"^® I" th« ^'n« of blessing. (7) The descent into Egypt. on Bible Investigation. The student is now prepared, personally, to compare the persons and the facts of the history, the virtues and the vices of the times. To seek out the resemblances in things and events as related to each other. influ°e n"ce*^ ^^^°**^ promises, precepts, biographies and their To weigh particular lines of words, phrases, thoughts. 5. How God is presented and viewe, % the Book, (l) As UTTERING ORACLES— ^^Tote^lT' '^^ ^^•■P^"*» N<^a^» Abram, Isaac, Jacob, (2) As Omnipotent — Displayed in acts, as in the overthrow of the old world the confounding of the builders of Babel. No moral attributes are verbally affirmed of God in the primeval revelations. His nature is presented in His acts and dealings, on the principle of our nature, that the child learns the excellencies of the father more from separate and concrete acts than from abstract terms describing qualities. These last are given in the time of Moses. (3) As Holy— Displeasure in Adam's sin ; approval of Enoch, Noah. Abram, Lot, etc. * (4) As Just— The expulsion from the garden. The punishment of Cain. The overthrow of the old world. 1 ne confusicn Oi prouu builders. The curse on Ham and Canaan. 10 A Normal Class Exercise (5) As Merciful— In shutting out frdm the tree of life. Access to this tree would have rendered the body immortal, with a sin- lui soul, hence it was a mercy to be excluded. The promise of redemption. The preservation of Noah and his family. The covenant of God with nature and man. 6. How man is presented and viewed in the Book. The working of conscience in his nature. In Adam. In Cain. In Joseph's brethren. ^The^BoX*^ '^'"^ ^"""^'^"^ ^^"' ""^ ""^ embraced in DiSPENSATIONAL PoiNTS— (1) The Edenic period ) (2) The Adamic period /^""^^tive. (3) The Noetic period, to Terah. (4) The Abrahamic period, prophetic and providential. (5) The Patriarchal period, from Terah to Joseph. '^"jfflairMi WVwitTwnw on Bible Investigation. II THE PRIMARY SUPPLEMENTAL LEAF. No.l, Ifleinorj. The first, the least, and the last texts of the Bible. (niHstraie this by the clasped Bible), "In the beginning." Cen. i. ,. J^^^^P^-" Jno.xi. 35. ine grace of our Lord " x>^„ tt w VI wui x^iuru. , Kev. XXU. 21. History. From Adam to Enoch, 1,000 years. SIX PERSONS. Ev^' \ "^^^P^^^^ts of all living. Cain, — The first murderer. Abel. -The first saved man taken to heaven. ^*M.— Given instead of Abel. Enoch — Taken to heaven without death. Four Erenta. 1. Creation of the world and man. 2. Disobedience and fall of man. 3. The shutting out of the garden. 4. The mercy and promise of a Saviour. "/« the morning sow thy seed.'' 12 A Normal C/ass Exercise No. 2. ii 1. meinoriaEe three rerses on liight. Gen. i. 3 : " Let there be light "-of God's power. Johnvii? 12: " I am the light "-of God's love. 2 Cor. iv. 6 : Light in the heart— of God's grace. a. 0iatoi7 from Enoch to Abraham. ONE THOUSAND YEARS. ^ Seven Persons. 1. Enoch~'Y2^.tTi home from the wicked. 2. Methuselah-^oxi of Enoch, and the oldest man. 3. Zaw^M— The good, comforted by the birth of a son. 4. Noah~Fo\xn6. grace in the eyes of the Lord. 5. Shem, j Brethren whom God blessed for love to their 6. laphet, S father. 5. Shenty \ 5. [aphet, S 7. i^a/^-Who mocked at his father's sm. , 3.— Three Grents. ^JN p;v^/ Wickedness.-^^T\,^ land was corrupt before 2. Great Flood.-- 1 will destroy the earth with a flood." Z. Great covenant, -^ ^ \ will establish my covenant with you " The world is saved by the breath of the school." on Bible Investigation, n THE INTERMEDIATE SUPPLEMENTAL LEAF. iVo. 1. ADAM... .500 years.. ..jARED.... 500 years enoch, 1,000 years of Bible history. 1. The llr«. least and la.t rewe. of the Bible. 3* Creation. The earth created-Gen. i. 3. 25-" All very good." Man made-Gen. i. 26-" In the image of God." 3. Four Institutions set up for man. W^f":^^^""^ ^^''''^ theseventh dayand sanctified it." IVork.-^^ Man m the garden to dress and keep it " Moral Law.—'' Thou shalt not eat of it " molSr"^^"""'^^"'''^^ Thalia man leave his father and 4. Aix Stages in man's Experience. Temptation,—'' Ye shall not surely die." Disobedience.-" She took of the fruit and did eat " Discovery.-" The eyes of both of them were opened '^ Curse.— '^ Unto dust shalt thou return." Clothing.-" God made coats of skins and clothed them.N Expulsion.-" So he drove out the man " the^fpe'^i.''^''' '''^ °^ '^^ ^°"^'" ^^" b^"'^« the head of 9. Division of £iabonr. Cain's Work.—" Tiller of the ground," Abel's ^^r/&.—" Keeper of sheep." 14 A Normal Class Exercise 6. Worship. Cain's mrship.^**Fxxxh of the ground "—Rejected AbePs mrship.-^*^ YixsiWng of the flock "-Accepted. 7* Seren Persons. ^"^''^ Broke God's law of-marriage. '^^^^ and her two sons. ^iiia^ and her son. /^^''^ Keeper of cattle. ^^^'^^ Musician on the harp and organ. Tubal Cain. . . Worker in brass and iron. ^*^' Who taught men to caU themselves by \ Ood s name (as Christians at Antiocn). No. 2. 1. Threelold tteTelation of flight. The light of creative power Gen. i. 3. The light of redeeming love.— Jno. viii. 12. The light of saving grace — 2 Cor. iv. 6. a. The great AntedllnTian Apoatacj. I. The causes of it. ^Inter-marriage between the sons of God and daughters of Polygamy. Murder. Living without God. • God's promise and Noah's preaching forgotten. 2. Gects judgment on it. He saw that the wickedness was great.— Gen. vi s It grieved Him at His heart— Gen. vi. 6. His spirit pleaded with men 120 years Gen. vi. 3. Kis purpose to destroy the wicked.— Gen. vi. 13. on Bible Investigation. 15 3.— Ood*s ■alration of Noah and his famllT. By an ark made under Divine direction. — Gen. vi. 14. A personal entering into the ark. — Gen. vii. 5. God shut him in, and remembered him. — Gen. vii. 16. God brought him out, and made covenant with him. — Gen. ix. 8. 4.— Biography. Methuselah^ 969 years. Lamechy the good. Noahf the faithful and obedient. Shenty Ham — A scoffing son cursed. Foolish men who built Babel. Enoch 500 Noah 500 Abraham. Second thousand years of Bible history. \^' JFai Taphet, ) Faithful sons blessed. No. 3. Abraham. — 175 years in the third thousand years of Bible history. * A threefold use of Faith. Receives God's testimony as Creator. — Heb. xi. 3. Receives everlasting life from Christ as Redeemer. — Jno. vi. 47. Receives the testimony of the Spirit in obedience. — Heb. xi. 5. 1.— The Ood-fearing familj of Terah leares for Canaan. Abraham and Sarah. ^Tahor and Milcah. Haran and Lot.— They halt at Charran. Terah dies. God's command to Abram. — Gen. xii. i. God's promise to Abram. — Gen. xii. 2. Abram's obedient faith.— Gen. xii. 4, 5. i6 A Normal Class Exercise 3 1-4. 9.-Abram*« Joarnerlnga. '* ^Htf!'.!".'^''^'"' *° "^'^" •" Mesopotamia. H,s father dies, aged 2oS.-Gen. xi. 32. ^2^ From Haran to Egypt, through Canaan.-Gen. xii. Halts at Sychem. Altar set up. Halts at a mountain between Bethel and Ai From Egypt back to the place of the altar. -Gen. xiii. The separation between Abram and Lot was here. 3.-The«ce eo Pla^„ of ifla«ra or Hebroa. \ EVENTS HERE : 1. Delivered Lot from the Kings. 2. Ishmael is born. 3. The angels' visit on the way to Sodom. 4. Sodom and Gomorrah destroyed. 5. Name changed to Abraham, 99 years old. 4.>Thei.ce to ©erar and Beersheba. EVENTS HERE : 1. Isaac born. Abraham loo years old 2. Hagar and Ishmael driven to the wilderness. 3. Covenant between King Abimelech and Abraham. 4- Sarah's death and burial. 5- Isaac's marriage to Rebekah. 6. Abraham's marriage to Keturah. 7. Abraham dies, 175 years old. Turn up the narrative and read ai fhie «i -a . committed to memory. *^^^ classification is on Bible Investigation. '7 JVo. 4^. The Three Hebrew Patriarch*. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. A chapter in the providential history of the Church. Memory. " I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house." — Gen. xxiv. 27. "The lot is cast into the lap," etc. — Prov. xvi. 33. *• I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way." — Ps. xxxii. 8. 1. Abraham buried by Isaac and Ishtnael. — Gen. xxv. 7-10. 2. Isaac prospered and guided. — Gen. xxv. n. (a) His two sons. — Gen. xxii. 24. The place of his abode and its history. — Gen. xvi. 14. His removal to Gerar and its occasion. — Gen. xxvi. 1-5. {b) His protection and prosperity. — Gen. xxvi. 11-16. Its influence on the King of Gerar. (f) The conflict of the wells. — Gen. xxvi. 17-25. Esk {i.e.^ Contention). Sitnah (Hatred). Rehoboth (Room). Removal to Beersheba and the Divine encour- agement. {d) The covenant with Abimelech. — Gen. xxvi. 26-33. (j<';>/5 conscientiously hated evil n*,^ f j r- xxxvii."'""'"' ">" ""'scondact of his brothers.- Gen 5-u! ^""""^ ""<■ *- »f "^^ dre,»s.-Gen. xxxvii. 3. y^jj-^/^ ts sent to w/iv^* ^ ,. xxxvii. 13. "' ''^ •'^'''^^^ for his brethren. — Gtn. His commendable perseverance. The'^f^";t«;/^^;ltf '''''"•'•-<^"- -™. .8. on Bible Investis^ation. 19 The providential passing of the Midianites. — Gen. xxxxvii. 28. The wicked and cruel family deceit.— Gen. xxxvii, 31. Jacob's severe trial in the supposed death of his son.— Gen. xxxvii. 34. II.— Joseph thirteen years in Egypt. Sold to Potiphar, an officer of distinction in Pharoah's house. 1. His home principles and instruction serve him xvell in a strange land. — Gen. yxxix. i. Joseph promoted to be overseer in his master's house. The fullest confidence reposed in him. — Gen. xxxix. 3-5. His triumphant resistance of the proposed wickedness. His false imprisonment.— Gen. xxxix. 20. His great favour with the keeper of the prison.— Gen. xxxix. 23. 2. The providential and prophetical use made of Joseph* s dreams. Joseph's dreams orecasting his position and influence.— Gen. xxxvii. 7, 9. The dreams of Pharaoh's butler. Three branches on one vine. Three ripe grapes pressed into the King's cup.— Gen. xl. 10-14. The dreams of Pharaoh's baker. The basket of bake meats. The birds eating them.— Gen. xl. 16-20. The dreams of Pharaoh. The seven well-favoured and seven ill-favoured kine. 1 ne seven good ears Oi corn anu ssvsn blasted. — vzcn. xli. 2-7, I i i i !• A iSiorma, iass Exercise 3- Tht true God recognized in Jou-hVs life and owned by Joseph. ^ In Potiphar's house Gen. xxxix. 2, 3. In temptation «« «« e q In prison «« d ^i In interpretation of dreams <« xl. 8. Inthepalace " xli. 16, 25. In promotion »« *' 78 III.— Joseph twenty-six years ruler in Egypt. I. Joseph's elevation and entrance into office.— Qan. xli. 40-44. His change of name— Zaphnath-paaneah— Revealer of becrets. — Gen. xli. 45. His marriage to Asenath. • „. ( Manasseh, that is, forgetting his trouble. His two sons, j Ephraim, " fruitful in the land of ( affliction. Joseph's prudent and practical application of divine knowl- edge.— Gen. xli. 47-49. Joseph's administration raised Egypt to become the granary • of the world — Gen. xli. 57. ^ ' No. 6. The Wicked Plot of Jacob's Son* Uncorered. Memory. Men think evil ; God means good . . .Gen. 1. 20. Man's wrath made to praise God . . . Ps. Ixxvi. 10. All thin'^s work together for good to the J. jp!e of God Rom. viii. 28. I. God's pv'^u. '^A.k.1 m-'/x^ns, Jacob and hh ,!i^ay in want Joseph and b:> i ^4 have piiiity . . . ,Gen. xlii. i, z. on Bible Investigation, at 2. The first journey to Egypt. Jacob sends his ten sons for corn .... Gen. xlii. 3. Benjamin, who is Joseph's brother by Sachci, not sent " «' 4. The journey and the introduction to Joseph " « 6. Joseph recognizes his brethren and tests them. They are charged as spies. The con- ditions of release •' " 15,19,20. The power and working of memory and conscience •* «* 21,23. Joseph's tenderness and firmness with his brethren. The fuil supply of corn, and the jour- ney home " " 25,28. The report of the journay and Jacob's lament •• «* 35, 38, 3. The Second Journey to Ef[ypt. The famine becomes sore and Jacob sends again Gen. xliii. i, 2. Judah becomes surety for the safety of Benjamin..., ♦* ♦* 8,9. The brothers leave with a gift and their father's prayers " " 11,14. They aiyive safely before Joseph .... •' " 15. Joseph is deeply affected by the sight of Benjamin and prepares for a bountiful reception *• ** 16. The brothers fear the worst results, make confession, and restore the money previously put into their sacks " «' 20,21. m 'i ' u 22 A Normal Class Exercise 4. Joseph's Kindly Ireatment of his Brethren. His assurance of good will Gen xliii 11 His acknowledgment of God . . «. /" ^}' His presentation of Simeon. His generous hospitality «« << , . His inquiry for their father ;;.* «« .. IIl' His blessing on Benjamin » » J' His arrangement of them by position. '« •« 33. 5. Joseph's Plan to Detain Benjamin. Each of the men receives his portion of corn. Benjamin's sack has put in it his money and Joseph^s silver divin- The ^st^ewa?d "iV ;;„; 'iV. purVuU 'ani^'"' '^^"- '' ^' charges the travellers with steal- mg ^^ ,, The brethren protest and plead * theii . former honesty, but submit to ex- amination ( ( < « o The cup found in Benjamin's sack!;: - - fj Judahs distress and his plea before J°^^P^ " '• 18-34. 6. r^J^i^J// /«aZw himself known to his Brethren. Inquiries for his father Gen xlv ^ . Assures the brethren of his forgive ^' ness • . Acknowledges God's hand'in his life' •' '« I* U rges them to assure his father of his .safety and promotion in EevDt.. «« *«' n Invites the entire family to live in ^' „ Egypt „ ,, Reconciliation is fully effected ....;; - .. J^' "' Pharaoh falls m heartily with Joseph's ^' invitation *] „ ,< The brethren or^f hf.'y"> ...rlu Vj.'.' ' i * ', '7> 21. ^'^^"SS. .V. .. » ^g^ on Bible Investigation. 23 No. 7. The Descent of Israel into Effypt. 1. The Incidents of the Journey. The sacred associations of Beersheba, his father's home when he fled to Padan-aram Qg^^ ^Ivi. i. The acts of grateful worship «« ' ««'««* God|s encouragement in the journey. . '* «« 2 God's renewal of the ancient promise •* ♦* 4.' 2. The Hebrew People and their Number. Eleven sons, One daughter, Fifty grandchildren, Four great grandsons, Jacob and Joseph, Joseph's two sons,— in all seventy.— Gen. xlvi. 8-27. 3. Their Arrival in Egypt, Judah sent before to tell Joseph . . . .Gen. xlvi. 28. Josephs prompt and loving reception «• •' ^o Joseph announces their arrival to * Pharaoh « << «j^ His private instruction to be observed ' in the interview with the King. . <* «« j^ Joseph's introduction of five «« xlvii. 12 Pharaoh's kind reception and generous * * welcome ♦♦ << g Jacob's confession before the Kingarid his blessing upon him «« "80 to The family settled in Goshen and cared ' ' for by Joseph and Pharaoh «' <« ,j ,2 The great prosperity of the Hebrews ' ' in the land «« << ^7 Jacob's seventeen years in Egypt ; his death approaching; his desire to be buried in Canaan «« <« 28 20 Joseph's vow to his father, of his ' burial «< t ... Hecalling the vision at Luz ". ."' ""^T' '' Reminding himself and his son of t'he ^• covenant promise.... Remembering Rachel's death Adopting Joseph's sons as in the line' of bJessmg The patriarchal embrace'^/ JoVeph's* "'' hSfsfed^'?!'.'^'!'*'"^ J^^'^P*^ *""^ ^t ^u,'"^?^ PrayeVfoVthem* .'.';;**" reveS "' '^' ''^*^^^^^^ Jacob, dying and-p^opWc'ch^^^^^^^ " 4. •' 7. '* 5,6. lo. " 15. •* 16. (( 20. xlix. (( 30. The Death and Burial of Jacob. J;,o^:''^'^'^''''^ '^ ''^f-^^-r an, tke country of his pre The embalming of Israel's body after tne manner of the E^rvntiinQ n ^ Joseph's courtesy in astin^llS^;-;;^^"- ^' ^' 3- buryjacob ^...... ? » .. ^ leav?. . ^""'''^"'^^^^y S^^^^ ^^"^ , The funeral cortege* ! «*1 *1 ^'p The elders of the house of Jo'seph*. * ^' ^• The leading men of the tribes, i he servants of Pharaoh. 1 he elders of the land. on Bible Investigation. The coming into Canaan and the mourning Gen. 1. lo. Ihe impression on the inhabitants, and the new name given to the place «« << 11 The sepulchre of Sarah, Abraham, Isaac, Rebekah, Leah and y^zr^^. " ♦• 13. The return to Egypt. 2. The apprehensions of Joseph's brethren. They fear Joseph will avenge himself of the evil done to him Gen. 1. 15. They send a messenger to remind him of their father's instruction *« «« 16. Joseph is grieved because of their mistrust of him «« «« ig_ He resents their thoughts about him and reminds them that they are in God's hands <« <« iq_ He shews them how God had over- ruled their evil for great good. . . " «« 20. He quiets their fears and deals kindly with them « <« 21. 3. The closing days of Joseph's strange life. His delight in nurturing his children's children Gen. 1. 23. He feels that his end is near '< «* 24 Reminds his brethren of God's cove- nant with the family <« ♦« <« The promise to lead them out of Egypt into the land. Joseph's request to have his body taken to Canaan when they left the land of Egypt « < »« 21;. Died and was embalmed, no years old. .25 26 A Normal Class Exercise SENIOR SUPPLEMENTAL LEAF. No. 1. Master the contents of the Intermediate Leaf. 1. Word* Defined. a. The Plan Of Redemption. Jesus Christ "^ tr^v • -5 m;j • r^ , xleb. I. I. 2. Hid m God, made known by Chnst and preached by Paul . /. . Eph. iii. 9. 3. Christ the only Revealer of re- ^'™P^'^" Jno.i.,9. 3. Fire Stage, of »i,peusatio„«I Progre.,. 2. ^^//-Shorter Catechism, Question 19. 3. ^W..-Shorter Catechism, Question 20. 4. ^^^W--Shorter Catechism, Question 35. 5- Translatton-'^ God took him." 4. The Adamlc Period— 930 years. God revealed as : 1. Cr.a/.n-.UniversaI, special and individual. 2. Kuler. — Man nut nvgr ♦»-« -^ i --,-- eat." ,--1 -.er .^e garden— 'Thou shalt not on Bible Investigation. 27 3. Lawgiver.— Yoxxx institutions set up, 4. Promiser. — "The seed of the woman shall bruise." 5. Rewarder. — "The expulsion of Cain." 6. Gody the portion of the soul. — Enoch taken home. No, 2. Review the contents of Intermediate Lesson. ].— Subjects of Revelation during the Primitire Period. 1. The promise of a suffering but victorious deliverer. — Gen. iii. 5. 2. The shedding of blood in acceptable sacrifice. — Abel and Noah. 3. The presence of the Holy Spirit striving with man.— Gen. vi. 3. 4. The covenant of mercy and long-suffering with the earth and man. 5. The line of future blessing settled in Shem.— Gen. ix. 26. 3.— Tlie enlarged iinman experience in tiie Noetic Period. 1. Living in forgetfulness of God and His revealed will, must come to violence, corruption, overthrow. Settled by an impressive example. 2. Deliverance can come only by God's interposition. The appointed ark. The ordained seed— Seth, Shem, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The confusion of speech and confounding of purpose Gen. xi. 3. The sacredness of life enacted and enforced.— Gen. ix. 4-6. 4. A new grant of the earth made in connection with faith and sacrifice. Seed time and harvest pledged. '■ in J n 28 ^ Normal Class Exercise I. Hating sin. ^•""*^*'' 'evealed a. and l^s^t'cSfdrn^^'^ °^' ^°^^^' ^""^- of Babel, Ham 3* Omniscient. 4. The covenant-making and faithful One. offJ^^Sch^^ His revealed will through the great age I. Ihe very historical chararff.r r»f fk^ chaps, v., x.,ii., of GeLfs SrsLnfiS'l". ,2'«» /ears, persons and places. "^^'^' ^^^ stratified history of time, good.-Ro'.'1;%°: ^'^ "^°^^ ^" ^^""-^-g ^he sins of the TheS^f^"'" ^!; *^" ^^""-^h of God. Godt^anfzi:SgT^^^^ history is signalized by "Thetthe?o? :S^tm th'af h? ^^ ^^ ?-"P^-y ^ead. God." ^^^"^ ^^^' believe." "The friend of infocdUy-cfnat!^'"''*^^"^^^""^ is commenced, limited Circumscribed to one family and descendant, to^stdte--^ ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ G^S Wtfand obedience I. The primitive promise Gen. iii. ,5. -.The promise of Canaan . xii. 7 ; xiii. ,4. 3. The promise of a son and an innumerable seed «« w ^ .c 4- Ihe covenant sealed by an 5= -..e significance of a changed name f «. „ 5' on Bible Investigation. 9.— The €hurch is entrnsted with Divine Oracles. 1. The oracle of encouragement, and the altar set up Gen. xii. 7. 2. The oracle of assurance and the altar at Mamre ** xiii. 14. 3. The oracle of power and pro- tection Acts XV. I. 4. The oracle of history and bondage «' xv. 13. 5. The oracle of love and in- heritance in God ** xvii. 1-15. 6. The oracle of righteousness and retribution «« xviii. i. 7. The oracle of ordeal and triumph " xxii. 16. 3.— The Chcracter and Dcvotedness of Abraham. 1. A growing and triumphant ^aith Gen. xiv. 22, 23. 2. Steady obedience " xxi. 33. 3. A growing knowledge of God's will « < xxiv. 7. 4. His wisdom in social life. . . . *' xiii. 8 ; xxiii. 3. 5. His ripe old age «« xxv. 8. 6. His pla/''^ in the Church of the future Isa. xli. 8 ; li. 2 ; Jno. viii. 39, 40 ; Acts vii. 2 ; Rom. iv. 1 ; Gal. iii. 6 ; Heb. xi. 8. 29 30 A Normal Class Exercise \ \l No. 4. The Twin Brothers and their History. I. — Esau was the first-born. His character, from a boy, was such that he is called a profane person. Heb. xii. i6. He was vagrant in his habits Gen. xxv. 27. He was reckless about his privileges. . ** '* 32. He was insensible to moral loss '* *? 34. He was regardless as to social life . . . ** xxvi. 24, 25. He was a despiser of Divine promises. ** xxxvi. 6, 8. n. — ^Jacob and his place in the line of blessing. He was the younger of the twin sons. He was restless about his position by birth Gen. xxv. 31, 33. He obtained a high position by ques- tionable means " xxvii. 24, 30, Rights of the first-born, — First in the family rank Gen. xlix. 3. Double portion of property Deut. xxi. 17. The priestly office Num. viii. 17, 18. The promise and the birth-right Rom. ix. 8-10. in.— Jacob's Providential Path. Leaves for the land of his forefathers — 400 miles — in the seventy- eighth year of his age Gen. xxviii. 1-5. Jacob at the well of Haran, and the events of the day " xxix. 1-13. Jacob's transaction with Laban, his uncle, whom he served fourteen years ** ** 14. Jacob's four wives and twelve sons. Note. — This polygamy was a sin of the patriarchal times, from the days of Lamech, but from the beginning it was not so. Jacob's original intention was to marry only Rachel. — Matt. xix. 8. on Bible Investigation, 31 These twelve sons were the fathers of the twelve tribes of Israel. Reuben, Judah, By Leah. Simeon, Issachar, Levi, Zebulun. Ger 1. xxix. 32, 33, 34, 35 XXX. 18, 20. »; By Rachel. Joseph Gen. xxx. 24. Benjamin '* xxxv. 18. By Bilhah. Dan Gen. xxx. 6. Naphtali '* " 8. By Zilpah. Gad Gen. xxx. 1 1. Asher " ** 13. This is the order given by Moses. — Exod. i. 2, 3, 4. The following is the order of their birth : — I. Reuben, 2. Simeon, 3. Levi, 4. Judah, 5. Dan, 6. Naphtali, 7. Gad, 8. Asher, 9. Issachar, 10. Zebulun, 11. Joseph, 12. Benjamin. All born in Padan-aram but the last. Gen. xxxv. 18, 20. Jacob's return to Canaan " xxxi. 3. Laban's pursuit and warning ** " 24. Jacob's remonstrance ** " 36-42. The peaceful and hopeful parting of the brothers " ** 51. IV. — God's Remembrance of His Covenant and Re- membrance OF Jacob. " The God of Abraham, of Isaac and of Jacob." The vision at Luz, called Bethel . . . .Gen. xxviii. ii-22; Jno. i. 51. 32 A Normal Class Exercise The vision at Mahanaim Gen. xxxii. i, 2. 1 he wresthng at Jabbok «« << '^L The brothers reconciled. The renewed vision at Bethel '• xxxv. i-o The altar raised, and household purged of idols. Dwells in the land of Canaan as ^'^"^^^ *' xxxvii. I. No. 5, The Typical Teaching of the Book of Oenesia. 1 . The Bible abounds in symbolical, typical and prophetical Much of this form of instruction is laid down in the Book of Genesis, and from'this book runs through the whole Bible. 2. Types are constittUed by facts in the Old Testament apphed to facts in the New Testament. The first is called type, or mould ; the second is calleu anti-type, or the reality foreshadowed by the mould. 3. This application of type and anti-type is not left to our judgnnent, but extends only to things in the Old Testament that Christ and His apostles declare to have been designed and foreshadowed as prefigurations of certain things in the New. ** Definition. **The type, as well as the anti-type, must have been pre- ordained ; and they must have been pre-ordained as essential parts of the plan of Divine Providence. It is this previous design and this previous connection which constitute the rela- tion of type and anti-type. The one must not only resemble the other, but must have been designed to resemble it, and so designed to resemble it in its original institution." 4. Prophetical interpretation depends on the same prin- ciples as that of types, viz. : The prophecy must have been designed to set forth the things prophesied ; it must be declared to have been so designed, and so fulfilled by the Scripture, on Bible Investigation. 33 The Gospel, according to Matthew, is a conspicuous illus- tration of this fact, "Thus it is written, that it might be ful- filled, is an expression of frequent occurrence. 5. Symbols are closely connected with both types and prophecy, entering largely into the form of language in which they are set forth. Symbolic language abounds in the Old and New Testaments. 6. The types and prophecies of the Old Testament mainly foreshadow the Messias promised, in His person, in His character^ and in His work.—Dtwt, xviii. 15 ; Acts iii. 22. VII. 37. -^ ' No. 6. nd Pro. lllnstrations of Tjpes and Propheciea in the Book of Type. Adam Gen.i. 27. The Tree of Life Abel Abraham. . . The Ark... Isaac Jacob Jacob's Lad- der Joseph Melchizedek Noah (( (( (< If ii. 9. iv. 8, 10. xvii. 5. VII. 16. xxi. I, 2. xxxii. 28. II II II II xxviii. 12. 1. 19, 20. xiv. 18, 20. V. 29. Anti-type. Rom. V. 14; I Cor. xv. 47. Jno. i. 4 J Rev. xxii. 2. Acts ii. 23 ; Heb. xii. 24. Eph. iii. 15. 1 Pet. iii. 20, 21. Heb. xi. 17-19. Jno. xi. 42 ; Heb. vii. 25. Jno. i. 51. Heb. vii. 25. Heb. vii. 1-17. 2 Cor. i. 5. Let each passage be turned up in the Book of Genesis and its counterpart in the New Testament ; look carefully and thoughtfully at each until the picture and its historic reality stand fully out, and apply the principles of type and anti-type as laid down in previous Senior Lesson Leaf. Prophecies and their Paililment, Prophecy. -f'7^'— "It (the seed of the woman) shall bruise thy head and thou shall bruise his heel."— Gen. iii. 15. 34 A formal Ciass Exercise Fulfilment. "When the fulness of time was come, God sent forth His Son made of a woman."— Gal. iv. 4. cK^T'^M^S'^ ""^ P^^" ^^*" ^*^"' 'Satan under your feet shortly."— Rom. xvi. 20. . "The Son of God was manifested that He mieht destroy the works of the devil."-i Jno. iii. 8. ^ ^ "That old serpent."— Rev. xii. 9. Prophecy. Repeated to Isaac and to Jacob.— Gen. xxvi. 4; Gen. xxvui. 14. j ^' ^"* Fulfilment. «i/lL^'i*"?'^7 ?°°?. *'^'"S' "^fi^*"^^* i^y* w^»c*» shall be to all people. — Luke 11. 10. "The covenant which God made with our fathers, sav- k/IJ''® ^u'^'^^l'^r foreseeing that God would justify the heathen through faith preached before the GSspel^unto Abraham, saying, In thee shall all nations be blessed."- j\om. HI. o. Prophecy. TOr^/.-^The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a law^ver from between his feet until Shiloh come, and unto Him shall the gathering of the people be."-inj.— Raoid. flowincr toward flowing Assyria. on Bible Investigation. 39 4. Euphrates.— "^xozA and smooth, the Great River of the Scriptures, and with the Tigris bounds Mesopotamia. While minute identification of localities and the exact spot of the garden is impossible, yet it is now very generally received that the garden lay in Armenia, around the district of the Lakes Van and Urumiah, a long, lasting delight and teeming fertility. 4. The Earliest City. Built by Cain; called after his son.— Gen. iv. 17. 5. The Earliest Mountains. Arrarat, a range of mountains in Armenia. —Gen. viii. 4. Putting myth, fancy and exaggeration aside, sin and retri- bution m the flood altered and still alters the boundaries of peoples. In a general way, the cradle of human history is mdicated in this chapter of primitive geography and helps us to lighten up God's dealings with the early race. 6. Geography of the sons of Noah, and the Dispersion.— Gen. x. 5'-4^»»— Settled in upper and middle Asia. Elam — Persia. Ashur — Assyria. Arphaxad— North Assyria. -^a/«— Settled in Africa and south-west Arabia. Cush— Ethiopians. Mizraim— Egyptians. Phut— Western Africa. Canaan— The Holy Land. ^a//5^/A— Settled in Europe and part of Asia. Gomer — Gauls, Celts. Magog— Euxines— settled about the Black Sea. Madai— Medes and Hindoos. Javan— lonians, Greeks. 40 . A Normal Class Exercise. mmrocTs JCingdom-lr. the land of Shinar. The four cities-^ I. Babylon, 2. Erech. ) ^ 3- Accad, 4. Calnah. f ^^n- »• 10. 7. Geographv of the Promised Land and the MIGRATION OP THE CHOSEN FAMILY. for'^;lt-G:f 5. st "^ ^"^'•' A"'"". Nabor, Haran, ^. Cfe..«._The company halts here and Terah dies.-Gen. The journey through the valley of Jordan. ^Khem, or .J^Mar.— Gen. xii. Ai. Be:hel. tJ^J:""' '^ "" ^'-""-Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Other places referred to are easily found and understood. The Land of Refuge and Safety-Egypt ^i Wre^'rrbrr;';e"„S: "t "r^r.- ^ Genesis it is all friendship. ?«»?'«• In the Book of Divided into two parts. Upper and Lower Egypt. ions. Ham e language, cendants of ND THE or, Haran, ies — Gen. Admah, derstood. 'PT. itive as a Book of 4\ i^a^^^l^BH