Genesis 37:1-2 And Jacob dwelled in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.… I. THE OCCUPATION OF HIS EARLY YEARS. Trained from youth to healthy labour and useful employment. Idleness, like pride, was never made for man. II. THE ACCOUNT WHICH HE GAVE TO HIS FATHER OF WHAT HE HAD SEEN WHILE WITH HIS BRETHREN. When open and undisguised sin has actually been committed before our eyes, we are on no account to wink at it. It is a time to speak when, by reporting what is amiss to those who have power to restrain and correct it, we may either put an end to that evil, or bring those to repentance who have committed it. This, however, is both a difficult and painful duty, and it requires much wisdom and grace to perform it aright. III. ISRAEL'S SPECIAL LOVE FOR JOSEPH. IV. THE MANNER IN WHICH HE SHOWED HIS PARTIALITY. Various ways may be found of showing our approbation of those that are good, without displaying those outward marks of distinction, which are almost certain to provoke the envy of others. V. THE IMPROPER FEELINGS AWAKENED IN THE BREASTS OF HIS OTHER CHILDREN. VI. JOSEPH'S REMARKABLE DREAMS. He dreamt of preferment, but not of imprisonment. (C. Overton.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan.WEB: Jacob lived in the land of his father's travels, in the land of Canaan. |
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