INTERNATIONAL SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON, OCT. 14th, 1951.
These commentaries are baaed on the International Sunday School
Lesson Outlines, copyrighted by t he International Council of Relig
ious Education and used by per mission.)
JACOB RECEIVES THE
PROMISE
MEMORY SELECTION: “Be
hold. I am with thee, and will
keep thee whithersoever thou
goest.” — Genesis 28:15. Lesson
Text: Genesis 28:18-22.
We read a great deal about
Jacob in Genesis. The author of
the book had received from tradi
tion and racial records of a meager
sort more definite and certain data
upon which to write. Later on,
other characters will be developed
even more fully, but we have a
fairly complete biography of Jacob,
with its numerous sidelights and
inferences drawn from his rich
experiences. ~ ,
Jacob started ofi* on the wrong
foot in life. Being industrious
home-loving, the younger twin
was the favorite of his mother,
Rebekah, who conspired with him
to obtain the coveted blessing
from the patriarch, Isaac. Esau
seemed to lack foresight and was
deficient in the ability to perse
vere. Hungry and physically
tired, Esau was /willing to barter
his birthright for a mess of pot
tage, and, Jacob, to his discredit,
was not above taking advantage
of the situation to drive a hard
bargain. Later, both were to re
pent. Esau realized his loss and
Jacob feared the results of his
dishonesty.
Naturnlly, when Esau realized
the extent of the fraud which had
been practiced against him, he
became angry and openly threat
ened to take, Jacobs life. Re
bekah arranged for Jacob’s flight,
telling his father that he must
secure a wife outside of Canaan.
Jacob departed for the old an
cestral home of the father of the
family, at Haran.
Back across hundreds of miles,
the Young man made his way,
meditating upon his own course
in the past few years, and prob
ably questioning the wisdom, pf
his wrong-doing. At night tired
and lonely with little choice and
no ceremony he took one of the
rounded stones of the locality
and, putting it under his head for
r pillow, lay down to sleep. Soon
he fell into a deep sleep and
dreamed a very unusual dream.
Jacob’s dream is one of the
greatest visions on record. Not
infrequently in Bible times the
will and the blessing of Jehovah
were conveyed by means of
dreams. He saw a ladder extend
ing between earth and heaven and
beheld radiant angels ascending
and descending upon it. The
greatest wonder of it all was the
ineffable glory of God himself, who
crowned the majestic scene. Five
promises were made to the sleep
ing pilgrim. The first was the
promise of the land of Canaan
for his descendants. The second
was the promise of national
greatness. The third was the
promise of earthwide blessing
through him and his descendants,
which was fulfilled in the Messi
ah. The fourth was the promise
of personal protection on his long
journey and the last was the
promise of a safe return, to his
old home. The effect of the vision
was a changed life and a differ
ent attitude on the part of Jacob.
A great vision in early man
hood or youth, with faith in that
vision, is a great blessing for
any man. Idealism carries a man
beyond his sensual and physical
surroundings, comforts him and
sustains him in the difficulties of
the way and stimulates within
him a power and a faith to keep
the desired end within sight.
From Bethel Jacob went,
guided and girded to carry out
his high resolutions. Before
leaving, however, he turned his
stone pillow into an altar and
poured oil upon* it in devout sac
rifice to God. He changed the
name of the place from Lux to
Bethel, which means “House of
God.” By his rock altar, in the
early morning hours, Jacob made
an earnest and acceptable vow to
God—that if God would go with
him and give him evidences of
His divine presence and protec
tion, then “shall the Lord be my
God: and this stone, which I
have set for a pillar, shall be
God’s house; and of all that thou
shalt give me, I will surely give
the tenth unto thee.” Then, on
ward to Haran and the future, he
jes— i|id, te find the premise af
PHILLIP HUGHES
Sheet Metal Workers Business
Representative
jHEET metal workers
NEfiOTUTE CONTRACTS
WHICH GIVE PAY RAISES
Negotiations between Sheet
Metal Work Contractors and Sheet
Metal Workers International As
j sociation Local No. 238 have re
[cently been concluded, whereby
members of Sheet Metal Workers
Union No. 238 were granted a 10
cents hourly W’age increase, bring
ing the hourly rate to $2.10 and
providing subsistence pay of from
$3.00 to $5.00 per day for mem
bers employed outside of a 30
mile radius of Charlotte.
Phillip Hughes, local union bus
iness representative for the Sheet
Metal Workers, stated to a Labor
Journal reporter this week that
the new agreement will greatly
help relieve the local sheet metal
worker labor shortage in this ju
risdiction, due to the drain from
this area of sheet metal workers
who have gone elsew’here seeking
work in the higher wage brackets
in adjoining territories. Repre
sentative Hughes explained that
local contractors at times in the
past have been short of skilled
help and he sees in the new
agreement on wages and other
contract stipulations things that
will help to resolve the problems
heretofore experienced by both his
local union and the contractors.
He thinks that many more skilled
sheet metal workers will be at
tracted to the Charlotte area to
help supply the ever-increasing
demand for skilled help.
The new contract just consum
mated runs until June 30, r953,
but provides a clause that during
the first part of 1952 wages can
be reopened and adjusted by us
ing the current cost of living in
idex as a basis. Any such adjust
ment would take, effect June 30,
1952, and run until the expiration
date in 1953.
Mr. Hughes left this week for
Washington to confer with his In
ternational association officials.
The Charlotte Local now covers
51 counties across the southern
half of North Carolina, reaching
from the Tennessee line to Wil
mington on the coast. He ex
pects to return the latter part of
this week.
SOMEWHAT DELAYED
AVEZZANO. Italy.—A package,
containing a layette, mailed in
Boston, Mass., 45 years ago, was
received by Mrs. Enrichetta de
Angelis recently. The layette had
been sent to Mrs. De Angelis by
her husband, who had emigrated
to the United States, for their
first born. It will now be used
for that first-born’s grandchild.
Clod true through all the years.
Jacob tried the promises of
God and found them true. We
Uso can rely absolutely on the
promise of his presence with us
in mercy every moment of our
lives. He promises to protect us
from every peril and from all
harm, and, as He promised Jacob,
rc He also promises us, “Behold,
I am with thee, and will keep
thee in all places whither thou
goest.”—(Gen. 28:15).
(These commentaries are based
on the International Sunday■
School Lesson Outlines, copy
righted by the International Coun
cil of Religious Education and
Let's Save lives . . .
Tips on Fall driving were of
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the North Carolina Motor Carrier*
A ssociation, representing pro
fessional highway drivers.
J. T. Outlaw, the association’s
Executive Secretary, warned all
motorists. “Fall means increasing
weather hazards and a need for
extra precaution. To avoid skid
ding on wet, frosty and snowy
roads, our drivers find that driv
ing slowly, braking slowly, and
turning slowly is the best prac
tice.”
All road surfaces become slip
pery when wet, Outlaw pointed
cut, but some types are much
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on rainy days. This can be done
by pressing quickly on either the
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wheels slip. It should be done
only when no other vehicles are
present.
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ists’ attention to the hazard of
wet leaves on residential streets:
“The fact is not well known,
but leaves are covered with an
oily film which becomes extreme
ly slippery when wet, thus add
ling to the hazards of wet pave
ment.’'
lastly, he observed the preval
ence of fog in the Fall. He list
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ting through fog safely:
1. Reduce speed in keeping with
visibility.
l 2. Always turn lights on so
others can see you.
3. Use low headlight beams
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55 m.p.h.
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11n 12
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