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HE history of Joseph is one of the most beautiful and instructive stories that occur in the Bible, or that are to be found in any other book. The character of Joseph is the most perfect of any that we read of in the Old Testament,—and perhaps is only surpassed by that of our blessed Lord Himself, whose history that of Joseph resembles as well as represents. Moses was meek, David was generous, Solomon was wise, but each of them had some fault that dimmed the lustre of his virtues. Joseph had all these good qualities, but no one fault is charged against him. We must not, indeed, suppose that he was faultless; but we may conclude that he was freer from faults than most other men, when we find that not one is charged in the Bible