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Isibingelelo “yindawo yokuxhela okanye yokubingelela”. KwiBhayibhile yesiHebhere zazenziwe ngomhlaba (Eksodus 20:24) okanye ilitye elingakrolwanga (20:25). Ngokuqhelekileyo izibingelelo zazimiswa kwiindawo ezibalaseleyo ( Genesis 22:9; Hezekile 6:3; 2 Kumkani 23:12; 16:4; 23:8 ). Isibingelelo sisakhiwo esenzelwa kuso amadini anjengamadini ngeenjongo zonqulo. Izibingelelo zifumaneka kwiindawo ezingcwele, ezitempileni, ezicaweni nakwezinye iindawo zonqulo. UThixo wamyalela uAbraham ukuba alishiye ilizwe lakhe, nezalamane zakhe, nendlu kayise, waza wakha izibingelelo ezine kulo lonke ixesha lokuphambukela kwakhe. Zazimela izigaba zamava nokukhula kwakhe elukholweni. Isibingelelo yindawo ephakamileyo kwindlu yonqulo apho abantu banokuzukisa uThixo ngamadini. Ibalaseliswa eBhayibhileni ‘njengetafile kaThixo,’ indawo engcwele yemibingelelo neminikelo enikelwa kuThixo.
Isibingelelo yindawo yombingelelo kunye nendawo yamandla yokutsala amandla omoya namandla angaphezu kwawemvelo ( Genesis 8:20-21 ) “UNowa wamakhela uYehova isibingelelo; wathabatha kwizinto zonke ezizitho zine ezihlambulukileyo, nakwiintaka zonke ezihlambulukileyo, wanyusa amadini anyukayo esibingelelweni eso. UYehova weva ivumba elithozamisayo; Wathi uYehova entliziyweni yakhe, Andisayi kuphinda ndilitshabhise ihlabathi ngenxa yomntu; ngokuba ukuyila kwentliziyo yomntu kubi kwasebutsheni bakhe; andisayi kuphinda ndizibhubhise zonke izinto eziphilileyo, njengoko ndenze ngako. UNowa wakha isibingelelo njengendawo yokubingelela nokunqula uYehova, ngoko nangoko emva konogumbe iinyawo zakhe zazisemhlabeni kwakhona. Wakha nesibingelelo sokuxabisa nokunqula uThixo.
UBhileham umprofeti owajika waxoka ( Num. 23:1-4 ne- Num. 24 ), umMowabhikazi wenzala kaLote wayekwazi ukumisa isibingelelo; kanye njengokuba abafundisi nabashumayeli abaninzi bobuxoki namhlanje bekwazi ukumisa isibingelelo. Usenokuba uyayazi indlela yokumisa okanye ukwakha isibingelelo kodwa ngayiphi injongo? UBhileham wayezama ukunyoba okanye ukukholisa uThixo: Ukuba uThixo wayenokuyiguqula ingqondo yakhe. Ngoku uyakubona ukuba uBhileham wayengumxube womoya. Wayekwazi ukuthetha nokuva uThixo kodwa akazange akwazi ukwazi xa uThixo wayegqibe isigqibo sakhe nokuthobela nokuphulaphula oko uThixo wayekuthetha. Usenokubuza ukuba zingaphi izibingelelo ekufuneka umntu asondele kuThixo? UBhileham wacela uBhalaki namadoda akhe ukuba bakhe izibingelelo zibe sixhenxe sihlandlo ngasinye, phezu kwesinye wenza idini ngenkunzi yenkomo nenkunzi yegusha. UThixo usebenza ngesixhenxe, kodwa olu yayiluhlobo lukaBhileham lwesixhenxe. NguThixo owayisungulayo. Khumbula ukuba uYehova waxelela uYoshuwa ukuba ayijikeleze iYeriko izihlandlo ezisixhenxe. UThixo waxelela uElisha ukuba axelele uNahaman umSiriya ukuba athi nkxu kasixhenxe eYordan. UEliya wathumela umkhonzi wakhe izihlandlo ezisi-7 (1st Kumkani 18:43) ukuya ngaselwandle kumqondiso wemvula njengelifu elikwimo yesandla. Bonke abaprofeti bakaThixo bamandulo bakha isibingelelo esinye kwisihlandlo ngasinye kodwa uBhileham umMowabhi wakha izibingelelo ezisixhenxe kwimeko kaBhalaki. Inani lezibingelelo alisitshintshi isiphumo. UBhileham wazakhela ezi zibingelelo kungekhona ngenjongo yokuxabisa okanye yokunqula uThixo, kodwa ngenjongo yokunyoba okanye ukuguqula ingqondo kaThixo. Wada wakha ezi zibingelelo izihlandlo ezisixhenxe; nasemva kokuba uThixo emnike impendulo kwisibingelelo sokuqala samadini. UThixo akasebenzi ngaloo ndlela. Yenza isibingelelo sakho sibe yindawo yombulelo neyonqulo.
Umnqamlezo waseKalvari wawusisibingelelo kwaye usesisibingelelo kumakholwa okwenyaniso. Kutheni le nto isisibingelelo onokuthi usibuze? UThixo wasenza esi sibingelelo waza wazinikela ngokwakhe enguNyana wakhe, uYesu Kristu esenzela lonke uluntu. Siso esi isibingelelo, athe uThixo waxolelanisa ngaso umntu kuye; ukususela ekwahlukaneni kumyezo wase-Eden xa uAdam noEva bonayo kuThixo baza baluqhawula ulwalamano lwabo. Kwesi sibingelelo uxabisa uxolelo lwesono kunye nokuphiliswa kwesifo sakho konke okuhlawulelweyo, uvuyo loxolelwaniso kunye nethemba lobomi obungunaphakade. Kwesi sibingelelo ufumana amandla egazini ledini. Isibingelelo sovuyo, uxolo, uthando, inceba, isigwebo, ubomi, nokubuyiselwa. Xa usiva esi sibingelelo saseKalvari ngoko unokwenza esakho isibingelelo kuYehova entliziyweni yakho ngamaxesha onke (kubaluleke kakhulu, kulapho uthandaza khona ngoMoya oyiNgcwele, uthetha izinto noThixo), unokukhetha nayiphi na indawo yegumbi lakho okanye Indlu okanye indawo ekhethekileyo apho ubusela ukuze uxabise kwaye unqule uYehova kwaye uphalaze imbilini yakho kuye kwaye ulindele impendulo yakhe. Khumbula ukunikela umzimba wakho ube lidini eliphilileyo (Roma 12:1) nombingelelo wendumiso ( Heb. 13:15 ); esibingelelweni. Ezi zinento yokwenza nesibingelelo sentliziyo yakho. Intliziyo yakho sesona sibingelelo singcwele apho unikela khona amadini akho obuqu, uxabiso, nokunqula uThixo. Gcina esi sibingelelo ngenkuthalo yonke kuba unokuba namava ka-Abraham. Khumbula iGenesis 15:8-17 kodwa ngokukodwa indinyana 11 , “Ehla iintaka phezu kwezidumbu, uAbram wazigxotha.” Oku kuyafana naxa usesibingelelweni sakho iintaka (ukuphazamiseka kweedemon ngeengcinga kunye neengcinga ezililize kumzuzu wakho wesibingelelo noThixo). Kodwa njengoko uzingisa uThixo uya kusabela kubizo lwakho njengoko kubonwa kwindinyana ye-17, “Kwathi, lakuba litshonile ilanga, kwakuba sithokothoko, wabona kukho iziko eliqhumayo, elinelangatye elidangazelayo, elacanda phakathi kwazo. amaqhekeza ,” esibingelelweni. Wathetha uYehova kuAbram ngembewu yakhe, yokuphambukela kwabo ezweni lasemzini, bayicinezele iminyaka emakhulu mane, angcwatywe uAbram ekwaluphaleni okukhulu. Ezi zinto ke ziyenzeka xa nihlangana *noNdikhoyo esibingelelweni.
Ngoku isibingelelo somhla kaGidiyon, ABagwebi 6:11-26 yayisisodwa. Kwindinyana 20-26, “Sathi isithunywa sikaThixo kuye, Thabatha inyama namaqebengwana angenagwele, uwabeke phezu kweli tye, uwuphalaze umhluzi. Wenjenjalo. Saza isithunywa sikaYehova sesa incam yentonga ebisesandleni saso, sachukumisa inyama namaqebengwana angenagwele; kwenyuka umlilo engxondorheni, wayidla inyama nezonka ezingenagwele. Saza isithunywa sikaYehova semka ebusweni bakhe. ——, Wathi uYehova kuye, Uxolo, musa ukoyika, akuyi kufa. UGidiyon wamakhela khona isibingelelo uYehova, wathi igama laso nguYehova-shalom; liseseOfra yama-Abhihezere unanamhla. uthabathe eyesibini inkunzi, unyuse idini elinyukayo ngeenkuni zika-Ashera omgawuleyo.
Isibingelelo esisezulwini, kukho imizekelo eliqela malunga nesibingelelo sasezulwini, IsiTy. 6:9-11, “Yathi, yalivula elesihlanu itywina, ndabona phantsi kwesibingelelo imiphefumlo yababebulewe ngenxa yelizwi likaThixo; ngenxa yobungqina ababenabo. ISityhilelo 8:3-4 sithi, “Saza esinye isithunywa sezulu, seza sema esibingelelweni, sinesiqhumiso segolide, sanikwa isiqhumiso esininzi, ukuze sisinikele kunye nomthandazo wabo bonke abangcwele (imithandazo yenu nowam) phezu kwesibingelelo segolide esiphambi kwesibingelelo. itrone. Wenyuka ke umsi wesiqhumiso, kunye nemithandazo yabangcwele, uphuma esandleni sesithunywa eso phambi koThixo.
Eli lilinge elincinci lokusenza siqaphele ukubaluleka kwesibingelelo. Kumntu ongasindiswanga, uMnqamlezo weKalvari sesona sibingelelo sakho sibalulekileyo. Kufuneka uthathe ixesha ukwazi nokuqonda uMnqamlezo waseKalvari, yayisisibingelelo apho idini lesono lalinikelwa kwaba kanye. Ukufa kwajikwa kwaba bubomi kubo bonke abakholwayo baze bamkele umnikelo ogqityiweyo, wedini, wobomi bukaYesu Kristu. UThixo wathabatha imo yomntu wazinikela njengedini esibingelelweni eKalvari. Kufuneka uzalwe ngokutsha ukuze uxabise isibingelelo eCalvary's Cross. Apha isono nezifo zahlawulwa. Guqa ngedolo uguquke kwaye uguquke kwaye uxabise kwaye unqule iNkosi. Isibingelelo sakho esilandelayo esibalulekileyo yintliziyo yakho. Mzukise uYehova ngesibingelelo sentliziyo yakho. Mbetheleni uhadi uYehova entliziyweni yenu, nize nibe nombulelo, nicule iingoma; ninqule kuYehova. Thetha neNkosi entliziyweni yakho. Usenokukhetha indawo apho uthetha khona neNkosi. Isibingelelo sakho kufuneka sibe ngcwele, sibe sahlulelwe kuYehova. Thetha kwaye uthandaze eNkosini ngoMoya. Yizani ninombulelo kwaye nihlale nilindele ukuva kuYehova ningahambi ngendlela kaBhileham. Guquka, usithabathe kunene isibingelelo, esiyindawo efihlakeleyo kaThixo Osenyangweni; ( INdumiso 91:1 ) Ngokutsho kukaNahum 1:7 , “UYehova ulungile, uligwiba ngemini yembandezelo; kwaye uyabazi abo bakholose ngaye.”
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