Kuthiwani nge-altare?
I-Altar "yindawo yokuhlaba noma yokuhlabela". EBhayibhelini lesiHeberu zazenziwe ngomhlaba (u-Eksodusi 20:24) noma itshe elingafuneki (20:25). Ama-altare ngokuvamile ayemiswa ezindaweni ezigqamile (Genesise 22: 9; Hezekeli 6: 3; 2 AmaKhosi 23:12; 16: 4; 23: 8). I-altare liyisakhiwo lapho kwenziwa khona iminikelo efana nemihlatshelo ngezinjongo zenkolo. Ama-altare atholakala ezindaweni ezingcwele, emathempelini, emasontweni, nakwezinye izindawo zokukhulekela. UNkulunkulu wayala u-Abrahama ukuthi ashiye izwe lakhe, izihlobo zakhe nendlu kayise futhi kulo lonke ukuhlala kwakhe, wakha ama-altare amane. Babemele izigaba zokuhlangenwe nakho kwakhe nokukhula okholweni. I-altare yindawo ephakanyisiwe endlini yokukhonza lapho abantu bengadumisa khona uNkulunkulu ngeminikelo. Livelele eBhayibhelini 'njengetafula likaNkulunkulu,' indawo engcwele yemihlatshelo nezipho ezinikelwa kuNkulunkulu.
I-altare liyindawo yomhlatshelo nephuzu lamandla lokudonsa amandla angokomoya nawamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo (UGenesise 8: 20-21), “UNowa wamakhela uJehova i-altare; wathatha kuzo zonke izilwane ezihlambulukileyo, nakuzo zonke izinyoni ezihlambulukileyo, wanikela ngeminikelo yokushiswa e-altare. INkosi yanuka iphunga elimnandi; iNkosi yasisithi enhliziyweni yayo: Kangisayikuphinda ngiqalekise umhlabathi ngenxa yomuntu; ngoba ukucabanga kwenhliziyo yomuntu kubi kusukela ebusheni bakhe; angisayikuphinda ngishaye konke okuphilayo, njengalokho ngenzile. ” UNowa wakha i-altare njengendawo yokuhlabela nokukhuleka eNkosini, ngokushesha nje emva kukazamcolo nezinyawo zakhe kwaba semhlabeni futhi. Wakha ne-altare lokwazisa nokukhonza uNkulunkulu.
UBhalami umprofethi owaphenduka inkohliso (Num. 23: 1-4 neNum. 24), umMowabi wenzalo kaLoti wayekwazi ukwakha i-altare; njengabafundisi nabashumayeli abaningi bamanga namuhla bayazi ukuthi bangalakha kanjani i-altare. Ungazi ukuthi ungamisa kanjani noma wakhe i-altare kodwa ngayiphi injongo? UBalami wayezama ukufumbathisa noma ukuthokozisa uNkulunkulu: Uma uNkulunkulu engaguqula umqondo wakhe. Manje uzobona ukuthi uBhalami wayengumxube womoya. Wayekwazi ukukhuluma nokuzwa okuvela kuNkulunkulu kepha wayengakwazi ukwazi ukuthi uNkulunkulu usenqume nini umqondo noma athobele futhi alalele lokho uNkulunkulu ayekusho. Ungabuza ukuthi mangaki ama-altare lapho umuntu edinga ukuya kuNkulunkulu? UBalami wacela uBalaki namadoda akhe ukuthi ngaso sonke isikhathi bakhe ama-altare ayisikhombisa futhi ku-altare ngalinye wahlaba inkunzi nenqama. UNkulunkulu usebenza ngeyisikhombisa, kodwa lolu kwakuwuhlobo lukaBhalami lwesikhombisa. UNkulunkulu kufanele akusungule. Khumbula ukuthi iNkosi yatshela uJoshuwa ukuthi azungeze iJeriko kasikhombisa. UNkulunkulu watshela u-Elisha ukuthi atshele uNahamani, umSiriya ukuthi azicwilise kasikhombisa eJordani. U-Eliya wathumela inceku yakhe amahlandla ayi-7 (1st AmaKhosi 18:43) ngasolwandle ukuze kube uphawu lwemvula njengefu ngesimo sesandla. Bonke abaprofethi bakaNkulunkulu, bakudala bakhela i-altare linye isikhathi ngasinye kodwa uBhalami wakwaMowabi wakha ama-altare ayisikhombisa endabeni kaBalaki. Inani lama-altare aliguquki umphumela. UBalami wakha lawa ma-altare hhayi ukwazisa noma ukukhonza uNkulunkulu, kodwa ukufumbathisa noma ukushintsha umqondo kaNkulunkulu. Wakha lama-altare ayisikhombisa amahlandla amathathu; ngisho nangemva kokuba uNkulunkulu emnikeze impendulo evela e-altare lokuqala lomhlatshelo. UNkulunkulu akasebenzi ngaleyo ndlela. Yenza i-altare lakho libe yindawo yokwazisa nokukhulekela.
ISiphambano SaseCalvary sasiyi-altare lamakholwa eqiniso futhi liseyilona namanje. Kungani kuyi-altare ongase ulibuze? UNkulunkulu wenza leli altare futhi wazidela ngokwakhe ngeNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu ngenxa yaso sonke isintu. Leli yi-altare lapho uNkulunkulu abuyisana khona nomuntu abuyele kuye; selokhu kwahlukaniswa Insimu yase-Edene lapho u-Adamu no-Eva bona kuNkulunkulu futhi baphula ubudlelwane phakathi kwabo. Kuleli altare uyakwazisa ukuthethelelwa kwesono nokwelashwa kwesifo sakho konke okukhokhelwe, injabulo yokubuyisana nethemba lokuphila okuphakade. Kuleli altare uthola amandla egazini lomhlatshelo. I-altare lenjabulo, ukuthula, uthando, isihe, ukwahlulela, impilo nokubuyiselwa. Uma uhlangabezana naleli altare laseCalvary ungazenzela i-altare lakho eNkosini enhliziyweni yakho njalo (okubaluleke kakhulu, yilapho uthandaza khona ngoMoya oNgcwele, ukhulume ngezinto noNkulunkulu), ungabeka noma iyiphi ingxenye yegumbi lakho noma indlu noma indawo ekhethekile lapho untshontshela khona ukwazisa nokukhonza iNkosi futhi uthululele inhliziyo yakho kuye bese ulinda impendulo yakhe. Khumbula ukwethula umzimba wakho njengomhlatshelo ophilayo (Rom. 12: 1) kanye nomhlatshelo wokudumisa (Heb. 13:15); ealtare. Lokhu kuhlobene ne-altare lenhliziyo yakho. Inhliziyo yakho iyi-altare elingcwele eliyinhloko lapho unikela khona ngemihlatshelo yakho, ukwazisa, nokukhulekela uNkulunkulu. Gcina leli altare ngenkuthalo yonke ngoba ungaba nokuhlangenwe nakho kuka-Abrahama. Khumbula uGenesise 15: 8-17 kepha ikakhulukazi ivesi 11, "Futhi lapho izinyoni zehlela phezu kwezidumbu, u-Abrama wazixosha." Lokhu kuyefana nalapho use-altare lakho izinyoni (ukuphazamiseka kwamademoni ngemicabango nemicabango eyize emzuzwini wakho we-altare noNkulunkulu). Kepha njengoba uphikelela uNkulunkulu uzophendula ubizo lwakho njengoba kuboniswe evesini 17, “Kwathi, lapho ilanga lishona, futhi kumnyama, bheka, isithando somlilo, nesibani esivuthayo esasidlula phakathi kwalabo izingcezu, ”ealtare. INkosi yakhuluma ku-Abrama ngenzalo yakhe, ukuhlala kwabo ezweni elingaziwa, futhi bayohlupheka iminyaka engamakhulu amane nokuthi u-Abrama uzongcwatshwa esemdala. Lezi zinto zenzeka lapho uhlangana neNkosi e-altare.
Manje i-altare ngosuku lukaGideyoni, abaHluleli 6: 11-26 lalihlukile. Kuvesi 20-26, “Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yathi kuye, thatha inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo, ukubeke kuleli DWA futhi uthele umhluzi. Wenza njalo-ke. Ingelosi yeNkosi yasolula intonga eyayisesandleni sayo, yathinta inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo; kwase kuvela umlilo edwaleni, waqeda inyama namaqebelengwane angenamvubelo. Ingelosi yeNkosi yasisuka ebusweni bayo .——–, INkosi yasisithi kuye: Ukuthula makube kuwe, ungesabi; awuyikufa. UGideyoni wamakhela khona uJehova i-altare, walibiza ngokuthi uJehova-shalomu: kuze kube namuhla lisekhona e-Ofira lama-Abiyezeri .——, wakhela uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho i-altare esiqongweni sale Dwala, indawo efanele, uthathe inkunzi yesibili, unikele ngomhlatshelo wokushiswa kanye nezinkuni ze-Ashera ozozigawula. ”
I-altare ezulwini, kunezibonelo eziningana nge-altare lasezulwini, Isamb. 6: 9-11, “Kuthe lapho selivula uphawu lwesihlanu, ngabona phansi kwe-altare imiphefumulo yalabo ababebulewe ngenxa yezwi likaNkulunkulu, ngenxa yobufakazi ababenabo. ” ISamb. 8: 3-4 ithi, “Enye ingelosi yeza yema e-altare, iphethe umcengezi wegolide wokutshisela impepho, yanikwa impepho eningi, ukuba iyinikele ngomkhuleko wabo bonke abangcwele (imithandazo yenu neyami) e-altare legolide elaliphambi kuka isihlalo sobukhosi. Umusi wempepho owenyuka nemikhuleko yabangcwele wakhuphuka phambi kukaNkulunkulu esandleni sengelosi. ”
Lo ngumzamo omncane wokusenza sazi ngokubaluleka kwe-altare. Kumuntu ongasindisiwe, iSiphambano SaseKalvari yi-altare lakho elibaluleke kakhulu. Kufanele uthathe isikhathi sokwazi nokuqonda iSiphambano seKalvari, kwakuyi-altare lapho umhlatshelo wesono wanikelwa khona kanye. Ukufa kwaguqulwa kwaba yimpilo yabo bonke abakholwa futhi bemukela umnikelo oqediwe, womhlatshelo, wempilo kaJesu Kristu. UNkulunkulu wathatha isimo somuntu futhi wazinikela njengomhlatshelo e-altare eKalvari. Kumele uzalwe kabusha ukuze wazise i-altare laseCalvary's Cross. Lapha wena isono nezifo zakhokhelwa. Hamba uguqe ngamadolo uphenduke futhi uphenduke futhi ukwazise futhi ukhonze iNkosi. I-altare lakho elilandelayo elibalulekile yinhliziyo yakho. Hlonipha iNkosi e-altare lenhliziyo yakho. Hlabelelani iNkosi enhliziyweni yenu, yizani ngezindumiso futhi nenze izingoma; akhuleke kuJehova. Khuluma neNkosi enhliziyweni yakho. Ungakhetha indawo lapho uxoxisana khona neNkosi. I-altare lakho kufanele libe ngcwele, lehlukaniswe futhi libe leNkosi Khuluma uthandaze eNkosini ngomoya. Woza ngokwazisa futhi uhlale ulindele ukuzwa eNkosini futhi ungahambi ngendlela kaBhalami. Phenduka futhi uphenduke, uthathe i-altare ngokungathi sína, liyingxenye yendawo eyimfihlo kaNkulunkulu oPhezukonke, (IHubo 91: 1). NgokukaNahume 1: 7, “INkosi muhle, inqaba ngosuku losizi; futhi Uyabazi abamethembayo. ”
092 - KUTHIWANI NGE-ALTARI?