Ukuzalwa KukaKristu NoKhisimuzi

Isikhathi sikaKhisimusi sihlala siyisikhathi esihle sokuqondisa amaqiniso asontekile omlando mayelana noKuzalwa KukaKristu. UmBhalo wamemezela ukuthi ubufakazi bukaJesu umoya wokuprofetha (IsAmbulo 19:10). Futhi bonke abaprofethi bafakaza ngaye (Izenzo 10:43).

Kanjalo, Ukuzalwa Kwakhe kwabikezelwa eminyakeni engamakhulu ayisikhombisa ngaphambili ngumprofethi u-Isaya: Isaya 7:14 iNkosi uqobo iyakuninika isibonakaliso; Bheka, intombi iyakukhulelwa, izale indodana, iqambe igama layo ngokuthi u-Imanuweli. Futhi, ku-Isaya 9:6 Ngokuba sizalelwe umntwana, siphiwe indodana; umbuso uyakuba semahlombe akhe, negama lakhe liyakuthiwa oMangalisayo, uMluleki, uNkulunkulu onamandla, uYise ongunaphakade, INkosana Yokuthula.

Isiprofetho samenyezelwa lapho uKristu ayeyozalelwa khona - Mika 5:2 Kodwa wena, Betlehema Efratha, nakuba umncane phakathi kwezinkulungwane zakwaJuda, nokho kuwena uyakuphumela Kimi ozoba ngumbusi kwa-Israyeli; Okuphuma kwakhe kwaba kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo, kusukela phakade.

Cishe emakhulwini amahlanu eminyaka ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaKristu, iNgelosi uGabriyeli yembulela umprofethi uDaniyeli ukuthi uKristu (uMesiya) wayeyovela emhlabeni futhi wayeyobulawa emasontweni angokwesiprofetho angama-69 (okuyiminyaka eyisikhombisa kuya ngesonto iminyaka engu-483). usuku lwesimemezelo sokwakha kabusha nokubuyisela iJerusalema emanxiweni alo (Daniyeli 9:25-26). Kusukela osukwini lwaleso simemezelo ngo-445 BC kuya ekungeneni Ngokunqobayo kweNkosi eJerusalema ngeSonto lePalm AD 30 kwakuyiminyaka engama-483 ncamashi, kusetshenziswa unyaka wamaJuda wezinsuku ezingama-360!

Lapho isikhathi sokugcwaliseka sifika, kwaba yiNgelosi uGabriyeli futhi eyamemezela ukuzalwa kwentombi uMariya ( Luka 1:26 – 38 ).

Ukuzalwa KukaKristu

NgokukaLuka 2:6-14 ZULXNUMX; Zaphelela-ke izinsuku zokuba abelethe (intombi uMariya). Wazala izibulo lakhe, wayisonga ngezindwangu, wayibeka emkhombeni; ngoba kwakungelandawo yabo endlini yezihambi.

Kwakukhona abelusi kulelo zwe ababehlezi endle, belinda umhlambi wabo ebusuku. Bheka, ingelosi yeNkosi yeza phezu kwabo, nenkazimulo yeNkosi yabakhanyisa nxazonke; besaba kakhulu. Ingelosi yathi kubo: “Ningesabi; Ngokuba nizalelwe namuhla uMsindisi onguKristu iNkosi emzini kaDavide. Lokhu kuyakuba yisibonakaliso kini; Niyakufumana umntwana esongwe ngezingubo, elele emkhombeni. Masinyane kwaba khona kanye nengelosi uquqaba lwebandla lasezulwini, ludumisa uNkulunkulu, luthi: Udumo kuNkulunkulu kweliphezulu, nokuthula emhlabeni kubantu abathakazelelwayo.

Umsuka Kakhisimusi: ImiBhalo ayilunikezi usuku oluqondile lokuzalwa kweNkosi, kodwa u-4 BC isikhathi esamukelwa ngokuvamile.

Ngemva koMkhandlu waseNicaea, isonto lenkathi ephakathi lahlanganiswa nobuKatolika. UConstantine wabe eseguqula ukukhonzwa kobuhedeni noma umkhosi kankulunkulu welanga kusukela kuZibandlela zingama-21 kuya kuZibandlela zingama-25 wakubiza ngokuthi usuku lokuzalwa kweNdodana kaNkulunkulu. Sitshelwa ukuthi ngesikhathi sokuzalwa kukaKristu, kwakunabelusi ezweni elifanayo ababehlezi endle, belinda umhlambi wabo ebusuku ( Luka 2:8 )

Abelusi babengeke babe nemihlambi yabo endle ebusuku ngo-December 25 lapho kusebusika eBhetlehema, futhi mhlawumbe lalikhithika. Izazi-mlando ziyavuma ukuthi uKristu wazalwa ngenyanga ka-April lapho kuvela zonke ezinye izinto eziphilayo.

Ngeke kuphume endaweni ukuthi uKristu, iNkosana yokuPhila (Izenzo 3:15) azalwe ngaleso sikhathi.

Inkanyezi Yasempumalanga: Mathewu 2:1-2,11, XNUMX Kwathi uJesu esezelwe eBetlehema laseJudiya

emihleni kaHerode inkosi, bheka, kwafika izazi eJerusalema zivela empumalanga, zithi: “Uphi lowo ozelwe eyinkosi yabaJuda na? ngokuba sibonile inkanyezi yakhe empumalanga;

futhi beze ukuzomkhonza. Sebengenile endlini, babona umntwana enoMariya unina, bawa phansi, bakhuleka kuye; zavula ingcebo yazo, zamphathela izipho; igolide, nenhlaka, nomure.

UMathewu 2:2 noMathewu 2:9 ubonisa ukuthi izazi zayibona inkanyezi izikhathi ezimbili ezihlukene, okokuqala ngasempumalanga; okwesibili lapho ihamba phambi kwabo besuka eJerusalema besiya eBetlehema, yaze yafika yema phezu kwalapho umntwana ekhona. UMathewu 2:16 usikisela ukuthi ukubona kwabo iNkanyezi okokuqala kwakuyiminyaka emibili ngaphambili. Isiphetho esingenakugwenywa ukuthi kwakunoBuhlakaniphi obuthile ngemva kweNkanyezi yaseBetlehema! Ngokusobala kwakuyiNkanyezi enamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo. Kwadingeka okungaphezu kwenkanyezi nje ukumemezela ukufika kukaNkulunkulu kuKristu ukuze asindise umjaho. UNkulunkulu uqobo Lwakhe, eNkanyezini yasempumalanga wakwenza: UmBhalo olandelayo ubeka isendlalelo sesenzo sikaNkulunkulu esinjalo: KumaHeberu 6:13 Ngokuba lapho uNkulunkulu enza isithembiso ku-Abrahama, lokhu kungekho omkhulu kunaye angamfunga, wazifunga Yena.

Njengoba iNsika yoMlilo yaphakama etabernakele futhi yahamba phambi kwabantwana bakwa-Israyeli ehlane (Eksodusi 13:21-22; 40:36-38), kanjalo iNkanyezi yaseMpumalanga yahamba phambi kwezazi futhi yabaqondisa ukuba baye ehlane. indawo lapho uKrestu Mntwana alele khona.

Amadoda Ahlakaniphile: Igama elihunyushwe ngokuthi “izazi” yinguqulo ye-King James kuMathewu 2:1 lisuselwa egameni lesiGreki elithi “magos”, noma “magi” ngesiLatini, igama elisetshenziselwa isigaba sabafundi basePheresiya nesabapristi. Ngakho, izazi-mlando zasendulo zikholelwa ukuthi amadoda ahlakaniphile ayevela esifundeni sasePheresiya (e-Iran). Njengengxenye yenkolo yabo, banaka kakhulu izinkanyezi, futhi bakhethekile ekuchazeni amaphupho nokuvakashelwa okungaphezu kwemvelo. Abanye bathi babengamakhosi, kodwa lokhu akunabufakazi obungokomlando, nakuba umprofethi u-Isaya kungenzeka wabhekisela kubo ethi:

U-Isaya 60:3 Izizwe ziyakuza ekukhanyeni kwakho, namakhosi ekukhazimuleni kokuphuma kwakho.

Babengeke babe amaJuda ngoba babonakala bengenalo ulwazi olujulile lwemiBhalo YeTestamente Elidala. Ngoba lapho befika eJerusalema, kwadingeka babuze kubapristi basethempelini ukuthi uKristu iNkosi wayezozalelwaphi.

Noma kunjalo, singaqiniseka ukuthi lezi zazi zasempumalanga, inkanyezi eyabonakala kuzo, iziqondisa eBetlehema, zazingabafuni beqiniso abazinikele.

Babefana nesixuku esikhulu sabezizwe okwakumelwe bakholelwe kuKristu. Ngokuba uKristu kwathiwa ungukukhanya okukhanyisela abeZizwe (Luka 2:32). Babonakala bazi ukuthi uKristu wayengaphezu komuntu, ngoba babemkhulekela (Mathewu 2:11).

Umuntu angacabanga ukuthi uma kukhona noma yimuphi umyalo wokugubha Ukuzalwa KukaKristu, abagubhayo bangenza lokho okwenziwa amadoda ahlakaniphile okungukuthi, bavume ubuNkulunkulu bukaKristu, futhi bamkhonze. Kodwa ukugujwa kukaKhisimusi kuwumsebenzi wokuthengisa esikhundleni sokukhulekela uKristu ngempela.

Ukuze noma ubani akhulekele uKristu ngokweqiniso, kufanele azalwe ngokusha, njengoba noKristu ngokwakhe asho:

Johane 3:3,7, XNUMX Ngiqinisile, ngiqinisile, ngithi kuwe: Uma umuntu engazalwa ngokusha, angewubone umbuso kaNkulunkulu. Ungamangali ngokuthi ngithe kuwe: Nimelwe ukuzalwa ngokusha.

Mfundi othandekayo, uma ungazalwa ngokusha, ungakwazi!

Yiba nokhisimusi kamoya.

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