Ziningi izimfundiso ezimayelana nokugcotshwa ebandleni. Nokho, eziningi zalezi zimfundiso ziyizimfundiso ezingamanga ezadukisa amaKristu amaningi zasuka eqinisweni ngokugcotshwa.. Kodwa liyini iqiniso nencazelo yokugcotshwa ngokweBhayibheli? Lesi sihloko asigcini nje ngokuhlanganisa incazelo yokugcotshwa okuseBhayibhelini, kodwa nokuthi wazi kanjani noma ubona kanjani ukuthi ugcotshiwe nokuthi uyakuzwa yini ukugcotshwa noma cha.
Kwaqala nini ukugcotshwa eBhayibhelini?
Ukugcotshwa kwaqala ukukhulunywa ngakho eBhayibhelini kuGenesise 31:13. UNkulunkulu wakhumbuza uJakobe ngensika egcotshiwe yaseBethele, lapho uJakobe wenza isifungo kuNkulunkulu.
Indawo yaseBethele, lapho uNkulunkulu azembula khona ngephupho kuJakobe. Kuleliphupho, UNkulunkulu wenza isithembiso kuJakobe nakubakhe imbewu.
UJakobe wabheka leyo ndawo ingcwele, ngoba iNkosi yayikuleyondawo. Ngalokho uJakobe wabiza leyo ndawo ngokuthi yindlu kaNkulunkulu nesango lezulu.
UJakobe wathatha itshe, owasebenzisa imicamelo yakhe, wayimisa yaba yinsika, wathela amafutha phezu kwayo.
Wayiguqula igama lendawo, isuka eLuzi, yaba yiBethele;, okusho ukuthi indlu kaNkulunkulu. UJakobe wenza isifungo kuNkulunkulu.
Kusho uJakobe, ukuthi uma uNkulunkulu engamvikela futhi amgcine, futhi anikeze izidingo zakhe, ukuze afike ephephile endlini kayise ngokuthula, uJehova uyakuba nguNkulunkulu wakhe.
Itshe, eyamiswa nguJakobe yaba yinsika, kuzoba yindlu kaNkulunkulu. Futhi kukho konke iNkosi eyayizomnika kona, wayezokwenza nika okweshumi kuNkulunkulu (Genesis 28:10-22).
Ukugcotshwa kwensika ngamafutha kubhekisela ekunikezelweni kuNkulunkulu.
Lithini iBhayibheli ngesikhundla sobupristi kanye nokugcotshwa?
Lapho uNkulunkulu ebeka ubupristi bukaLevi ngoMose, sifunda ngokugcotshwa. UNkulunkulu wayekhethe u-Aroni namadodana akhe ukuba bakhonze uNkulunkulu esikhundleni sobupristi. Babegcotshwe nguNkulunkulu; wahlukaniswa nabantu futhi wangcweliswa futhi wangcweliswa kuNkulunkulu.
Akuyena u-Aroni namadodana akhe kuphela abagcotshwa ngamafutha. Itabernakele, umphongolo wesivumelwano, futhi izinto ezihambisana nazo kanye nezinto nazo zagcotshwa, engcwelisiwe, futhi wahlukaniselwe uNkulunkulu. (Eksodusi 30:26-29, Eksodusi 40:9-11).
Uzembathise u-Aroni umfowenu, namadodana akhe kanye naye; uwagcobe, futhi ubangcwelise, futhi ubangcwelise, ukuze bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi (Eksodusi 28:41)
Ugcobe u-Aroni namadodana akhe, futhi ubangcwelise, ukuze bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi (Eksodusi 30:30)
UNkulunkulu wayesemkhethile kakade futhi emkhethile u-Aroni, Amadodana akhe, nenzalo yabo njengabapristi bendlu yakhe ngaphambi kokuba ibonakale ngokugcotshwa ngamafutha.
Abazange bagcotshwe ngamafutha futhi babekwe esikhundleni endaweni yemvelo kuqala bese kamuva endaweni yomoya. Kodwa baqale bakhethwa futhi bamiswa uNkulunkulu endaweni yomoya. Ukukhetha kukaNkulunkulu kwabonakala kumuntuIndoda endala (omoya wakhe ufile) endaweni yemvelo, ngokugcotshwa okubonakalayo ngamafutha angcwele (Eksodusi 28:1).
U-Aroni namadodana akhe bagezwa ngamanzi, embethe izingubo, egcotshwe ngamafutha
“Usondeze u-Aroni namadodana akhe ngasemnyango wetende lokuhlangana, futhi uwageze ngamanzi. Umembathise u-Aroni izambatho ezingcwele, amgcobe, futhi umngcwelise; ukuze angikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi, ulethe amadodana akhe, bese bembathisa amajazi: Futhi uyobagcoba, njengalokho wamgcoba uyise, ukuze bangikhonze esikhundleni sobupristi: ngokuba ukugcotshwa kwabo kuyakuba ngubupristi obuphakade ezizukulwaneni zabo. (Eksodusi 40:12-15)
U-Aroni namadodana akhe bagezwa ngamanzi. Bese bembathiswa izingubo ezingcwele (umphristi omkhulu) namajazi (abapristi) futhi igcotshwe ngamafutha.
Lapho uMose egcoba umpristi omkhulu nabapristi ngamafutha, asifundi lutho ngamandla akhethekile noma ukubonakaliswa kwamandla angaphezu kwawemvelo.
Ukugcotshwa ngamafutha kwakubhekisela ekungcwelisweni nasekuzinikeleni kuNkulunkulu. Ukuze, babekwazi ukukhonza uNkulunkulu esikhundleni sobupristi.
Ukugcoba kwakubhekisela eqinisweni, ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayebakhethile, ahlukaniswe nabantu, wamiswa njengabapristi phezu kwendlu yakhe, ukumkhonza nokunikela izimpilo zabo Kuye.
Lithini ibhayibheli ngesikhundla senkosi nokugcotshwa?
Lapho abantu bakaNkulunkulu befuna inkosi, njengezinye izizwe, UNkulunkulu wabanika ababekucela. Lapho abantu bengcweliswa ehhovisi lenkosi, futhi bagcotshwa ngamafutha.
Ukugcotshwa kwenkosi kwenzeka ngendlela efanayo neyabapristi. UNkulunkulu wakhetha othile phakathi kwabantu bakhe endaweni yomoya futhi ukukhetha kwakhe kwabonakala endaweni yemvelo ngokugcotshwa ngamafutha..
USawule waba ngowokuqala ukugcotshwa njengenkosi
Inkosi yokuqala, uNkulunkulu amkhetha futhi wammisa njengenkosi yakwa-Israyeli kwakunguSawule. UNkulunkulu wayekhethe uSawule njengenkosi yakwa-Israyeli, njengabagcotshiweyo baKhe. UNkulunkulu wenza ukukhetha kwakhe kwaziwa kuSamuweli. Khona-ke uSamuweli waya kuSawule futhi wenza ukukhetha kukaNkulunkulu kwabonakala kuSawule, ngokumgcoba ngamafutha njengenkosi yakoIsrayeli (1 Samuweli 9:16-17)
USamuweli wathatha isitsha samafutha, wawathela ekhanda lakhe, wamanga, wathi, Akungenxa yokuthi uJehova ukugcobile ukuba ube yinduna yefa lakhe? (1 Samuweli 10:1)
Lapho uNkulunkulu esekhethe uSawule njengenkosi futhi uSamuweli wamgcoba uSawule ngamafutha, noma ngamanye amagama, lapho uSamuweli emngcwelisa uSawule njengenkosi, UNkulunkulu wanika uSawule inhliziyo entsha (1 Samuweli 10:9).
Bese siyafunda, ukuthi uMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kukaSawuli. (1 Samuweli 10:6-11; 11:6).
Lapho uSawule egcotshwa njengenkosi, akabulawanga ngoMoya. USawulu akazange abe nawo amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo futhi azikho izibonakaliso ezingaphezu kwemvelo.
Ukugcotshwa ngamafutha kwakumane kuyisiqinisekiso esibonakalayo uNkulunkulu ayesikhethile futhi wamisa uSawule njengenkosi.
USawule wakhethwa uNkulunkulu futhi wamiswa njengenkosi yakwa-Israyeli; Wayengogcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu.
UNkulunkulu wayenaye uSawule kwaze kwaba USawuli wahamba ngendlela yakhe futhi bengalaleli izwi likaNkulunkulu. USawule wenqaba izwi likaNkulunkulu futhi ngenxa yalokho uNkulunkulu wamenqaba uSawule. Ngenxa yalokho, uMoya kaJehova wasuka kuSawule.
Nakuba uMoya weNkosi waphuma uSawule, wayesagcotshiwe njengenkosi. Ngoba uSawule waqhubeka eyinkosi kwaze kwaba usuku lokufa kwakhe (1 Samuweli 10:11; 15:23, 26, 16:14).
UDavide wayengowesibili ogcotshwe njengenkosi
Umuntu olandelayo, uNkulunkulu ayemkhethile ukuba abuse njengenkosi yakwa-Israyeli kwakunguDavide. UNkulunkulu wakhetha uDavide futhi wayala uSamuweli ukuba agcwalise uphondo lwakhe ngamafutha futhi agcobe indodana kaJese njengenkosi. Ngemva kokuba uDavide egcotshwe ngamafutha, uMoya kaJehova wehlela phezu kukaDavide (1 Samuweli 16).
UNkulunkulu wayekhethe uDavida endaweni kamoya ukuthi abuse njengenkosi. UNkulunkulu wembula ukukhetha kwakhe kuSamuweli. Khona-ke uSamuweli wenza ukukhetha kukaNkulunkulu kwabonakala endaweni yemvelo, ngokugcoba uDavida abe yinkosi ngamafutha.
Kusukela mhla uDavida egcotshwa ngamafutha, uMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kwakhe. UMoya weNkosi wehlela phezu kukaDavide, ukuze akwazi ukugcwalisa isikhundla senkosi.
Nakuba uNkulunkulu wamisa uDavide njengenkosi phezu kuka-Israyeli, UDavide akazange abe inkosi ngaso leso sikhathi.
USolomoni wagcotshwa kanjani njengenkosi?
Ngemva kukaDavide, indodana yakhe uSolomoni yagcotshwa njengenkosi. Lapho umprofethi uNathani noSadoki umpristi begcoba uSolomoni ngamafutha, USolomoni akazange athole amandla akhethekile. Futhi akukho ukubonakaliswa okubonakalayo okwenzeka.
Lapho uSolomoni egcotshwa ngamafutha, wavele wabekwa esikhundleni sokuba yinkosi, ngoba uNkulunkulu wayekhethe uSolomoni ukuthi abuse njengenkosi (1 Amakhosi 1:32-40).
Njengoba ubona, Abantu, abagcotshwa ebandleni (phezulu)ihhovisi lobupristi noma lenkosi alizwanga noma yimaphi amandla akhethekile. Akukho futhi okubhaliwe mayelana nokubonakaliswa okungaphezu kwemvelo.
Bekuyini inhloso yokugcotshwa ngamafutha?
Injongo yokugcotshwa ngamafutha ngokuyinhloko yayiwubufakazi obubonakalayo balokho okwakwenzekile endaweni yomoya. Ngoba ngaphandle kobufakazi obubonakalayo kwakunzima kumuntu omdala wenyama, omoya wakhe wawufile, ukukholwa ngokomoya.
Ukugcotshwa ngamafutha kwakuwubufakazi obubonakalayo bokuthi uNkulunkulu wayebahlukanisile kwabanye, futhi wabangcwelisa futhi wabangcwelisa kuYe, futhi ababeke esikhundleni sokuba ngumphristi Wakhe noma inkosi ukuze bammele futhi Intando yakhe futhi ahole abantu baKhe.
Ngemva kokuba sebegcotshiwe; beka endaweni, uMoya oNgcwele wehlela phezu kwabo, ukuze bakwazi ukufeza umsebenzi wabo.
Babegcotshwe uNkulunkulu ukuze bamelele intando kaNkulunkulu (Umthetho). UMoya oNgcwele wabanika ukuhlakanipha, -zwayo, ulwazi, iseluleko, amandla, futhi ikakhulukazi ukwesaba iNkosi, okusho ukwesaba nokuhlonipha uNkulunkulu.
Manje ake sibheke ukuthi iBhayibheli lithini ngokugcotshwa komprofethi u-Elisha.
Lithini iBhayibheli ngokugcotshwa komprofethi u-Elisha?
IBhayibheli lithi ngokugcotshwa komprofethi u-Elisha okulandelayo. UNkulunkulu wakhuluma no-Eliya futhi wamembulela ukuthi wayekhethe u-Elisha njengomprofethi. UNkulunkulu wayala u-Eliya ukuba agcobe u-Elisha njengomprofethi esikhundleni sakhe. Nokho, asifundi lutho ngo-Eliya egcoba u-Elisha ngamafutha.
U-Elisha wayelima ngezinkabi eziboshiwe eziyishumi nambili phambi kwakhe, U-Eliya wadlula, waphonsa ingubo yakhe phezu kwakhe. U-Elisha washiya izinkabi wagijima ngemva kuka-Eliya. U-Elisha wacela u-Eliya ukuba amvumele avalelise kumzali wakhe kuqala bese yena emlandela.
Ngemva kokudla, u-Elisha wasukuma, walandela uEliya, wamkhonza.
Ukuphonswa kwejazi ngu-Eliya kwakuwuphawu lokuthi uNkulunkulu wayekhethe u-Elisha njengomprofethi. Ngamanye amazwi, UNkulunkulu wayegcobe u-Elisha njengomprofethi.
Lapho u-Eliya enyuselwa ezulwini ngesivunguvungu, U-Elisha wathatha ingubo ka-Eliya, owawa kuEliya. U-Elisha waba umprofethi esikhundleni sika-Eliya, njengoba nje uNkulunkulu eshilo (2 Amakhosi 2:11-14 ).
Lithini iBhayibheli ngokugcotshwa kukaJesu uMesiya; oGcotshiweyo
ETestamenteni Elidala eBhayibhelini, sifunda nge isithembiso sikaMesiya; oGcotshiweyo uJesu Kristu.
Kuyakuphuma intonga esiqwini sikaJese, futhi igatsha liyomila ezimpandeni zakhe: NoMoya weNkosi uyohlala phezu kwaKhe, uMoya wokuhlakanipha nokuqonda, uMoya weseluleko namandla, umoya wolwazi nowokumesaba uJehova; Futhi uyomenza abe nokuqonda okusheshayo ekumesabeni uJehova: futhi akayikwahlulela ngokubona kwamehlo akhe, futhi ungasoli emva kokuzwa kwezindlebe zaKhe: Kepha uyakwahlulela abampofu ngokulunga, usole ngobuqotho abathobekileyo bomhlaba: futhi iyoshaya umhlaba ngentonga yomlomo wayo, nangokuphefumula kwezindebe zaKhe abulale omubi. Ukulunga kuyakuba yibhande lezinkalo zaKhe, nokuthembeka ibhande lezinso zakhe (Isaya 11:1-5)
Amakhosi omhlaba azibekela wona, nababusi bayacebisana kanyekanye, ngokumelene neNkosi, futhi ngokumelene nogcotshiweyo waKhe, ethi, Masigqashule izibopho zabo, balahle izintambo zabo kithi (Amahubo 2:2-3)
UNkulunkulu wayekhethe futhi wamisa uJesu esikhundleni sobuMesiya ukuba abuyisele, lokho uSathane akuchitha.
UNkulunkulu wenza uJesu, Ngubani owayazi lutho, abe yisono ngenxa yethu. Ukuze, singenziwa ukulunga kukaNkulunkulu kuKristu ngaye Ukuzalwa okusha.
Ngomsebenzi wakhe wokuhlenga, UJesu wabuyisela (ephulukisiwe) isikhundla somuntu owile kanye nobudlelwano phakathi komuntu owile noNkulunkulu futhi wanika ukubusa, uNkulunkulu ayeyinike umuntu ekuqaleni, ngibuyele kumuntu (umuntu omusha).
.UJesu wayengoGcotshiweyo kaNkulunkulu; Wamiswa nguNkulunkulu, ukwenza Intando yakhe eyaziwa ngabantu bakaNkulunkulu (Indlu yakwa-Israyeli) kanye nokumela, shumayela, futhi amise uMbuso kaNkulunkulu emhlabeni.
UNkulunkulu wamisa uJesu, amehlukanisa nabantu, futhi wanika uJesu wonke amandla negunya lokufeza umsebenzi Wakhe futhi afeze umsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni (IzEnzo 10:37-38).
UJesu wayephila ngokuzithoba futhi ukulalela uNkulunkulu. Washumayela ngoMbuso kaNkulunkulu ngegunya futhi wabiza abantu ukuba baphenduke. UJesu waletha uMbuso kaNkulunkulu kumuntu, kuyilapho izibonakaliso nezimangaliso zilandela uJesu.
UMoya weNkosi uphezu kwami, ngokuba uJehova ungigcobile ukuba ngishumayele izindaba ezinhle kwabathotshisiweyo
UMoya weNkosi uJehova uphezu kwami; ngoba iNkosi ingigcobile ukuthi ngitshumayele izindaba ezinhle kwabathobekileyo; Ungithumele ukubopha abanhliziyo ezaphukileyo, ukumemezela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, nokuvulwa kwetilongo kwababoshiwe; Ukumemezela umnyaka womusa weNkosi, nosuku lwempindiselo kaNkulunkulu wethu; ukududuza bonke abalilayo; Ukubamisela abalilayo eSiyoni, ukubanika ubuhle esikhundleni somlotha, amafutha enjabulo ngokulila, ingubo yokudumisa umoya wosizi; ukuze babizwe ngokuthi yimithi yokulunga, ukutshalwa kweNkosi, ukuze akhazinyuliswe. (Isaya 61:1-3)
Lapho uJesu eseNazaretha, Wangena esinagogeni ngosuku lwesabatha. UJesu wasukuma wafunda eNcwadini ka-Isaya:
UMoya weNkosi uphezu Kwami, ngokuba ungigcobile ukuba ngishumayele ivangeli kwabampofu; Ungithumile ukuba ngiphilise abanenhliziyo eyaphukileyo, ukushumayela ukukhululwa kwabathunjiweyo, nokubona kwezimpumputhe, ukukhulula abachotshoziweyo, Ukushumayela umnyaka omuhle weNkosi (Luka 4:18-19)
UJesu wagcotshwa uNkulunkulu; Wahlukaniswa futhi wabekwa esikhundleni saKhe njengoMesiya. Njengesibonakaliso sokuthi uJesu wagcotshwa nguNkulunkulu, UJesu wamukela uMoya oNgcwele ukuze afeze umsebenzi Wakhe.
Ukugcotshwa kubhekisela eqinisweni lokuthi uJesu wakhethwa futhi wabekwa esikhundleni sikaNkulunkulu, futhi hhayi kuMoya oNgcwele.
Ngesikhathi somsebenzi Wakhe emhlabeni, UJesu wagcotshwa ngamafutha izikhathi eziningana. Nokho, lokhu kugcotshwa kwakungahlangene ngalutho nesikhundla sikamoya noma ukuzinikezela kuNkulunkulu. Zazenziwa ngokwamasiko amaJuda (Funda futhi: Zingaki izici?).
Lithini iBhayibheli ngokugcotshwa kukaJesu Kristu?
IBhayibheli lithi ngokugcotshwa kukaJesu Kristu okulandelayo, Manje yena osiqinisayo kanye nani kuKristu, futhi usigcobile, nguNkulunkulu; Osibeke uphawu futhi, futhi sinikezwe isibambiso sikaMoya ezinhliziyweni zethu. (2 AbaseKorinte 1:21-22)
UJesu unguMlamuleli wesivumelwano esisha, lapho ubupristi bukaLevi buye bathathelwa indawo ubupristi obusha noJesu njengomPristi Omkhulu namakholwa, abazalwa ngokusha kuye, bamiswe njengabapristi. Ngakho-ke, awusadingi ukugcotshwa okukhethekile (amaHebheru 8, 10, IsAmbulo 1:6).
Lapho ukhonaazalwe kabusha, Uba yindalo entsha. Ubekwe esikhundleni njengendodana kaNkulunkulu (lokhu kusebenza kokubili abesilisa nabesifazane).
Uhlezi kuKristu futhi ubusa kanye noJesu Kristu njengenkosi futhi uphila njengompristi. Ngeshwa, lesi sakamuva sivame ukukhohlwa.
Nokho, ukuthuthukisa isimilo sobuNkulunkulu, nokuphila okungcwele, engcwelisiwe, futhi ukuphila okunikezelwe kuNkulunkulu kubalulekile ekuphileni kwawo wonke umKristu. Ngoba ukugcotshwa kusho, ukuthi nikhethiwe nguNkulunkulu, behlukaniswe nezwe, engcwelisiwe, ngcwele kuNkulunkulu, futhi unikezwe amandla okwenza umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu.
Ngokuzalwa kabusha kuJesu Kristu; oGcotshiweyo, ugcotshwe kuYe. Lokhu kusho ukuthi uhlukanisiwe nezwe futhi wahlukaniselwa uNkulunkulu.
Awuseyena indalo endala. Ngakho-ke awuyena owesizukulwane esidala somuntu owile, ongowezwe nombusi waleli zwe (usathane) yini.
Wembathiswe uKristu futhi wabekwa esikhundleni sendodana kaNkulunkulu. Ungowesizukulwane esisha somuntu, Ngubani ongokaNkulunkulu.
Uyaluzwa ugcobo lukaNkulunkulu?
Awukwazi ukuzwa ukugcotshwa kukaNkulunkulu. Ukugcotshwa akuhlangene nemizwa, amandla, noma ukubonakaliswa okungaphezu kwemvelo.
Ngokugcotshwa, umisiwe futhi ubekwe esikhundleni njengendodana kaNkulunkulu. Kuye kwathiwa ungcwele futhi ulungile. Futhi ngoba ugcotshiwe, wamukele ukugcotshwa; uMoya oNgcwele. Awukayitholi i uMoya oNgcwele ngokwezigaba kodwa ekugcwaleni, UMoya oNgcwele awufiki futhi uhambe, njengaseSivumelwaneni Esidala, kodwa uMoya oNgcwele uphila futhi uhlala kini.
IZwi noMoya oNgcwele bayonihola futhi baniqondise kulo lonke iqiniso. Uthole igunya kuKristu namandla kaMoya oNgcwele avela kuNkulunkulu ukuze ufeze umsebenzi wakho njengendodana kaNkulunkulu kulo mhlaba..
Ikuphi ukugcotshwa okuphezulu kakhulu?
Awudingi okunye ukugcotshwa, ngoba ngokuzalwa kabusha senithole ukugcotshwa okuphezulu kakhulu lesikhundla esiphezulu emazulwini nasemhlabeni.
UNkulunkulu uBaba usibusisile ngezibusiso zonke zomoya ezulwini kuKristu (Kwabase-Efesu 4:4). Lokhu kusho, ukuthi niphiwe lonke igunya namandla njengendodana kaNkulunkulu kuKristu, ukuze, ungafeza umsebenzi Wakhe futhi uhambe njengendodana kaNkulunkulu ngokumlalela kulo mhlaba.
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