Kutheni isizwe sakwaBhenjamin sibalulekile eBhayibhileni?
Xa kuthelekiswa nezinye zezizwe ezilishumi elinambini zakwaSirayeli kunye nenzala yabo, isizwe sakwaBhenjamin asifumani mbhalo ungako. Nangona kunjalo, amanani amaninzi abalulekileyo ebhayibhile avela kolu hlanga.
UBenjamin, unyana wokugqibela kaYakobi, omnye woosolusapho bakwaSirayeli, wayethandwa kakhulu nguYakobi ngenxa kanina. Kwabo siqhelene nengxelo yeGenesis kaYakobi nabafazi bakhe ababini (kunye namashweshwe ambalwa), siyazi ukuba uYakobi wakhetha uRakeli kunoLeya, kwaye oko kuthetha ukuba wayenentando yoonyana bakaRakeli kunoLeya. (IGenesis 29).
Nangona kunjalo, nanjengoko uBenjamin efumana indawo njengomnye woonyana abathandwa nguYakobi, ufumana isiprofeto esingaqhelekanga malunga nenzala yakhe ekupheleni kobomi bukaYakobi. UYakobi usikelela ngamnye wabantwana bakhe kwaye wenza isiprofetho malunga nesizwe sabo esizayo. Oku kwamkelwa nguBhenjamin:
“UBhenjamin yingcuka eqwengayo; kusasa kudle amaxhoba, ngokuhlwa kuhlulwe amaxhoba ”(Genesis 49:27).
Ukusuka kwinto esiyaziyo ngohlobo lukaBhenjamin kule ngxelo, kubonakala kuyamangalisa. Kule nqaku, siza kungena kumlingiswa kaBhenjamin, ukuba esi siprofetho sithetha ntoni kwisizwe sakwaBhenjamin, amanani abalulekileyo esizwe sakwaBhenjamin, kunye nentsingiselo yesizwe.
Wayengubani uBhenjamin?
Njengoko bekutshiwo ngaphambili, uBenjamin wayengoyena mncinane kuYakobi, wayengomnye woonyana ababini bakaRakeli. Asizifumani iinkcukacha ezininzi malunga noBhenjamin kwiakhawunti yebhayibhile, kuba isiqingatha sokugqibela seGenesis sigubungela ubomi bukaYakobi.
Siyazi, nangona kunjalo, ukuba uYakobi akabonakali ngathi ufunda kwimpazamo yakhe yokudlala iintandokazi kuYakobi, kuba uyenza noBhenjamin. Xa uJoseph, engaziwa ngabantakwabo, ebavavanya ngokugrogrisa ngokugqilaza uBenjamin "ngokumphanga" (iGenesis 44), abantakwabo bamcenga ukuba avumele omnye umntu athathe indawo kaBhenjamin.
Ngaphandle kwendlela abantu abasabela ngayo kuBhenjamin kwiZibhalo, asinazikhombisi zininzi kubuntu bakhe.
Sithetha ntoni isiprofeto sikaBhenjamin?
Isiprofeto sikaBhenjamin sibonakala sahlulwe saziinxalenye ezintathu. Isibhalo sifanisa isizwe sakhe nengcuka. Kusasa iya kudla okuqwengiweyo, kuthi ngokuhlwa ilabe ixhoba.
Iingcuka, njengoko kubonisiwe kwingcaciso kaJohn Gill, zibonisa amandla omkhosi. Oku kuthetha ukuba olu hlanga luya kuba nempumelelo emkhosini (Abagwebi 20: 15-25), evakalayo xa sikhangela sonke isiprofeto xa sithetha ngamaxhoba nokuphanga.
Kwakhona, njengoko kukhankanyiwe kwinkcazo engentla, le nto idlala ngokubaluleka ebomini babanye babaBhenjamin abadumileyo: umpostile uPawulos (ngakumbi kuye ngephanyazo). UPaul, "ngentsasa" yobomi bakhe, wawaqwenga amaKristu, kodwa ekupheleni kobomi bakhe, wayonwabela amaxhoba ohambo lobuKristu kunye nobomi obungunaphakade.
Indoda yomthi endulini ukutshona kwelanga ifunda ibhayibhile
Ngoobani abantu ababalulekileyo besizwe sakwaBhenjamin?
Nangona ingesiso isizwe sakwaLevi, amaBhenjamin avelisa abambalwa abalinganiswa ababalulekileyo esiBhalweni. Siza kuqaqambisa ezinye zazo apha ngezantsi.
U-Ehude wayengumgwebi omnyama kwimbali kaSirayeli. Wayengumbulali osekhohlo owoyisa ukumkani wakwaMowabhi kwaye wabuyisela uSirayeli kwiintshaba zakhe (Abagwebi 3). Kwakhona, phantsi kweejaji zakwa-Israyeli ezinje ngoDebhora, amaBhenjamin ayonwabela kakhulu impi, njengoko kwakuprofetiwe.
Ilungu lesibini, uSawule, ukumkani wokuqala wakwaSirayeli, naye wabona uloyiso olukhulu emkhosini. Ekupheleni kobomi bakhe, ngenxa yokuba emkile kuThixo, akazange alonwabele ixhoba lokuhamba kobuKristu. Kodwa ekuqaleni, xa wayesondela kwinyathelo no Yehova, wayedla ngokukhokelela u-Israyeli kwicala eliphumelelayo kwimikhosi emininzi (1 Samuweli 11-20).
Ilungu lethu lesithathu linokubothusa ngakumbi abafundi, kuba khange lithathe nxaxheba kwimigca engaphambili yedabi. Kunoko, kwafuneka alwe imfazwe yezopolitiko ukuze asindise abantu bakhe.
Ngapha koko, uKumkanikazi uEstere uvela kwisizwe sakwaBhenjamin. Uncede ukujongela phantsi iyelenqe lokutshabalalisa abantu abangamaJuda emva kokuphumelela iintliziyo zikaKumkani uAhaswerosi.
Umzekelo wethu wamva nje wesizwe sakwaBhenjamin uvela kwiTestamente eNtsha kwaye, okwethutyana, wabelana ngegama likaSawule. Umpostile uPawulos uvela kumnombo kaBhenjamin (kwabaseFilipi 3: 4-8). Njengoko kuchaziwe ngaphambili, ifuna ukuliqwenga ixhoba layo: amaKristu. Kodwa emva kokufumana amandla aguqulayo osindiso, utshintsha iminqophiso kunye namava okuphanga ekupheleni kobomi bakhe.
Yintoni ukubaluleka kwesizwe sakwaBhenjamin?
Isizwe sikaBenjamin sibalulekile ngenxa yezizathu ezininzi.
Okokuqala, ukomelela emkhosini kunye nobundlongondlongo akusoloko kuthetha isiphumo esifanelekileyo kwisizwe sakho. Eyona idumileyo esiBhalweni, amaBhenjamin adlwengula kwaye abulala ishweshwe elingumLevi. Oku kukhokelela kwizizwe ezilishumi elinanye ukujoyina imikhosi ngokuchasene nesizwe sikaBhenjamin kwaye sibenze buthathaka kakhulu.
Xa umntu wajonga kwaBhenjamin, esona sizwe sincinci sakwaSirayeli, ngekhe abone mandla anokulwa nawo. Kodwa njengoko kuchaziwe kwinqaku le-Got Questions, uThixo unokubona ngaphaya kwento ebonakalayo ngamehlo omntu.
Okwesibini, sinamanani abalulekileyo avela kolu hlanga. Wonke umntu ngaphandle kukaPawulos wabonisa amandla omkhosi, ubuqili (kwimeko ka-Estere no-Ehud) kunye nengqondo yezopolitiko. Siza kuqaphela ukuba bobane abakhankanyiweyo bahlala kwindawo ephezulu yohlobo oluthile.
UPawulos wagqiba ukusishiya isikhundla sakhe xa wayelandela uKrestu. Kodwa njengoko kunokuxoxwa, amaKristu afumana indawo ephezulu yasezulwini njengoko esiya kweli lizwe esiya kwelilandelayo (2 Timoti 2:12).
Lo mpostile wayeka ukuba namandla asemhlabeni waya kwisikhundla esiphezulu awayeza kusibona sizaliseka ezulwini.
Okokugqibela, kubalulekile ukuba sigxile kwinxalenye yokugqibela yesiprofeto sikaBhenjamin. UPawulos wayenomdla woku xa wayejoyina ubuKristu. KwisiTyhilelo 7: 8, ukhankanya abantu abali-12.000 besizwe sakwaBhenjamin abafumana itywina kuMoya oyiNgcwele. Abo banalo eli tywina bayaziphepha iziphumo zezibetho kunye nezigwebo eziboniswe kwizahluko ezilandelayo.
Oku kuthetha ukuba amaBhenjamin akafumananga kuphela ixhoba lomkhosi ngokwenyani, kodwa angonwabela iintsikelelo zobomi obungunaphakade. Isiprofeto sikaBenjamin asihlali nje kuphela kwiTestamente eNdala neNtsha, kodwa siya kuzaliseka okokugqibela ekupheleni kwexesha.