Umbono wobuKristu kumthendeleko wePentekosti
Umthendeleko wePentekosti okanye uShavuot unamagama amaninzi ebhayibhileni: umthendeleko weeveki, umthendeleko wesivuno kunye nolibo lwentlahla. Ibhiyozelwe ngomhla wamashumi amahlanu emva kwepasika yamaJuda, uShavuot ngokwesiko ngumzuzu owonwabisayo wokubulela nokungenisa iminikelo yengqolowa entsha evela ekuvuneni ingqolowa ehlotyeni lakwa-Israyeli.
IPasika
Umthendeleko wePentekoste yenye yeeholide ezintathu eziphambili kwezolimo kunye neholide yesibini enkulu yonyaka wamaJuda.
UShavuot ngomnye weemisitho ezintathu zokundwendwela xa onke amadoda angamaJuda kwakufuneka avele phambi kweNkosi eYerusalem.
Umthendeleko weeveki ngumsitho wokuvuna obhiyozelwa ngoMeyi okanye ngoJuni.
Enye ithiyori yokuba kutheni amaJuda esiba nokutya ukutya kobisi njenge-cheesecake kunye ne-cheese blints kwi-Shavuot kukuba umthetho uthelekiswa "nobisi nobusi" eBhayibhileni.
Isithethe sokuhombisa ngohlaza ku-Shavuot simele ingqokelela kunye nokubhekiswa kweTorah "njengomthi wobomi".
Njengoko uShavuot esiya ngasekupheleni konyaka wesikolo, ikwalixesha elithandwayo ukubhiyozela imibhiyozo yamaJuda yokuqinisekisa.
Umthendeleko weeveki
Igama "umthendeleko weeveki" wanikwa kuba uThixo wayalela amaJuda kwiLevitikus 23: 15-16, ukubala iiveki ezisixhenxe ezipheleleyo (okanye iintsuku ezingama-49) ukusukela kusuku lwesibini lwePasika, emva koko banikele ngokutya okuziinkozo okutsha kuYehova ummiselo ongunaphakade. Igama elithi Pentekoste livela kwigama lesiGrike elithetha "amashumi amahlanu".
Ekuqaleni, uShavuot wayeyiholide yokubonisa umbulelo eNkosini ngenxa yentsikelelo yesivuno. Kwaye oko kwenzeka ekupheleni kwePasika, yafumana igama elithi "Iziqhamo Zokugqibela Zokuqala". Umbhiyozo unxibelelene nokunikezelwa kweMithetho Elishumi kwaye ke ibizwa ngegama leMatin Torah okanye "ukunikezelwa komthetho" AmaJuda akholelwa ukuba ngalo mzuzu uThixo wanika iTorah ebantwini ngoMoses kwiNtaba yeSinayi.
UMoses kunye nomthetho
UMoses uthwala imiyalelo elishumi kwiNtaba yeSinayi. Imifanekiso ka-Getty
Ixesha lokujonga
IPentekosti ibhiyozelwa ngomhla wamashumi amahlanu emva kwe-Ista, okanye ngomhla wesithandathu kwinyanga yamaJuda uSivan, ehambelana noMeyi okanye uJuni. Bona iKhalenda yoMthendeleko waseBhabheli yemihla yePentekosti.
Imeko yezembali
Umthendeleko wePentekosti waqalwa kwi-Pentateuch njengomnikelo wolibo, olwalumiselwe kwaSirayeli kwiNtaba yeSinayi. Kuyo yonke imbali yamaYuda, bekuyinto yesiko ukuzibandakanya kwisifundo sasebusuku kwiTorah ngobusuku bokuqala bukaShavuot. Bayakhuthazwa abantwana ukuba bazicengceleze izibhalo kwaye bavuzwa ngokubaphatha.
Incwadi kaRute yafundwa ngokwesiko ngexesha likaShavuot. Namhlanje, nangona kunjalo, amasiko amaninzi ashiywe kwaye intsingiselo yawo ilahlekile. Iholide sele ingumthendeleko wecandelo lezidlo ezenziwe ngobisi. AmaJuda emveli asakhanyisa amakhandlela kwaye acengceleze iintsikelelo, ezihombisa amakhaya awo kunye nezindlu zesikhungu ngombala oluhlaza, atya iimveliso zobisi, afunde iTorah, afunde incwadi kaRute kwaye athathe inxaxheba kwiinkonzo zikaShavuot.
UYesu nomthendeleko wePentekosti
KwiZenzo 1, ngaphambi nje kokuba uYesu ovusiweyo aziswe ezulwini, wathetha nabafundi ngesipho soMoya oyiNgcwele esathenjiswa nguBawo, esiya kuthi kungekudala banikezwe ngohlobo lobhaptizo olunamandla. Wabaxelela ukuba balinde eYerusalem bade bafumane isipho soMoya oyiNgcwele, oya kubavumela ukuba baphume baye kuba ngamangqina akhe.
Kwiintsuku ezimbalwa kamva, ngomhla wePentekoste, abafundi babehlangene xa isandi somoya onamandla sasihla sivela ezulwini kwaye iilwimi zomlilo zahlala kumakholwa. Ibhayibhile ithi, "Bazaliswa bonke nguMoya oyiNgcwele, baqala ukuthetha ngalwimi zimbi, wakubavumela uMoya lowo." Amakholwa athetha ngeelwimi abangazange bazithetha ngaphambili. Babethetha nabahambi ngezonqulo abangamaYuda abavela kwiilwimi ezahlukeneyo zeMeditera.
Ngomhla wePentekosti
Umzekeliso wabapostile abafumana uMoya oyiNgcwele ngomhla wePentekosti. UPeter Dennis / Imifanekiso ka-Getty
Isihlwele sabukela lo msitho kwaye seva ukuba bathetha ngeelwimi ezininzi. Babemangalisiwe kwaye becinga ukuba abafundi babenxilile yiwayini. Emva koko umpostile uPetros waphakama washumayela Iindaba Ezilungileyo zobukumkani kwaye abantu abangama-3000 bamkela umyalezo kaKrestu. Ngosuku olunye babhaptizwa kwaye bongezwa kusapho lukaThixo.
Incwadi yeZenzo iyaqhubeka nokurekhoda ukuthululwa okungummangaliso koMoya oyiNgcwele owaqala ngomthendeleko wePentekoste. Lo mnyhadala weTestamente eNdala watyhila “isithunzi sezinto ezizayo; okuyinene ke kuKristu ”(KwabaseKolose 2:17).
Emva kokuba uMoses enyuke iNtaba yeSinayi, uLizwi kaThixo wanikwa amaSirayeli kwaShavuot. Xa amaJuda ayamkelayo iTorah, aba ngabakhonzi bakaThixo, kwangokunjalo, emva kokuba uYesu enyukele ezulwini, uMoya oyiNgcwele wanikwa ngePentekosti. Xa abafundi bafumanayo isipho, baba ngamangqina kaKristu. AmaJuda abhiyozela isivuno esonwabileyo kwiShavuot kwaye icawe ibhiyozela isivuno semiphefumlo esandul 'ukuzalwa ngePentekosti.
Izalathiso zeZibhalo kumthendeleko wePentekosti
Ukugcinwa komthendeleko weeveki okanye iPentekoste kubhalwe kwiTestamente eNdala kwiEksodus 34:22, kwiLevitikus 23: 15-22, kwiDuteronomi 16:16, 2 kwiziKronike 8:13 nakuHezekile 1. Ezinye zezehlo ezinomdla kakhulu ITestamente Entsha yayijikeleza uMhla wePentekoste kwincwadi yeZenzo, isahluko 2. IPentekoste ikwakhankanyiwe kwiZenzo 20: 16, 1 kwabaseKorinte 16: 8 nakuYakobi 1:18.
Iivesi eziphambili
"Bhiyozela uMthendeleko weeveki ngentlahlela yokuvunwa kwengqolowa kunye noMthendeleko wokuVuna ekuqaleni konyaka." (Eksodus 34:22, NIV)
“Ukususela kusuku olulandelayo emva koMgqibelo, umhla owawuzisa ngawo isithungu sedini elinyukayo, ubale iiveki ezisixhenxe ezipheleleyo. Bala iintsuku ezingamashumi amahlanu kude kube lusuku olusemva koMgqibelo wesixhenxe, uze emva koko usondeze umnikelo wokutya okuziinkozo ezintsha kuYehova. ..lidini elinyukayo kuYehova, ndawonye nomnikelo wabo wokudla, kwanomnikelo wabo othululwayo, kukudla kwasemlilweni, ivumba elithozamisayo kuYehova ... Bangumnikelo oyingcwele kuYehova wombingeleli. Nize ningenzi namnye umsebenzi oqhelekileyo. Lowo woba ngummiselo ongunaphakade ezizukulwaneni zenu, ezindaweni zonke enihlala kuzo. (Levitikus 23: 15-21, NIV)