Makhe sibone ukuba ngubani umlingiswa kaJoshua eBhayibhileni
UJoshua wasebhayibhileni waqala ngobomi bakhe ese-Egypt njengekhoboka, phantsi kwabafundisi abakhohlakeleyo base-Egypt, kodwa wavuka waba yintloko yakwa-Israyeli ngokuthobela uThixo ngokuthembekileyo.
UMoses wanika uHoseya, unyana kaNun, igama lakhe elitsha: nguYoshua (Yeshua ngesiHebhere), okuthetha ukuthi "INkosi lusindiso" Olu khetho lwamagama lwaluphawu lokuqala lokuba uYoshuwa "wayengumhlobo", okanye umfanekiso, kaYesu Krestu, uMesiya.
Xa uMoses wathumela iintlola ezili-12 ukuba ziye kuhlola ilizwe laseKanana, kuphela nguYoshuwa noKalebhi, unyana kaJefune, ababekholelwa ukuba amaSirayeli angaloyisa ilizwe ngoncedo lukaThixo. ekufeni kweso sizukulwana singathembekanga. Kwezi ntlola, nguYoshuwa noKalebhi kuphela abasindayo.
Ngaphambi kokuba amaYuda angene eKanan, uMoses wafa waza uYoshuwa wangena esikhundleni sakhe. Iintlola zathunyelwa eYeriko. URahabhi, ihenyukazi, wabalungisa emva koko wabanceda babaleka. Bafunga ukukhusela uRahabhi kunye nosapho lwakhe xa umkhosi wabo uhlasela. Ukuze angene kwelo lizwe, amaYuda kwakufuneka awele uMlambo iYordan owawuzele ngamanzi. Xa ababingeleli nabaLevi beyithwele ityeya yomnqophiso bayisa emlanjeni, amanzi ayeka ukuhamba. Lo mmangaliso ubonakalisa into eyenziwe nguThixo kuLwandle Olubomvu.
UYoshuwa walandela imiyalelo engaqhelekanga kaThixo kwimfazwe yaseJeriko. Iintsuku ezintandathu umkhosi wajikeleza isixeko. Ngosuku lwesixhenxe bahamba kasixhenxe, bakhwaza kwaye iindonga zawa phantsi. AmaSirayeli athontelana, abulala yonke into ephilayo ngaphandle kukaRahabhi nosapho.
Ngenxa yokuba uYoshuwa wayethobela, uThixo wenza omnye ummangaliso kwidabi laseGibheyon. Wabangela ukuba ilanga lime ngxi esibhakabhakeni usuku lonke ukuze amaSirayeli azitshabalalise ngokupheleleyo iintshaba zawo.
Phantsi kolwalathiso lukaYoshuwa, amaSirayeli aloyisa ilizwe laseKanan. UYoshuwa wabela isizwe ngasinye kwezi zizwe zili-12. UJoshua wasweleka eneminyaka eli-110 ubudala waza wangcwatyelwa eTimnath Sera kummandla weenduli wakwaEfrayim.
Ukuqonda kukaYoshuwa eBhayibhileni
Ngexesha leminyaka engama-40 abantu bamaYuda babhadula entlango, uYoshuwa wakhonza njengomncedisi othembekileyo kaMoses. Kwiintlola ezili-12 ezazithunyelwe ukuba ziye kuhlola iKanan, nguYoshuwa noKalebhi kuphela ababethembele kuThixo, kwaye ngabo babini kuphela abasindayo kuvavanyo lwasentlango bangena kwiLizwe Lesithembiso. Ngokuchasene nobunzima obukhulu, uYoshuwa wakhokela umkhosi wama-Israyeli boyisa iLizwe Lesithembiso. Wabela umhlaba kwizizwe ezo, wabalawula ixeshana. Ngaphandle kwamathandabuzo, eyona mpumelelo inkulu ebomini bukaYoshuwa yayikukunyaniseka okungagungqiyo kunye nokholo kuThixo.
Abanye abaphengululi beBhayibhile babona uYoshuwa njengoMboniso weTestamente eNdala, okanye ukumiselwa kukaYesu Krestu, uMesiya othenjisiweyo. Into uMoses (emele umthetho) akakwazanga ukuyenza, uYoshuwa (Yeshua) waphumelela xa wakhokela ngempumelelo abantu bakaThixo baphuma entlango ukuze boyise iintshaba zabo kwaye bangene kwiLizwe Lesithembiso. Impumelelo yakhe ibonisa umsebenzi owenziweyo kaYesu Krestu emnqamlezweni: ukoyiswa kotshaba lukaThixo, uSathana, ukukhululwa kwawo onke amakholwa ekuthinjweni sisono, nokuvulwa kwendlela eya “kwiLizwe Ledinga” laphakade.
Amandla kaJoshua
Ngelixa wayekhonza uMoses, uJoshua wayengumfundi onomdla, efunda lukhulu kwinkokheli enkulu. UYoshuwa wabonisa inkalipho engathethekiyo, nangona wayephathiswe umsebenzi omkhulu. Wayengumphathi-mkhosi okrelekrele. UJoshua waphumelela kuba wayethembele kuThixo kuzo zonke iinkalo zobomi bakhe.
Ubuthathaka bukaYoshuwa
Phambi kokuba kuliwe, uYoshua wayesoloko ebuza kuThixo. Ngelishwa, akazange akwenze oko xa abantu baseGibheyon benza isivumelwano sobuqhetseba noSirayeli. U-Thixo walela u-Israyeli ukuba angangeni kwimvumelwano kunye nabaphi na abantu base Kanana. Ukuba uYoshuwa wayefune ulwalathiso lukaThixo kuqala, ngewayengazange enze le mpazamo.
Izifundo zobomi
Ukuthobela, ukholo, kunye nokuxhomekeka kuThixo kumenze uYoshuwa waba yenye yeenkokheli ezomeleleyo zakwa-Israyeli. Usinike umzekelo onesibindi esifanele ukuwulandela. Njengathi, uYoshuwa wayehlala engqongwe ngamanye amazwi, kodwa wakhetha ukulandela uThixo kwaye wenza njalo ngokuthembeka. UYoshuwa wayithatha ngokungqongqo iMithetho Elishumi kwaye wayalela abantu bakwaSirayeli ukuba baphile ngayo nabo.
Nangona uYoshua wayengafezekanga, wabonisa ukuba ubomi bokuthobela uThixo buzisa umvuzo omkhulu. Isono sihlala sineziphumo. Ukuba siphila ngokwe Lizwi likaThixo, njengoYoshua, siya kufumana iintsikelelo zikaThixo.
Idolophu yasekhaya
UJoshua wazalelwa eJiphutha, mhlawumbi kwindawo ebizwa ngokuba yiGoshen, kumantla empuma yeNayile. Wazalwa likhoboka, njengamahlakani akhe angamaYuda.
Iimbekiselo kuYoshuwa ezisebhayibhileni
IEksodus 17, 24, 32, 33; INumeri, Duteronomi, Yoshuwa, Abagwebi 1: 1–2: 23; 1 Samuweli 6: 14-18; 1 Kronike 7: 27; UNehemiya 8:17; Izenzo 7: 45; Hebhere 4: 7-9.
Occupation
Ikhoboka laseYiputa, umncedisi kaMoses, umphathi-mikhosi, intloko yakwaSirayeli.
Umthi womnombo
UYise-Nun
Isizwe - uEfrayim
Iivesi eziphambili
Yoshuwa 1: 7
Yomelela ukhaliphe kakhulu. Ugcine ukuwuthobela wonke umthetho owunikwe nguMosis isicaka sam. Musa ukutyekela ekunene nasekhohlo kuwo, ukuze wenze ngengqiqo apho sukuba usiya khona. (NIV)
Yoshuwa 4:14
Ngaloo mhla ke uNdikhoyo wamphakamisa uYoshuwa emehlweni amaSirayeli onke. bamhlonela yonke imihla yobomi bakhe, kanye njengoko bamhlonelayo uMoses. (NIV)
Yoshuwa 10: 13-14
Ilanga lama embindini wesibhakabhaka kwaye lalibazisa ukutshona kwelanga malunga nosuku olupheleleyo. Akuzange kubekho umhla onje ngaphambili nasemva koko, umhla awathi ngayo uYehova waphulaphula umntu. Ngokuqinisekileyo uNdikhoyo wayewalwela amaSirayeli! (NIV)
Yoshuwa 24: 23-24
Wathi ke, Lahlani izithixo zasemzini eziphakathi kwenu, nimnike uYehova, uThixo kaSirayeli. Bathi abantu kuYoshuwa, Siya kukhonza uYehova uThixo wethu, simthobele. (NIV)