Ibhayibheli: Kungani uNkulunkulu ayefuna ukuba kwenziwe u-Isaka?

Umbuzo: Kungani uNkulunkulu ayala u-Abrahama ukuthi enze u-Isaka? Ngabe iNkosi ibingazi ukuthi izokwenzenjani?

Impendulo: Kafushane, ngaphambi kokuphendula umbuzo wakho ngomhlatshelo ka-Isaka, kufanele siphawule isici esibalulekile somuntu ophelele kaNkulunkulu. Izikhathi eziningi, izinhloso nezizathu zakho zokwenza isenzo esithile (noma ukungasenzi) zihlobene nalabo bantu ababezoba nabo.

Ngoba uNkulunkulu unamandla onke futhi ungumqambi walo lonke ulwazi (u-Isaya 55: 8). Imicabango yakhe inkulu kakhulu kuneyethu. Ngokuqondene nomhlatshelo ka-Isaka, kufanele siqaphele ukuthi singamahluleli uNkulunkulu ngokwesisekelo sezindinganiso zethu ezilungileyo nezingalungile.

Isibonelo, ngombono oqinile wobuntu (ongewona owobuKristu), umhlatshelo ka-Isaka owenziwa nguyise cishe uthinta abantu abaningi njengabangenasidingo nakancane. Isizathu esanikwa u-Abrahama ukuthi kungani kufanele afake isicelo sokufa endodaneni yakhe sasingesiso isijeziso sesono esikhulu asenzile. Esikhundleni salokho, wayalelwa nje ukuzibulala njengomnikelo eNkosini (UGenesise 22: 2).

Ukufa kuyisitha esikhulu somuntu (1 KwabaseKhorinte 15:54 - 56) ngoba, ngokubona komuntu, unenhloso esingeke sayinqoba. Sivame ukukuthola kunenzondo ikakhulukazi lapho, njengoba bekubonakala ngathi ku-Isaka, impilo yomuntu iphazamiseka ngezenzo zabanye. Lesi ngesinye sezizathu eziningi ezenza ukuthi imiphakathi eminingi ijezise kanzima labo ababulala futhi ivumele ukubulala kuphela ezimweni ezikhethekile (isib. Impi, isijeziso ngenxa yamanye amacala amabi, njll.).

UGenesise 22 uveza uvivinyo lokholo luka-Abhrahama lapho eyalwa yena uqobo ukuthi anikele "ngendodana yakhe okukuphela kwayo" u-Isaka nguNkulunkulu (UGenesise 22: 1 - 2). Uyatshelwa ukuthi enze umnikelo eNtabeni iMoriya. Njengenothi elijabulisayo, ngokwesiko laborabi, lo mnikelo wabangela ukufa kukaSara. Bakholelwa ukuthi washona ngemuva kokuthi u-Abrahama ashiye uMoriya lapho ethola izinhloso zangempela zomyeni wakhe. Kodwa-ke, iBhayibheli alikuxhasi lokhu.

Wafika eNtabeni iMoriya lapho kuzokwenzelwa khona umhlatshelo, u-Abrahama wenza wonke amalungiselelo afanele ukunikela ngendodana yakhe eNkosini. Wenza i-altare, abophe u-Isaka alibeka phezu kwenqwaba yezinkuni. Njengoba ephakamisa ummese ukuthatha impilo yendodana yakhe, kuvela ingelosi.

Ingelosi kaNkulunkulu ayigcini ngokuvimba ukufa, kodwa futhi isembulela ukuthi kungani umhlatshelo wawudingeka. Ekhulumela iNkosi, uthi: "Musa ukubeka isandla sakho kumfana ... ngoba manje ngiyazi ukuthi uyamesaba uNkulunkulu, ngoba ungifihlelanga indodana yakho, indodana yakho okuwukuphela kwayo" (UGenesise 22:12).

Noma uNkulunkulu azi "ukuphela kusukela ekuqaleni" (u-Isaya 46: 10), lokhu akusho ukuthi wayazi u-100% ukuthi u-Abrahama wayezokwenzanjani ngokuqondene no-Isaka. Ihlala isivumela ukuthi senze izinqumo zethu, esingazishintsha nganoma yisiphi isikhathi.

Yize uNkulunkulu ayazi ukuthi u-Abhrahama kungenzeka enze ini, kusadingeka ukuthi amhlole ukuze athole ukuthi uzomlandela futhi alalele yini yize ayithanda indodana yakhe okuwukuphela kwayo. Konke lokhu kufanekisela isenzo sokungabi nalutho uBaba ayengabe esenza, cishe eminyakeni eyizinkulungwane ezimbili kamuva, lapho wakhetha ngokuzithandela ukunikela ngeNdodana yakhe okuwukuphela kwayo, uJesu Kristu, njengomhlatshelo ongenasono ngenxa yothando lwakhe olumangalisayo ngathi.

U-Abhrahama wayenokholo lokunikela ngo-Isaka uma kunesidingo ngoba wayeqonda ukuthi uNkulunkulu unamandla okumvusa kwabafileyo (Hebheru 11:19). Zonke izibusiso ezinkulu ezazizotholwa yinzalo yakhe nakuwo wonke umhlaba zenzeka ngenxa yalokhu kukholwa okukhethekile (uGenesise 22: 17-18).