Ibhayibheli Namaphupho: Ngabe uNkulunkulu Usakhuluma Nathi Ngamaphupho?
UZimu usebenzise amakhudlwana eBhabheli kaninginingi ukuxhumana nentando yakhe, embule amasu akhe, futhi amemezele izehlakalo ezizayo. Kodwa-ke, ukuhunyushwa kwebhayibheli ngephupho kwakudinga ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela ukuze kufakazelwe ukuthi kwavela kuNkulunkulu (Dutonomi 13). Bobabili uJeremiya noZakariya baxwayisa ngokuncika emaphusheni ukuveza isambulo sikaNkulunkulu (Jeremiya 23: 28).
Ivesi leBhayibheli eliyisihluthulelo
Futhi [u-pharaoh kanye nombhaki wabaphisi] baphendula bathi: "Sobabili sinamaphupho izolo, kepha akekho ongasitshela ukuthi zisho ukuthini."
"Ukuchazwa kwamaphupho kuyindaba kaNkulunkulu," kuphendula uJoseph. "Qhubeka ungitshele amaphupho akho." UGenesise 40: 8 (NLT)
Amagama ebhayibheli ngamaphupho
E-Hebrew Bible, noma eTestamente Elidala, igama elisetshenziselwe iphupho ngu-ḥălôm, libhekisela ephusheni elijwayelekile noma kulokho okunikezwe uNkulunkulu. KuTestamente eNtsha amagama amabili ahlukene esiGreki aphupha avela. IVangeli likaMathewu liqukethe igama elithi ónar, elisho ngqo imiyalezo noma amaphupho esigcino sendawo (uMathewu 1: 20; 2: 12, 13, 19, 22; 27: 19). Kodwa-ke, izEnzo 2: 17 noJuda 8 zisebenzisa igama elijwayelekile lokuphupha (i-enypnion) nephupho (i-enypniazomai), okubhekiselwa kuwo womabili la maphupho angasho lutho.
"Umbono wobusuku" noma "umbono wasebusuku" kungenye ibinzana elisetshenziswe eBhayibhelini ukukhombisa umyalezo noma iphupho lesikhumbuzo. Le nkulumo itholakala eTestamenteni Elidala nelisha (u-Isaya 29: 7; Daniyeli 2:19; Izenzo 16: 9; 18: 9).
Amaphupho emiyalezo
Amaphupho asebhayibhelini ahlukaniswe izigaba ezintathu eziyisisekelo: imilayezo yengozi noma ingcebo ezayo, izixwayiso ngabaprofethi bamanga namaphupho ajwayelekile angewona awemvelo.
Izigaba ezimbili zokuqala zibandakanya amaphupho emiyalezo. Elinye igama lomyalezo wamaphupho yi-oracle. Amaphupho emiyalezo ngokuvamile awadingi ukuhunyushwa futhi imvamisa afaka imiyalo eqondile efakwa yunkulunkulu noma umsizi waphezulu.
Amaphupho omyalezo kaJoseph
Ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu, uJosefu wayenamaphupho amathathu emiyalezo ephathelene nezehlakalo ezizayo (UMathewu 1: 20-25; 2: 13, 19-20). Emaphusheni amathathu la, ingelosi yeNkosi yavela kuJosefu inemiyalo elula, uJosefa ayiqonda futhi ayilandela ngokulalela.
KuMathewu 2:12, amasosi axwayisiwe emyalela wamaphupho ukuthi angabuyeli kuHerode. Futhi kuzEnzo 16: 9, umphostoli uPawulu waba nombono wobusuku bendoda emncenga ukuba aye eMakedoniya. Lo mbono ebusuku kungenzeka ukuthi wawungumyalezo wamaphupho. Ngalo, uNkulunkulu wathuma uPawulu ukuba ashumayele ivangeli eMakedoniya.
Amaphupho angokomfanekiso
Amaphupho angokomfanekiso adinga ukuhunyushwa ngoba aqukethe izimpawu nezinye izinto ezingezona ezangempela angaqondakali kahle.
Amanye amaphupho angokomfanekiso eBhayibhelini alula ukuwahumusha. Ngenkathi indodana kaJakobe uJosefu iphupha ngezixha zikakolweni nemizimba yasezulwini ikhothama phambi kwakhe, abafowabo babona ngokushesha ukuthi lamaphupho abikezela ukuzithoba kwabo esikhathini esizayo kuJoseph (UGenesise 37: 1-11).
UJakobe wabaleka ukuze asindise kumawele wakhe u-Esawu, lapho alala khona kusihlwa ngaseLuze. Ngalobo busuku ephusheni, waba nombono wesitebhisi, noma izitebhisi, phakathi kwezulu nomhlaba. Izingelosi zikaNkulunkulu zazikhuphuka zenyuka ngezitebhisi. UJakobe wabona uNkulunkulu emi ngaphezu kwesitebhisi. UNkulunkulu wasiphinda isithembiso sokusekelwa ayesenze ku-Abrahama no-Isaka. Watshela uJakobe ukuthi inzalo yakhe iyoba miningi, abusise yonke imindeni yomhlaba. Unkulunkulu wabe esethi, "Nginawe futhi ngizokugcina nomaphi lapho uya khona, futhi ngizokubuyisela kulomhlaba.
Ngoba ngeke ngikushiye ngize ngikwenze lokho engikuthembise kona. " (UGenesisi 28:15)
Ukuchazwa konke kwephupho likaJakobe iLadder bekungeke kucace ukuthi ngabe bekungekho ngesitatimende sikaJesu Kristu kuJohane 1:51 ukuthi uyilelo ladi. UNkulunkulu wathatha isinyathelo kuqala sokufinyelela abantu ngeNdodana yakhe, uJesu Kristu, “ileli” elifanele. UJesu 'wayenguNkulunkulu nathi', oweza emhlabeni ukuzosindisa ubuntu ngokusiphinda sixhumanise nathi ebudlelwaneni noNkulunkulu.
Amaphupho kaFaro ayinkimbinkimbi futhi edinga ukuhunyushwa ngobuchule. KuGenesise 41: 1-57, uFaro waphupha ngezinkomo eziyisikhombisa ezinempilo nezikhuluphele nezinkomo eziyisikhombisa eziqinile nezinempilo. Waphupha nezikhwebu eziyisikhombisa zomile nezikhwebu eziyisikhombisa zommbila. Kuwo womabili lamaphupho, lelo elincane lalidla elikhudlwana. Akekho noyedwa kwabahlakaniphile eGibhithe nababhuli ababevame ukuhumusha amaphupho ababengaqonda ukuthi iphupho likaFaro lalisho ukuthini.
Umphathizitsha kaFaro wakhumbula ukuthi uJosefu uhumushe iphupho lakhe ejele. UJosefa wabe esekhululwa ejele uNkulunkulu wamembulela incazelo yephupho likaFaro. Iphupho elingokomfanekiso labona iminyaka eyisikhombisa emihle yokuchuma eGibhithe okwalandelwa yiminyaka eyisikhombisa yendlala.
Amaphupho eNkosi uNebukhadinezari
Amaphupho eNkosi uNebukhadinezari achazwe kuDaniel 2 no-4 ayizibonelo ezinhle zamaphupho angokomfanekiso. Unkulunkulu wanika uDaniel amandla okuhumusha amaphupho kaNebukadinesari. Elinye lalawo maphupho, uDaniel wachaza, wabikezela ukuthi uNebukadinesari wayezohlanya iminyaka eyisikhombisa, ahlala emasimini njengesilwane, enezinwele ezinde nezinzipho, futhi edla notshani. Ngemuva konyaka, ngenkathi uNebukadinesari eziqhayisa ngaye, iphupho lagcwaliseka.
UDaniel uqobo wayenamaphupho ambalwa angokomfanekiso ahlobene nemibuso yomhlaba esizayo, isizwe sakwa-Israyeli nezikhathi zokuphela.
UmkaPilatu waphupha ngoJesu ngobusuku bangaphambi kokuba umyeni wakhe amnikele ukuba abethelwe. Wazama ukuthonya uPilatu ukuthi akhulule uJesu ngokumthumela umlayezo ngesikhathi secala, etshela uPilatu ngephupho lakhe. Kepha uPilatu akazange asinake isixwayiso sakhe.
Ngabe uNkulunkulu Usakhuluma Nathi Ngamaphupho?
Namuhla uNkulunkulu ukhuluma ikakhulukazi ngeBhayibheli, isambulo sakhe esilotshwe kubantu bakhe. Kepha lokhu akusho ukuthi ngeke akwazi noma afune ukukhuluma nathi ngamaphupho. Inani elimangazayo lalabo ababengamaSulumane aguqukela kubuKristu bathi bakholelwa kuJesu Kristu ngesiphupho.
Njengoba nje ukuhunyushwa kwamaphupho ezikhathini zasendulo kudinga ukuhlolwa ngokucophelela ukuze kufakazelwe ukuthi iphupho lavela kuNkulunkulu, kunjalo nanamuhla. Amakholwa angathandaza kuNkulunkulu acele ukuhlakanipha nokuholwa maqondana nencazelo yamaphupho (Jakobe 1: 5). Uma uNkulunkulu ekhuluma nathi ngephupho, uzohlala echaza ukuthi lichaza ukuthini, njengoba enza kubantu abasebhayibhelini.