Kungani isizwe sakwaBenjamini sasibalulekile eBhayibhelini?
Uma kuqhathaniswa nezinye izizwe eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli kanye nenzalo yabo, isizwe sakwaBenjamini asitholi ukucindezelwa okuningi emiBhalweni. Kodwa-ke, izibalo eziningi ezibalulekile zeBhayibheli zavela kulesi sizwe.
UBenjamin, indodana yokugcina kaJakobe, omunye wezinzalamizi zakwa-Israyeli, wayethandwa kakhulu nguJakobe ngenxa kanina. Kulabo bethu abajwayelene ne-akhawunti kaGenesise kaJakobe namakhosikazi akhe amabili (nezancinza ezimbalwa), siyazi ukuthi uJakobe wakhetha uRaheli kunoLeya, futhi lokho kusho ukuthi wayethanda amadodana kaRaheli kunoLeya (UGenesise 29).
Kodwa-ke, njengoba uBenjamin ethola indawo njengenye yamadodana kaJakobe ayithandayo, uthola isiprofetho esingajwayelekile ngenzalo yakhe ekupheleni kwempilo kaJakobe. UJakobe ubusisa ingane yakhe ngayinye futhi wenza isiprofetho ngesizwe sabo esizayo. Yilokhu uBenjamin akutholayo:
“UBenjamini uyimpisi ehahayo; ekuseni idla impango, kusihlwa yahlukanise impango ”(UGenesise 49:27).
Ngokwalokho esikwaziyo ngomlingiswa kaBenjamin ovela endabeni, lokhu kubonakala kumangalisa. Kule ndatshana, sizongena ebuntwini bukaBenjamini, ukuthi sisho ukuthini isiprofetho esizweni sakwaBenjamini, abantu ababalulekile besizwe sakwaBenjamini, nokuthi isizwe sisho ukuthini.
Wayengubani uBenjamini?
Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, uBenjamin wayeyindodana encane kaJakobe, enye yamadodana amabili kaRaheli. Asitholi mininingwane eminingi ngoBenjamini kusuka kwi-akhawunti yeBhayibheli, ngoba uhhafu wokugcina kaGenesise ikakhulukazi uhlanganisa impilo kaJakobe.
Siyazi, nokho, ukuthi uJakobe akabonakali efunda ephutheni lakhe lokudlala izintandokazi noJakobe, ngoba ukwenza noBenjamin. Lapho uJosefa, engaziwa ngabafowabo, ebavivinya ngokusongela ukugqilaza uBenjamin "ngokumphanga" (uGenesise 44), abafowabo bamncenga ukuthi avumele omunye umuntu athathe indawo kaBenjamin.
Ngaphandle kwendlela abantu abasabela ngayo kuBenjamin emiBhalweni, asinazinkomba eziningi zobuntu bakhe.
Sisho ukuthini isiprofetho sikaBenjamin?
Isiphrofetho sikaBenjamin sibonakala sehlukene kathathu. Umbhalo ufanisa isizwe sakhe nempisi. Ekuseni kudla impango, kusihlwa kuhlukanise impango.
Izimpisi, njengoba kukhombisa ukuphawula kukaJohn Gill, zibonisa amandla empi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi lesi sizwe sizoba nempumelelo kwezempi (AbaHluleli 20: 15-25), okunengqondo ngokubheka sonke isiprofetho lapho sikhuluma ngokudla nempango.
Futhi, njengoba kushiwo ekuphawuleni okungenhla, lokhu kudlala ngokubaluleka empilweni yomunye wamaBenjamini adume kakhulu: umphostoli uPawuli (okuningi ngaye ngomzuzwana). UPaul, "ekuseni" empilweni yakhe, wawaqothula amaKrestu, kepha ekugcineni kwempilo yakhe, wakuthokozela okuphangiwe kohambo lobuKristu kanye nokuphila okuphakade.
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Babengobani abantu ababalulekile besizwe sakwaBenjamini?
Yize kungesona isizwe sakwaLevi, abakwaBenjamini bakhiqiza idlanzana labalingiswa ababalulekile emiBhalweni. Sizogqamisa ezinye zazo ngezansi.
U-Ehudi wayengumahluleli omnyama emlandweni wakwa-Israyeli. Wayengumbulali oyinxele owanqoba inkosi yakwaMowabi futhi wabuyisa u-Israyeli ezitheni zayo (AbaHluleli 3). Futhi, ngaphansi kwabahluleli bakwa-Israyeli abanjengoDebhora, abakwaBenjamini bajabulela impumelelo enkulu kwezempi, njengoba kwakuprofethiwe.
Ilungu lesibili, uSawule, inkosi yokuqala yakwa-Israyeli, naye wabona ukunqoba okukhulu empini. Ekupheleni kwempilo yakhe, ngenxa yokuthi wayefulathele uNkulunkulu, akazange ajabulele impango yohambo lobuKristu. Kepha ekuqaleni, lapho esondela esinyathelweni neNkosi, wayevame ukuhola u-Israyeli ohlangothini olunqobayo lwezimpi eziningi (1 Samuweli 11-20).
Ilungu lethu lesithathu lingamangaza kakhulu abafundi, ngoba alizange libambe iqhaza emigqeni engaphambili yempi. Esikhundleni salokho, kwakudingeka alwe impi yezombusazwe buthule ukuze asindise abantu bakhe.
Eqinisweni, iNdlovukazi u-Esteri idabuka esizweni sakwaBenjamini. Usize ukubukela phansi itulo lokubhubhisa abantu abangamaJuda ngemuva kokuzuza inhliziyo yeNkosi u-Ahashiveroshi.
Isibonelo sethu sakamuva esizweni sakwaBenjamini sivela eTestamenteni Elisha futhi, okwesikhashana, siphinde sabelane ngegama likaSawule. Umphostoli uPawulu uzalwa ohlwini lozalo lukaBenjamini (kwabaseFilipi 3: 4-8). Njengoba kushiwo ngaphambili, ifuna ukushwabadela isisulu sayo: AmaKrestu. Kepha ngemuva kokubona amandla aguqulayo ensindiso, ushintsha izivumelwano kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho okuphangiweyo ekupheleni kwempilo yakhe.
Yini ukubaluleka kwesizwe sakwaBenjamini?
Isizwe sakwaBenjamin sibalulekile ngezizathu eziningi.
Okokuqala, amandla empi nokuhlukumeza akusho njalo umphumela omuhle esizweni sakho. Edume kakhulu emBhalweni, abakwaBenjamini badlwengula babulale isancinza esingumLevi. Lokhu kuholela ukuthi izizwe eziyishumi nanye zihlangane zilwe nesizwe sakwaBenjamini futhi sizenze buthaka kakhulu.
Lapho omunye ebheka uBenjamini, isizwe esincane kunazo zonke kwa-Israyeli, mhlawumbe akabonanga mandla ayengalwa nawo. Kepha njengoba kuxoxiwe kule ndatshana ye-Got Questions, uNkulunkulu angabona ngale kwalokho iso lomuntu elingakubona.
Okwesibili, sinabantu abaningi ababalulekile abavela kulesi sizwe. Wonke umuntu ngaphandle kukaPaul wakhombisa amandla empi, ubuqili (endabeni ka-Esther no-Ehud) kanye nokuqonda kwezepolitiki. Sizobona ukuthi bobane labo okukhulunywe ngabo babenesikhundla esiphakeme sohlobo oluthile.
UPaul wagcina eshiye isikhundla sakhe ngesikhathi elandela uKristu. Kepha njengoba kungashiwo, amaKrestu athola isikhundla esiphakeme sasezulwini njengoba besuka kulo mhlaba beya kolandelayo (2 Thimothewu 2:12).
Lo mphostoli wasuka ekubeni namandla asemhlabeni waba sesikhundleni esiphakeme ayezobona sigcwaliseka ezulwini.
Ekugcineni, kubalulekile ukuthi sigxile engxenyeni yokugcina yesiprofetho sikaBenjamin. UPaul wakunambitha lokhu lapho ejoyina ubuKrestu. KuSambulo 7: 8 ukhuluma nge-12.000 yesizwe sakwaBenjamin esithola uphawu kuMoya oNgcwele. Labo abanaloluphawu bagwema imiphumela yezinhlupho nezahlulelo eziboniswe ezahlukweni ezilandelayo.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi abakwaBenjamini ababonanga nje kuphela impango yezempi ngomqondo ongokoqobo, kodwa futhi bangajabulela izibusiso zokuphila okuphakade. Isiphrofetho sikaBenjamin asigcini nje ngokugcina iTestamente Elidala neLisha, kepha sizogcwaliseka okokugcina ekupheleni kwesikhathi.