Indaba kaJakobe: Kwakungubani? Wenzani? nokunye okuningi

Ungenzenjani uma uthanda umuntu wesifazane, kodwa bakwenza ushade nodadewabo? ukwazi i Indaba kaJakobe, indoda okwadingeka ihlupheke kakhulu ngenxa yothando lomuntu wesifazane.

Indaba kaJakobe

Igama likaJakobe lisuselwa egameni elithi “isithende” futhi lisho lowo “okhohlisayo” noma “othatha indawo” ( Genesise 25:26; 27:36 ). Leli gama labekwa ngoba ngesikhathi sokuzalwa, wathatha isithende somfowabo ngesikhathi sokubeletha. Ngakho-ke, wayengumncane kunabo bonke kumawele.

Indaba kaJakobe ibekwe ngaphambi kwemvelaphi yesizwe sakwa-Israyeli. Uyinzalo ka-Abrahama (umkhulu wakhe) futhi indodana yendodana yakhe uSara, u-Isaka noRebeka. Indaba kaJakobe isitshela ukuthi unguyise wamadodana ayishumi nambili, amele isizwe ngasinye ezizweni eziyishumi nambili zakwa-Israyeli (Genesise 25:1; Eksodusi 1:5).

Womabili amawele akhule nabazali bawo. NgoMeyi, u-Esawu wayeyindoda eyagqama ngokuba namandla, yazinikela ekuzingeleni nasekufuyeni. UJakobe wayeyindodana ezinikele, ekholelwa ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu.

Njengoba uRebheka ekhulelwe amawele akhe kusukela esibelethweni babengaphumuli, balwa bodwa. URebheka ubuza uNkulunkulu ngokwenzekayo futhi uBaba uMninimandla onke wamambulela ukuthi uthwele izizwe ezimbili esibelethweni sakhe (Genesise 25:23).

Indaba kaJakobe encwadini kaGenesise

Njengoba sesiphawulile, indaba kaJakobe ihambisana nengqikithi yencwadi kaGenesise. Ihlanganisa ngaphezu kwengxenye yale ncwadi yeBhayibheli. Ngesikhathi sokuzalwa, izibulo lamawele ngesikhathi sokuzalwa, ngu-Esawu ngakho-ke ubuzibulo buhambisana naye. Ngokulandelayo uJakobe uyazalwa.

U-Esawu wayeyindodana kayise ethandwa kakhulu. Umzingeli osemnkantshubomvu, onamandla futhi osebenza kanzima. UJakobe wayeyindodana kanina ethandekayo. Wayebonakala ngokuzinza, ezolile, olinganiselayo futhi ozinikele kakhulu ezintweni ezingokomoya.

Ekukhuleni kwaba khona umbango phakathi kwamawele. Izizathu ezinkulu zalengxabano kwaba ukukhetha kukababa ku-Esawu kanye nomama kuJakobe. UJakobe wayefisa ubuzibulo buka-Esawu enhliziyweni yakhe. Ngokumnika igama lakhe uhweba ngobuzibulo.

Ngokokulandisa kweBhayibheli, uJakobe uceba icebo ukuze umfowabo u-Esawu, ngemva kokubuya kwakhe ekhathele ngenxa yokusebenza emasimini, axoxisane ngalelilungelo. Ubuvila buka-Esawu ngobuzibulo bubangela ukuba alinike uJakobe ukuze athole ibhodwe lokuphekela.

Nokho, uthando luka-Isaka ngendodana yakhe u-Esawu lwabonakala esifisweni sakhe sokumnika isibusiso sobuzibulo. Nokho, uRebheka, umka-Isaka, efisa ukuba indodana yakhe uJakobe ithole isibusiso esinjalo, wahlela icebo nendodana yakhe uJakobe ukuze ithole ilungelo lezibusiso zobuzibulo.

Masikhumbule ukuthi ngokomongo weBhayibheli, izibulo kwakufanele lizinikele ikakhulukazi ezintweni zikaNkulunkulu. Izibulo lalibhekwa njengelingcono kakhulu lamandla namandla omuntu ( Genesise 49:3; AmaHubo 78:51 ).

Lokho kwakusho nokuthi izibulo laliba yinhloko yomndeni. Ngakho-ke, wathola izwe elingcono kakhulu, ifa elikhulu kunawo wonke. Ngalo mqondo, uJakobe noRebheka basizakala ngobumpumputhe buka-Isaka ukuze bamdide ngendodana yakhe ayithandayo u-Esawu. U-Isaka oyimpumputhe akayiboni indodana yakhe futhi uyinikeza isibusiso, okwenza uJakobe abe umthwali wesithembiso saphezulu, futhi ngenxa yalokho uyindlalifa yezwe lesithembiso laseKhanani.

U-Isaka, eqaphela iphutha elenziwe, unikeza u-Esawu isibusiso, kodwa esisezingeni eliphansi. Ngakho-ke, kwadingeka akhonze uJakobe futhi amazwe ayezuzwe njengefa ayengavundile, ikakhulukazi amazwe akwa-Edomi ayelingana naye. Ngakho, u-Esawu unguyise wabakwa-Edomi, izitha zesikhathi esizayo zika-Israyeli.

Isibusiso esanikezwa uJakobe satshala umunyu omkhulu enhliziyweni ka-Esawu futhi wayefuna ukuziphindiselela kumfowabo. Esaba ukuthi u-Esawu uzobulala umfowabo uJakobe, uRebheka uhlela ukuba indodana yakhe uJakobe iye ezweni lasePhadani iHarana ukuze ibalekele ulaka luka-Esawu. Umkhaya kaRebheka wawuhlala kulelo zwe, ikakhulukazi umfowabo uLabani. Umkhaya okhonza izithombe wonkulunkulu bamanga.

Ukufundisa

Imfundiso yokuqala esingayibona endabeni kaJakobe ukuthi inkohliso ebuhlotsheni babantu ibuhlungu njalo. Imiphumela mibi. UJakobe akagcini nje ngokukhohlisa umfowabo ukuba amthengisele ubuzibulo bakhe, kodwa uRebeka, umka-Isaka, ukhohlisa umkakhe ukuba athande enye yamadodana akhe.

Lokhu kukhetha emikhayeni kutshala ukucasuka, okungase kubangele impindiselo, izingxabano, inzondo engase iholele nasekubulaleni njengoba nje u-Esawu ayefuna enhliziyweni yakhe ukubulala uJakobe.

Ukubaleka kukaJakobe

Kumelwe sicabange ukuthi uJakobe oyinzalo ka-Abrahama ngokuqondile wathola izimfundiso zezithembiso zikaNkulunkulu azenza kumkhulu wakhe u-Abrahama. Ngakho-ke, wayekholelwa kuNkulunkulu weqiniso.

Lapho eneminyaka engamashumi amane ubudala, kufanele abaleke ekhaya ayoqala impilo entsha. Ezithola eyedwa ngobunye ubusuku eBhethele, ubuthongo bakhe buphazanyiswa umbono waphezulu ovela kuNkulunkulu. Wakwazi ukuqaphela ukuthi ukuphila manje okumlindile kuwumshikashika oqhubekayo noNkulunkulu wokuba indlalifa yezithembiso ezanikezwa inzalamizi u-Abrahama ( Genesise 28:10-22 ) Ngakho, wakwazi ukuqaphela ukuthi ukuphila okumlindile manje kuwumshikashika oqhubekayo noNkulunkulu wokuba indlalifa yezithembiso ezanikezwa inzalamizi u-Abrahama.

Kakade esezweni laseHarana, uJakobe uthola isifundo sokukhohliswa. Indoda le yayinamadodakazi amabili, enye kwakunguLeya, udadewabo omdala. Enye indodakazi yakhe, encane, yeba inhliziyo kaJakobe, igama layo kwakunguRakeli. UJakobe unquma ukutshela uLabani izinhloso zakhe zokushada noRaquel futhi umkhwe wakhe wakusasa babonisana ngeminyaka eyisikhombisa yomsebenzi ukuze akwazi ukushada indodakazi yakhe. UJakobe uyasamukela isivumelwano. Nokho, uLabani ngobuqili uganisa uJakobe nendodakazi yakhe uLeya. Lokhu kumphoqa ukuthi axoxisane eminye iminyaka eyisikhombisa ukuze akwazi ukushada noRaheli futhi iminyaka eyishumi nane wayethembele endlini kaLabani.

Uyakwazi ukushada noRaquel amthandayo. Ngemva kweminyaka eyishumi nane yomsebenzi oqhubekayo, uyakwazi ukuthola ingcebo enkulu kunoyisezala. Lokhu kwaholela ekulweni komkhaya. Nakuba womabili la madoda aphumelela, uLabani wayefuna ukuba nengcebo engaphezu kukaJakobe. Lokhu kwenza ukuthi okhokho bathathe isinqumo sokuhlongoza isivumelwano nezinkomo. UJakobe uthatha obuthakathaka kube nguyena uLabani onamandla kunabo bonke. Nokho, isibusiso sikaJehova saba kuJakobe andisa izinkomo zokhokho.

Ubugovu baphinde bathatha uLabani futhi ukungezwani emndenini kwakubi kakhulu. UJakobe watshela uLabani ngesifiso sakhe sokubuyela ezweni lakubo. Ngokuvumelana nabafazi babo ababili, laba besifazane basekela uJakobe. Bathi kuyise inkohliso mayelana nelobolo ayefake kulo umyeni wakhe phakathi nokuphila kwakhe ezweni laseHarana.

Ngobuhlakani uJakobe uhamba ezinsukwini ezimbili ngaphambi kosuku okuvunyelwene ngalo. Ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbili, uLabani uhamba namadodana akhe ukuyofuna uJakobe namadodakazi akhe amabili. Njengoba sesibonile, uLabani namadodakazi akhe babenezinye izinkolelo. Babekhonza izithombe futhi benezithombe nezithixo. UJakobe wabenqabela ukuba bathathe noma iyiphi yalezi zinsalela bayise omkabo. Nokho, uRaquel weba ezinye izithixo zikayise wazifihla. UJakobe wayengazi ukuthi uRaheli wayegcine lezo zithombe ze-terracotta noma onkulunkulu bensimbi.

Ngenkolelo kaLabani, labonkulunkulu babevikela zonke izimpahla zabo nengcebo, ngakho-ke, leso sivikelo sasiwumlingo. Ngemva kokuba uLabani ebambe uJakobe futhi wammangalela ngokweba, waqhubeka efuna impahla kaJakobe nendlu yakhe, engazitholi izithombe zakhe.

Njengoba engazitholi lezo zithombe uRaquel ayezifihlile, uhlongoza isivumelwano sobungani neJapane okwamiswa ngaso izimo ezintathu.

1. UJakobe wayengenakukwazi ukuphatha kabi neyodwa yamadodakazi akhe amabili
2. Wayengeke ashade nanoma yimuphi omunye umuntu wesifazane
3. Naleyo ndawo ababehlanganela kuyona yilapho ababezokwenza khona isivumelwano lapho ababethembisana khona ukuthi alukho uhlangothi oluzowela ngezinhloso ezimbi zokulimaza omunye.

Ekugcineni, uJakobe uyinhloko yendlu yakhe. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi nangemva kwezilingo ayebhekene nazo, wayeselungele elinye izinga lokuhlangenwe nakho ebuhlotsheni bakhe noNkulunkulu.

Njengoba inzalamizi uJakobe yayisondela eKhanani, izwe lesithembiso, iqembu lezingelosi laphuma liyohlangabeza uJakobe eMahanayimi ( Genesise 32:1-2 ). Kwezinye izazi, lokhu kuhlangana kufanekisela isivikelo saphezulu maqondana nezwe laseKhanani.

UJakobe, ekuhlanganyeleni noNkulunkulu, wacela ukuvikelwa kwendlu yakhe. Ngobuhlakani, uhlukanisa umkhaya wakhe ngamaqembu amabili. Ifa nendlu kaJakobe kwakukhulu kangangokuthi ngisho nalapho ebahlukanisa, babebaningi ngokwanele ukuzivikela futhi babalekela noma yikuphi ukuhlasela u-Esawu ayengakwenza.

Ehambisana nalesi sinqumo esihlakaniphile, uJakobe akayeki ukuthandaza phambi kukaNkulunkulu ukuba alawule isimo. Lapho yonke indlu kaJakobe iwela umfula, inzalamizi yahlangana noNkulunkulu. Zombili ziphikisana kuze kuse (Genesise: 32).

Naphezu kwempi enzima phakathi kwalaba ababili, akukho noyedwa owaphumelela kwaze kwaba yilapho lowo Nkulunkulu ekhumula inqulu kaJakobe. Nokho, inzalamizi ayimvumeli ukuba ahambe ayolenga phezu kwalomuntu waphezulu ayefuna ukuba ambusise.

Lesi sibusiso sasingatholakala ngemva kokuba uJakobe ephumelele ukubiza igama lakhe siqu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi wakubona ukunqotshwa kanye nesimilo sakhe. Ngaleso sikhathi umphikisi uyakwazi ukugcizelela ukuphakama kwakhe futhi umnike igama elisha. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi yayizobizwa ngokuthi “u-Israyeli” okusho ukuthi “lowo uNkulunkulu amlwelayo”.

Leyondawo, kuze kube namuhla ibizwa ngokuthi iPeniyeli okusho “ubuso bukaNkulunkulu” ngoba wabona uNkulunkulu ubuso nobuso futhi Yena ngomusa wakhe wasindisa ukuphila kukaJakobe ( Genesise 32:30 ).

Nokho, uJakobe wayengekho ngaphandle komfowabo u-Esawu. Ngokushesha wakwazi ukubona ukuthi ukwesaba kwakhe kwakungenasisekelo. Ngokusobala, umfowabo u-Esawu wayezimisele ukukhohlwa ngamaphutha abawenza esikhathini esidlule.

Ngokusobala izici zabo bobabili abazalwane zazihluke kakhulu futhi ngenxa yalokho ukuphila ndawonye kwakuzoba nzima kakhulu. Ngakho-ke ngamunye wabo wanquma ukusungula umuzi wabo emazweni ahlukene. UJakobe wakhetha ukumisa umuzi wakhe ngasentshonalanga yeZwe Lesithembiso. U-Esawu uzolandela futhi ngenxa yalokho unguyise wabakwaEdomi.

Bobabili izelamani bayeka ukubonana isikhathi eside kwaze kwaba sekufeni kuka-Isaka (Genesise 35:27-29).

Njengoba uJakobe elibangise entshonalanga ukuze akhe umuzi wakhe, ufika eShekemi lapho akhela khona uNkulunkulu i-altare. Lapho iseShekemi, indodana yombusi walowomuzi yadlwengula uDina, indodakazi phakathi kukaLeya noJakobe. Ecabangela isikhalo, amadodana kaJakobe ahlela ukuziphindiselela ngomuzi wakubo.

Nakuba kuyiqiniso ukuthi lesi sigameko sasinyantisa, indodana yombusi yafuna ukuhlala noDina. Ngokusobala, amadodana kaJakobe asamukela isivumelwano, inqobo nje uma bonke abesilisa baseShekemi besokiwe. Ukuze enze isivumelwano, umbusi uyakwamukela futhi bonke abesilisa baseShekemi bayasokwa.

Lapho belulama kulokho kuhlinzwa, amadodana kaJakobe ahlasela uShekemi

Lokhu kuyabaphoqa ukuthi bahambe kulelo zwe. Phakathi nalesi sikhathi uJakobe uhlupheka kakhulu, ngoba umzanyana kanina uyafa futhi ulahlekelwa owesifazane ayemthanda ngempela, umkakhe uRaheli, lapho ebeletha enye yamadodana akhe uBhenjamini ( Genesise 35:19; 48:7 ) ).

UJakobe kufanele futhi ahlupheke njengoba indodana yakhe uRubeni ilahlekelwa ubuzibulo bayo ngenxa yesono sayo sobulili (Genesise 35:22). Lezi zenzakalo zilandelwa ukufa kukayise u-Isaka.

Hlasela iGibhithe

Ngemva kwendlala ehlasele izwe laseKhanani, uJakobe unquma ukuya eGibhithe. Wayeqiniseka ukuthi uNkulunkulu wayenaye futhi ngenxa yalokho wawuyovuselela amandla akhe ukuze uqale kwelinye izwe (Genesise 46:14).

Uhlala ezweni likaHosen kwaze kwaba lusuku lokufa kwakhe. Njengoba eseGibhithe nezingane zakhe eziyishumi nambili kanye nomndeni wakhe wonke, izimo zomndeni zingaphansi kokushuba. UJakobe wakwazi ukuba nomkakhe uRaheli amadodana amabili oJosefa noBhenjamini.

Masikhumbule ukuthi owesifazane ayemthanda ngempela kwakunguRaquel. Ngakho-ke, izibulo lalowo mshado kwakuyoba uJosefa. Le nsizwa yayiyindodana kaJakobe eyintandokazi. Nakulokhu okuthandwa yizingane kulimaza ezinye izingane zakubo.

Amanye amadodana kaJakobe ahlela indlela yokubulala umfowabo uJosefa. Ngemva kokwenza icebo labo, bamthengisa njengesigqila endodaneni eyintandokazi yenzalamizi. Lokhu kwenza uJakobe azizwe edabukile ecabanga ukuthi indodana yakhe idliwe isilo. Uma ufuna ukwazi ngomlando okwenzeka emadodaneni kaJakobe futhi omelela isizwe ngasinye kweziyi-12 zakwa-Israyeli, sikumema ukuba ufake okulandelayo okunesihloko esithi: Indaba kaJosefa

Isimilo sikaJakobe

Kusukela ekuzalweni kukaJakobe singakwazi ukubona izici zomlingiswa wenzalamizi. Futhi, indaba kaJakobe isenza sibone ukuthi kwakuwukuphila okunezingxabano zomkhaya.

Phakathi nokuphila kwakhe kubonakala sengathi wayebalekela okuthile noma othile. Ngokwesibonelo, kwadingeka abalekele u-Esawu, uLabani, ebulawa indlala yaseKhanani.

Nakuba uJakobe engummeleli ka-Israyeli akasona isibonelo. Nokho, ngaso sonke isikhathi wayebonakala elwa njalo nemvelo yakhe enesono. Okubalulekile ngesimilo sikaJakobe kwakuyisifiso sakhe esingenakuphela sensindiso kaNkulunkulu kanye nobudlelwane obuqhubekayo noyise.

Wakhokha ngaphezu kwesono sakhe ngasinye.

Izinkolelo zikaJakobe

Njengoba kufanele sicabange, izinkolelo zikaJakobe zazisekelwe ezithembisweni zikaNkulunkulu ku-Abrahama. Okusho ukuthi, yayisekelwe enkolelweni yezinzalamizi. Ku-Abrahama, umkhulu wakhe kuvela inkolelo kuNkulunkulu oyedwa, uYahweh. Wafundiswa nguyise ngesivumelwano lezithembiso uNkulunkulu azenza kuyisemkhulu. Lezi zinkolelo zisekhona nanamuhla.

Indaba kaJacon isenza sibone ukuthi ukuhlangana kwakhe noNkulunkulu eBethel kwajulisa kanjani ubuhlobo bakhe noNkulunkulu uMninimandla onke.

Esekulelo zwe, waba nephupho elivela esandleni sikaNkulunkulu. Kulowo mbono, wathola isithembiso esiphindwe kathathu sezwe lesithembiso esivela kuNkulunkulu ngokuqondile. Phakathi nalowo mbono uJakobe wakwazi ukubona inkazimulo nobukhosi baphezulu.

Lapho eseBethel, wanquma ukwakhela uNkulunkulu i-altare futhi wenza izifungo kuJehova lapho athi unguNkulunkulu wakhe.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, njengoba esePeniyeli, inzalamizi ibuya ukuyoba nokuhlangana, ubuso nobuso noNkulunkulu. Lokho kuhlangana kufakazela ubuthakathaka bakhe nokuncika okufanele abe nakho kuNkulunkulu.

Ngokunjalo, indaba kaJakobe isibeka esimweni sokuthi ukuba sePeniyeli yilapho ehlola khona amandla nokubaluleka komthandazo ngaso sonke isikhathi futhi ikakhulukazi lapho umuntu ezizwa engenakuzisiza.

Ingxenye kaPeniel enesifiso esijulile sokuthi ukuphila kwakhe konke kuncike kuNkulunkulu. Wahamba elimele kodwa amandla akhe avuselelwa, ekhokhiswa ukholo. Isibusiso esikhulu kunazo zonke ukuthi ukholo lwakhe lwaqiniswa kulowo mhlangano, ngoba waphinde wafakazela ukuthi uNkulunkulu ukhona ngempela.

Iqiniso lokuthi wahlangana nomfowabo kulezo zimo zenyama lamenza wancika kuNkulunkulu.

Bese sikushiyela le vidiyo ekhuluma ngendaba kaJakobe