UJesu ungumPristi oMkhulu kunanoma yimuphi omunye!
Umbhali wamaHeberu uqhubeke nokuguqula ukugxila kwamakholwa amaJuda eqinisweni leSivumelwano Esisha futhi kude nemikhuba eyize yeSivumelwano Esidala - “Lapho-ke sinomPristi Ophakeme omkhulu odabule amazulu, uJesu iNdodana kaNkulunkulu, asibambe ngokuqinile ukuvuma kwethu. Ngoba asinaye umPristi Ophakeme ongakwazi ukuzwelana nobuthakathaka bethu, kodwa walingwa kuwo wonke amaphuzu njengoba sinjalo, kodwa engenasono. Ngakho-ke masize ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa, ukuze sithole isihe futhi sithole umusa wokusiza ngesikhathi sesidingo. ” (Heberu 4: 14-16)
Yini esiyaziyo ngoJesu njengomPristi Ophakeme? Sifunda kumaHeberu - “Ngokuba umPristi Ophakeme onjalo ubesifanele thina, ongcwele, ongenabungozi, ongenabala, ohlukanisiwe nezoni, ophakeme ngaphezu kwamazulu; ongadingi nsuku zonke, njengalabo bapristi abakhulu, ukunikela ngemihlatshelo, kuqala ngenxa yezono zaKhe, bese kuba ngenxa yabantu, ngokuba wakwenza kanye lokho ekuzinikeleni kwakhe. ” (Heberu 7: 26-27)
Ngaphansi kweSivumelwano Esidala, abapristi babekhonza endaweni yangempela - ithempeli - kepha ithempeli laliyisithunzi nje (esingokomfanekiso) sezinto ezingcono ezizayo. Ngemuva kokufa nokuvuka kwakhe, uJesu wayezosebenza njengoMlamuli wethu ezulwini ngokusithandazela. AmaHeberu aqhubeka ngokufundisa - “Manje leli yiphuzu eliyinhloko lezinto esizishoyo: SinomPristi Ophakeme onje, ohlezi ngakwesokunene sesihlalo sobukhosi soMkhulu ezulwini, uNgqongqoshe wendawo engcwele netabernakele leqiniso INkosi yakha, hhayi umuntu. ” (Heberu 8: 1-2)
Indawo engcwele kanye nomhlatshelo weSivumelwano Esisha yizinto ezingokomoya. Siyaqhubeka nokufunda kumaHeberu - “Kodwa uKristu weza njengomPristi oMkhulu wezinto ezinhle ezizayo, netabernakele elikhulu neliphelele ngokwengeziwe elingenziwanga ngezandla, okungukuthi, elingelona lalesi sidalwa. Hhayi ngegazi lezimbuzi nelamathole, kodwa ngegazi laKhe uqobo wangena kanye endaweni engcwelengcwele, esethole ukukhululwa kwaphakade. ” (Heberu 9: 11-12)
Ngesikhathi sokufa kukaJesu, isihenqo sethempeli laseJerusalema sadabuka kabili ukusuka phezulu kuye phansi - “Futhi uJesu wabuye wamemeza ngezwi elikhulu, wanikela umoya wakhe. Bheka, isihenqo sethempeli sadabuka kabili, kusukela phezulu kuze kufike phansi; umhlaba wazamazama, namadwala ahlukana, namathuna avuleka; nemizimba eminingi yabangcwele ababelele yavuka; baphuma emathuneni emva kokuvuka kwakhe, bangena emzini ongcwele, babonakala kwabaningi. ” (UMathewu 27: 50-53)
Kusuka eScofield Study Bible - “Isihenqo esasidabukile sahlukanisa iNdawo eNgcwele neNdawo eNgcwelengcwele, okwakungena kuyo kuphela umpristi ophakeme ngoSuku Lokubuyisana. Ukudabulwa kwaleveli, okwakuwuhlobo lomzimba womuntu kaKristu, kwakukhombisa ukuthi 'kuvulwa indlela entsha nephilayo' yawo wonke amakholwa ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, kungekho omunye umhlatshelo noma ubupristi ngaphandle kukaKristu. ”
Uma sethembele kuKristu njengeNkosi noMsindisi wethu, futhi saphenduka noma saphenduka ekuhlubukeni kwethu kuNkulunkulu, sizalwa ngoMoya waKhe futhi ngokomoya 'sembatha' ukulunga kwaKhe. Lokhu kusivumela ukuthi singene ngokomoya ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu (isihlalo Sakhe somusa) futhi senze izicelo zethu zaziwe.
Asikho isidingo sokuya endaweni ebonakalayo ukuze ungene ebukhoneni bukaNkulunkulu, ngoba ngaphansi kweSivumelwano Esisha, uMoya kaNkulunkulu uhlala ezinhliziyweni zamakholwa. Ikholwa ngalinye liba 'yithempeli' likaNkulunkulu futhi lingangena egumbini likaNkulunkulu sobukhosi ngomkhuleko. Njengoba ifundeka ngenhla, njengoba siza ngesibindi esihlalweni somusa 'singathola umusa futhi sithole umusa wokusiza ngesikhathi sokudinga.'
