Tingting Strong Blong Wokbaot Long Ol Rod Blong Jeova
“Olgeta we oli stap obei long Hae God, mo we oli stap folem ol tok we hem i putum, bambae oli harem gud.”—OL SAM 128:1.
1, 2. ?Olsem wanem ol toktok mo ol fasin blong ol wetnes blong Jeova bifo we oli stap long Baebol oli givhan long yumi?
TABU Tok blong Jeova i fulap wetem ol store blong ol traem mo ol glad blong ol trufala man blong hem. Ol ekspiryens blong Noa, Ebraham, Sera, Josua, Debora, Barak, Deved, mo ol narafala oli klia nomo insaed long Baebol. Olgeta evriwan oli trufala man mo oli gat wan samting we i spesel. Oli gat bilif long God mo oli gat strong tingting blong wokbaot long ol rod blong hem.
2 Ol toktok mo ol fasin blong ol wetnes blong Jeova bifo oli save leftemap tingting blong yumi taem yumi stap traehad blong wokbaot long ol rod blong God. Antap moa, bambae yumi harem gud sipos yumi soem fasin ona long God mo yumi fraet gud blong mekem hem i kros. Samting ya i tru nating se yumi stap fesem ol traem long laef, from we tabu speret i pusum man blong raetem Ol Sam blong singsing olsem se: “Olgeta we oli stap obei long Hae God, mo we oli stap folem ol tok we hem i putum, bambae oli harem gud.”—Ol Sam 128:1.
Wanem Ya Fasin Blong Gat Strong Tingting
3. ?Fasin blong gat strong tingting hem i wanem?
3 Blong wokbaot long ol rod blong Jeova, yumi mas gat strong tingting. Yes, Baebol i givim oda long ol man blong God blong oli gat fasin ya. Eksampel, Deved man blong raetem Ol Sam i singsing se: “Yufala evriwan ya we yufala i putum tingting blong yufala i stap long Hae God, yufala i mas strong. Tingting blong yufala i mas stap strong oltaem.” (Ol Sam 31:24) Fasin blong gat strong tingting hem i “paoa blong tingting no fasin we i mekem man i tekem jans blong mekem wan samting, holem strong longtaem, mo winim denja, fraet, no hadtaem.” (Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary) Wan man we tingting blong hem i strong, man ya i strong, i save fesem denja, hem i no fraet. Long ol tok we aposol Pol i talem long Timote man we i stap wok wetem hem, yumi luk se Jeova i stap givim strong tingting long ol man blong hem, Pol i se: “Speret ya we God i givim long yumi, hem i no blong mekem yumi fraet, no gat. Speret ya i blong mekem yumi gat paoa, i blong mekem yumi laekem tumas ol man, mo i blong mekem yumi naf blong blokem ol samting we yumi nomo i wantem.”—2 Timote 1:7.
4. ?Wanem wan rod blong kasem strong tingting?
4 Wan rod blong kasem strong tingting ya we God i stap givim, hemia fasin blong prea mo ridim Tok blong Jeova, Baebol. Plante store we oli stap long Baebol oli save givhan long yumi blong yumi gat strong tingting moa. Taswe, fastaem yumi traem luk wanem yumi save lanem long ol store long Hibru haf blong Baebol we i tokbaot ol man we oli gat strong tingting blong wokbaot long ol rod blong Jeova.
Strong Tingting Blong Talemaot Mesej Blong God
5. ?Olsem wanem strong tingting we Inok i gat i givhan long ol man blong Jeova tede?
5 Strong tingting we Inok i gat i save givhan long ol man blong Jeova tede blong oli no fraet blong talemaot mesej blong God. Bifo we Inok i bon, ‘ol man oli save nem ya blong God se Jeova, nao oli stat blong yusum.’ Sam man blong hae save oli talem se ol man oli “stat blong yusum nogud” nem ya blong Jeova. (Jenesis 4:25, 26; 5:3, 6) Maet oli yusum nem ya blong God long ol man no long ol aedol tu. Olsemia nao, i gat plante gyaman wosip taem Inok i bon long yia 3404 B.K.T. Yes, i luk olsem se hem nomo i “stap frengud wetem God,” hem i folem wan rod blong stret fasin we i laenap wetem trutok blong Jeova.—Jenesis 5:18, 24.
6. (a) ?Inok i talemaot wanem strong mesej? (b) ?Yumi save trastem wanem samting?
6 Inok i gat strong tingting blong talemaot mesej blong God, ating hem i prij. (Hibrus 11:5; lukluk 2 Pita 2:5.) Man ya we hem wan nomo i wan wetnes i talemaot se: ‘Yufala i luk. Bambae Jeova i kam wetem plante taosen tabu enjel blong hem. Bambae hem i jajem olgeta man, nao bambae hem i givim panis long ol man we oli no obei long hem from ol samting nogud we oli mekem, mo from ol tok nogud we oli sakem long fes blong hem.’ (Jud 14, 15) Inok i gat strong tingting blong yusum nem ya Jeova taem hem i givim mesej ya blong panis long ol man ya we oli no obei long God. Mo olsem God i givim strong tingting long Inok blong i talemaot strong mesej ya, long sem fasin Jeova i givim paoa long ol Wetnes blong Hem tede blong oli no fraet blong talemaot tok blong Hem long minista wok, long skul, mo long narafala ples olsem.—Lukluk Ol Wok 4:29-31.
Holem Strong Tingting Taem i Gat Traem
7. ?Noa i soem wanem eksampel long fasin blong gat strong tingting?
7 Eksampel blong Noa i save givhan long yumi blong yumi gat strong tingting blong mekem ol wok we oli stret taem yumi kasem traem. Wetem strong tingting mo bilif, Noa i obei long woning we God i givim long saed blong wan bigfala wora we bambae i kavremap wol mo hem “i wokem bigfala sip ya blong sevem olgeta famle blong hem.” From fasin obei mo ol gudfala wok, Noa i jajem ol man we oli no gat bilif from ol rabis wok blong olgeta mo i pruvum se i stret nomo blong oli lus. (Hibrus 11:7; Jenesis 6:13-22; 7:16) Fasin blong tingting dip long rod ya we Noa i folem i givhan long ol man blong God tede blong oli gat strong tingting blong mekem ol gudfala wok olsem Kristin minista wok.
8. (a) ?Noa, “wan prija blong talemaot stret fasin” we i gat strong tingting i bin fesem wanem? (b) ?Jeova bambae i mekem wanem long yumi sipos yumi ol prija blong talemaot stret fasin we yumi gat strong tingting?
8 Sipos yumi stap folem wan rod we i stret be yumi no save olsem wanem blong winim wan kaen traem, i gud yumi prea from waes fasin blong yumi winim. (Jemes 1:5-8) Fasin blong Noa blong stap tru long God taem hem i kasem traem i soem se man i save fesem ol traem wetem strong tingting mo fasin blong holem strong long God. Hem i stanap strong blong winim wan rabis wol mo ol enjel we oli kam man mo ol pikinini blong olgeta. Yes Noa i wan “prija blong talemaot stret fasin” we i gat strong tingting, hem i prij long “ol man ya bifo” we oli stap long rod blong lus. (2 Pita 2:4, 5; Jenesis 6:1-9) Nating se hem i no fraet blong gohed blong toktok olsem man blong talemaot woning blong God long ol man we oli stap laef bifo long taem we bigfala wora i ron, “olgeta ya oli no save wan samting, kamkam we wora i ron bigfala, i tekemaot olgeta.” (Matyu 24:36-39) Be i gud blong tingbaot se nating se plante man tede oli ronem yumi mo oli no wantem lesin long mesej blong Baebol we yumi stap talem, Jeova bambae i mekem yumi stanap strong olsem hem i mekem Noa i stanap strong sipos yumi soem sem bilif mo strong tingting olsem ol prija blong talemaot stret fasin.
Strong Tingting Blong Obei Long God
9, 10. ?Olsem wanem Ebraham, Sera, mo Aesak oli soemaot strong tingting blong obei?
9 Ebraham, “fren blong God” hem i wan gudfala eksampel blong strong tingting blong obei long God. (Jemes 2:23) Ebraham i nidim bilif mo strong tingting blong obei long Jeova mo livim taon ya blong ol man Babilon, Uru, wan taon we i fulap long ol samting we i save kam rij from. Hem i bilif long promes blong God se bambae hem i yusum hem blong “blesem ol man blong olgeta narafala kantri long wol” mo bambae laen blong hem i gat wan kantri. (Jenesis 12:1-9; 15:18-21) From Ebraham i bilif “hem i stap long ples ya we God i mekem promes blong hem long hem bifo, be olsem we hem i wan strenja nomo” mo hem i stap wet long ‘wan taon we fandesen blong hem i save stap oltaem’—hemia Kingdom blong God long heven, we bambae hem i stap aninit long hem taem hem i laef bakegen long ded.—Hibrus 11:8-16.
10 Sera, waef blong Ebraham i gat bilif mo strong tingting blong i lego taon ya Ur, go wetem hasban blong hem long wan narafala kantri, mo stanap strong longtaem long eni trabol we tufala i save fesem long kantri ya. !Mo hem i kasem pei from hem i obei long God wetem strong tingting! Nating se hem i no gat pikinini gogo kolosap hem i kasem 90 yia mo “i olfala finis,” Sera i kasem paoa ‘blong gat pikinini, from we hem i stap bilif long God ya we i mekem promes long hem, se God bambae i mekem promes blong hem i kamtru.’ Biaen, Sera i bonem Aesak. (Hibrus 11:11, 12; Jenesis 17:15-17; 18:11; 21:1-7) Sam yia biaen, Ebraham i gat strong tingting blong obei long God mo “i rere blong kilim pikinini blong hem Aesak, blong givim i go long God.” Wan enjel i stopem hem, nao olfala ya i kasem bakegen long ded pikinini boe blong hem we i gat strong tingting mo fasin obei, “olsem we hem i laef bakegen long ded.” Olsemia nao hem mo Aesak tufala i olsem saen we i soem se Jeova God bambae i givim Pikinini blong hem, Jisas Kraes, olsem wan ransom blong mekem se olgeta ya we oli stap bilif long hem oli save kasem laef we i no save finis. (Hibrus 11:17-19; Jenesis 22:1-19; Jon 3:16) Tru ya, fasin blong gat strong tingting mo obei we Ebraham, Sera, mo Aesak oli soem i mas pusum yumi blong obei long Jeova mo oltaem yumi mas mekem wil blong hem.
Strong Tingting Blong Stap Long Saed Blong Ol Man Blong God
11, 12. (a) ?Olsem wanem Moses i soemaot strong tingting long saed blong ol man blong Jeova? (b) ?Taem yumi tingbaot strong tingting blong Moses, yumi save askem wanem kwestin?
11 Moses i gat strong tingting blong stap long saed blong ol man blong God we oli stap trabol. Long 15 handred yia B.K.T., papa mama blong Moses oli soem strong tingting. Tufala i no fraet long oda blong king blong oli kilim i ded ol pikinini boe blong ol man Hibru we oli jes bon, tufala i haedem Moses mo biaen tufala i putum hem insaed long wan bokis mo livim i stap long medel blong ol gras long saed blong Nael reva. Dota blong Fero i faenem, mo hem i lukaot hem olsem prapa pikinini blong hem, be fastaem hem i kasem trening long saed blong speret long haos blong papa mama blong hem. Olsem we Moses i wan long ol famle blong Fero, “olgeta oli tijim hem long waes blong ol man Ijip” mo hem i “kam wan strong man blong tok mo blong wok tu,” hem i kam strong long tingting mo long bodi.—Ol Wok 7:20-22; Eksodas 2:1-10; 6:20.
12 Nating se i gat plante rij samting long haos blong king, Moses i gat strong tingting blong jusum blong stap wetem ol man we oli stap wosip long Jeova, long taem ya oli stap wok olsem slef blong ol man Ijip. Blong halpem wan man Isrel, hem i kilim wan man Ijip mo biaen hem i ronwe i go long Midian. (Eksodas 2:11-15) Kolosap 40 yia biaen, God i yusum hem blong lidim ol man Isrel aot long kalabus. Long taem ya Moses “i aot long Ijip, we i no fraet long king ya we i kros tumas,” we i talem se bambae i kilim hem i ded from hem i stap mekem wok long nem blong Jeova blong givhan long ol man Isrel. Moses i stap wokbaot olsem we “i stap luk God ya we man i no save luk long ae blong hem,” hemia Jeova God. (Hibrus 11:23-29; Eksodas 10:28) ?Yu yu gat bilif mo strong tingting olsem we bambae i mekem yu yu stap oltaem wetem Jeova mo ol man blong hem nating i gat hadtaem mo ol man oli stap ronem olgeta?
Strong Tingting Blong ‘Folem Jeova Fulwan’
13. ?Olsem wanem Josua mo Kaleb tufala i soem eksampel blong fasin blong gat strong tingting?
13 Josua mo Kaleb we tufala i gat strong tingting tufala i soem se yumi save wokbaot long ol rod blong God. Tufala i “folem Jeova fulwan.” (Namba 32:12) Josua mo Kaleb tufala i stap tu wetem ol 12 man we oli go blong spae long Promes Lan. Ol ten spae oli fraet long ol man ples ya, nao oli traem blong pulum ol man Isrel blong oli no go insaed long Kenan. Be, Josua mo Kaleb tufala i gat strong tingting, tufala i se: “Sipos Jeova i glad long yumi, bambae hem i givim kantri ya long yumi, wan kantri we i fulap long melek mo hani. Wan samting nomo, yufala i no mas agensem Jeova; mo yufala, i no mas fraet long ol man long kantri ya, from we olgeta oli olsem pis bred nomo long yumi. Haos blong olgeta i no moa protektem olgeta, mo Jeova i stap wetem yumi. Yu no fraet long olgeta.” (Namba 14:8, 9) Laen blong ol man Isrel long taem ya i no gat bilif mo i no gat strong tingting, taswe laen ya i neva kasem promes lan ya. Be, Josua mo Kaleb, tugeta wetem nyufala laen oli go insaed long hem.
14, 15. (a) ?Taem Josua i folem ol tok blong Josua 1:7, 8, wanem samting i hapen long Josua mo ol man Isrel? (b) ?Wanem lesen yumi lanem long saed blong strong tingting we Josua mo Kaleb tufala i soem?
14 God i talem long Josua i se: “Yu mas gat strong tingting mo yu mas strong blong lukaotgud blong folem olgeta loa we Moses man blong mi i givim long yu. Yu no mas lego olgeta blong go long lef saed no long raet saed, olsem nao yu save mekem ol waes samting long olgeta ples we yu go long hem. Buk ya blong loa i no mas lus long maot blong yu, mo yu mas ridim long tingting blong yu long dei mo long naet, blong yu save lukaotgud blong mekem olgeta samting we oli raetem insaed; nao bambae yu save win long rod blong yu mo bambae yu save wok long fasin waes.”—Josua 1:7, 8.
15 Josua i folem ol tok ya, nao ol man Isrel oli winim Jeriko mo ol narafala taon. God i mekem san i no muf tu blong i stap saen gogo Isrel i winim ol man Gibeon long faet. (Josua 10:6-14) Taem denja i kamaot from ol enemi oli joen blong mekem faet we “oli plante olsem sanbij long solwora,” Josua i no fraet, mo bakegen God i mekem Isrel i winim faet. (Josua 11:1-9) Nating se yumi no stret gud olgeta, olsem Josua mo Kaleb, yumi save folem Jeova fulwan, mo God i save givim paoa long yumi blong wokbaot long ol rod blong hem wetem strong tingting.
Strong Tingting Blong Trastem God
16. ?Olsem wanem Debora, Barak, mo Jael oli soem se oli gat strong tingting?
16 Fasin blong trastem God wetem strong tingting i gat pei blong hem, olsem ol samting we oli hapen long taem ya we ol jaj oli mekem stret fasin i stanap oltaem long Isrel, oli soem. (Rut 1:1) Eksampel, Jaj Barak mo woman profet ya Debora oli gat strong tingting blong trastem God. Jabin, king blong ol man Kenan i stap mekem trabol long Isrel long 20 yia finis, nao Jeova i mekem se Debora i talem long Barak blong i hivimap 10,000 man long Hil ya Taboro. Siseraha, Jif blong ol ami blong Jabin i ron i go long vali blong Kison, hem i sua se long flat ples ya ol man Isrel bambae oli no winim ami blong hem wetem 900 kat blong faet we oli gat huknaef long wil blong olgeta. Taem ol man Isrel oli maj i go long flat ples ya, God i faet long saed blong olgeta mo kwiktaem wora i ron bigfala mo i mekem graon long ples ya blong faet i kam sofsof nao ol kat blong Siseraha oli no save ron. Ol man blong Barak oli win, mekem se “olgeta man long kam blong Siseraha oli ded long naef blong faet.” Siseraha i ron i go long haos tapolen blong Jael, be taem hem i stap slip, Jael i gat strong tingting blong kilim hem i ded. Jael i kilim nil blong haos tapolen i gotru long hed blong hem. I tru olsem profet tok we Debora i talem long Barak se, “naesfala samting” blong winim faet ya i go long wan woman. From we Debora, Barak, mo Jael oli gat strong tingting blong trastem God, Isrel “i no moa wari from trabol long fote yia.”—Jajes 4:1-22; 5:31.
17. ?Wanem eksampel blong strong tingting blong trastem Jeova we Jaj Gideon i soem?
17 Jaj Gideon i gat strong tingting blong trastem Jeova God taem ol man Midian mo ol narafala man oli kam faetem ol man Isrel. Nating se ol 135,000 man we oli kam blong faetem olgeta oli plante moa bitim ami blong ol man Isrel, maet ol 32,000 man blong faet blong Isrel oli save ting se olgeta nomo oli winim faet ya we God nao i mekem se oli winim. Jeova i givim advaes long Gideon, nao hem i katemdaon namba blong ol ami blong hem i kam long tri grup we i gat 100 man long ol wanwan grup ya. (Jajes 7:1-7, 16; 8:10) Ol 300 man ya oli raonem kam blong ol man Midian long naet, long taem ya wanwan man i gat wan pupu mo wan botel wetem wan laet insaed. Long wan stret taem we saen i kamaot, oli blu long pupu, oli smasem ol botel, leftemap ol laet we oli stap bon i go antap, mo oli singaot se: “!Naef blong faet blong Jeova mo Gideon!” (Jajes 7:20) Ol man Midian oli fraet mo oli stat blong ronwe mo oli lusum faet. Ol samting we oli stap hapen olsem oli mas pulum yumi blong bilif se fasin blong gat strong tingting blong trastem God i save gat pei blong hem tu tede.
Strong Tingting Blong Ona Long Jeova Mo Leftemap Klin Wosip
18. ?Taem Deved i kilim daon Golaet, hem i gat strong tingting blong mekem wanem?
18 Sam eksampel blong Baebol oli givim strong tingting blong ona long Jeova mo leftemap klin wosip. Yangfala Deved, we i no fraet blong sevem ol sipsip blong papa blong hem, i soem se hem i no fraet long bigfala man Filistia ya Golaet. Deved i talem se: “Yu yu kam long mi wetem wan naef blong faet mo wetem wan spia mo wetem wan smol spia bakegen, be mi mi kam long yu long nem blong Jeova blong ol ami, God ya blong faet long saed blong ol man Isrel, we yu yu stap jikim hem. Tede Jeova bambae i letem yu yu kam long han blong mi, mo bambae mi kilim daon yu mo katemaot hed blong yu; . . . mo ol man long olgeta ples long wol bambae oli save se i gat wan God we hem i blong ol man Isrel. Mo olgeta hif man ya bambae oli save se Jeova i no stap sevem man wetem naef blong faet no wetem spia, from we faet hem i blong Jeova.” (1 Samuel 17:32-37, 45-47) Wetem help blong God, Deved i gat strong tingting blong ona long Jeova, hem kilim daon Golaet, mo olsemia nao hem i mekem impoten wok blong blokem ol man Filistia taem oli traem blong spolem klin wosip.
19. ?Wanem projek Solomon i nidim strong tingting blong mekem, mo olsem wanem tingting we hem i gat i save givhan long taem blong yumi?
19 Kolosap long taem we Solomon, pikinini boe blong King Deved i stat blong bildim tempel blong God, olfala papa blong hem i talem long hem se: “Yu mas gat strong tingting mo yu mas strong mo mekem wok. Yu no mas fraet no yu seksek, from we Jeova God, God blong mi, i stap wetem yu. Bambae hem i no lego yu no i livim yu gogo olgeta wok blong mekem long haos blong Jeova i finis.” (1 Kronikel 28:20) Wetem strong tingting blong wok, Solomon i finisim tempel ya. Tede taem wan plan blong bildim wan haos blong yusum long tiokratik wok i kasem wan traem, i gud blong tingbaot ol tok blong Deved, se: “Yu mas gat strong tingting mo yu mas strong mo mekem wok.” !Hemia wan nambawan rod blong ona long Jeova mo leftemap klin wosip!
20. ?Wanem i soem se King Asa i gat strong tingting?
20 From we King Asa i wantem blong ona long God mo leftemap klin wosip, hem i tekemaot ol aedol long Juda mo ol man we oli stap mekem wok blong ol woman blong rod long tempel. Mo tu hem i tekemaot bubu woman blong hem we i lego finis klin wosip long hae posisen blong hem mo i bonem “rabis aedol blong hem.” (1 King 15:11-13) Yes, Asa “i gat strong tingting mo hem i gohed blong finisim ol rabis samting long ples blong Juda mo Benjamin mo long ol taon we hem i winim long ol ples long hil blong Efrem, mo blong putumbak olta blong Jeova we i stap fored long haos blong Jeova.” (2 Kronikel 15:8) ?Yu tu yu gat strong tingting blong sakemaot apostasia mo leftemap klin wosip? ?Yu yu yusum ol rij samting blong yu blong mekem intres blong Kingdom i go moa? ?Yu yu wantem joen oltaem long wok blong talemaot gud nyus olsem wan long ol Wetnes blong hem, blong yu givim ona long Jeova?
21. (a) ?Olsem wanem ol store blong ol man bifo long taem blong ol Kristin we oli stap holem strong long bilif oli givhan long yumi? (b) ?Long nekis stadi bambae yumi lukluk long wanem samting?
21 Yumi glad tumas se God i kipim gud ol store ya blong Baebol we oli tokbaot ol man ya bifo long taem blong ol Kristin, we oli gat strong tingting blong holemstrong bilif long God. Yes, gudfala eksampel blong olgeta i save givhan long yumi blong mekem tabu wok blong Jeova wetem strong tingting, fasin fraetgud long God, mo fasin ona. (Hibrus 12:28) Be Kristin Grik haf blong Baebol tu i tokbaot eksampel blong ol man we oli mekem wok wetem strong tingting. ?Olsem wanem sam long ol store ya oli save givhan long yumi blong gat strong tingting blong wokbaot long ol rod blong Jeova?
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a Fasin blong lego tru wosip mo agensem hem.
?Olsem Wanem Yu Ansa?
◻ ?Wanem ya strong tingting?
◻ ?Olsem wanem Inok mo Noa oli soem fasin blong gat strong tingting?
◻ ?Olsem wanem Ebraham, Sera, mo Aesak oli soem se oli gat strong tingting?
◻ ?Wanem eksampel blong strong tingting we Moses, Josua, mo Kaleb oli soem?
◻ ?Olsem wanem sam narafala man oli soem se oli gat strong tingting blong trastem God?
[Tok Blong Pija Long Pej 15]
Gideon wetem smol grup blong ol ami blong hem oli gat strong tingting blong trastem Jeova