ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

Pulelulu 6 Sanuali 2021

the LORD was sorry...

Pea na‘e fakatomala ‘a Sihova 

Senesi 6 (Genesis 6)

(v. 6) And the Lord was sorry that He had made man on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart.

(v. 6) Pea na‘e fakatomala ‘a Sihova ‘i he‘ene ngaohi ‘a e tangata ‘i māmani, ‘o ne fakamamahi ‘i hono finangalo

*Commentary: The Reformation Bible*

sorry/regretted. Here is a reference to a change of attitude and action. There is no contradiction between this verse and passages teaching the changelessness (immutability) of God (Mal. 3:6, James 1:17) and that God does not change His mind (Num. 23:19; 1Sam. 15:29; Ps. 33:11; Is. 46:10). Remembering that this description is anthropopathic (God is depicted in terms of the human experience of knowledge and emotion), we must also recognize that the immutable and sovereign God deals appropriately with changes in human behavior. When people sin or repent of sin, He “changes His mind” with regard to the blessing or punishment appropriate to the situation (Ex. 32:12, 14; 1 Sam. 15:11; 2 Sam. 24:16; Jer. 18:11; Amos 7:3, 6) - all in accordance with His sovereign and eternal purposes. He works out all things according to the counsel of His will (Eph. 1:11). having ordained every change in human behavior as well as His response to it; thus, He never changes like we do on the basis of new information or unforeseen consequences. Because God is changeless in His being and eternally loyal to His covenant promises and unchanging decree, we can have firm confidence in Him who is “the same yesterday and today and forever” (Heb 13:8).

fakatomala. Ko e fakamatala eni ki he liliu ‘o e fakakaukau pe ngaue. ‘Oku ‘ikai ke fepakipaki ‘a e veesi ko ‘eni´ pea mo e ngaahi potu tohi kehekehe ‘oku fakamatala ai ki he tuʻunga taʻeliliu ‘o e ‘Otua´ (Mal 3:6; Semisi 1:17) pea mo e mahino ‘oku ‘ikai liliu ‘a e fakakaukau ‘a e ‘Otua´ (Nomipa 23:19; 1 Sam 15:29; Saame 33:11; ‘Ais 46:10). Manatu, ko e fakamatala ko ‘eni´, ko e founga “‘anitolopopatika” (anthropopathic) – [ko hono fakamatalaʻi ‘a e ‘Otua´ ‘i he tuʻunga ‘oku ne aʻusia ‘a e ‘ilo mo e ongo fakaetangata]. Kuopau ke tau mahinoʻi, ko e ‘Otua ‘oku ‘ikai liliu mo aoniu´, ‘oku ne tokangaekina ‘a e ngaahi feliuliuaki ‘a e ‘ulungaanga ‘o e tangata´. ‘I he taimi ‘oku fai angahala ai pe fakatomala ai ‘a e tangata´, ‘oku “liliu ‘ene fakakaukau´” fekauʻaki mo e tautea pe tapuaki ‘o fakatatau ki he tuʻunga ko ia´(‘Ekisoto 32:12,14; 1 Sam 15:11; 2 Sam 24:16; Sel 18:11; ‘Emosi 7:3, 6) – ‘o fakahoko kotoa ‘a e ngaahi meʻa´ ni ke hoa mo e ngaahi tuʻutuʻni mo e taumuʻa ‘a ‘ene pule aoniu mo taʻengata´. ‘Oku ne ngāue‘i ‘a e ngaahi me‘a kotoa pē ‘i he ‘alunga ‘o e fakakaukau ‘o hono finangalo´ (‘Efeso 1:11), pea ne toka tuʻutuʻuni ‘a e liliu kotoa pe ‘i he toʻonga ‘a e tangata´ mo ‘ene mo ‘ene tali ‘e fai ki he liliu ko ia´. Pea ko ia, ‘oku ‘ikai ‘aupito ke liliu ‘a e ‘Otua´ ia ‘i ha taimi ‘o hangē ko kitautolu´, koeʻuhi´ ko ha ‘ilo foʻou pe ko ha hoko mai ‘o ha meʻa naʻe taʻeʻamanekina. Koeʻuhi´ ‘oku ‘ikai ke liliu ‘a e ‘Otua´ ‘i hono tuʻunga ‘oʻona´ mo lauʻitāniti ‘ene tukupā ki he palōmesi ‘o ‘ene kovinānite´ pea ‘ikai liliu ‘a hono finangalo´, ‘oku malava ke tau puke maʻu mo e loto pauʻia kiate Ia “‘oku tatau ai pē he ‘aneafi, mo e ‘aho ni, ‘io, ‘o ta‘engata.” (Hep 13:8).

* study on the Attributes of God / ako ki he natula (ngaahi ‘ulungaanga) ‘o e ‘Otua *

GOD IS . . . (KO E ‘OTUA, ‘OKU . . )

Knowing God

The doctrine of God has fallen on hard times. Many are far more concerned about personal salvation than they are about God. Books on marriage abound, but books on the doctrine of God are few and far between. This is regrettable since nothing can ever really make sense to us in this life unless we have a good grasp of who God is.

To know God, we must love the Lord our God with all our heart, soul, strength, and mind (Luke 10:27).

Kuo hangē kuo tuenoa´ ‘a e tokāteline ‘o e ‘Otua´. ‘Oku tokolahi ange ‘a e takitaha tokanga ki he ngaahi tokoni fakaekita´, ‘i he tokangaekina ‘a e ‘Otua´. ‘Oku fokoleta ‘a e ngaahi tohi fekauʻaki mo e nofo mali´, kae siʻisiʻi fau ha ngaahi tohi fekauʻaki mo e tokāteline ‘o e ‘Otua´. ‘Oku fakaloloma eni koeʻuhi´, ‘e ‘ikai pe ke ‘uhinga lelei ha meʻa ia kiate kitautolu ‘i he maama ko eni´, kapau ‘e ‘ikai ke tau maʻu ‘a e mahino feʻunga kau ki he ‘Otua´.

Ko ‘etau ‘ilo ki he ‘Otua´, kuopau ke tau ‘ofa ki hotau ‘Otua´, ‘o fai‘aki ‘a e kotoa hotau loto´, mo e kotoa ‘o hotau laumālie´, ivi´, mo hotau ‘atamai´ (Luke 10:27).