ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Sapate 10 Sanuali 2021

Shem...father of all the children of Eber

Semi... ko e tupu‘anga ia ‘o e ngaahi ha‘a Hepelū 

Senesi 10 (Genesis 10)

(v. 21) And children were born also to Shem, the father of all the children of Eber, the brother of Japheth the elder

(v. 21) Na‘e ai ha hako ‘o Semi foki, ‘a ia ko e tupu‘anga ia ‘o e ngaahi ha‘a Hepelū kotoa pē, pea ko e tehina foki ‘o Sēfeti.

Ko Semi foki, ʻaia ko e tamai ʻa e fānau kotoa pē ʻa ʻIpela, ko e tehina ʻo Sefeti ko e lahi, naʻe ai foki ʻae fānau kiate ia. (Uesi)

*Commentary: The Reformation Bible*

father of all. Or, “ancestor of all.” The Hb. term for “father” was used for more remote ancestors (28:13). Shem was Eber's great-great-grandfather (10:24; 11:10-14). Eber. The word for "Hebrew" perhaps comes from this name. He is the heir of God's blessing on Shem, just as Canaan, son of Ham, was the target of Noah's curse.

tamai ʻa e fānau kotoa pē. Pe, “tupuʻanga kotoa ia.” ‘I he hiki lea faka-Hepelū, ko e “tamai” naʻe ngaueʻaki ia ki hoto tupuʻanga (fanga kui) – 28:13.

‘Ipela. Ko e foʻi lea “Hepelūu´” ko e maʻu mei he foʻi lea ko eni´ - ‘a ē ‘oku liliu ki ai ‘e Molitoni´, kae hiki pe ia ‘e Uesi ko e ‘Ipela. Ko e ‘Ea ‘eni ‘o e tapuaki naʻe tuku ‘e he ‘Otua´ kia Semi´, ‘o hangē pe ko Kenani´, ‘a e foha ‘e Hami, naʻe tō ki ai ‘a e fakamalaʻia ‘a Noa´.

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

GOD IS . . . (KO E ‘OTUA, ‘OKU . . )

Knowing God

Christ exists as the sacred repository of all truth. He manifests himself as the sum and center of God's revelation. He mediates not only through his saving work for the church but also by communicating between God and fallen humanity. His great aim on earth was to reveal God the Father (Matt. 13:35; John 1:18). In fact, Christ had a unique ability and capacity to give us knowledge of God (Prov. 8:22; John 1:3-4; 3:13; Heb. 1:2). What Christ received from the Father in terms of knowledge and grace he bestows freely on his bride. He does not wish to keep us ignorant. He delights to know God, and he desires the same joy for us.

Ko e ‘i ai (moʻui) ‘a Kalaisi´, ko e tānakiʻanga koloa toputapu ia ‘o e moʻoni kotoa pe. ‘Oku ne fakaeʻa mai Ia, ko e fika kakato mo e uho ‘o e levelēsio (tatala meʻa) kotoa ‘a e ‘Otua´. ‘Oku ‘ikai ngata pe ‘i heʻene tuʻuvahaʻa ki he siasi´ ‘i heʻene ngaue fakamoʻui´, ka ‘i heʻene fakafetuʻutaki ‘a e ‘Otua´ mo e faʻahinga ‘o e tangata ‘oku kei hē ‘i he angahala´. Ko ‘Ene taumuʻa fisifisimuʻa ‘o ‘ene ‘i mamani´ ke fakahā mai ‘a e ‘Otua ko e Tamai´ (Matiu 13:35; Sione 1:18). Pea ko hono moʻoni´, naʻe maʻu ‘e Kalaisi ha mafai makehe mo ha founga ke ne fakaʻilo ‘a e ‘Otua´ kiate kitautolu (Palov 8:22; Sione 1:3-4; 3:13; Hep 1:2). Ko e koloa naʻe maʻu ‘e Kalaisi mei he Tamai´, ‘i he ‘ilo mo e kelesi, ‘oku ne ‘omi ke fakateungaʻaki ‘a hono siasi´ (taʻahine mali´). ‘Oku ‘ikai te ne finangalo ke tau nofo taʻe ‘ilo. Ko e ‘ene fangunanamu´ ke ‘ilo ‘a e ‘Otua´, pea ‘oku ne hoifua ‘a e ke tau maʻu ‘a e fiefia tatau.