ALPHA MAAMA (A.M.)

 Tusite Fepueli 23, 2021

But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly

Pea naʻe fanafanau ʻa e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli ʻo tupu pe ʻo tokolahi ʻaupito

'Ekisoto 1 (Exodus 1)

(v. 7) But the people of Israel were fruitful and increased greatly; they multiplied and grew exceedingly strong, so that the land was filled with them.

(v. 7) Pea naʻe fanafanau ʻa e fānau ʻa ʻIsileli, ʻo tupu pe ʻo tokolahi ʻaupito, ʻonau hoko ʻo mālohi ʻaupito: pea naʻe fonu ʻae fonua ʻiate kinautolu. (paaki ‘a Uesi)

*Commentary: The ESV Study Bible*

Exodus is the second of the first five books of the OT, which are referred to collectively as either “Torah” (“law,” “instruction” in Hebrew.) or “Pentateuch” (“five-volumed” in Greek). The English title “Exodus” is taken from the Septuagint and the Greek noun exodos, “a going out” or “departure,” the major event of the first half of the book, in which the Lord brings Israel out of Egypt. The Hebrew title, “Names,” is taken from the first line of the text, “These are the names of the sons of Israel who came to Egypt with ' Jacob” (1:1).

1:7 The Hebrew phrases translated the people of Israel is the same phrase rendered “sons of Israel” in v. 1. Since the narrative has just referred to the death of Joseph and all his generation (v. 6), the focus shifts here from the specific 12 sons of Jacob to their offspring who have become the people of Israel. The vocabulary used to describe their growth (they were fruitful, multiplied, and the land was filled with them) parallels that of God’s command to mankind at creation (Gen. 1:28) as well as his later reiteration to Jacob (Gen. 35:11).

*Tohi Vete: Tohitapu Ako ‘a e ESV*

Ko e tohi ‘Ekisoto´, ko e tohi hono ua ia ‘o e nimaʻi puka ‘o e Fuakava Motuʻa´, ‘a ē ‘oku fakatahatahaʻi ‘o ui ko e “Tola´” (“lao”, “fakahinohino” ‘i he lea Hepelū) pe ko e “Penitatiuke” (“voliume nima” ‘i he lea Kalisi´).

Ko e ‘uluʻi tohi, “ ‘Ekisoto” ‘i he lea ‘Ingilisi´ ko e ‘omi mei he Sepituakini (liliu ‘o e Fuakava Motuʻa) pea mo e nauna Kalisi ko e ‘ekisotosi, “hū kituʻa” pe ko e “hiki atu”; ko e fakamatala ‘o e meʻa lahi ne hoko ‘i he konga ‘uluaki ‘o e tohi´, ‘a hono fakahū kituʻa ‘e he ‘Otua´ ‘a ‘Isileli mei ‘Isipite´.

Ko e ‘uluʻi tohi Hepelū´, “Ngaahi Hingoa´”, ‘oku toʻo pe ia mei he laine ‘uluaki ‘o e tohi´, “KO eni ‘a e ngaahi hingoa ‘o e ngaahi foha ‘o ‘Isileli na‘e omi ki ‘Isipite fakataha mo Sēkope, ‘o takitaha mo hono ‘api.” (1:1).

1:7. Ko e kupuʻi lea Hepelū ‘oku liliu ko e “haʻa ‘Isileli ´ ”, ko e kupuʻi lea tatau pe ia ‘oku liliu ko e “ngaahi foha ‘o ‘Isileli” ‘i he veesi 1. Pea koeʻuhi´ ko e lave ‘a e tohi´ ki he pekia ‘a Siosifa mo hono toʻutangata´ (v.6), ‘oku hiki leva ‘a e tokanga ‘a e talanoa´ mei he ngaahi foha ‘e toko 12 ‘o Sekope´ ki honau hako´, ‘a ia ko kinautolu kuo hoko ko e kakai ‘o ‘Isileli´. Ko e lea ‘oku ngaueʻaki ke fakamatalaʻi ‘a ‘enau tupulaki´ (tupu hangē ha neveneve´, hako tokolahi, fonu ‘a e fonua´ ‘iate kinautolu) ‘oku tatau mo e tuʻutuʻuni ‘a e ‘Otua´ ki he faʻahinga ‘o e tangata´ ‘i he fakatupu´ (1:28) pea pehē ki heʻene toe tala naʻe fai kia Sekope´ (Sen 35:11).

GOD IS . . . (KO E ‘OTUA, ‘OKU . . )

2        GOD IS SIMPLE

            Doctrine

Consider David's praise in Psalm 145:8–9:

The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. The LORD is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.

As a simple being, God is graciousness is mercy is patience is love is goodness. He is all these things all the time with all attributes in perfect harmony. All the attributes of God must harmonize with one another in our conception of God, or else the God in our minds is not the true God.

2        KO E ‘OTUA´, ‘OKU LAULOTAHA

            Tokāteline

Tau vakai ki he fakahikihiki ‘a Tevita ‘i he Saame 145:8-9:

‘Oku angalelei mo ‘alo‘ofa ‘a e ‘Eiki, Tuai ki he houhau, pea lahi ‘ene meesi.

‘Oku lelei ‘a Sihova ki he me‘a kotoa pē; Pea ko ‘ene fai faka‘atu‘i ‘oku lave ki he‘ene ngāue fuli pē.

‘I hono tuʻunga laulōtaha´, ko angalelei Ia, ko ‘aloʻofa Ia, ko fakamaʻumaʻu Ia, ko ‘ofa Ia, ko lelei Ia. Ko Ia kotoa ‘a e ngaahi meʻa ni ‘i he taimi kotoa ‘i he katokatoa hono ngaahi ‘ulungaanga´ ‘o nau fehūmalieʻaki ‘i he tuʻunga haohaoa taha´. Ko e ngaahi ‘ulungaanga kotoa ‘o e ‘Otua´, kuopau ke fehūmalieʻaki ‘enau fekauʻaki´, kae malava ke tau maʻu ‘a e mahino totonu ‘o e ‘Otua moʻui´; ka ‘ikai, ko e ‘Otua ‘oku ‘i heʻetau fakakaukau´ (‘i hotau ‘atamai´) ‘oku ‘ikai ko e ‘Otua moʻoni ia!