The Divine Throne
Ko e Taloni Faka-’Otua
1 KINGS 22:10, 19
NOW THE KING OF ISRAEL AND JEHOSHAPHAT THE KING OF JUDAH WERE SITTING ON THEIR THRONES AND ALL THE PROPHETS WERE PROPHESYING BEFORE THEM AND MICAIAH SAID, "THEREFORE HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD: I SAW THE LORD SITTING ON HIS THRONE, AND ALL THE HOST OF HEAVEN STANDING BESIDE HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON HIS LEFT."
1 TU’I 22:10, 19
10 Pea ko e Tu‘i ‘Isileli mo Sihosafate ko e Tu‘i Siuta na‘a na ‘afio takitaha ‘i hono taloni kuo ‘ai hono teunga ‘i ha mala‘e ‘i he matanikolo ‘o Samēlia; pea ko e kau palōfita na‘e fai ‘enau palofisai ‘i hona ‘ao. 19 Pea fakatau folofola ‘e he tangata, ‘Io, ko ia koā! pe‘i fanongo ā ki he folofola ‘a Sihova. Ne u mamata kia Sihova ‘oku ‘afio ‘i hono taloni, mo e hōsitē kotoa ‘o langi ‘oku nau tutu‘u ai mei hono to‘omata‘u mo e to‘ohema.
Ko e kisee ko e sea pe nofo’anga fakalangilangi ma’ae taula’eiki (1 Samiuela 1:9), ka ‘oku lahi ange pe ‘a ‘ene ‘uhinga ki he taloni ‘o e tu’i pe ko e fakataataa ‘o e mafai faka-’Otua. ‘Oku tau ma’u ‘ia 1 Tu’i 22 ‘a e faikehekehe ‘a e taloni faka-mamani mo e taloni faka-langi: ko e ongo tu’i fakamamani ‘e ua ‘oku na heka ‘i he kisee, pea mo e tu’i lau’itaniti ‘e taha ‘oku ne ‘afio ‘i hono taloni ‘o’ona. ‘Oku ‘aakilotoa ‘a e ongo tu’i ‘i mamani ‘e he kau palofita lea loi (tuku kehe ‘a Maika), ka ‘oku ‘aakilotoa ‘e he hositee ‘o langi ‘a Sihova. Ko IAA ‘a e Hau mo’onia, ‘a ee ‘oku hoko ‘a e ngaahi tu’i ‘o mamani ko ha ‘ata vaivai mo loi ‘i he taimi lahi.
Na’e talaange ‘e he ‘angelo ko Kepaleli kia Mele, ‘e foaki ‘e he ‘Otua ki he’ene tamaa ‘a e “taloni ‘o ‘ene kui ko Tevita” (Luke 1:32). ‘I he’ene ha’ele hakee, ko e tu’i mo e taula’eiki lahi, “na’a ne nofo hifo mei he to‘omata‘u ‘o e taloni ‘o ‘Ene ‘Afio ‘i he ngaahi langi" (Hepelu 8:1). Ki he “taloni ‘o e kelesi” ‘oku tau ‘unu’unu ki ai mo e loto pau’ia, "...ke tau ma‘u meesi, mo tau ta‘imālie ha kelesi ke tokoni mai.that We may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Hepelu 4:16).
"Ko ho taloni, ‘e ‘Otua, ‘Oku lauikuonga pea ta‘engata: Ko e sēpita ‘o faitotonu ko ha sēpita ia ‘a ho pule‘anga." (Ps. 45:6).
1 KINGS 22:10, 19
NOW THE KING OF ISRAEL AND JEHOSHAPHAT THE KING OF JUDAH WERE SITTING ON THEIR THRONES AND ALL THE PROPHETS WERE PROPHESYING BEFORE THEM AND MICAIAH SAID, "THEREFORE HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD: I SAW THE LORD SITTING ON HIS THRONE, AND ALL THE HOST OF HEAVEN STANDING BESIDE HIM ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND ON HIS LEFT."
1 TU’I 22:10, 19
10 Pea ko e Tu‘i ‘Isileli mo Sihosafate ko e Tu‘i Siuta na‘a na ‘afio takitaha ‘i hono taloni kuo ‘ai hono teunga ‘i ha mala‘e ‘i he matanikolo ‘o Samēlia; pea ko e kau palōfita na‘e fai ‘enau palofisai ‘i hona ‘ao. 19 Pea fakatau folofola ‘e he tangata, ‘Io, ko ia koā! pe‘i fanongo ā ki he folofola ‘a Sihova. Ne u mamata kia Sihova ‘oku ‘afio ‘i hono taloni, mo e hōsitē kotoa ‘o langi ‘oku nau tutu‘u ai mei hono to‘omata‘u mo e to‘ohema.
Though kisse can refer simply to a chair or seat of honor for a priest (1 Sam. 1:9), most of the time it refers to a king's throne, or as a metaphor for regal or divine power. First Kings 22 presents a vivid contrast between earthly and heavenly thrones: two mortal kings each sit on a kisse, and the one immortal King sits on his. The earthly kings are encompassed by lying prophets (except Micaiah), while Yahweh has the heavenly host around him. He is the true King of whom all earthly kings are a faint, flawed, and often
false image.
The archangel Gabriel told Mary that God would give her Son "the throne of his father David" (Luke 1:32). In his ascension, as both king and high priest, he sat down "at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven" (Heb. 8:1). To that "throne of grace" we draw near with confidence, "that We may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need" (Heb. 4:16).
"Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness" (Ps. 45:6).
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