12:1 Domnul zisese lui Avram: Iesi din tara ta, din rudenia ta, si din casa tatalui tau, si vino in tara pe care ti-o voi arata. Iesi. De aici inainte, eroul istorisirii Genezei este Avram. Aceasta este prima revelatie divina raportata facuta lui Avram, cu toate ca se stie din Fapte 7,2, ca Dumnezeu i se aratase si mai inainte cel putin o data. Cuvantul lui Iehova incepe cu o porunca, continua cu o fagaduinta si sfarseste cu o binecuvantare. Aceste trei aspecte importante caracterizeaza fiecare manifestare a lui Dumnezeu fata de om. Fagaduintele lui Dumnezeu sunt implinite, iar binecuvantarile Sale sunt primite, numai daca poruncile Sale sunt respectate. De obicei, oamenii sunt doritori sa se impartaseasca de binecuvantarile lui Dumnezeu si sa se realizeze cu ei si fagaduintele Sale, fara sa traiasca in conformitate cu poruncilor Sale. Chemarea Domnului ii cerea lui Avram sa o rupa intru totul cu trecutul. Nu numai ca trebuia sa plece din tara celor doua rauri, Mesopotamia, in care era asezat atat Ur, cat si Haran, ci trebuia sa renunte la legaturile de familie si chiar la casa tatalui sau spre a nu se mai intoarce niciodata la aceia care erau din propria semintie si din acelasi sange. Aceasta era o grea incercare. Haran si Ur aveau aceeasi civilizatie si nivel de trai. Toate acestea urmau sa se schimbe de indata ce vor parasi tara celor doua rauri si vor trece spre Siria si Palestina. In locul regiunilor cu pasuni bogate, ei urmau sa gaseasca o tara impadurita si muntoasa. In loc sa locuiasca printre triburile semite inrudite, cu civilizatie superioara, ei urmau sa locuiasca printre triburi hamite, diferite ca neam, de un nivel cultural mult inferior. Cu siguranta ca nu a fost usor pentru Avram sa rupa toate legaturile cu patria lui draga, tara in care a petrecut toata viata si care a fost sfintita prin multe asocieri afectuoase. Un tanar poate parasi tara de bastina cu putin regret, insa pentru un barbat in varsta de 75 de ani, o astfel de hotarare nu este usoara. Tara pe care ti-o voi arata. Geneza 11,31 arata ca destinatia de la inceput a lui Avram a fost Canaanul. Fara indoiala ca Dumnezeu trebuie sa fi aratat Canaanul ca fiind tara spre care avea sa-si indrepte pasii. Cu aceasta ocazie (cap. 12,1), Canaanul nu este amintit, insa este clar ca Avram cunostea Canaanul ca fiind locul unde Dumnezeu dorea ca el sa mearga. El a pornit la drum avand in vedere Canaanul (v.5). Declaratia lui Pavel din Evrei 11,8, ca Avram ,,a plecat fara sa stie unde se duce”, se pare ca se referea la faptul ca de aici inainte nu urma sa mai aiba un loc precis de locuit, ci sa fie strain si peregrin (vezi Evrei 11,9; 4T 523). De aici inainte, Dumnezeu urma sa-l calauzeasca zi de zi, iar Avram nu avea sa stie cu mult inainte ce putea sa-i aduca viitorul. |
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Special note for ANDROID SmartPhones
I recommend to download PhoneMe emulator for Android from here.
Especially I recommend phoneME Advanced - Foundation Profile + MIDP High Resolution b168 rev20547 from here, or from here.
Then you have to build your application, to transfer the .jar and .jad files on your mobile phone and run using this nice emulator.
1. Install a Zip Utility from Android Market.
2. Install a File Manager from Android Market.
3. Download and install PhoneMe, as mentioned above.
4. Build your application by using Download Multilingual Service or Dynamic Download (zip).
5. Copy the zip file into your Android Phone and unzip the content in a folder, and then write down the path to the unzipped files and the name of the .jad file.
6. Launch PhoneMe from your smartphone.
7. Inside PhoneMe, write to the main window the path and the name to the .jad file, above mentioned. Will look something like: file:///mnt/sd/download/BiblePhone.jad and then press enter.
8. The application will be installed, and next a hyperlink will be available below the above mentioned textbox. On this way you can install as many of MIDP application you like on your Android Phone.
How to install the application in Java Mobile enabled phones
It is possible now to have the Holy Scriptures on your mobile phone and to read
it wherever you are due to the Mobile Information Device Profile (MIDP)
technology in 1.0 and 2.0 versions, developed for Java applications.
A good advice is to try in the beginning the MIDP 1.0 / 128 Kbytes version, and
progressively to advance to MIDP 2.0 and larger volumes (512 Kbytes or more).
The application is available for MIDP 2.0, MIDP 1.0. You have only to select one
table on the field MIDP2.0 or MIDP1.0, according to the desired Bible version.
Then, you shall make a click on the JAR (Java Archive) file in order to obtain
the software to be installed on your mobile phone.
I recommend you to start with STARTER(MIDP1.0old) edition, then to continue with
INTERMEDIATE(MIDP1.0), and in the end, if the mobile phone supports this thing,
to try to install the ADVANCED (MIDP2.0) edition. Also, start with 128 kbytes
volumes, continue with 512 kbytes, and at the end try the version in one file.
There are cases where the mobile phone requires so called JAD (Java Descriptor)
files. These JAD files has to be
uploaded, on this case, together with the desired JAR files(s).
There are different methods to download the applications in your mobile phone as
follows:
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
5. If none from the above cases are valid
Next, we shall examine each case in order to have a successfully installation of
the software.
1. Directly from Internet by using a WAP or GPRS connection
If your have Internet access on your mobile phone (e.g. WAP or GPRS), it is
enough to access
https://biblephone.intercer.net/wap/ from the browser of the mobile phone,
and to access the desired Bible version, and then to make an option about
MIDP1.0 or MIDP2.0, and finally to select the desired module (e.g. one or more).
After the last selection, the desired version will be downloaded on your mobile
phone.
Many phones have only this option for installing JAVA appplications.
2. By using the infrared port of the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
If you don't have access to Internet directly from your mobile phone, then you
shall have to pass to this step requiring to have infrared ports on your mobile
phone and on the computer.
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to activate the infrared port on the mobile phone and align it with the infrared
port of the computer (preferable laptop).
c. Then a window will appear asking what file you want to send to the mobile
phone. Next, you will select the downloaded JAR file, and after OK, the mobile
phone will ask you if you want to load that file. You say YES and the
application will be downloaded on your mobile phone.
d. Probably, you will be asked by the mobile phone where you want to save it (e.g.
on the games or applications directories). After you made this selection, the
file will be ready to be loaded for run.
The displaying preference can be set inside the application in order to have
larger fonts, full screen display etc.
3. By wireless Bluetooth access to the mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones.
This situation is similar with the infrared case. You have only to activate
Bluetooth access on your mobile phone (check if exists) and on the computer (check
if exists).
4. By cable link between PC ad mobile phone
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific
mobile phones.
On this case the steps are as follows:
a. On this case, you will download the application by using the computer from
the Internet (i.e. JAR files).
b. Once the application is downloaded (preferable on the desktop) you will have
to set up the wired connection between the mobile phone and the computer. Next,
you will start the synchronization / data transfer application and download the
JAR file in your mobile phone. Surely, you will have to consult the CD of your
mobile phone.
c. By this application you shall transfer into your mobile phone the JAR file in
the games or applications directories. Next, you will have to select for run the
JAR desired file.
5. If none from the above cases are valid
On this unhappy case, I recommend you to find a friend with a laptop having
infrared / Bluetooth capabilities, or to buy a data link cable, or to change
your current model of mobile phone.
Unfortunately, some models of mobile phones require only WAP/GPRS in order to
download and run Java applications.
Sometimes there is a need for a special uploader software for specific mobile
phones. Therefore check the documentation of them and also the page for specific
models.
Why so many versions? Simple, because not all the mobile phones support the
Bible in one file with MIDP 2.0 (the most advanced for the time being).
Multilingual Online Ebooks
It is possible now to have the inspirational ebooks on your browser and to read it allowing you to make comparisons between different translations or versions for a specific language. This occasion is unique, and you have only to browse to the desired author and book.