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2:1 Dupa ce S-a nascut Isus in Betleemul din Iudea, in zilele imparatului Irod, iata ca au venit niste magi din Rasarit la Ierusalim, Dupa ce s-a nascut Isus. [Vizita magilor, Matei 2,1-12; vezi harta p. 215; diagramele de la p. 227]. Matei mentioneaza numai pe scurt faptul nasterii lui Isus (cap. 1,25) si omite diferite incidente legate de acel eveniment care sunt relatate in Luca 1,26–2,40. Intrucat Matei pune accent asupra lui Isus ca Mesia din profetia VT, el procedeaza la demonstrarea faptului ca Isus a implinit, de fapt, toate acele profetii (vezi la cap.1,22). El pare sa mentioneze, ca introducere, mai ales incidente legate de copilaria lui Isus care erau cuprinse in profetie si acelea care aratau spre regalitatea lui Mesia (vezi 1,1.6.17.23; 2,2.6.15.17.18.23). Pe de alta parte Luca, scriind mai mult pentru Neamuri (vezi la cap. 1,3), accentueaza ca Isus, Fiul lui Dumnezeu (v. 32,35,76), a crescut si a trait ca om printre oameni pentru ca sa poata fi Mantuitorul tuturor oamenilor (cap. 2,10.14.31.32). Pentru scopurile acestui comentariu nasterea lui Isus este asezata ipotetic in toamna anului 5 i.Hr. (vezi p. 240; diagramele de la p. 227). Betleemul. Literal, ,,Casa painii”. Numele ei mai timpuriu Efrat (Geneza 48,7) sau Efrata (Mica 5,2), inseamna ,,rodnicie” (vezi la Geneza 35,19). Regiunea Betleemului, dealurile si vaile ei acoperite cu vii, smochini, livezi de maslini si grane, era probabil in parte granarul Iudeii. Imprejurimile acestea erau pline de amintiri pentru poporul iudeu pe vremea lui Hristos, cum sunt si pentru crestinii de azi. Tocmai in partile acestea Rut a strans spice in ogoarele lui Boaz (Rut 2-4) si David pastorise turmele tatalui sau (1 Samuel 16,1.11; 17,15). De asemenea, aici Samuel l-a uns pe regele David (1 Samuel 16,13). Pentru informatii in plus cu privire la Betleem vezi la Geneza 35,19; Rut 3,3 si 4,1. Vezi harta in culori din fata p. 321. Din Iudea. Pentru a deosebi Betleemul ,,din Iudea” de Betleemul din Galileea, un targ cam la sapte mile spre nord-vest de Nazaret (Iosua 19,15). Irod. Adica, Irod cel Mare (vezi p. 39-42). Magi. [,,Intelepti”, KJV]. Gr. magoi, care denumea barbati din diferite clase culte. Cuvantul nostru ,,magicieni” vine de la aceasta radacina. Dar acesti ,,intelepti” nu erau magicieni in sensul modern al prestigidatorilor. Ei erau de neam nobil, educati, bogati si influenti. Ei erau filozofii, sfetnicii regatului, invatati in toata intelepciunea Rasaritului antic. ,,Inteleptii” care au venit sa caute pe pruncul Hristos nu erau idolatri; ei erau oameni cinstiti, integri (DA 59,61). Ei studiasera Scripturile ebraice si gasisera acolo o clara transcriere a adevarului. Indeosebi profetiile mesianice ale VT le-au atras atentia si intre acestea au gasit cuvintele lui Balaam: ,,O stea rasare din Iacob” (Numeri 24,17). Ei probabil mai cunosteau si intelegeau profetiile cu privire la timp ale lui Daniel (Daniel 9,25.26) si ajunsesera la concluzia ca venirea lui Mesia era aproape. Vezi p. 61,62. In noaptea nasterii lui Hristos s-a aratat pe cer o lumina misterioasa, care a devenit o stea luminoasa ce a persistat pe cerurile apusene (DA 60). Impresionati de importanta ei, inteleptii s-au indreptat din nou la sulurile sacre. Cand au cautat sa inteleaga sensul scrierilor sfinte, au fost instruiti in vise sa mearga sa-L caute pe Mesia. Ca si Avraam, ei n-au stiut la inceput unde trebuiau sa mearga, dar au mers asa cum erau condusi de steaua calauzitoare pe calea lor. Traditia ca n-au fost decat trei intelepti a izvorat din faptul ca au fost trei daruri (Matei 2,11) si este fara temei in Scriptura. O legenda interesanta, dar fara de valoare, da numele lor ca fiind Gaspar, Baltazar si Melchior. Ideea lipsita de temei ca ei erau regi a fost dedusa din Isaia 60,3 (cf. Apocalipsa 21,24). Pentru un comentariu asupra extinderii influentei iudaice in lumea romana de pe vremea lui Hristos vezi la p. 59-62. Din Rasarit. Iudeii considerau regiunile din Arabia de nord, Siria si Mesopotamia ca ,,Rasarit”. Astfel, Haranul era in ,,tara fiilor Rasaritului” (Geneza 29,1.4). Regele Moabului mai tarziu a adus pe Balaam ,,Din Aram (adica Siria),... din muntii Rasaritului” (Numeri 23,7; vezi la cap. 22,5). Isaia vorbea despre Cir, persanul, ,,ridicat de la Rasarit” (Isaia 41,2) si zicand ,,de la rasarit o pasare de prada” (cap. 46,11). Unii au crezut ca inteleptii erau din aceeasi parte de ,,tara a Rasaritului” ca si Balaam (vezi DA 59, 60), al carui loc de bastina a fost de curand identificat ca fiind Valea Sajur intre Alep si Carchemis, la o mica departare de Eufrat (vezi la Numeri 22,5; vezi si PP 438, 439). Daca acesta era cazul, calatoria lor la Betleem ar fi fost cam de 400 de mile in lungime si ar fi cerut doua sau trei saptamani de calatorie staruitoare daca au mers calare, poate o luna, daca au mers pe jos. Avand in vedere ca ei au calatorit noaptea pentru ca sa urmareasca steaua (DA 60), s-ar putea ca si calatoria lor sa fi tinut chiar mai mult. Totusi, punctul lor de origine s-ar putea sa fi fost si mai la rasarit si in felul acesta distanta lor de parcurs sa fi fost si mai mare. La Ierusalim. In cele din urma, lunga lor calatorie i-a facut sa treaca de varful Muntelui Maslinilor, la rasarit de Ierusalim. Chiar inainte de ivirea zorilor, poate, steaua s-a stins (DA 60) si in curand domul de marmura lucioasa si zidurile stralucitoare de marmura ale Templului au reflectat lumina unei noi zile. Faptul ca inteleptii au fost calauziti la Ierusalim si nu la Betleem (DA 61) este o indicatie a intentiei divine ca vizita lor sa fie mijlocul de a atrage atentia conducatorilor natiunii la nasterea lui Mesia (vezi v. 3-6). Atentia si interesul poporului au fost trezite cand au aflat de misiunea inteleptilor si mintea lor a fost indreptata la profetii. Conducatorii iudeilor s-au simtit ofensati de gandul ca inteleptii erau dintre Neamuri si au refuzat sa creada ca Dumnezeu ar trece pe langa ei in favoarea unor oameni care erau pagani (vezi DA 62,63). De partea lui, Irod era infuriat de aparenta indiferenta a preotilor si carturarilor (v. 3,4) si interpreta vizita inteleptilor ca avand legatura in vreun fel oarecare cu un complot contra vietii sale (DA 61, 62). |
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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).
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