Unkulunkulu ongumYuda u-Yehova wabonakala ixesha elide ngaphambi kokuhlanganiswa kwezizwe kwilizwe elinye. Inkolo yaKhe yaqonda ukuba kukho abanye abantu abahlala phakathi kwezinye izizwe. Ekuqaleni, uYehova wayekhunjulwa zizizwe ezimbalwa zeenkwenkwezi, kwaye babecinga njengedemon yenkangala. Ekubeni ixesha lakhe laqala ukuqonda njengonkulunkulu wesizwe sakwaYuda. Kuphela emva kokuhlanganiswa kwezizwe uYehova waba ngunkulunkulu oyintloko wabantu bamaYuda.
Yintoni eyaziwa ngoYehova?
Emva kokubunjwa kwelizwe lakwaSirayeli, igama loothixo bamaYuda laqala ukuchongwa kunye nomphathi weemfazwe. Ngenguqu kummandla weempembelelo zikaYehova, ukubonakala kwakhe kwaguqulwa. Ngokutsho kolwazi olukhoyo, ekuqaleni lwalumelelwe yingonyama, kwaye ekugqibeleni inkunzi. Emva kwexesha elithile, wafumana umfanekiso wesintu. AmaYuda awazange acinge ukuba uYehova uyabonakala kwaye unikwe indawo ethile yokuhlala. Abaninzi bakholelwa ukuba unqulo lwamaYuda luhlala kwiNtaba yeSinayi. Kwakukho kule ndawo apho kwenziwa imihlatshelo yecala lokugawula igazi, kwaye imibingelelo yabantu yayingabandakanywa. Ngethuba lexesha, inkcazelo ibonakala ukuba u Yehova uhlala emkhombeni okhangeleka njengebhokisi elisezantsi. Kwiphepha layo kwakukho ikherubhi ephosiweyo, eyenziwe ngegolide. Ngendlela, abanye abaphandi bakholelwa ukuba ityeya yayiyitrone. Kukho nolwazi lokuba kukho izifanekiso zikaYehova okanye iimetereji kwibhokisi.
Njengoko unqulo lwalo thixo lwasasazeka, ababingeleli bakhe nabo baqala ngakumbi. Baphendukela kuYehova ngoncedo lokuxoxwa ngamatye ngamacwecwe okanye iintonga. Abantu beza kubabingeleli ukuba baphenduke kuThixo. Umfazi kaYe- hova wayebhekwa ngokuba ngu-Anat (Asher). Ukuthethwa kwalo kufunyenwe ngexesha lokufundwa kwezinto zakudala kwiiplati zamaYuda. Ngendlela, abaninzi bakholelwa ukuba uYesu Kristu ungunkulunkulu ongumYuda, kodwa ngokwenene le ngcamango ayilunganga, kuba amaYuda awazange amkele njengoMesiya.