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# The Book of Joel and The Laodicean Seventh-day Adventist Church - Number Three

Kitaaba Yo’elii fi Waldaa Adveentistii Guyyaa Torbaffaa Laa’odiiqeyaa — Lakkoofsa Sadii

A Vineyard of Red Wine

Iddoo Daadhii Diimaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessaa keessatti

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Jeff Pippenger

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December 3, 2025

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We ended the previous article with the question, “With these concepts in place the question may be asked how is it that at 9/11 the book of Joel became the message Peter identified at Pentecost?”

Barreeffama darbani darbanii darbe gaaffii kanaan xumurree turre: “Yaad-rimeewwan kun iddoo isaanii qabatanii erga jiranii, akkamitti gaafa 9/11 kitaabni Yo’el ergaa Phexros guyyaa Phenxeqosxee irratti ibse ta’e jedhamee gaafatamuu danda’a?”

Peter was identifying that Joel was being fulfilled on the day of Pentecost, which is a point in time marking the end of the Pentecostal season. In the Pentecostal season there was a manifestation of the Holy Spirit at the beginning, and then a greater manifestation of the Holy Spirit at the end. By faith understanding that both the Bible and Spirit of Prophecy apply Joel to the time of the latter rain we may know that the book of Joel became present truth at 9/11; and that every element of the book will speak directly of the prophetic history beginning at 9/11 on through to and including the seven last plagues, which Joel identifies as the “day of the Lord.”

Pheexiros guyyaa Phenxeqoostee sanatti Yoeliin raawwatamaa akka ture ibsaa ture; kunis yeroo dhaabataa bara Phenxeqoostee xumura isaa agarsiisu dha. Bara Phenxeqoostee keessatti jalqaba irratti mul’anni Hafuura Qulqulluu ni ture; sana booddee immoo xumura irratti mul’anni Hafuura Qulqulluu isa caalaa guddaan dhufe. Macaafni Qulqulluunis ta’e Hafuurri Raajii Yoeliin yeroo bokkaa boodaa irratti akka raawwatamu amantiidhaan hubachuudhaan, macaafni Yoel 9/11 irratti dhugaa yeroo ammaa akka ta’e beekuu dandeenya; akkasumas qaamni macaaficha keessaa hundinuu seenaa raajii 9/11 irratti jalqabee itti fufee hanga dha’ichoota torban isa dhumaa keessatti dabalatee jiru sanaa irratti kallattiidhaan akka dubbatu ni beekna; kana Yoel “guyyaa Gooftaa” jedhee waama.

As typified by 1888, on 9/11 the presentation of the Laodicean message became present testing truth. Isaiah typifies that same message in chapter fifty-eight with the trumpet voice showing God’s people their transgressions. The “day” when Isaiah begins sounding his voice like a trumpet is the same day he sings the song of the vineyard.

Akka bara 1888n fakkeenya ta’een, 9/11 irratti dhiheessiin ergaa Laa’odiiqeyaa dhugaa yeroo sanaa isa qoratu ta’e. Isaayyaas ergaa sanauma boqonnaa shantamii-saddeet keessatti sagalee malakataa fakkaatuun saba Waaqayyoo yakka isaanii itti argisiisuudhaan fakkeenyaan mul’isa. “Guyyaan” Isaayyaas sagalee isaa akka malakataatti dhageessisuu itti jalqabu, guyyaa inni faarfannaa iddoo wayinii sana itti faarfatus isauma sana dha.

> In that day sing ye unto her, A vineyard of red wine. I the Lord do keep it; I will water it every moment: lest any hurt it, I will keep it night and day. Fury is not in me: who would set the briers and thorns against me in battle? I would go through them, I would burn them together. Or let him take hold of my strength, that he may make peace with me; and he shall make peace with me. He shall cause them that come of Jacob to take root: Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit. Isaiah 27:2–6.

> Guyyaa sana isheetti faarfadhaa, Maasii wayinii diimaa. Ani Waaqayyo isa nan eega; yeroo hunda nan obaasa isaaf; akka namni tokko illee isa hin miineef, halkanii guyyaa nan eega. Dheekkamsi ana keessa hin jiru; eenyutu waraana keessatti qoraattii fi qoree na dura dhaaba? Ani isaan keessa nan darba; hunda isaanii walitti nan guba. Yookaan inni humna koo haa qabatu, akka ana wajjin nagaa buusuuf; inni ana wajjin nagaa ni buusa. Inni warra Yaaqoob keessaa dhufan hundee akka qabatan ni godha; Israa’el ni daraara, ni biqila, fuula biyya lafaa guutuu ijaatiin ni guuta. Isaayaas 27:2–6.

Modern spiritual “Israel shall blossom and bud, and fill the face of the world with fruit” during the period of the latter rain, for the early rain cause the budding and blossoming of a plant, and the latter rain produces the fruit. When the buildings of New York came down on 9/11 the mighty angel of Revelation eighteen descended and the latter rain began to sprinkle. At that time God’s watchmen were to blow the trumpet to the Laodicean church. Isaiah’s message identifying the sins of God’s people is also the song of the vineyard of red wine. The first chapter of Joel is that very message.

“Israa’el” hafuuraa yeroo bokkaa boodaa keessatti “ni biqila, ni daraara, lafa guutuu ija in guuta”; sababiin isaas bokkaan dura biqilaa akka mukeetiin biqiluu fi daraaruu taasisa, bokkaan boodas ija ni godha. Yeroo gamoowwan New York guyyaa 9/11 kufanitti ergamaan jabaan Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha saddeet keessaa bu’e, bokkaan boodaas facaasuu jalqabe. Yeroo sana eegdonni Waaqayyoo xurumbaa waldaa Laa’odiqeeyaatti afuufuu qabu turan. Ergaan Isaayyaas cubbuu uummata Waaqayyoo adda baasu, akkasumas weedduu wayinii diimaa iddoo dhaabaa wayiniiti. Boqonnaan jalqabaa Yo’elis erga sanauma dha.

> The word of the Lord that came to Joel the son of Pethuel.

> Dubbiin Waaqayyoo kan gara Yoo’el ilmi Phetu’eelitti dhufe.

> Hear this, ye old men, and give ear, all ye inhabitants of the land. Hath this been in your days, or even in the days of your fathers? Tell ye your children of it, and let your children tell their children, and their children another generation.

> Warri kana dhaga’a, isin maanguddoon, gurra kennaas, isin hundinuu warri biyya kana keessa jiraattan. Wanti akkasii bara keessan keessatti yookiin bara abbootii keessaniittillee ta’ee beekaa? Isin ijoollee keessanitti himaa; ijoolleen keessanis ijoollee isaanii haa himan; ijoolleen isaanii immoo dhaloota biraatti haa himan.

> That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.

> Waan hoonggee hambisee hafee lakkisee alattii nyaate; waan alattiin hambiftes korraanseen nyaate; waan korraanseen hambiftes immoo hantuutni biqiltuu nyaatu nyaate.

> Awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and howl, all ye drinkers of wine, because of the new wine; for it is cut off from your mouth.

> Yaa warri farraatan, dammaqaa, booʼaas; isin hundinuu warri wayinii dhuganis, sababii wayinii haaraa kanaatiif iyyaa; inni afaan keessan irraa citeera.

> For a nation is come up upon my land, strong, and without number, whose teeth are the teeth of a lion, and he hath the cheek teeth of a great lion. He hath laid my vine waste, and barked my fig tree: he hath made it clean bare, and cast it away; the branches thereof are made white. Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth. The meat offering and the drink offering is cut off from the house of the Lord; the priests, the Lord’s ministers, mourn. The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

> Sabni tokko biyya koo irratti ol baʼeera; inni jabaa dha, lakkoobsa hin qabus; ilkaan isaa akka ilkaan leencaa ti, ilkaan mootummaa isaa immoo akka kan leenca guddaa ti. Inni wayinii koo mancaaseera, muka harbuu koos irraa gogseera; qullaa guutuutti isa godhee darbateera; dameewwan isaas adii ta’aniiru. Akkuma durba boquu isheetti uffata gaddaa hidhattee abbaa manaa dargaggummaa isheetiif boossituutti boo’i. Aarsaan nyaataa fi aarsaan dhugaatii mana Waaqayyoo keessaa citeera; luboonni, tajaajiltoonni Waaqayyoo, gaddaniiru. Lafti qonnaa mancaateera, biyyi boosse; sababni isaas midhaan manca’eera; wayiniin haaraan gogeera, zayitiin dadhabeera.

> Be ye ashamed, O ye husbandmen; howl, O ye vinedressers, for the wheat and for the barley; because the harvest of the field is perished. The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, even all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

> Yaa qonnaan bultoota, qaanfadhaa; yaa warra iddoo wayinii eegan, qamadii fi garbuu sanaaf iyyaa boo’aa; sababni isaas midhaan dirree badaa dhumeera. Muki wayinii gogeera, muki harbuu ni laafeera; muki roomaanaa, muki timiraa immoo, muki poomii, eeyyee, mukkeen dirree hundinuu ni coollagan; sababni isaas gammachuun ilmaan namootaa keessaa coollageera.

> Gird yourselves, and lament, ye priests: howl, ye ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, ye ministers of my God: for the meat offering and the drink offering is withholden from the house of your God. Sanctify ye a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the elders and all the inhabitants of the land into the house of the Lord your God, and cry unto the Lord, Alas for the day! for the day of the Lord is at hand, and as a destruction from the Almighty shall it come. Is not the meat cut off before our eyes, yea, joy and gladness from the house of our God? The seed is rotten under their clods, the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered. How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

> Yaa luboota, hidhadhaa, oo wadaajjota nana’aa; isin tajaajiltoota iddoo aarsaa, booyya’aa. Kottaa, uffata gaddaa uffattanii halkan guutuu ciisaa, isin tajaajiltoota Waaqa koo; keessaa aarsaan midhaanii fi aarsaan dhugaatii mana Waaqa keessaniitii dhowwameera. Sooma qulqulleessaa, walga’ii qulqulluu labsaa; maanguddootaa fi jiraattota biyya sanaa hundumaa gara mana Waaqayyoo Waaqa keessaniitti walitti qabaa, gara Waaqayyoottis iyyadhaa. Yaa guyyaa sanaaf! guyyaan Waaqayyoo dhi’aateeraatii, akka badiisa Isa Hundumaa Danda’u biraa dhufuttis ni dhufa. Midhaan nyaataa ija keenya duratti irraa muramee hin jiru ree? Eeyyee, gammachuu fi ililleen mana Waaqa keenya keessaa badeera. Sanyiin tuullaa isaanii jalatti tortoreera; kuusaan midhaanii onaa ta’eera, gootonni caccabaniiru; sababiin isaas, midhaan gogee badeera. Horii akkamitti aadu! karra loonii ni rifatu, waan isaanii margi hin jirreef; eeyyee, bushaayeen hoolotaas ni onaa’an.

> O Lord, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness. Joel 1:1–20.

> Yaa Gooftaa, ani sitti nan iyyadha; ibiddichi margawwan lafa onaatii nyaatee balleesseera, bobeen sunis mukkeen dirree hundumaa gubee fixee jira. Bineensonni dirree illee sitti iyyu; sababni isaas, lagaawwan bishaanii goganiru, ibiddichis margawwan lafa onaatii nyaatee balleesseera. Yo’el 1:1–20.

The first chapter of Joel is addressing the destruction of God’s vineyard. Isaiah establishes “that day” as the day when the latter rain begins, for the plants on that day begin to blossom and bud. The fact that Isaiah informs us that God’s people will “take root,” “blossom and bud” and fill the earth with “fruit” is illustrating a progressive history of three steps. A plant takes “root” in the ground. To “take root” therefore means to stand upon the ground, which is the ground floor or the foundation. Those who “come out of Jacob” “take root” and then they are called “Israel.” Those who come out of the Laodicean experience are then called Philadelphians, though to retain that experience requires victory in a testing process that ends at the Sunday law.

ଯୋଏଲଙ୍କ ପ୍ରଥମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ଦେବଙ୍କ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାବାଟିକାର ବିନାଶକୁ ସମ୍ବୋଧନ କରୁଛି। ଇଶାୟା “ସେହି ଦିନକୁ” ପରବର୍ତ୍ତୀ ବର୍ଷା ଆରମ୍ଭ ହେବାର ଦିନ ଭାବେ ସ୍ଥାପନ କରନ୍ତି, କାରଣ ସେହି ଦିନ ଉଦ୍ଭିଦମାନେ ପୁଷ୍ପିତ ହେବା ଏବଂ କଳି ଧରିବାକୁ ଆରମ୍ଭ କରନ୍ତି। ଇଶାୟା ଆମକୁ ଯେ ସୂଚନା ଦେଉଛନ୍ତି ଯେ ଦେବଙ୍କ ଲୋକମାନେ “ମୂଳ ଧରିବେ,” “ପୁଷ୍ପିତ ହେବେ ଏବଂ କଳି ଧରିବେ,” ଏବଂ “ଫଳ” ଦ୍ୱାରା ପୃଥିବୀକୁ ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ କରିଦେବେ, ତାହା ତିନିଟି ପଦକ୍ରମର ଏକ କ୍ରମୋନ୍ନତ ଇତିହାସକୁ ଚିତ୍ରିତ କରୁଛି। ଏକ ଉଦ୍ଭିଦ ଭୂମିରେ “ମୂଳ ଧରେ”। ତେଣୁ “ମୂଳ ଧରିବା”ର ଅର୍ଥ ହେଉଛି ଭୂମି ଉପରେ ଦୃଢ଼ ଭାବେ ଦଣ୍ଡାୟମାନ ହେବା, ଯାହା ହେଉଛି ତଳ ମହଳ କିମ୍ବା ଭିତ୍ତି। ଯେମାନେ “ଯାକୁବରୁ ବାହାରି ଆସନ୍ତି” ସେମାନେ “ମୂଳ ଧରନ୍ତି” ଏବଂ ପରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ “ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ” ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ। ଯେମାନେ ଲାଓଦିକିଆର ଅନୁଭବରୁ ବାହାରି ଆସନ୍ତି, ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପରେ ଫିଲାଦେଲଫିଆନ ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ, ଯଦ୍ୟପି ସେହି ଅନୁଭବକୁ ଅବିକଳ ରଖିବା ପାଇଁ ଏକ ପରୀକ୍ଷା ପ୍ରକ୍ରିୟାରେ ବିଜୟ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ, ଯାହା ରବିବାର ନିୟମରେ ଶେଷ ପାଏ।

The prophetic relationship of Jacob, (the supplanter) and Israel, (the overcomer) is identifying that at 9/11 those who “take root” by returning to the foundations, there and then enter into a covenant relationship. Prophetically a change of name is a symbol of a covenant, as represented by Abram to Abraham, Sarai to Sarah, Jacob to Israel and others. In the verse those who returned to the old foundational truths at 9/11 entered into a covenant relationship as the rain began to produce blossoms and buds. At the Sunday law the whole world will be filled with “fruit” as the rain is then poured out without measure.

Hariiroo raajii Yaaqoob, (kan bakka buʼaa nama bakka buʼu) fi Israaʼel, (kan moʼataa) kan agarsiisu akka taʼe jechuun, 9/11 irratti warri hundee irratti deebiʼanii “hidda qabatan” achii fi yeroo sanatti walitti dhufeenya kakuu keessa akka seenan adda baasa. Karaa raajiitiin, jijjiiramni maqaa mallattoo kakuu ti; kunis akka Abraam irraa gara Abrahaamitti, Saaraay irraa gara Saaraatti, Yaaqoob irraa gara Israaʼelitti fi kanneen biroo keessatti bakka buʼameera. Lakkoofsa kana keessatti, warri dhugaa hundee durii irratti 9/11tti deebiʼan yeroo bokkaan daraaraa fi biqiltuu omishuu jalqabetti walitti dhufeenya kakuu keessa seenan. Seera Dilbataatti, yeroo bokkaan sana safara malee dhangalaafamutti, guutummaan addunyaa “ija”n ni guutama.

Isaiah must agree with Isaiah, and of course all the other prophets, but Isaiah is to lift up his voice like a trumpet and show Laodicean Seventh-day Adventists their sins in the context of the song of the vineyard. That song was sung by Jesus in the parable of the vineyard. The vineyard caused him to weep as He for the last time before the cross looked out over Jerusalem; knowing ancient Israel had reached the end of their probationary period and were being passed by as God’s covenant people. Simultaneously Christ was entering into a covenant with a people who would bring forth the appropriate fruits from God’s vineyard. Whether the vineyard story of Joshua at the beginning or of Jesus at the end those who became the new covenant people typified the one hundred and forty-four thousand.

Isaayaas Isaayaasiin walii galu qaba; akkasumas, beekamaa dha, raajonni biroo hundinuus walitti dhufanii walii galu qabu; garuu Isaayaas akka malakataatti sagalee isaa ol kaasuun, yeroo faaruun iddoo wayinii sanaa dubbifamu keessatti, Cubbamoota isaanii Laa’odiiqeyaa Adventistoota Guyyaa Torbaffaa ta’anitti agarsiisuu qaba. Faaruun sun Yesuusiin fakkeenya iddoo wayinii keessatti faarfame. Iddoon wayinii sun Yerusaalem irra yeroo inni yeroo dhumaaf, fannoo dura, ilaaletti akka inni boo’u isa taasise; sababni isaas Israa’el durii yeroo qorannoo isaanii dhuma irra ga’uu isaanii fi akka saba kakuu Waaqayyoo ta’anii bira darbamaa jiranii beekaa ture. Yeroo wal fakkaatutti Kiristoos saba tokkoo wajjin kakuu keessa seenaa ture; isaanis iddoo wayinii Waaqayyoo keessaa firii sirrii ta’e fidu turan. Seenaa iddoo wayinii kan Iyaasuu yeroo jalqabaatti ta’e yookaan kan Yesuus yeroo dhumaatti ta’e keessatti, warri saba kakuu haaraa ta’an kuma dhibba tokkoo fi afurtamii afur fakkeessu turan.

Christ spoke of Isaiah’s vineyard prophecy, as does Sister White.

Kiristoos akkuma obboleettii Waayit gooticha wayinii Isaayyaas dubbattetti dubbateera.

> “The parable of the vineyard applies not alone to the Jewish nation. It has a lesson for us. The church in this generation has been endowed by God with great privileges and blessings, and He expects corresponding returns.” Christ Object Lessons, 296.

> “Fakkeenyi iddoo wayinii saba Yihudoota qofa irratti kan hojjetu miti. Innis nuuf barumsa qaba. Waldaan dhaloota kanaa mirgaa fi eebba guddaa Waaqayyo irraa argatteetti; Innis deebii isaanii wajjin wal simatu irraa eega.” Christ Object Lessons, 296.

It is instructive to read the passage which leads to the last statement from the Spirit of Prophecy.

Kutaan dubbisuu, hima inni dhumaa Hafuura Raajii irraa dhufu sanatti geessu, barsiisaa dha.

> “Chapter 23—The Lord’s Vineyard

> “Boqonnaa 23—Iddoo wayinii Gooftaa”

> “The Jewish Nation

> “Sabni Yihudootaa”

> “The parable of the two sons was followed by the parable of the vineyard. In the one, Christ had set before the Jewish teachers the importance of obedience. In the other, He pointed to the rich blessings bestowed upon Israel, and in these showed God’s claim to their obedience. He set before them the glory of God’s purpose, which through obedience they might have fulfilled. Withdrawing the veil from the future, He showed how, by failure to fulfill His purpose, the whole nation was forfeiting His blessing, and bringing ruin upon itself.

> “Mammaaksiin ilmaan lamaan sanaa bakka bakkatti himame sana booddee mammaaksi iddoo wayinii dhufe. Tokko keessatti, Kiristoos barsiistota Yihudootaa duratti barbaachisummaa abboomamuu kaaʼe. Ka keessatti immoo, eebba badhaadhaa Israaʼel irratti kennaman akeekkachiise; isaan keessaattis, Waaqayyo abboomamuu isaanii irratti mirga akka qabu agarsiise. Inni ulfina kaayyoo Waaqayyoo, kan isaan abboomamuudhaan guutuu dandaʼan, isaanii duratti kaaʼe. Inni haguuggii fuulduraa irraa kaasuun, akka sabni guutuun kaayyoo Isaa guutuu dadhabuudhaan eebba Isaa dhabee, badiisa of irratti fidu isaanii agarsiise.”

> “‘There was a certain householder,’ Christ said, ‘which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country.’

> “Ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲏⲓ,” ⲡⲉϫⲉ Ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ, “ⲉⲧⲁϥϫⲟⲥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲁⲗⲓ, ⲁϥⲕⲱϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲥⲃⲱ, ⲁϥϣⲱⲕ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲙⲁ ⲛ̀ⲡⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲧϧⲏⲧϥ, ⲁϥⲕⲱⲧ ⲛ̀ⲟⲩⲡⲩⲣⲅⲟⲥ, ⲁϥϯⲧϥ ⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ, ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲟⲩⲭⲱⲣⲁ ⲛ̀ⲥⲁ ⲡⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛ.”

> “A description of this vineyard is given by the prophet Isaiah: ‘Now will I sing to my wellbeloved a song of my beloved touching His vineyard. My wellbeloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill; and He fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a winepress therein; and He looked that it should bring forth grapes.’ Isaiah 5:1, 2.

> Ibsi qe’ee wayinii kanaa raajichi Isaayaasiin kennameera: “Amma waa’ee wayinii Isaa ilaalchisee faarfannaa jaalatamaa koo isa ani baay’een jaalladhuuf nan faarfadha. Jaalatamaan koo gaara baay’ee lalisaa irratti qe’ee wayinii qaba ture; innis isa marsaa dallaa itti godhe, dhagaa isaa keessaa funaanee baase, muka wayinii filatamaa ta’eenis dhaabe; gidduu isaattis gamoo ijaare, iddoo cuunfaa wayiniis keessatti qopheesse; innis akka inni ija wayinii godhatu eeggata ture.” Isaayaas 5:1, 2.

> “The husbandman chooses a piece of land from the wilderness; he fences, clears, and tills it, and plants it with choice vines, expecting a rich harvest. This plot of ground, in its superiority to the uncultivated waste, he expects to do him honor by showing the results of his care and toil in its cultivation. So God had chosen a people from the world to be trained and educated by Christ. The prophet says, ‘The vineyard of the Lord of hosts is the house of Israel, and the men of Judah His pleasant plant.’ Isaiah 5:7. Upon this people God had bestowed great privileges, blessing them richly from His abundant goodness. He looked for them to honor Him by yielding fruit. They were to reveal the principles of His kingdom. In the midst of a fallen, wicked world they were to represent the character of God.

> “ଚାଷୀ ଅରଣ୍ୟରୁ ଗୋଟିଏ ଭୂମିଖଣ୍ଡ ବାଛିନେଇଥାଏ; ସେ ତାହାକୁ ବାଡ଼ ଦିଏ, ପରିଷ୍କାର କରେ, ଚାଷ କରେ, ଏବଂ ଉତ୍ତମ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାଲତା ରୋପଣ କରେ, ଏକ ସମୃଦ୍ଧ ଫସଲର ଆଶାରେ। ଅଚାଷିତ ଉଜାଡ଼ ଭୂମିଠାରୁ ଏହି ଭୂମିଖଣ୍ଡର ଉତ୍କର୍ଷତାରେ ସେ ଆଶା କରେ ଯେ, ଏହାର ଚାଷରେ ତାହାର ଯତ୍ନ ଓ ପରିଶ୍ରମର ଫଳ ପ୍ରଦର୍ଶନ କରି ଏହା ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ମାନ ଦେବ। ସେହିପରି, ଖ୍ରୀଷ୍ଟଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ପ୍ରଶିକ୍ଷିତ ଓ ଶିକ୍ଷିତ ହେବା ପାଇଁ ଈଶ୍ୱର ଜଗତରୁ ଗୋଟିଏ ଜନସମୁଦାୟକୁ ବାଛିଥିଲେ। ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ଦକ୍ତା କହୁଛନ୍ତି, ‘ସେନାବଳଙ୍କର ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦ୍ରାକ୍ଷାକ୍ଷେତ୍ର ଇସ୍ରାଏଲର ଘରାଣା, ଏବଂ ଯିହୂଦାର ଲୋକମାନେ ତାଙ୍କର ପ୍ରିୟ ରୋପଣ।’ Isaiah 5:7. ଏହି ଜନସମୁଦାୟ ଉପରେ ଈଶ୍ୱର ମହାନ ଅଧିକାରଗୁଡ଼ିକ ବର୍ଷାଇଥିଲେ, ନିଜ ପ୍ରଚୁର ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟତାରୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ପ୍ରଚୁର ଭାବେ ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ କରିଥିଲେ। ସେ ଆଶା କରିଥିଲେ ଯେ, ସେମାନେ ଫଳ ଉତ୍ପନ୍ନ କରି ତାଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ମାନ କରିବେ। ସେମାନେ ତାଙ୍କର ରାଜ୍ୟର ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିବାକୁ ଥିଲେ। ପତିତ ଓ ଦୁଷ୍ଟ ଜଗତର ମଧ୍ୟରେ ସେମାନେ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କର ଚରିତ୍ରକୁ ପ୍ରତିନିଧିତ୍ୱ କରିବାକୁ ଥିଲେ।”

> “As the Lord’s vineyard they were to produce fruit altogether different from that of the heathen nations. These idolatrous peoples had given themselves up to work wickedness. Violence and crime, greed, oppression, and the most corrupt practices, were indulged without restraint. Iniquity, degradation, and misery were the fruits of the corrupt tree. In marked contrast was to be the fruit borne on the vine of God’s planting.

> Akka wayinii Gooftaa taʼanii, isaan firii saba warra Waaqeffannaa sobaa keessaa baayʼee adda taʼe horachuu qabu turan. Ummanni waaqeffannaa fakkeessaa kana hammina hojjechuutti guutummaatti of kennanii turan. Humnaan miidhuunii fi yakki, sassannaan, cunqursaanii fi gochawwan baayʼee mancaʼoo taʼan, dhorkaa malee itti bobbaʼamaa turan. Cubbuun, salphinnii fi rakkinni firii muka mancaʼe sanaa turan. Kana irraa ifatti faallaa taʼuun, firii muka wayinii dhaabbiin Waaqayyoo irraa argamu taʼuu qaba ture.

> “It was the privilege of the Jewish nation to represent the character of God as it had been revealed to Moses. In answer to the prayer of Moses, ‘Show me Thy glory,’ the Lord promised, ‘I will make all My goodness pass before thee.’ Exodus 33:18, 19. ‘And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin.’ Exodus 34:6, 7. This was the fruit that God desired from His people. In the purity of their characters, in the holiness of their lives, in their mercy and loving-kindness and compassion, they were to show that ‘the law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul.’ Psalm 19:7.

> “Sabni Yihudootaa akka amala Waaqayyoo kan Museetti mul’ifame bakka bu’anii agarsiisuu ture. Kadhannaa Musee, ‘Ulfinni kee naa argisiisi,’ jedhuuf deebii kennuudhaan, Gooftaan, ‘Ani gaarummaan koo hundi fuula kee duratti akka darbu nan godha’ jedhee waadaa gale. Ba’uu 33:18, 19. ‘Waaqayyoonis fuula isaa dura darbee, “Waaqayyo, Waaqayyo Waaqa araara qabeessaa fi ayyaana qabeessa, obsa dheeraa qabu, gaarummaa fi dhugaa keessatti baay’ee guutame, kumootaan araara eegu, jal’ina, dabarsaa fi cubbuu dhiisu” jedhee labse.’ Ba’uu 34:6, 7. Kun ija Waaqayyo saba Isaa irraa barbaade ture. Isaan qulqullina amala isaanii keessatti, qulqullina jireenya isaanii keessatti, araara isaanii, gaarummaa jaalalaa isaanii fi mararfannaa isaanii keessatti, ‘seerri Waaqayyoo mudaa hin qabu, lubbuu deebisa’ akka ta’e agarsiisuu qabu turan. Faarfannaa 19:7.”

> “Through the Jewish nation it was God’s purpose to impart rich blessings to all peoples. Through Israel the way was to be prepared for the diffusion of His light to the whole world. The nations of the world, through following corrupt practices, had lost the knowledge of God. Yet in His mercy God did not blot them out of existence. He purposed to give them opportunity for becoming acquainted with Him through His church. He designed that the principles revealed through His people should be the means of restoring the moral image of God in man.

> “ଯିହୂଦୀ ଜାତି ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ସମସ୍ତ ଜାତିଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ପ୍ରଚୁର ଆଶୀର୍ବାଦ ଦେବା ହିଁ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଉଦ୍ଦେଶ୍ୟ ଥିଲା। ଇସ୍ରାଏଲ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ସମଗ୍ର ପୃଥିବୀରେ ତାଙ୍କର ଆଲୋକର ପ୍ରସାର ପାଇଁ ପଥ ପ୍ରସ୍ତୁତ ହେବାକୁ ଥିଲା। ଜଗତର ଜାତିମାନେ ଦୁର୍ନୀତିଗ୍ରସ୍ତ ଆଚରଣକୁ ଅନୁସରଣ କରିବା ଦ୍ୱାରା ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ଜ୍ଞାନ ହରାଇଥିଲେ। ତଥାପି, ତାଙ୍କର କରୁଣାରେ ଈଶ୍ୱର ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ସମ୍ପୂର୍ଣ୍ଣ ନଷ୍ଟ କରିଦେଲେ ନାହିଁ। ସେ ନିଜ ଚର୍ଚ୍ଚ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ତାଙ୍କ ସହ ପରିଚିତ ହେବାର ସୁଯୋଗ ଦେବାକୁ ସଙ୍କଳ୍ପ କଲେ। ସେ ନିର୍ଦ୍ଦିଷ୍ଟ କଲେ ଯେ, ତାଙ୍କର ଜନମାନଙ୍କ ମାଧ୍ୟମରେ ପ୍ରକାଶିତ ସିଦ୍ଧାନ୍ତଗୁଡ଼ିକ ମନୁଷ୍ୟରେ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ନୈତିକ ପ୍ରତିମୂର୍ତ୍ତିକୁ ପୁନଃସ୍ଥାପିତ କରିବାର ସାଧନ ହେବ।”

> “It was for the accomplishment of this purpose that God called Abraham out from his idolatrous kindred and bade him dwell in the land of Canaan. ‘I will make of thee a great nation,’ He said, ‘and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing.’ Genesis 12:2.

> “Waaqayyo kaayyoo kana raawwachuuf jechuun Abrahaamin firoota isaa warra waaqeffannaa waaqa tolfamaa keessa jiran keessaa waamee biyya Kanaʼaan keessa akka jiraatu isa ajaje. ‘Ani si keessaa saba guddaa nan godha,’ jedhe; ‘si nan eebbisa, maqaa kee guddaa nan godha; atis eebba ni taata.’ Uumama 12:2.”

> “The descendants of Abraham, Jacob and his posterity, were brought down to Egypt that in the midst of that great and wicked nation they might reveal the principles of God’s kingdom. The integrity of Joseph and his wonderful work in preserving the lives of the whole Egyptian people were a representation of the life of Christ. Moses and many others were witnesses for God.

> “Ilmaan Abrahaam, Yaaqoobii fi sanyiin isaa, akka gidduu saba guddaa fi hamaa sana keessatti seera mootummaa Waaqayyoo mul’isanitti gara Gibxii gad buufaman. Amanamummaan Yooseefii fi hojii isaa dinqisiisaa isa jireenya uummata Gibxii hundumaa eeguuf hojjete, jireenya Kiristoosiif fakkeenya turan. Museenii fi namoonni biroo hedduun Waaqayyoof dhugaa baatota turan.

> “In bringing forth Israel from Egypt, the Lord again manifested His power and His mercy. His wonderful works in their deliverance from bondage and His dealings with them in their travels through the wilderness were not for their benefit alone. These were to be as an object lesson to the surrounding nations. The Lord revealed Himself as a God above all human authority and greatness. The signs and wonders He wrought in behalf of His people showed His power over nature and over the greatest of those who worshiped nature. God went through the proud land of Egypt as He will go through the earth in the last days. With fire and tempest, earthquake and death, the great I AM redeemed His people. He took them out of the land of bondage. He led them through the ‘great and terrible wilderness, wherein were fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought.’ Deuteronomy 8:15. He brought them forth water out of ‘the rock of flint,’ and fed them with ‘the corn of heaven.’ Psalm 78:24. ‘For,’ said Moses, ‘the Lord’s portion is His people; Jacob is the lot of His inheritance. He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; He led him about, He instructed him, He kept him as the apple of His eye. As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them, beareth them on her wings: so the Lord alone did lead him, and there was no strange God with him.’ Deuteronomy 32:9–12. Thus He brought them unto Himself, that they might dwell as under the shadow of the Most High.

> “Yeroo Waaqayyo Israa’el Gibxii keessaa baasu, humna Isaa fi araara Isaa irra deebi’ee mul’ise. Hojiiwwan Isaa dinqisiisoon isaan garbummaa keessaa bilisoomsuuf raawwate, akkasumas akkaataa isaan wajjin lafa onaa keessa imala isaanii keessatti hojjetes, isaanii qofaaf miti. Kun hundi saboota naannoo isaanii jiran dura barumsa fakkeenyaa ta’uuf ture. Waaqayyo ofii Isaa akka Waaqa aangoo fi ulfina namaa hundumaa ol ta’eetti mul’ise. Mallattoowwanii fi dinqiiwwan inni saba Isaaaf jecha hojjete humna Isaa uumama irratti, akkasumas warra uumama waaqeffatan keessaa warra gurguddoo ta’an irratti agarsiisan. Akkuma inni guyyoota dhumaa keessatti biyya lafaa keessa darbuuf jiru sanatti, Waaqayyo biyya Gibxii of tuultuu sana keessa darbe. Ibiddaa fi bubbee, kirkira lafaa fi du’aatiin, ANI JIRAADHA inni Guddaan saba Isaa fure. Inni biyya garbummaa keessaa isaan baase. Inni isaan ‘lafa onaa guddaa fi sodaachisaa, keessa bofa ibiddaa, qocaa, fi hongeen jiru’ sana keessa qajeelche.” Keessa Deebii 8:15. “Inni bishaan ‘kattaa jajjabaa’ keessaa isaanii baaseef, ‘midhaan samii’nis isaan nyaachise.” Faarfannaa 78:24. “Sababni isaas,” jedhe Museen, “‘qoodi Yihowaa saba Isaa; Yaaqoob immoo qabeenya dhaala Isaa ti. Inni biyya onaa keessatti isa argate, lafa manca’ee iyyiinsa qilleensaa guute keessattis; isa naanna’ee geggeesse, isa barsiise, akka qaroo ija Isaa isa eege. Akkuma risaa mana ishee sochoositu, ilmaan ishee irrattis marsitee balaliitu, qoochoo ishee diriirsitee isaan fudhattu, qoochoo ishee irrattis baattu; akkasuma Yihowaan qofti isa geggeesse, waaqni ormaa tokko illee isaa wajjin hin turre.’” Keessa Deebii 32:9–12. Akkasiin gara ofii Isaatti isaan fide, akka isaan gaaddisa Isa Hundaa Olii jalatti jiraataniif.

> “Christ was the leader of the children of Israel in their wilderness wanderings. Enshrouded in the pillar of cloud by day and the pillar of fire by night, He led and guided them. He preserved them from the perils of the wilderness, He brought them into the land of promise, and in the sight of all the nations that acknowledged not God He established Israel as His own chosen possession, the Lord’s vineyard.

> “Kiristoos ijoollee Israa’elii adeemsa isaanii gammoojjii keessatti geggeessaa isaanii ture. Guyyaadhaan utubaa duumessaa keessatti haguugamee, halkan immoo utubaa ibiddaa keessatti, Isaan dura bu’ee isaan geggeessee qajeelche. Inni balaa gammoojjii irraa isaan eege, biyya abdachiifamte sanatti isaan galche; saboota hundumaa, warra Waaqayyoon hin beekne fuulduraattis, Israa’el mootummaa filatamaa ofii Isaa akka ta’e, iddoo dhaabaa wayinii Gooftaa akka ta’es hundeesse.”

> “To this people were committed the oracles of God. They were hedged about by the precepts of His law, the everlasting principles of truth, justice, and purity. Obedience to these principles was to be their protection, for it would save them from destroying themselves by sinful practices. And as the tower in the vineyard, God placed in the midst of the land His holy temple.

> “Ummata kanaaf dubbiiwwan Waaqaatiin amanamanii turan. Isaan ajajoota seera Isaa, qajeelfamoota bara baraa kan dhugaa, haqaa, fi qulqullinaatiin marfamanii turan. Abboomamuun qajeelfamoota kanaatiif eegumsa isaanii taʼuu qaba ture; kunis hojiiwwan cubbamaa of balleessaniin akka of hin barbadeessine isaan oolcha ture. Akkuma gamoo iddoo wayinii keessatti ijaarame sanaa, Waaqayyo gidduu biyya sanaa mana qulqullummaa Isaa kaaʼe.”

> “Christ was their instructor. As He had been with them in the wilderness, so He was still to be their teacher and guide. In the tabernacle and the temple His glory dwelt in the holy shekinah above the mercy seat. In their behalf He constantly manifested the riches of His love and patience.

> Ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉ ⲡⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ. Ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛⲧⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϩⲛ̄ ⲡϫⲁⲓⲉ, ⲧⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲩ ⲛ̄ⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛ̄ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ. Ϩⲛ̄ ⲡⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲡⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ, ⲡⲉϥⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛ̄ ⲧϣⲉⲕⲓⲛⲁϩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲓϫⲛ̄ ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ. Ϩⲁ ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲛ ϣⲁϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̄ⲛⲓϣϥⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉϥⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲧⲉϥϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ.

> “God desired to make of His people Israel a praise and a glory. Every spiritual advantage was given them. God withheld from them nothing favorable to the formation of character that would make them representatives of Himself.

> “Waaqayyo saba Isaa Israa’el galataaf ulfina akka ta’u barbaade. Faayidaan hafuuraa hundi isaaniif kenname. Waaqayyo ijaarsa amala isaanii, isa isaan bakka bu’oota Isaa akka ta’an godhuuf mijataa ta’e keessatti, waan gaarii ta’e tokko illee isaan irraa hin dhowwane.”

> “Their obedience to the law of God would make them marvels of prosperity before the nations of the world. He who could give them wisdom and skill in all cunning work would continue to be their teacher, and would ennoble and elevate them through obedience to His laws. If obedient, they would be preserved from the diseases that afflicted other nations, and would be blessed with vigor of intellect. The glory of God, His majesty and power, were to be revealed in all their prosperity. They were to be a kingdom of priests and princes. God furnished them with every facility for becoming the greatest nation on the earth.

> “Seerri Waaqayyoo keessatti ajajamuu isaanii saboota addunyaa duratti isaanii dinqii badhaadhinaa isaan godha ture. Inni hojii ogummaa hundumaa keessatti ogummaa fi dandeettii isaaniif kennuu danda’u barsiisaa isaanii taʼee itti fufa ture; ajajamuu seerota Isaa tiinis isaan kabajaa fi ol ol isaan kaasaa ture. Yoo ajajaman, dhukkuboota saboota biraa rakkisan irraa ni eeggamu turan; jabina hubannaa tiinis ni eebbifamu turan. Ulfinni Waaqayyoo, guddinni Isaa fi humni Isaa, badhaadhina isaanii hunda keessatti mulʼifamuu qabu ture. Isaan mootummaa lubootaa fi mootummaa mootummaa ilmaan mootii taʼuu qabu turan. Waaqayyo saba lafa irratti guddaa caalu taʼuuf wanta barbaachisu hundumaan isaan guute.”

> “In the most definite manner Christ through Moses had set before them God’s purpose, and had made plain the terms of their prosperity. ‘Thou art an holy people unto the Lord thy God,’ He said; ‘the Lord thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto Himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth…. Know therefore that the Lord thy God, He is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and keep His commandments to a thousand generations…. Thou shalt therefore keep the commandments, and the statutes, and the judgments, which I command thee this day, to do them. Wherefore it shall come to pass, if ye hearken to these judgments, and keep, and do them, that the Lord thy God shall keep unto thee the covenant and the mercy which He sware unto thy fathers; and He will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: He will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which He sware unto thy fathers to give thee. Thou shalt be blessed above all people…. And the Lord will take away from thee all sickness, and will put none of the evil diseases of Egypt, which thou knowest, upon thee.’ Deuteronomy 7:6, 9, 11–15.

> “Kiristoos karaa Museetiin haala baayʼee ifa taʼeen kaayyoo Waaqayyoo isaanii dura kaaʼee ture; akkasumas ulaagaalee badhaadhina isaanii ifa godhee ture. Innis akkana jedhe: ‘Ati saba qulqulluu Waaqayyo gooftaa keetiif taatedha; Waaqayyo gooftaan kee si filateera, saboota lafaa irra jiran hundumaa olitti saba addaa ofii isaatiif akka taatuuf…. Kanaafuu Waaqayyo gooftaan kee inni Waaqayyo taʼuu isaa, inni Waaqayyo amanamaa taʼee warra isa jaallatanii ajajawwan isaa eeganiif dhaloota kuma tokkoof kakuu fi araara eeguu isaa beeki…. Kanaafuu ajajawwan, seerota, murtiilee ani harʼa siif ajaju kana ni eegda, ni hojjettas. Kanaafis, yoo isin murtiilee kana dhageessanii, eegdanii, hojjettan, Waaqayyo gooftaan keessan kakuu fi araara inni abbootii keessaniif kakate sana isiniif ni eega; inni isin ni jaallata, isin ni eebbisa, isin ni baayʼisa: akkasumas ija garaa keessanii, ija lafa keessanii, midhaan keessan, wayinii keessan, zayitii keessan, horii loon keessanii dabalataa, bushaayee hoolota keessanii biyya inni abbootii keessaniif isiniif kennuuf kakate keessatti ni eebbisa. Isin saboota hundumaa ol ni eebbifamtu…. Waaqayyos dhukkuba hunda isin irraa ni kaasa; dhukkuboota hamaa Gibxii kan isin beektan keessaa tokko illee isin irratti hin fidu.’ Keessa Deebii Seeraa 7:6, 9, 11–15.”

> “If they would keep His commandments, God promised to give them the finest of the wheat, and bring them honey out of the rock. With long life would He satisfy them, and show them His salvation.

> “Isaan ajajawwan Isaa yoo eegani, Waaqayyo qamadii keessaa isa filatamaa isaanii kennuuf, kattaa keessaa immoo damma isaaniif baasuuf abdachiise. Inni umurii dheeraan isaan quubsee, fayyina Isaas isaanitti argisiisa.”

> “Through disobedience to God, Adam and Eve had lost Eden, and because of sin the whole earth was cursed. But if God’s people followed His instruction, their land would be restored to fertility and beauty. God Himself gave them directions in regard to the culture of the soil, and they were to co-operate with Him in its restoration. Thus the whole land, under God’s control, would become an object lesson of spiritual truth. As in obedience to His natural laws the earth should produce its treasures, so in obedience to His moral law the hearts of the people were to reflect the attributes of His character. Even the heathen would recognize the superiority of those who served and worshiped the living God.

> “Waaqayyoof ajajamuu diduudhaan Addaamii fi Hewaan Eeden dhaban; cubbuun immoo lafa guutuu irratti abaarsa fide. Garuu yoo saba Waaqayyoo qajeelfama Isaa hordofan, lafti isaanii gara oomishtummaa fi bareedinaatti deebifamti. Waaqayyo ofii Isaa qajeelfama akkaataa qotuu lafaatiin wal qabatee isaanii kenne; isaanis deebisanii haaromsuu keessatti Isaa wajjin hojjechuu qabu turan. Akkasitti lafti hundinuu, to’annoo Waaqayyoo jala taatee, fakkeenya barumsa dhugaa hafuuraa taati. Akkuma lafti seera uumamaa Isaaaf abboomamuudhaan qabeenya ishee oomishtu, akkasuma onneen saba sanaa seera naamusaa Isaaf abboomamuudhaan amaloota eenyummaa Isaa calaqqisiisuu qabu turan. Warri ormoota ta’an iyyuu caalmaa warra Waaqayyoo jiraataa tajaajilanii waaqeffatan ni hubatu turan.”

> “‘Behold,’ said Moses, ‘I have taught you statutes and judgments, even as the Lord my God commanded me, that ye should do so in the land whither ye go to possess it. Keep therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people. For what nation is there so great, who hath God so nigh unto them, as the Lord our God is in all things that we call upon Him for? And what nation is there so great, that hath statutes and judgments so righteous as all this law, which I set before you this day?’ Deuteronomy 4:5–8.

> “‘Kunoo,’ jedhe Muuseen, ‘akka Waaqayyo Gooftaan koo na ajajeettiitti, ani sirnaawwanii fi murtiilee isin barsiiseera; isin immoo biyya itti seentanii dhaaltan keessatti akkasuma akka gootanif. Egaa isaan eeggadhaa, raawwadhaas; jechuunis, kun saboota duratti ogummaa keessanii fi hubannaa keessanii ta’a; isaan sirnaawwan kana hundumaa ni dhaga’u, akkanas ni jedhu: Dhugumaan, sabni guddaan kun sabni ogeessaa fi hubataa dha. Sabni guddaan akka kanaa kan Waaqayyo isaanitti dhihoo ta’e, akkuma Waaqayyo Gooftaan keenya yeroo isa waammannutti hundatti nuu dhihoo ta’u kanaa, eessa jira? Yookaan sabni guddaan akka kanaa kan sirnaawwanii fi murtiilee qajeeloo akkuma seera kana guutuu ani har’a isin duratti kaa’u kanaa qabu eessa jira?’ Keessa Deebii 4:5–8.”

> “The children of Israel were to occupy all the territory which God appointed them. Those nations that rejected the worship and service of the true God were to be dispossessed. But it was God’s purpose that by the revelation of His character through Israel men should be drawn unto Him. To all the world the gospel invitation was to be given. Through the teaching of the sacrificial service Christ was to be uplifted before the nations, and all who would look unto Him should live. All who, like Rahab the Canaanite, and Ruth the Moabitess, turned from idolatry to the worship of the true God, were to unite themselves with His chosen people. As the numbers of Israel increased they were to enlarge their borders, until their kingdom should embrace the world.

> “Ilmaan Israa’el lafa hunda naannoo Waaqayyo isaanii qopheesse hundumaa dhaaluun irra ture. Saboonni waaqeffannaa fi tajaajila Waaqa dhugaa didan sun irraa buqqifamuu qabu turan. Garuu kaayyoon Waaqayyoo akka Israa’el keessaa mul’achuu amala Isaa sanaatiin namoonni gara Isaatti harkifamanii dhufan ture. Afeerraan wangeelaa addunyaa hundumaaf kennamuu qaba ture. Tajaajila aarsaa barsiisuudhaan Kiristoos saboota duratti ol kaafamuu qaba ture; warri isa ilaalan hundi immoo ni jiraatu turan. Warri hundi, akka Rahaab Kana’anittii fi Ruut Mo’aabittii, waaqa tolfamoo irraa garagalee Waaqa dhugaa waaqeffachuu filatan, saba Isaa filatamoo wajjin tokkummaa keessa galuu qabu turan. Akkuma lakkoofsi Israa’el dabalaa deeme, daangaawwan isaanii bal’ifamuu qabu turan, hanga mootummaa isaanii addunyaa guutuu hammatutti.”

> “God desired to bring all peoples under His merciful rule. He desired that the earth should be filled with joy and peace. He created man for happiness, and He longs to fill human hearts with the peace of heaven. He desires that the families below shall be a symbol of the great family above.

> “Waaqayyo saboota hundumaa mootummaa araara isaa jalatti fiduu ni barbaade. Inni lafti gammachuu fi nagaan akka guutamtu ni barbaade. Nama gammachuuf uume, onnee namaas naga samii tiin guutuuf hawwa. Maatiin biyya lafaa jirtanis maatii guddaa ol jiru sanaaf mallattoo akka ta’an ni barbaada.

> “But Israel did not fulfill God’s purpose. The Lord declared, ‘I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine unto Me?’ Jeremiah 2:21. ‘Israel is an empty vine, he bringeth forth fruit unto himself.’ Hosea 10:1. ‘And now, O inhabitants of Jerusalem, and men of Judah, judge, I pray you, betwixt Me and My vineyard. What could have been done more to My vineyard, that I have not done in it? Wherefore when I looked that it should bring forth grapes, brought it forth wild grapes? And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to My vineyard: I will take away the hedge thereof, and it shall be eaten up; and break down the wall thereof, and it shall be trodden down: and I will lay it waste; it shall not be pruned nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it. For … He looked for judgment, but behold oppression; for righteousness, but behold a cry.’ Isaiah 5:3–7.

> “Garuu Israa’el kaayyoo Waaqayyoo hin guunne. Gooftaan, ‘Ani wayinii filatamaa, sanyii sirrii guutuu ta’e si dhaabee ture; akkamitti ati anaaf muka wayinii biyya alagaa keessaa ba’e, manca’e sanatti geeddaramte?’ jedhee dubbate.” Ermiyaas 2:21. “‘Israa’el wayinii duwwaa dha; ija ofii isaatiif in baasa.’” Hooseʼaa 10:1. “‘Amma immoo, yaa jiraattota Yerusaalemii fi namoota Yihudaa, ani isin kadhadha, anaafi iddoo wayinii koo gidduutti murteessaa. Iddoo wayinii koo keessatti waan ani hin goone, isaaf kana caalaa maal gochuun dandaʼama ture? Ani inni ija wayinii gaarii fidu jedhee eegnaan, inni maaliif ija wayinii bosonaa fide? Egaa amma koottuu; waan ani iddoo wayinii koo irratti gochuuf jedhu isinitti nan hima: ani dallaa isaa irraa nan kaasa, innis ni nyaatama; masaraa isaa nan diiga, innis ni miidhagama; ani isa onaa nan godha; hin qotamu, hin ciramu; garuu qoraattii fi sokorruun isa keessatti ni biqa; ani akkasumas duumessa akka isa irratti bokkaa hin roobsine nan ajaja. Sababiin isaas … Inni murtii eegaa ture, kunoo hacuuccaa; qajeelummaa eegaa ture, kunoo iyyi.’” Isaayyaas 5:3–7.

> “The Lord had through Moses set before His people the result of unfaithfulness. By refusing to keep His covenant, they would cut themselves off from the life of God, and His blessing could not come upon them. ‘Beware,’ said Moses, ‘that thou forget not the Lord thy God, in not keeping His commandments, and His judgments, and His statutes, which I command thee this day: lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein; and when thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget the Lord thy God…. And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of mine hand hath gotten me this wealth…. And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.’ Deuteronomy 8:11–14, 17, 19, 20.

> “Waaqayyo karaa Museetiin bu’aa amanamummaa-dhabuu saba Isaa dura kaa’ee ture. Isaan kakuu Isaa eeguu diduudhaan ofii isaanii jireenya Waaqayyoo irraa addaan kutu; eebbisi Isaas isaan irratti dhufuu hin dandeenye. Museenis, ‘Ati ajajawwan Isaa, murtiilee Isaa, seerota Isaa ani har’a siif ajaju eeguu dhiisuudhaan Waaqayyo Gooftaa kee akka hin daganne of eeggadhu; ati yeroo nyaattee quuftu, manneen babbareedoo ijaartee keessa jiraattu; yeroo loon kee fi bushaayeen kee baay’atan, meetiin kee fi warqeen kee baay’atan, wanti ati qabdu hundinuus baay’atu; yeroo sana garaan kee akka ol jedhu, Waaqayyo Gooftaa kee akka dagattu…. Ati immoo garaa kee keessatti, Humni koo fi jabinni harka koo qabeenya kana naa argamsiise jetta…. Yoo ati dhuguma Waaqayyo Gooftaa kee dagattee, waaqolii biro duukaa buutee, isaan tajaajiltee, isaan waaqeffatte, ani har’a isin irratti nan dhugaa ba’a; isin dhugumaan ni badaattu. Akkuma saboota Waaqayyo fuula keessan duratti balleessu sana, isinis ni badaattu; sababni isaas, sagalee Waaqayyo Gooftaa keessanii waan hin abboomamneefi.’ Keessa Deebii 8:11–14, 17, 19, 20.”

> “The warning was not heeded by the Jewish people. They forgot God, and lost sight of their high privilege as His representatives. The blessings they had received brought no blessing to the world. All their advantages were appropriated for their own glorification. They robbed God of the service He required of them, and they robbed their fellow men of religious guidance and a holy example. Like the inhabitants of the antediluvian world, they followed out every imagination of their evil hearts. Thus they made sacred things appear a farce, saying, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, are these’ (Jeremiah 7:4), while at the same time they were misrepresenting God’s character, dishonoring His name, and polluting His sanctuary.

> “Dubbii akeekkachiisni sun ummata Yihudootaatiin hin dhagahamne. Isaan Waaqayyoon dagatan; mirga isaanii guddaa kan isaan bakka bu’oota Isaa ta’anii qabanis irraa ija isaanii balleessan. Eebbawwan isaan argatan addunyaaf eebba tokko illee hin fidne. Faayidaawwan isaanii hundinuu ulfina ofii isaanii guddisuuf qofa ofitti fudhataman. Tajaajila inni isaan irraa barbaade Waaqayyo irraa saaman; qajeelfama amantii fi fakkeenya qulqulluu immoo namoota isaanii wal irraa saaman. Akkuma jiraattota addunyaa bishaan badiisaa dura turanii, yaada garaa isaanii hamaa ta’e hundumaa hordofan. Akkasitti wantoota qulqulluu qoosaa fakkeessan; ‘Manni qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo, manni qulqullummaa Waaqayyoo, isaan kana’ (Ermiyaas 7:4) jechuun, yeroo wal fakkaatutti amala Waaqayyoo dogoggoraan bakka buusaa turan, maqaa Isaas salphisaa, iddoo qulqullummaa Isaas xureessaa turan.”

> “The husbandmen who had been placed in charge of the Lord’s vineyard were untrue to their trust. The priests and teachers were not faithful instructors of the people. They did not keep before them the goodness and mercy of God and His claim to their love and service. These husbandmen sought their own glory. They desired to appropriate the fruits of the vineyard. It was their study to attract attention and homage to themselves.

> “ପ୍ରଭୁଙ୍କ ଦାକ୍ଷାକ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ଦାୟିତ୍ୱ ଯାହାଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ରଖାଯାଇଥିଲା, ସେହି କୃଷକମାନେ ତାଙ୍କ ପାଖରେ ରଖାଯାଇଥିବା ଭରସା ପ୍ରତି ଅବିଶ୍ୱାସୀ ହୋଇଥିଲେ। ଯାଜକମାନେ ଓ ଶିକ୍ଷକମାନେ ଜନସାଧାରଣଙ୍କର ନିଷ୍ଠାବାନ ଶିକ୍ଷକ ନ ଥିଲେ। ସେମାନେ ଲୋକମାନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ଈଶ୍ୱରଙ୍କ ମଙ୍ଗଳମୟତା ଓ କରୁଣା, ଏବଂ ତାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ପ୍ରେମ ଓ ସେବାରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ଦାୟିତ୍ୱକୁ ଅବିରତ ରଖିନଥିଲେ। ଏହି କୃଷକମାନେ ନିଜମାନଙ୍କର ଗୌରବକୁ ଖୋଜୁଥିଲେ। ସେମାନେ ଦାକ୍ଷାକ୍ଷେତ୍ରର ଫଳକୁ ନିଜ ଅଧୀନରେ ନେବାକୁ ଇଚ୍ଛା କରୁଥିଲେ। ନିଜମାନଙ୍କ ପ୍ରତି ଲୋକଙ୍କ ଧ୍ୟାନ ଓ ଶ୍ରଦ୍ଧାକୁ ଆକର୍ଷିତ କରିବାହିଁ ସେମାନଙ୍କର ପ୍ରୟାସ ଥିଲା।”

> “The guilt of these leaders in Israel was not like the guilt of the ordinary sinner. These men stood under the most solemn obligation to God. They had pledged themselves to teach a ‘Thus saith the Lord’ and to bring strict obedience into their practical life. Instead of doing this they were perverting the Scriptures. They laid heavy burdens upon men, enforcing ceremonies that reached to every step in life. The people lived in continual unrest, for they could not fulfill the requirements laid down by the rabbis. As they saw the impossibility of keeping man-made commandments, they became careless in regard to the commandments of God.

> “Yakki cubbuu hooggantoonni Israa’el keessa turan cubbuu nama cubbamaa idilee fakkaatu hin turre. Namoonni kun waajiba baay’ee ulfaataa fi kabajamaa Waaqayyotti qabu jalatti dhaabatanii turan. Isaan, ‘Akkana jedha Gooftaan’ jedhanii barsiisuu fi abboomamuun cimaa ta’e jireenya isaanii keessatti hojii irra oolchuu akka qaban of waadaa galanii turan. Garuu kana gochuu mannaa Caaffata Qulqullaa’oo jallisaa turan. Isaan namoota irratti ba’aa ulfaataa kaa’anii, sirnaawwan hanga tarkaanfii jireenya hundumaatti ga’an dirqisiisaa turan. Uummanni waan ulaagaaleen barsiisonni seeraatiin kaa’aman guutuu hin dandeenyeef, boqonnaa malee jeequmsa yeroo hundumaa keessa jiraachaa ture. Yommuu ajajawwan namoonni tolchan eeguun akka hin danda’amne argan, ajajawwan Waaqayyoo ilaalchisee of eeggannoo malee ta’an.

> “The Lord had instructed His people that He was the owner of the vineyard, and that all their possessions were given them in trust to be used for Him. But the priests and teachers did not perform the work of their sacred office as if they were handling the property of God. They were systematically robbing Him of the means and facilities entrusted to them for the advancement of His work. Their covetousness and greed caused them to be despised even by the heathen. Thus the Gentile world was given occasion to misinterpret the character of God and the laws of His kingdom.

> “Waaqayyo saba Isaa akka Inni abbaa iddoo wayinii taʼe, akka qabeenyi isaanii hundinuu Isaaf itti fayyadamuuf amanamummaan isaaniif kenname barsiisee ture. Garuu luboonni fi barsiisonni hojii waajjira isaanii qulqulluu sana akka qabeenya Waaqayyoo wajjin hojjetanitti hin raawwanne. Isaan karaa sirnaan qophaaʼeen wantoota fi carraawwan hojii Isaa guddisuuf isaaniif amanamummaan kennaman irraa Isa saamuu turan. Fedhiin isaanii qabeenya kuusuu fi sassati isaanii saba ormootaan illee akka tuffataman isaan godhe. Kanaaf addunyaan ormootaa amala Waaqayyoo fi seerota mootummaa Isaa dogoggoraan hiikuuf carraa argate.”

> “With a father’s heart, God bore with His people. He pleaded with them by mercies given and mercies withdrawn. Patiently He set their sins before them, and in forbearance waited for their acknowledgment. Prophets and messengers were sent to urge God’s claim upon the husbandmen; but instead of being welcomed, they were treated as enemies. The husbandmen persecuted and killed them. God sent still other messengers, but they received the same treatment as the first, only that the husbandmen showed still more determined hatred.

> “ଦୟାମୟ ପିତାଙ୍କ ହୃଦୟରେ, ଦେବତା ନିଜ ଜନଙ୍କୁ ସହନ କଲେ। ଦିଆଯାଇଥିବା କୃପାମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ଏବଂ ପଛେଇ ନିଆଯାଇଥିବା କୃପାମାନଙ୍କ ଦ୍ୱାରା ସେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ଅନୁରୋଧ କଲେ। ଧୈର୍ଯ୍ୟର ସହିତ ସେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ପାପଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମୁଖରେ ରଖିଲେ, ଏବଂ ସହିଷ୍ଣୁତାରେ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍ୱୀକାରୋକ୍ତି ପାଇଁ ଅପେକ୍ଷା କଲେ। ଚାଷୀମାନଙ୍କ ଉପରେ ଦେବତାଙ୍କ ଅଧିକାରକୁ ଜୋରଦାର କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଭବିଷ୍ୟଦ୍ବକ୍ତାମାନେ ଓ ସନ୍ଦେଶବାହକମାନେ ପଠାଯାଇଥିଲେ; କିନ୍ତୁ ସ୍ୱାଗତ ପାଇବାର ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତେ ସେମାନେ ଶତ୍ରୁମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ବ୍ୟବହାରିତ ହେଲେ। ଚାଷୀମାନେ ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ ନିର୍ଯାତନା ଦେଲେ ଏବଂ ହତ୍ୟା କଲେ। ଦେବତା ଆହୁରି ଅନ୍ୟ ସନ୍ଦେଶବାହକମାନଙ୍କୁ ପଠାଇଲେ, କିନ୍ତୁ ସେମାନେ ପ୍ରଥମମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ଏକେପ୍ରକାର ବ୍ୟବହାର ପାଇଲେ; କେବଳ ଏତିକି, ଚାଷୀମାନେ ଆଉ ଅଧିକ ଦୃଢ଼ ଘୃଣା ପ୍ରକାଶ କଲେ।”

> “As a last resource, God sent His Son, saying, ‘They will reverence My Son.’ But their resistance had made them vindictive, and they said among themselves, ‘This is the heir; come, let us kill Him, and let us seize on His inheritance.’ We shall then be left to enjoy the vineyard, and to do as we please with the fruit.

> “Akka qabeenya isaanii dhumaa godhatee, Waaqayyo Ilma Isaa erge; akkana jedhee, ‘Ilma Koo ni ulfeessu.’ Garuu diddaan isaanii gara hammina haaloo qabutti isaan geesse; isaanis walii isaanii keessatti, ‘Kun dhaaltuudha; kottaa, haa ajjeefnu, dhaala isaas haa qabannu’ jedhan. Ergasii iddoo wayinii sana gammachuudhaan keenya godhannee hafna; firii isaatis akka fedha keenyaatti ni hojjenna.”

> “The Jewish rulers did not love God; therefore they cut themselves away from Him, and rejected all His overtures for a just settlement. Christ, the Beloved of God, came to assert the claims of the Owner of the vineyard; but the husbandmen treated Him with marked contempt, saying, We will not have this man to rule over us. They envied Christ’s beauty of character. His manner of teaching was far superior to theirs, and they dreaded His success. He remonstrated with them, unveiling their hypocrisy, and showing them the sure results of their course of action. This stirred them to madness. They smarted under the rebukes they could not silence. They hated the high standard of righteousness which Christ continually presented. They saw that His teaching was placing them where their selfishness would be uncloaked, and they determined to kill Him. They hated His example of truthfulness and piety and the elevated spirituality revealed in all He did. His whole life was a reproof to their selfishness, and when the final test came, the test which meant obedience unto eternal life or disobedience unto eternal death, they rejected the Holy One of Israel. When they were asked to choose between Christ and Barabbas, they cried out, ‘Release unto us Barabbas!’ Luke 23:18. And when Pilate asked, ‘What shall I do then with Jesus?’ they cried fiercely, ‘Let Him be crucified.’ Matthew 27:22. ‘Shall I crucify your King?’ Pilate asked, and from the priests and rulers came the answer, ‘We have no king but Caesar.’ John 19:15. When Pilate washed his hands, saying, ‘I am innocent of the blood of this just person,’ the priests joined with the ignorant mob in declaring passionately, ‘His blood be on us, and on our children.’ Matthew 27:24, 25.

> “Bulchitoonni Yihudootaa Waaqayyoon hin jaallanne; kanaaf isaan ofii isaanii Isaa irraa kutanii, yaalii Isaa hundumaa araara qajeelaa argamsiisuuf godhame ni didan. Kiristoos, Inni Waaqayyoof jaallatamaan, mirga Abbaa qotiisaa wayinii sanaa dhaabuuf dhufe; qonnaan bultoonni garuu tuffii mul’ataa ta’een Isa qabanii, ‘Namni kun nu irratti mootummaa haa godhu hin barbaadnu’ jedhan. Isaan bareedina amala Kiristoositti hinaafan. Akkaataan barsiisa Isaa kan isaanii caalaa baay’ee olaanaa ture, milkaa’ina Isaas ni sodaatan. Inni isaan ni gorse, of keessaa soba isaanii saaqee, bu’aa hojii isaanii keessaa dhufu kan hin oolle isaanitti agarsiisaa ture. Kun immoo isaan maraachise. Ifaajee inni isaanitti kenne kan callisiisuu hin dandeenye jala ni dhiphatan. Ulaagaalee qajeelummaa ol aanaa Kiristoos yeroo hundumaa isaanii duratti dhiheessu ni jibban. Barsiisni Isaa ofittummaa isaanii akka saaxilamu isaan bakka kaa’aa akka jiru ni argan; kanaafis Isa ajjeesuuf murteessan. Fakkeenya Isaa kan dhugummaa fi waaqeffannaa, akkasumas hafuuraan ol’aanaa hojii Isaa hunduma keessatti mul’ate ni jibban. Jireenyi Isaa guutuun ofittummaa isaanii irratti ifaajee ture; yeroo qorannoon dhumaa dhufe, qorannoon sunis kan jireenya bara baraa argachuuf ajajamuu yookaan du’a bara baraaf ajajamuu diduu hiiku, isaan Qulqulluu Israa’el ni didan. Yommuu Kiristoosii fi Barabbaas gidduutti akka filatan gaafataman, ‘Barabbaasin nuuf gad lakkifami!’ jechuun iyyan. Luqaas 23:18. Philaaxoosis yommuu, ‘Egaa Yesusiin maal godhu ree?’ jedhee gaafate, isaan jabaatanii, ‘Inni haa fannifamu’ jechuun iyyan. Maatewos 27:22. ‘Mootii keessan haa fannisuudhaa?’ jedhee Philaaxoos gaafate; lubootaa fi bulchitootaa birraas deebiin, ‘Qeexaar malee mootii hin qabnu’ jedhu dhufe. Yohaannis 19:15. Yommuu Philaaxoos harka isaa dhiqatee, ‘Ani dhiiga nama qajeelaa kanaa irraa qullaa dha’ jedhe, luboonni sun tuuta wallaalotaa wajjin hirmaatanii, ‘Dhiigni Isaa nu irra haa ga’u, ijoollee keenya irrattis haa ga’u’ jechuun jabaatanii dubbatan. Maatewos 27:24, 25.”

> “Thus the Jewish leaders made their choice. Their decision was registered in the book which John saw in the hand of Him that sat upon the throne, the book which no man could open. In all its vindictiveness this decision will appear before them in the day when this book is unsealed by the Lion of the tribe of Judah.

> “Kanaafuu hooggantoonni Yihudootaa filannoo isaanii godhatan. Murtiin isaanii kitaaba Yohannis harka Isa teessoo irra taa’e keessa arge, kitaaba namni tokko illee banuu hin dandeenye sana keessatti galmaa’e. Murtiin kun hammina haaloo-baalummaa isaa guutuun guyyaa kitaabni kun Leenca gosa Yihudaa sanaan hiikamu sanatti isaanii duratti mul’ata.”

> “The Jewish people cherished the idea that they were the favorites of heaven, and that they were always to be exalted as the church of God. They were the children of Abraham, they declared, and so firm did the foundation of their prosperity seem to them that they defied earth and heaven to dispossess them of their rights. But by lives of unfaithfulness they were preparing for the condemnation of heaven and for separation from God.

> “Uummanni Yihuudotaa yaada akka isaan warra samii biratti jaallatamoo taʼan, fi akka isaan yeroo hundumaa akka waldaa Waaqayyoo taʼanii ol qabamanii turan guddisanii qabatanii turan. Isaan ijoollee Abrahaam taʼuu isaanii labsan; buʼuuri badhaadhina isaanii illee akkasitti cimsee isaanitti fakkaate, mirga isaanii irraa isaan buqqisuuf lafti fi samiin illee akka hin dandeenye morman. Garuu jireenya amanamummaa dhabuutiin isaan murtii samii fi Waaqayyoo irraa gargar baafamuu ofii isaaniif qopheessaa turan.

> “In the parable of the vineyard, after Christ had portrayed before the priests their crowning act of wickedness, He put to them the question, ‘When the Lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?’ The priests had been following the narrative with deep interest, and without considering the relation of the subject to themselves they joined with the people in answering, ‘He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out His vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render Him the fruits in their seasons.’

> “Fakkeenya iddoo wayinii sanaa keessatti, Kiristoos yommuu gocha isaanii hamaa keessaa isa ol aanaa ta’e luboota fuuldura isaanii kaa’ee ibse, gaaffii kana isaan gaafate: ‘Kanaafuu gooftaan iddoo wayinii sanaa yeroo dhufu, warra qotee bulaa sana maal isaan irratti godha?’ Luboonni sun seenaa sana fedhii guddaadhaan hordofaa turan; dhimichi isaanuma wajjin hariiroo qabaachuu isaa utuu hin yaadin, deebii kennuu keessatti ummata wajjin walitti dabalanii, ‘Namoota hamoo sana hamaan ni balleessa; iddoo wayinii isaas qotee bultoota birootiif ni kenna; isaan immoo yeroo isaatti ija isaa isaaniif ni deebisu’ jedhan.”

> “Unwittingly they had pronounced their own doom. Jesus looked upon them, and under His searching gaze they knew that He read the secrets of their hearts. His divinity flashed out before them with unmistakable power. They saw in the husbandmen a picture of themselves, and they involuntarily exclaimed, ‘God forbid!’

> “Isaan utuu hin beekin badiisa mataa isaanii ofirratti labsanii turan. Yesusis isaanitti ilaale; ilaalcha Isaa keessa seenee qoratu sana jalattis Inni iccitii garaa isaanii akka dubbisu ni hubatan. Waaqummaan Isaa humna ifaadhaan, kan dogoggora hin qabneen, isaanii duratti mul’ate. Isaanis qonnaan bultoota san keessatti fakkeenya ofii isaanii arganii, utuu of hin yaadin, ‘Waaqni haa dhowwu!’ jechuun iyyan.”

> “Solemnly and regretfully Christ asked, ‘Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner; this is the Lord’s doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes? Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof. And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken; but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.’

> Kiristoos akka kabajaa fi gadda guddaadhaan, “Isin matumaa Caaffata keessatti hin dubbifnee ree, ‘Dhagaan warri ijaartonni tuffatan inni sun mataa golee taʼeera; kun hojii Gooftaa ti, ija keenya keessattis dinqisiisaa dha?’ Kanaaf ani isinittan jedhu, mootummaa Waaqayyoo isin irraa ni fudhatama, saba ija isaa fiduufis ni kennama. Namni dhagaa kana irratti kufu hundinuu ni cabee; inni immoo nama kam irra iyyuu yoo kufe, buddeena godhee ni daakaa” jedhee gaafate.

> “Christ would have averted the doom of the Jewish nation if the people had received Him. But envy and jealousy made them implacable. They determined that they would not receive Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah. They rejected the Light of the world, and thenceforth their lives were surrounded with darkness as the darkness of midnight. The doom foretold came upon the Jewish nation. Their own fierce passions, uncontrolled, wrought their ruin. In their blind rage they destroyed one another. Their rebellious, stubborn pride brought upon them the wrath of their Roman conquerors. Jerusalem was destroyed, the temple laid in ruins, and its site plowed like a field. The children of Judah perished by the most horrible forms of death. Millions were sold, to serve as bondmen in heathen lands.

> “Krist asel məsi yəhudiyɛ̈tɨ agul ɛ̈sɛy ifi iivhɛn məsi ɨr. Menvhi dʉdʉ ɨnɛ̈ nʉnəvhi məsi bəŋgɔy sə. Mi ɨr tɛbəg məsi mi ɨr kəi Jisas nə Nazareth asel Məsaya. Mi sə lɛ̈ŋhɛ̈ Light of the world, nʉ thenceforth mi yehən nɛ̈n sə darkness asel darkness of midnight. Agul ifi foretold gəi upon yəhudiyɛ̈tɨ agul. Mi own fierce passions, uncontrolled, wrought mi ruin. In mi blind rage mi destroyed one another. Mi rebellious, stubborn pride brought upon mi the wrath of mi Roman conquerors. Jerusalem gəi destroyed, the temple laid in ruins, ɨnɛ̈ its site plowed like a field. The children of Judah perished by the most horrible forms of death. Millions gəi sold, to serve as bondmen in heathen lands.”

> “As a people the Jews had failed of fulfilling God’s purpose, and the vineyard was taken from them. The privileges they had abused, the work they had slighted, was entrusted to others.

> “Akka sabaata tokkootti Yihudoonni kaayyoo Waaqayyoo raawwachuu keessatti kufanii turan; kanaaf iddoo wayinii sun isaan irraa fudhatame. Mirgoota isaanii isaan ittiin miidhaa geessisan, hojii isaanii isaan tuffatanis, namoota birootti imaanaa kenname.”

> “The parable of the vineyard applies not alone to the Jewish nation. It has a lesson for us. The church in this generation has been endowed by God with great privileges and blessings, and He expects corresponding returns.” Christ’s Object Lessons. 284–296.

> “Fakkeenyichi iddoo wayinii kanaa saba Yihudootaa qofa irratti hin raawwatamu. Inni nuufis barsiisa qaba. Waldaan dhaloota kana keessa jirtu mirgaa fi eebba guddaa Waaqayyo irraa argatteetti, Innis deebii isaaf malu ni eega.” Christ’s Object Lessons, 284–296.

The book of Joel identifies the history of the latter rain at the end of the world. The latter rain is God’s final warning message of the third angel of Revelation fourteen. Although the latter rain represents the message of the third angel, it also represents the communication process between Divinity and humanity as symbolized by Zechariah’s golden oil, the early and latter rains, the fire from the altar and other representations. The latter rain is not only a message, and the communication process between God and man, but it is also the only sanctified “methodology” of Bible study sustained in God’s Word. That methodology is Isaiah’s “line upon line” found in chapter twenty-eight.

Kitaabni Yoʼeel seenaa roobaa boodaa yeroo dhuma biyya lafaa adda baasa. Roobni boodaa ergaa akeekkachiisaa isa dhumaa Waaqayyoo kan ergamaa sadaffaa Mul’ata boqonnaa kudha afur keessa jiru dha. Roobni boodaa ergaa ergamaa sadaffaa bakka buʼus, akkasumas adeemsa walqunnamtii gidduu Waaqummaa fi namummaa akka zayitii warqee Zakkaariyaas, roobawwan duraa fi boodaa, ibidda iddoo aarsaa irraa, fi fakkeenya birootiin agarsiifamutti bakka buʼa. Roobni boodaa ergaa qofa miti; akkasumas adeemsa walqunnamtii gidduu Waaqayyo fi namaati; garuu, inni akkasumas “mala hojii” qorannaa Macaafa Qulqulluu isa qulqulleeffame tokkicha, isa Dubbii Waaqayyoo keessatti eegamee jiru dha. Malleen sunis “sarara irratti sarara” jechuun Isaayyaas boqonnaa digdamii saddeet keessatti argamu dha.

At the beginning of ancient and also modern Israel, God, “the husbandman” brought Israel “from the wilderness.” Whether the captivity of four hundred and thirty years captivity in Egypt or the captivity of the Dark Ages from 538 unto 1798, Israel was taken out of “the wilderness,” for a “wilderness” is a symbol of slavery and captivity. Whether ancient literal Israel or modern spiritual Israel God delivered them out of a wilderness captivity and “established” them “as His own chosen possession, the Lord’s vineyard” called to be priests and princes who “were committed” with the privilege of representing “the oracles of God.” The “oracles” for ancient Israel being the Law and to modern Israel being both the Law and the prophecies.

Jalqaba Israa’el durii fi Israa’el bara haaraa jalqabattiis, Waaqayyo, “qonnaan bulaan” Israa’elin “gammoojjii keessaa” fide. Boonummaan waggaa dhibba afurii fi soddomaa biyya Gibxii keessatti ta’e yookaan booji’amni Bara Dukkanaa kan bara 538 irraa eegalee hamma 1798tti ture, Israa’el “gammoojjii keessaa” baafame; jechuunis “gammoojjiin” mallattoo garbummaa fi booji’amuu ti. Israa’el durii jechuun isa dhugaa yookaan Israa’el ammayyaa jechuun isa hafuuraa haa ta’u, Waaqayyo booji’amuu gammoojjii keessaa isaan baasee, akka “qabeenya filatamaa Isaa mataa Isaa, iddoo wayinii Gooftaa” ta’aniif isaan “dhaabe”; isaanis akka lubootaa fi bulchitootaatti waamaman, warri “dubbii Waaqayyoo” bakka bu’anii dhiheessuuf mirga itti “amanaman” turan. “Dubbiin Waaqayyoo” Israa’el duriif Seera ture; Israa’el ammayyaatiif immoo Seeraa fi raajiiwwan lamaan isaanii ture.

> “God has called His church in this day, as He called ancient Israel, to stand as a light in the earth. By the mighty cleaver of truth, the messages of the first, second, and third angels, He has separated them from the churches and from the world to bring them into a sacred nearness to Himself. He has made them the depositaries of His law and has committed to them the great truths of prophecy for this time. Like the holy oracles committed to ancient Israel, these are a sacred trust to be communicated to the world. The three angels of Revelation 14 represent the people who accept the light of God’s messages and go forth as His agents to sound the warning throughout the length and breadth of the earth.” Testimonies, volume 5, 455.

> “God āsoa ne Sōtī hānpā dōrōmni daṇḍāre, jēhēn Tēnī prācīn Israel-ké āsoa jīa, pṛthibīre āloka hēi ṭhiā hēibāku. Satyara śaktisālī chēdaka dvārā, prathama, dvitīya o tṛtīya dūtamānankara bārtāmāne, Tēnī tāṅku maṇḍalīmānankaṭhāru ebam jagataṭhāru pṛthaka karichanti, yāhā dvārā Tēnī nijara nikaṭatara pavitra sannidhyare tāṅku āṇibē. Tēnī tāṅku Nijara byabasthāra rakhyādhikārī karichanti ebam ehi samayapāĩ bhabiṣyadbāṇīra mahān satyamānanku tāṅka upare samarpita karichanti. Jēpari prācīn Israel-ku samarpita pavitra īśvarīya ukti-mālā eka pavitra amanata thilā, sēpari ēhā madhya jagataku jñāpita karibā pāĩ eka pavitra biśwāsa-rakṣita dayitwa aṭe. Prakāśita Vākya 14ra tīnīti dūtamāne sēhi lōkamānanku pratini dhitva karanti, jēmāne Īśwaranka bārtāmānankara āloka grahaṇa karanti ebam samasta pṛthibīra dīrgha-prasāra o prastārare satarka-bārtā ghōṣaṇā karibā pāĩ Tēnīṅka pratinidhi rūpe bāhāri yānti.” Testimonies, volume 5, 455.

Modern Israel was ordained to proclaim the loud cry of the third angel under the power of the latter rain, while manifesting the character of Christ in their personal experience under the power of the Holy Spirit. The loud cry of the third angel is fulfilled during the outpouring of the latter rain, during a time when a false peace and safety latter rain message is being promoted by a class of men who are drunken with the wine of Babylon. These are Isaiah’s drunkards of Ephraim and Joel’s drinkers of wine who have the new wine cut off from their mouths. Those receiving the true latter rain message are represented by Daniel, Mishael, Hananiah and Azariah who rejected the Babylonian food for heavenly fare. These are the one hundred and forty-four thousand who sing the song of Moses and the Lamb, but also of the vineyard, for the vineyard parable was fulfilled in the history of Moses in the beginning of ancient Israel’s covenant relationship, and it was fulfilled again at the end of ancient Israel’s covenant relationship in the history of the Lamb.

Isiraaʼeliin ammayyaa humna bokkaa booddee jalatti iyyata guddaa ergamaa sadaffaa labsuuf muudamte turte; yeroo sanattis muuxannoo ishee dhuunfaa keessatti humna Hafuura Qulqulluu jalatti amala Kiristoos mulʼisuu qabdi turte. Iyyanni guddaan ergamaa sadaffaa yeroo bokkaan booddee dhangalaafamutti raawwatama; yeroo sanatti garuu ergaan sobaa nagaa fi nagummaa, kan bokkaa booddee jedhu, garee namoota daadhii Baabilonii irraa macheessamanii jiran tokkoon babalʼifamaa jira. Isaan kun macheessitoota Efreem kan Isaayyaas ibse, akkasumas dhugaattota wayinii kan Yoʼeel ibse, kan afaan isaanii irraa wayiniin haaraan murame irraa dha. Warri ergaa dhugaa bokkaa booddee fudhatan immoo Daaniʼel, Mishaaʼel, Hanaaniyaa fi Azaariyaa irraa bakka buufamu; isaan nyaata Baabilonii didanii nyaata samii filatan. Isaan kunneen kuma dhibba afurtamii afur kan faarfannaa Musee fi Hoolichaa faarfatan dha; garuu akkasumas faarfannaa iddoo wayinii illee, sababni isaas fakkeenyi iddoo wayinii jalqaba seenaa Musee keessatti, yeroo walitti dhufeenyi kakuu Isiraaʼel durii jalqabutti, raawwatame ture; akkasumas dhuma walitti dhufeenya kakuu Isiraaʼel durii keessatti seenaa Hoolichaa keessatti irra deebiʼamee raawwatameera.

The song of the vineyard concludes with a former covenant people being passed by when a new covenant people are being married to the Lord. The Lord passed by those who died in the forty-year wilderness wandering and entered into covenant with Joshua at the very same time he was divorcing those who would die. The Lord was divorcing ancient Israel at the very same time He was marrying the Christian church. The alpha or beginning history is represented by Moses and the omega is represented by the Lamb. The history they both represent is the history of the vineyard parable, thus Isaiah’s song of the vineyard is John the Revelator’s song of Moses and the Lamb.

Faarfannaa wayinii kun yeroo sabni kakuu duraa bira darbee, yeroo sabni kakuu haaraan Gooftaadhaan fuudhamu xumurama. Warra duula gammoojjii waggaa afurtamaa keessatti duʼan Gooftaan bira darbee, yeroo isauma sanaatti warra duʼan waliin walitti buʼaa kakuu addaan citu keessatti, Iyyaasuu wajjin kakuu keessa seene. Yeroo isauma sanaatti Gooftaan Israaʼel durii hiikee, waldaa Kiristaanaa fuudhaa ture. Alfa jechuun seenaa jalqabaa Museedhaan bakka buʼama; Oomegaan immoo Hoolichaadhaan bakka buʼama. Seenaa isaan lamaan bakka buʼan seenaa fakkeenya wayinii ti; kanaafuu faarfannaan wayinii Isaayaas, faarfannaa Musee fi Hoolichaa kan Yohaannis Mulʼisichaati.

We will continue these thoughts in the next article.

Mata-duree itti aanu keessatti yaadota kana itti fufna.

> “These are not the words of Sister White, but the words of the Lord, and His messenger has given them to me to give to you. God calls upon you to no longer work at cross purposes with Him. Much instruction was given in regard to men claiming to be Christian when they are revealing the attributes of Satan, counteracting in spirit, word, and action the advancement of truth, and are surely following the path where Satan is leading them. In their hardness of heart they have grasped authority which in no way belongs to them, and which they should not exercise. Saith the great Teacher, ‘I will overturn, overturn, overturn.’ Men say in Battle Creek, ‘The temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord are we’ but they are using common fire. Their hearts are not softened and subdued by the grace of God.” Manuscript Releases, volume 13, 222.

> “Kun kun dubbii Obboleettii White miti; isaan dubbii Gooftaa ti, ergamaan Isaas akka ani isiniif kennuuf naaf kenneera. Waaqayyo isin waama, kana booda Isaa wajjin kaayyoo wal-faallessu irratti akka hin hojjenne. Namoota Kiristaana jechuun of waaman garuu amala mootummaa Seexanaa mul’isan ilaalchisee barsiisni baay’een kennameera; isaan hafuuraan, dubbii fi gochaan guddina dhugaa danqaa uumuudhaan, karaa Seexanni isaan geggeessaa jiru sana irratti dhugumaan duukaa bu’aa jiru. Jabaatinsa garaa isaanii keessatti aboo karaa kamiinuu isaanii hin taane, kan isaan fayyadamuu hin qabne, qabataniiru. Barsiisaan guddaan, ‘Ani garagalcha, garagalcha, garagalcha’ jedha. Namoonni Battle Creek keessatti, ‘Mana qulqullummaa Gooftaa, mana qulqullummaa Gooftaa nu dha’ jedhu; garuu ibidda idilee fayyadamu. Garaan isaanii ayyaana Waaqayyootiin hin laaffifamne, hin bitamnes.” Manuscript Releases, volume 13, 222.

> “The patience of God has an object, but you are defeating it. He is allowing a state of things to come that you would fain see counteracted by and by, but it will be too late. God commanded Elijah to anoint the cruel and deceitful Hazael king over Syria, that he might be a scourge to idolatrous Israel. Who knows whether God will not give you up to the deceptions you love? Who knows but that the preachers who are faithful, firm, and true may be the last who shall offer the gospel of peace to our unthankful churches? It may be that the destroyers are already training under the hand of Satan and only wait the departure of a few more standard-bearers to take their places, and with the voice of the false prophet cry, ‘Peace, peace,’ when the Lord hath not spoken peace. I seldom weep, but now I find my eyes blinded with tears; they are falling upon my paper as I write. It may be that erelong all prophesyings among us will be at an end, and the voice which has stirred the people may no longer disturb their carnal slumbers.

> “Obsaan Waaqayyoo kaayyoo qaba; isin garuu isa fashaleessaa jirtu. Inni haala wantootaa tokko akka dhufu hayyamaa jira; isin boodarra akka ittifamu arguu ni barbaaddu, garuu yeroo sanatti baay’ee ni turaa. Waaqayyo Eliyaasiin Haaza’el isa gara-jabeessaa fi gowwoomsaa ta’e mootii Sooriyaa irratti dibuu akka ta’u ajaje, inni Israa’el waaqeffannaa waaqota sobaa keessatti kufe sanaaf adabbii akka ta’uuf. Eenyutu beeka, Waaqayyo gowwoomsawwan isin jaallattan sanaaf isin hin dabarsee kennu ta’a? Eenyutu beeka lallabdoonni amanamoo, jabaatanii dhaabbatan, dhugaa ta’an warri kun wangeela nageenyaa waldoota keenya galata hin qabneef yeroo dhumaa dhiheessan ta’uu isaanii? Inni ta’uu danda’a barbadeessitoonni harka Seexanaa jala duraanuma leenjifamaa jiruu, warri mallattoo isaanii baatan muraasni hafan keessaa yeroo muraasa booda achi bu’anii bakka isaanii qabachuuf qofa eegaa jiran; sagalee raajii sobaatiin, ‘Nagaa, nagaa,’ jechuun iyyaa, yeroo Gooftaan nagaa dubbate hin jirretti. Ani baay’ee yeroo muraasa qofa boo’a; amma garuu ija koo imimmaan irraa kan ka’e arguu dadhabsiifameen argadha; yeroo ani barreessu imimmaan sun waraqaa koo irratti kufaa jira. Inni ta’uu danda’a yeroo dheeraa hin taane keessatti raajiin nu gidduu jiru hundi xumuramu, sagaleen ummata kakaase sunis hirriba isaanii foonummaa irraa dhufu sana keessaa si’achi hin jeeqne.”

> “When God shall work His strange work on the earth, when holy hands bear the ark no longer, woe will be upon the people. Oh, that thou hadst known, even thou, in this thy day, the things that belong unto thy peace! Oh, that our people may, as did Nineveh, repent with all their might and believe with all their heart, that God may turn away His fierce anger from them.” Testimonies, volume 5, 77.

> “Yeroo Waaqayyo hojii Isaa kan nama dinqisiisu lafa irratti hojjatu, yeroo harki qulqulloonni taabota kakuu sana kana booda hin baannes, wayyoon saba irra ni buʼa. Oo, ati, eeyyee ati illee, guyyuma kee kana keessatti waan nagaa keetti taʼan utuu beektee! Oo, akka Waaqayyo dheekkamsa Isaa isa cimaa isaan irraa deebisuuf, sabni keenya akkuma Nanawwee humna isaanii guutuudhaan qalbii jijjiirratan, garaa isaanii guutuudhaanis akka amanan haa taʼu.” Testimonies, volume 5, 77.

> “If you indulge stubbornness of heart, and through pride and self-righteousness do not confess your faults, you will be left subject to Satan’s temptations. If when the Lord reveals your errors you do not repent or make confession, his providence will bring you over the ground again and again. You will be left to make mistakes of a similar character, you will continue to lack wisdom, and will call sin righteousness, and righteousness sin. The multitude of deceptions that will prevail in these last days will encircle you, and you will change leaders, and not know that you have done so.” Review and Herald, December 16, 1890.

> “Yoo mataa garaa yoo jajjabduu of keessatti guddiste, akkasumas of tuulummaa fi qajeelummaa ofii keessaan dogoggora kee yoo hin himanne, qorama Seexanaatiif saaxilamee ni haftta. Yommuu Gooftaan dogoggora kee siif mul’isu, yoo hin qalbii jijjiirrannii fi himannaan hin raawwanne, qajeelfamni isaa lafa sana irra irra deddeebiin si geessa. Dogoggora amala wal fakkaataa qabu hojjechuuf ni dhiifamta, ogeessa ta’uu keessaas ni hir’atta, cubbuus qajeelummaadha jettee ni waamta, qajeelummas cubbuudha jettee ni waamta. Baay’inni gowwoomsaa guyyoota dhumaa kana keessatti mo’u sun si marsa, hooggantoota ni jijjiirta, akka ati akkas goote immoo hin beekthu.” Review and Herald, December 16, 1890.

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