{"id":13447,"date":"2024-10-14T15:58:54","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T22:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/?p=13447"},"modified":"2024-10-14T15:58:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T22:58:54","slug":"%e3%83%a4%e3%82%b3%e3%83%96%e3%81%ae12%e4%ba%ba%e3%81%ae%e6%81%af%e5%ad%90%e9%81%94%ef%bc%9a%e5%85%b1%e9%80%9a%e3%81%ae%e9%81%ba%e7%94%a3%e3%80%81%e7%9b%ae%e6%a8%99%e3%80%81%e3%81%9d%e3%81%97%e3%81%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sanbi.us\/pmac\/%e3%83%a4%e3%82%b3%e3%83%96%e3%81%ae12%e4%ba%ba%e3%81%ae%e6%81%af%e5%ad%90%e9%81%94%ef%bc%9a%e5%85%b1%e9%80%9a%e3%81%ae%e9%81%ba%e7%94%a3%e3%80%81%e7%9b%ae%e6%a8%99%e3%80%81%e3%81%9d%e3%81%97%e3%81%a6\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\uff1a\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u3001\u76ee\u6a19\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u95d8\u3044\uff08\u672c\u591a\u4e00\u7c73\uff09"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full 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\/>\n\u305f\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u826f\u3044\u6642\u3082\u60aa\u3044\u6642\u3082\u56e3\u7d50\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\uff11\uff12\u90e8\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u9054\u306f\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u3068\u5171\u901a\u306e\u76ee\u6a19\u3001\u5171\u901a\u306e\u95d8\u3044\u3092\u5171\u6709\u3057\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u3067\u3082\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u540c\u6642\u306b\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306e\u4e00\u54e1\u3067\u3042\u308b\u4eba\u3005\u306f\u3001\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u3068\u5171\u901a\u306e\u76ee\u6a19\u3001\u5171\u901a\u306e\u95d8\u4e89\u3092\u5171\u6709\u3057\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3086\u3048\u3001\u826f\u3044\u6642\u3082\u60aa\u3044\u6642\u3082\u56e3\u7d50\u3059\u308b\u5fc5\u8981\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\uff08\u672c\u591a\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdjcc.net\/post\/%E3%80%8C%E3%83%A4%E3%82%B3%E3%83%96%E3%81%AE12%E4%BA%BA%E3%81%AE%E6%81%AF%E5%AD%90%E9%81%94%EF%BC%9A%E5%85%B1%E9%80%9A%E3%81%AE%E9%81%BA%E7%94%A3%E3%80%81%E7%9B%AE%E6%A8%99%E3%80%81%E3%81%9D%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E9%97%98%E3%81%84%E3%80%8D-jacob-s-twelve-sons-common-heritage-goal-and-struggle\">\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u793c\u62dd\u6620\u50cf\u300d\u300c\u30dd\u30c3\u30c9\u30ad\u30e3\u30b9\u30c8\u300d\u300c\u4e00\u65e5\u4e00\u751f\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3002<\/a><br \/>\n\u2193\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u300c\u65e5\u82f1\u793c\u62dd\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u539f\u7a3f\u300d\u300c\u304a\u3082\u3061\u304b\u3048\u308a\u300d\u306f\u3053\u3061\u3089\u304b\u3089\u3000\u2193<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Jacob\u2019s Twelve Sons: Common Heritage, Goal, and Struggle<br \/>\n\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\uff1a\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u3001\u76ee\u6a19\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u95d8\u3044<\/p>\n<p>Last Sunday, Pastor Okura spoke about Jacob, and focused on his leaving his family and home in order to flee from his brother Esau who was intent on killing him.\u3000 \u5148\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u3001\u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u306f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a71\u3057\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u3092\u6bba\u305d\u3046\u3068\u3059\u308b\u5144\u30a8\u30b5\u30a6\u304b\u3089\u9003\u3052\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u5bb6\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u3066\u884c\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306b\u7126\u70b9\u3092\u5f53\u3066\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Of course, Jacob was in that predicament because he had deceived his father Isaac in order to receive for himself the blessings that his father had intended to bestow upon his brother Esau.\u3000 \u3082\u3061\u308d\u3093\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u82e6\u5883\u306b\u9665\u3063\u305f\u306e\u306f\u3001\u7236\u304c\u5f1f\u30a8\u30b5\u30a6\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3088\u3046\u3068\u3057\u305f\u795d\u798f\u3092\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306b\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u7236\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3092\u6b3a\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Rebekah sent her son Jacob away to her brother Laban, so that he would be protected from Esau.\u30ea\u30d9\u30ab\u306f\u3001\u606f\u5b50\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3092\u30a8\u30b5\u30a6\u304b\u3089\u5b88\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u5144\u30e9\u30d0\u30f3\u306e\u3082\u3068\u3078\u5f7c\u3092\u9003\u304c\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As he fled from his brother, and left his parents and home, Jacob found himself for the first time, all alone in the wilderness.\u3000\u5144\u304b\u3089\u9003\u308c\u3001\u4e21\u89aa\u3068\u5bb6\u3092\u96e2\u308c\u305f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u3001\u521d\u3081\u3066\u8352\u91ce\u306b\u305f\u3063\u305f\u4e00\u4eba\u3067\u3044\u308b\u81ea\u5206\u306b\u6c17\u3065\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, Jacob was not alone, for God had made His presence known to Jacob and spoke to him in a dream.\u3000 \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u4e00\u4eba\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u305d\u306e\u5b58\u5728\u3092\u77e5\u3089\u305b\u3001\u5922\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u8a9e\u3089\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 28:13-15\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff18\u7ae0\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff15\u7bc0\uff09<strong>\u201cI am the\u00a0Lord, the God of your father Abraham and the God of Isaac.\u00a0I will give you and your descendants the land\u00a0on which you are lying.\u00a0<sup>14\u00a0<\/sup>Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you\u00a0will spread out to the west and to the east, to the north and to the south.\u00a0All peoples on earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.<sup>\u00a0 15\u00a0<\/sup>I am with you\u00a0and will watch over you\u00a0wherever you go,\u00a0and I will bring you back to this land.\u00a0I will not leave you\u00a0until I have done what I have promised you.\u201d\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u7236\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306e\u795e\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u795e\u3001\u4e3b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u4f0f\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u5730\u3092\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u5b50\u5b6b\u3068\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3088\u3046\u3002<sup>14<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306f\u5730\u306e\u3061\u308a\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u591a\u304f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3001\u897f\u3001\u6771\u3001\u5317\u3001\u5357\u306b\u3072\u308d\u304c\u308a\u3001\u5730\u306e\u8af8\u65cf\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u5b50\u5b6b\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u795d\u798f\u3092\u3046\u3051\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002<sup>15<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3044\u3066\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u3069\u3053\u3078\u884c\u304f\u306b\u3082\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u5b88\u308a\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u3053\u306e\u5730\u306b\u9023\u308c\u5e30\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u6c7a\u3057\u3066\u3042\u306a\u305f\u3092\u6368\u3066\u305a\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u4e8b\u3092\u884c\u3046\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Having seen this dream and God\u2019s promise to him, Jacob was able to move forward with the assurance that God was with him wherever he went, \u3053\u306e\u5922\u3068\u795e\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u3092\u898b\u305f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u3001\u884c\u304f\u5148\u3005\u3067\u795e\u304c\u5171\u306b\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>will give him offspring, and will bring him back to the land of his parents.\u3000\u5b50\u5b6b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308a\u3001\u4e21\u89aa\u306e\u5730\u306b\u9023\u308c\u623b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u78ba\u4fe1\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u524d\u9032\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, today, we will look at Jacob\u2019s family which God gave to him after reaching his uncle Laban\u2019s house at the end of his journey of escaping from his brother.\u3000 \u305d\u3053\u3067\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u3001\u5144\u304b\u3089\u9003\u308c\u308b\u65c5\u306e\u679c\u3066\u306b\u53d4\u7236\u30e9\u30d0\u30f3\u306e\u5bb6\u306b\u8fbf\u308a\u7740\u3044\u305f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u5bb6\u65cf\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u898b\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, we will look at the sons that God had given to Jacob, and look at how God worked in their lives.\u3000 \u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306b\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u306e\u4eba\u751f\u306b\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u50cd\u304b\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>First of all, let\u2019s look at their births.\u3000 \u307e\u305a\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u51fa\u751f\u3092\u898b\u3066\u307f\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jacob married Rachel and her sister Leah.\u3000 \u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u3068\u305d\u306e\u59b9\u30ec\u30a2\u3068\u7d50\u5a5a\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yes, right away you are thinking, what!?\u3000 \u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3001\u3059\u3050\u306b\u3001\u3048\u3063\uff01\u3068\u601d\u308f\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The Bible makes it clear that Jacob married Rachel and Leah, although he loved Rachel more than Leah.\u3000 \u8056\u66f8\u306f\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u3068\u30ec\u30a2\u3068\u7d50\u5a5a\u3057\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u30ec\u30a2\u3088\u308a\u3082\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u3092\u611b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In fact, Jacob\u2019s intention was to marry just Rachel, but since Leah was the older sister, \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u3068\u3060\u3051\u7d50\u5a5a\u3059\u308b\u3064\u3082\u308a\u3067\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30ec\u30a2\u306e\u65b9\u304c\u59c9\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u305f\u3081\u3001<\/p>\n<p>Laban the father in a sense forced Leah upon Jacob as a two-for-one deal.\u3000\u7236\u30e9\u30d0\u30f3\u306f\u3042\u308b\u610f\u5473\u3001\u4e8c\u5bfe\u4e00\u306e\u53d6\u308a\u5f15\u304d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30ec\u30a2\u3092\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u62bc\u3057\u3064\u3051\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Because of time I am not going to read the passage of Scripture that explains why this happened.\u3000 \u6642\u9593\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3067\u3001\u306a\u305c\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3053\u3068\u304c\u8d77\u3053\u3063\u305f\u306e\u304b\u3092\u8aac\u660e\u3059\u308b\u8056\u53e5\u3092\u8aad\u307f\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to read Genesis 29:1-30 on your own.\u3000 \u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff19\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\u304b\u3089\uff13\uff10\u7bc0\u3092\u5404\u81ea\u3067\u8aad\u3093\u3067\u307f\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The Bible does not hide the sinful and messed up nature of mankind. \u8056\u66f8\u306f\u4eba\u9593\u306e\u7f6a\u6df1\u3055\u3068\u6ec5\u8336\u82e6\u8336\u306a\u6027\u8cea\u3092\u96a0\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Through these two wives and their respective maids, Jacob was given twelves sons. \u3053\u306e\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u59bb\u3068\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306e\u30e1\u30a4\u30c9\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3092\u6388\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yes, you are thinking, what, twelves sons, and through two wives and their respective maids!? \u305d\u3046\u3001\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u59bb\u3068\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u306e\u30e1\u30a4\u30c9\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3067\u3059\uff01\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>Yes, the Bible records that Jacob was given twelve sons through 4 women. \u305d\u3046\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\uff14\u4eba\u306e\u5973\u6027\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3092\u6388\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3068\u8a18\u9332\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The birthing of the twelves sons of Jacob begins with the following introduction. \u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u8a95\u751f\u306f\u3001\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5e8f\u6587\u304b\u3089\u59cb\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 29:31-32\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff19\u7ae0\uff13\uff11\u7bc0\uff0d\uff13\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>31\u00a0<\/sup>Now the\u00a0Lord\u00a0saw that Leah was\u00a0unloved, and He opened her womb, but Rachel was barren.\u00a0<sup>32\u00a0<\/sup>Leah conceived and bore a son and named him\u00a0Reuben, for she said, \u201cBecause the\u00a0Lord\u00a0has\u00a0seen my affliction; surely now my husband will love me.\u201d <sup>31<\/sup>\u4e3b\u306f\u30ec\u30a2\u304c\u304d\u3089\u308f\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3092\u898b\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u80ce\u3092\u958b\u304b\u308c\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306f\u3001\u307f\u3054\u3082\u3089\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>32<\/sup>\u30ec\u30a2\u306f\u3001\u307f\u3054\u3082\u3063\u3066\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u307f\u3001\u540d\u3092\u30eb\u30d9\u30f3\u3068\u540d\u3065\u3051\u3066\u3001\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u304c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u60a9\u307f\u3092\u9867\u307f\u3089\u308c\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3001\u4eca\u306f\u592b\u3082\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u3060\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bible makes it clear that God is the One who provides children. \u8056\u66f8\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u5b50\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u308b\u304a\u65b9\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God is the One who opens up the womb of a woman to be able to conceive and give birth. \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u5973\u6027\u306e\u80ce\u3092\u958b\u304d\u3001\u598a\u5a20\u30fb\u51fa\u7523\u3067\u304d\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u304a\u65b9\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jacob loved Rachel, but God opened up the womb of the unloved Leah to be able to have children. \u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u3092\u611b\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u304c\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u611b\u3055\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u30ec\u30a2\u306e\u5b50\u5bae\u3092\u958b\u3044\u3066\u3001\u5b50\u4f9b\u3092\u7523\u3081\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3055\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, to Leah was born: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, and Judah (Genesis 29:32-35). \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u30ec\u30a2\u304b\u3089\u306f\u30eb\u30d9\u30f3\u3001\u30b7\u30e1\u30aa\u30f3\u3001\u30ec\u30d3\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff12\uff19\u7ae0\uff13\uff12\u7bc0\u2212\uff13\uff15\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What happens after this is basically a battle to provide offspring for Jacob. \u3053\u306e\u5f8c\u306e\u5c55\u958b\u306f\u3001\u57fa\u672c\u7684\u306b\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u5b50\u5b6b\u3092\u6b8b\u3059\u305f\u3081\u306e\u6226\u3044\u3068\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Here we see the ugliness of sin as it rears its head in the form of jealously. \u3053\u3053\u306b\u306f\u5ac9\u59ac\u3068\u3044\u3046\u5f62\u3067\u982d\u3092\u3082\u305f\u3052\u308b\u7f6a\u306e\u919c\u3055\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 30:1-3\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff10\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\uff0d\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>1 <\/sup>Now when Rachel saw that\u00a0she bore Jacob no children,\u00a0she became jealous of her sister; and she said to Jacob, \u201cGive me children, or else I die.\u201d\u00a0<sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>Then Jacob\u2019s anger burned against Rachel, and he said, \u201cAm I in the place of God, who has\u00a0withheld from you the fruit of the womb?\u201d\u00a0<sup>3\u00a0<\/sup>She said, \u201cHere is my maid Bilhah, go in to her that she may\u00a0bear on my knees, that\u00a0through her I too may have children.\u201d <sup>1<\/sup>\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u307e\u306a\u3044\u306e\u3092\u77e5\u3063\u305f\u6642\u3001\u59c9\u3092\u306d\u305f\u3093\u3067\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u3092\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002\u3055\u3082\u306a\u3044\u3068\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u6b7b\u306b\u307e\u3059\u300d\u3002<sup>2<\/sup>\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306b\u5411\u304b\u3044\u6012\u3063\u3066\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306e\u80ce\u306b\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u3092\u3084\u3069\u3089\u305b\u306a\u3044\u306e\u306f\u795e\u3067\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u304c\u795e\u306b\u4ee3\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3088\u3046\u304b\u300d\u3002<sup>3<\/sup>\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306f\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3064\u304b\u3048\u3081\u30d3\u30eb\u30cf\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u6240\u306b\u304a\u306f\u3044\u308a\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u5f7c\u5973\u304c\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u3093\u3067\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u3072\u3056\u306b\u7f6e\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305d\u3046\u3059\u308c\u3070\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3082\u307e\u305f\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u5b50\u3092\u6301\u3064\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sadly, we have already seen something similar to this with how Sarah dealt with her own barrenness. \u60b2\u3057\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u65e2\u306b\u3001\u30b5\u30e9\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u4e0d\u598a\u306b\u3069\u3046\u5bfe\u51e6\u3057\u305f\u304b\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3068\u4f3c\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3092\u76ee\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Remember, Sarah offered her maid Hagar to Abraham in order to have a surrogate child. \u30b5\u30e9\u306f\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u53ec\u4f7f\u30cf\u30ac\u30eb\u3092\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u306b\u5dee\u3057\u51fa\u3057\u3066\u3001\u4ee3\u7406\u51fa\u7523\u3092\u3055\u305b\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is not something we would allow today, but as can be seen in these instances, it seems to have been a somewhat common and accepted practice at that time. \u3053\u308c\u306f\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u306f\u8a31\u3055\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4f8b\u304b\u3089\u3082\u308f\u304b\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u5f53\u6642\u306f\u3042\u308b\u7a0b\u5ea6\u4e00\u822c\u7684\u306b\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, to Bilhah was born: Dan and Naphtali (Genesis 30:4-8). \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u30d3\u30eb\u30cf\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u306e\u304c \u30c0\u30f3\u3068\u30ca\u30d5\u30bf\u30ea\u3067\u3059\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff10\u7ae0\uff14\u7bc0\u2212\uff18\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Then, we read: \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3053\u3046\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 30:9\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff10\u7ae0\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<strong>When Leah saw that she had stopped bearing, she took her maid Zilpah and gave her to Jacob as a wife. \u3055\u3066\u30ec\u30a2\u306f\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u3080\u3053\u3068\u306e\u3084\u3093\u3060\u306e\u3092\u898b\u305f\u3068\u304d\u3001\u3064\u304b\u3048\u3081\u30b8\u30eb\u30d1\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u3001\u59bb\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, to Zilpah was born: Gad and Asher (Genesis 30:10-13). \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30b8\u30eb\u30d1\u3068\u306e\u9593\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u306e\u304c\u30ac\u30c9\u3068\u30a2\u30b7\u30a7\u30eb\u3067\u3059\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff10\u7ae0\uff11\uff10\u7bc0\u2212\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, God opens up Leah\u2019s womb once again. \u3055\u3089\u306b\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306f\u30ec\u30a2\u306e\u80ce\u3092\u518d\u3073\u958b\u304b\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, to Leah was then born: Issachar and Zebulun, and a daughter Dinah (Genesis 30:17-21). \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30ec\u30a2\u304b\u3089\u30a4\u30c3\u30b5\u30ab\u30eb\u3068\u30bc\u30d6\u30eb\u30f3\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u5a18\u30c7\u30a3\u30ca\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff10\u7ae0\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\u2212\uff12\uff11\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, at this point there are now ten sons and one daughter that have born to Jacob. \u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u3053\u306e\u6642\u70b9\u3067\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u306e\u306f\uff11\uff10\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u30681\u4eba\u306e\u5a18\u3068\u3044\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>That is not the end of the story as it relates to Jacob\u2019s children. \u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u7269\u8a9e\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3067\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Finally, we read of how Rachel was able to give birth to two sons. \u6700\u5f8c\u306b\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u304c\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u3093\u3060\u3053\u3068\u304c\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 30:22-24\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff10\u7ae0\uff12\uff12\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\uff14\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>22\u00a0<\/sup>Then\u00a0God remembered Rachel, and God gave heed to her and\u00a0opened her womb.\u00a0<sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>So she conceived and bore a son and said, \u201cGod has\u00a0taken away my reproach.\u201d\u00a0<sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>She named him Joseph, saying, \u201cMay the\u00a0Lord\u00a0give me another son.\u201d <sup>22<\/sup>\u6b21\u306b\u795e\u306f\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u3092\u5fc3\u306b\u3068\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3001\u5f7c\u5973\u306e\u9858\u3044\u3092\u805e\u304d\u3001\u305d\u306e\u80ce\u3092\u958b\u304b\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3001<sup>23<\/sup>\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u3001\u307f\u3054\u3082\u3063\u3066\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u7523\u307f\u3001\u300c\u795e\u306f\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u6065\u3092\u3059\u3059\u3044\u3067\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u3001<sup>24<\/sup>\u540d\u3092\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u3068\u540d\u3065\u3051\u3001\u300c\u4e3b\u304c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u3001\u306a\u304a\u3072\u3068\u308a\u306e\u5b50\u3092\u52a0\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u300d\u3068\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Then, we read the following after some time had elapsed and Jacob and his family were making their way to where Isaac lived. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u3057\u3070\u3089\u304f\u6642\u9593\u304c\u7d4c\u3061\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u304c\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u306e\u4f4f\u3080\u5834\u6240\u3078\u3068\u5411\u304b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3068\u304d\u3001\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 35:16-19\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff15\u7ae0\uff11\uff16\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff19\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>16\u00a0<\/sup>Then they journeyed from Bethel; and when there was still some distance to go to\u00a0Ephrath, Rachel began to give birth and she\u00a0suffered severe labor.\u00a0<sup>17\u00a0<\/sup>When she was in severe labor the midwife said to her, \u201cDo not fear, for now\u00a0you have another son.\u201d\u00a0<sup>18\u00a0<\/sup>It came about as her soul was departing (for she died), that she named him\u00a0Ben-oni; but his father called him\u00a0Benjamin.\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>So\u00a0Rachel died and was buried on the way to\u00a0Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem). <sup>16<\/sup>\u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u30d9\u30c6\u30eb\u3092\u7acb\u3063\u305f\u304c\u3001\u30a8\u30d5\u30e9\u30bf\u306b\u884c\u304d\u7740\u304f\u307e\u3067\u306b\u3001\u306a\u304a\u9694\u305f\u308a\u306e\u3042\u308b\u6240\u3067\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306f\u7523\u6c17\u3065\u304d\u3001\u305d\u306e\u7523\u306f\u91cd\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>17<\/sup>\u305d\u306e\u96e3\u7523\u306b\u5f53\u3063\u3066\u3001\u7523\u5a46\u306f\u5f7c\u5973\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u5fc3\u914d\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u4eca\u5ea6\u3082\u7537\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3059\u300d\u3002<sup>18<\/sup>\u5f7c\u5973\u306f\u6b7b\u306b\u306e\u305e\u307f\u3001\u9b42\u306e\u53bb\u308d\u3046\u3068\u3059\u308b\u6642\u3001\u5b50\u306e\u540d\u3092\u30d9\u30ce\u30cb\u3068\u547c\u3093\u3060\u3002\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u7236\u306f\u3053\u308c\u3092\u30d9\u30cb\u30e4\u30df\u30f3\u3068\u540d\u3065\u3051\u305f\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306f\u6b7b\u3093\u3067\u30a8\u30d5\u30e9\u30bf\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u30d9\u30c4\u30ec\u30d8\u30e0\u306e\u9053\u306b\u846c\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thus, to Rachel was born: Joseph and Benjamin. \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u3068\u306e\u9593\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u306e\u304c \u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u3068\u30d9\u30cb\u30e4\u30df\u30f3\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The Bible summarizes the children born to Jacob in this way: \u8056\u66f8\u306f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3068\u306e\u9593\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u305f\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u3092\u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u307e\u3068\u3081\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 35:22-26\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff15\u7ae0\uff12\uff12\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<strong>Now there were twelve sons of Jacob\u2014\u00a0<sup>23\u00a0<\/sup>the sons of Leah: Reuben, Jacob\u2019s firstborn, then Simeon and Levi and Judah and Issachar and Zebulun;\u00a0<sup>24\u00a0<\/sup>the sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin;\u00a0<sup>25\u00a0<\/sup>and\u00a0the sons of Bilhah, Rachel\u2019s maid: Dan and Naphtali;\u00a0<sup>26\u00a0<\/sup>and\u00a0the sons of Zilpah, Leah\u2019s maid: Gad and Asher. These are the sons of Jacob who were born to him in Paddan-aram. \u3055\u3066\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u306f\u5341\u4e8c\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<sup>23<\/sup>\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u30ec\u30a2\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u306f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u9577\u5b50\u30eb\u30d9\u30f3\u3068\u30b7\u30e1\u30aa\u30f3\u3001\u30ec\u30d3\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u3001\u30a4\u30c3\u30b5\u30ab\u30eb\u3001\u30bc\u30d6\u30eb\u30f3\u3002<sup>24<\/sup>\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u306f\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u3068\u30d9\u30cb\u30e4\u30df\u30f3\u3002<sup>25<\/sup>\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306e\u3064\u304b\u3048\u3081\u30d3\u30eb\u30cf\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u306f\u30c0\u30f3\u3068\u30ca\u30d5\u30bf\u30ea\u3002<sup>26<\/sup>\u30ec\u30a2\u306e\u3064\u304b\u3048\u3081\u30b8\u30eb\u30d1\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u306f\u30ac\u30c9\u3068\u30a2\u30bb\u30eb\u3002\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u3067\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u30d1\u30c0\u30f3\u30a2\u30e9\u30e0\u3067\u5f7c\u306b\u751f\u308c\u305f\u8005\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is easy to imagine that because of the family dynamic in which these twelve boys were born and grew up together in, there was much conflict amongst them. \u3053\u306e\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u5c11\u5e74\u9054\u304c\u751f\u307e\u308c\u3001\u5171\u306b\u80b2\u3063\u305f\u5bb6\u65cf\u306e\u529b\u95a2\u4fc2\u304b\u3089\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u9593\u306b\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5bfe\u7acb\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u306f\u5bb9\u6613\u306b\u60f3\u50cf\u304c\u3064\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Mostly, the battle lines were drawn between the so-called children of Leah and the so-called children of Rachel.\u5927\u62b5\u3001\u3044\u308f\u3086\u308b\u30ec\u30a2\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u3068\u3001\u3044\u308f\u3086\u308b\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u306e\u9593\u306b\u6226\u7dda\u304c\u5f15\u304b\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Most of all, the two youngest children, which were the actual children of Rachel, were not liked very much by their older siblings. \u3068\u308a\u308f\u3051\u3001\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u306e\u5b9f\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u672b\u3063\u5b50\u306e\u4e8c\u4eba\u306f\u3001\u5144\u59c9\u304b\u3089\u3042\u307e\u308a\u597d\u304b\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This was because their father Jacob loved Joseph and Benjamin the most because of his love for their mother Rachel. \u305d\u308c\u306f\u3001\u7236\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u6bcd\u30e9\u30b1\u30eb\u3078\u306e\u611b\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u3068\u30d9\u30cb\u30e4\u30df\u30f3\u3092\u6700\u3082\u611b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Pastor Okura will give a message on Joseph, next Sunday, so you will understand more about what I am talking about here then. \u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306f\u3001\u6765\u9031\u306e\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u5927\u5009\u7267\u5e2b\u304c\u30e1\u30c3\u30bb\u30fc\u30b8\u3092\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3001\u305d\u306e\u6642\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u304c\u3053\u3053\u3067\u8a71\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3082\u3063\u3068\u7406\u89e3\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u308b\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, like any family, there was some sibling rivalry that took place among Jacob\u2019s twelve sons. \u3068\u306b\u304b\u304f\u3001\u4ed6\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u306e\u9593\u306b\u3082\u5144\u5f1f\u9593\u306e\u5bfe\u7acb\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, the key thing was that these twelve sons of Jacob stuck together through good times and bad times. \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u304c\u3001\u826f\u3044\u6642\u3082\u60aa\u3044\u6642\u3082\u3001\u56e3\u7d50\u3057\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>One particular bad time was when the region in which they lived was going through a seven-year long famine. \u7279\u306b\u60aa\u3044\u6642\u3068\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u4f4f\u3093\u3067\u3044\u305f\u5730\u57df\u304c\uff17\u5e74\u306b\u308f\u305f\u308b\u98e2\u9949\u306b\u898b\u821e\u308f\u308c\u305f\u6642\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This too can be seen in the story of Joseph and how God used him to save his father and brothers and their families through that difficult time. \u3053\u308c\u3082\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u306e\u7269\u8a9e\u306b\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u305d\u306e\u56f0\u96e3\u306a\u6642\u671f\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7236\u3068\u5144\u5f1f\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3092\u6551\u3046\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u3092\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u7528\u3044\u3089\u308c\u305f\u304b\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, they all went together to Egypt to be taken care of by Joseph. \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u7686\u3001\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u306e\u4e16\u8a71\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u30a8\u30b8\u30d7\u30c8\u306b\u5411\u304b\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This move to Egypt by Jacob and his sons and their families is recorded in the Bible in Genesis 46. \u3053\u306e\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3068\u305d\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u4e00\u5bb6\u306b\u3088\u308b\u30a8\u30b8\u30d7\u30c8\u3078\u306e\u79fb\u4f4f\u306f\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\uff16\u7ae0\u306b\u8a18\u9332\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, all twelve sons of Jacob and their families survived the famine and then prospered in Egypt. \u3053\u3046\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306f\u307f\u306a\u98e2\u9949\u3092\u751f\u304d\u5ef6\u3073\u3001\u305d\u306e\u5f8c\u30a8\u30b8\u30d7\u30c8\u3067\u7e41\u6804\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>One of the key things for children at that time was receiving the blessing of their father. \u5f53\u6642\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u3053\u3068\u306e\u4e00\u3064\u306f\u3001\u7236\u89aa\u306e\u795d\u798f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see this when Isaac blessed Jacob and how Esau was devasted in not being able to receive his father\u2019s blessing. \u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304c\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u305f\u6642\u3001\u30a8\u30b5\u30a6\u304c\u7236\u306e\u795d\u798f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305a\u306b\u6253\u3061\u3072\u3057\u304c\u308c\u3066\u3044\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Maybe it was because of that experience, or maybe it was because Jacob did not want his own sons to experience the bitterness of missing out in receiving a blessing. \u305d\u306e\u7d4c\u9a13\u304c\u3042\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u306a\u3044\u3057\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u306b\u795d\u798f\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3089\u308c\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u82e6\u3044\u7d4c\u9a13\u3092\u3055\u305b\u305f\u304f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u304b\u3089\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jacob blessed all of his children. \u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u5b50\u4f9b\u9054\u5168\u54e1\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Now, I will admit, some of the things that Jacob says to his sons do not seem like much of a blessing. \u3055\u3066\u3001\u6b63\u76f4\u306a\u3068\u3053\u308d\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u306b\u8a00\u3046\u3053\u3068\u306e\u4e2d\u306b\u306f\u3001\u3042\u307e\u308a\u795d\u798f\u3068\u306f\u601d\u3048\u306a\u3044\u3082\u306e\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>However, for each of them, it was important to hear their father speak to them a word concerning their future and hope for them. \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u4e00\u4eba\u3072\u3068\u308a\u306b\u3068\u3063\u3066\u3001\u7236\u89aa\u304c\u81ea\u5206\u305f\u3061\u306e\u5c06\u6765\u3084\u5e0c\u671b\u306b\u95a2\u3059\u308b\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u304b\u3051\u3066\u304f\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u3068\u3066\u3082\u5927\u5207\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Even today, children, not just little ones but those who are adults, long to hear words of affirmation and blessings from their parents. \u73fe\u4ee3\u3067\u3082\u3001\u5c0f\u3055\u306a\u5b50\u4f9b\u306b\u9650\u3089\u305a\u3001\u5927\u4eba\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u5b50\u9054\u3082\u3001\u89aa\u304b\u3089\u306e\u80af\u5b9a\u3068\u795d\u798f\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u5f85\u3061\u671b\u3093\u3067\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>(It is recorded in Genesis 32:28 that God changed Jacob\u2019s name to Israel.) (\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff13\uff12\u7ae0\uff12\uff18\u7bc0\u306b\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u540d\u3092\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306b\u5909\u3048\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is what Jacob said to his sons as he gathered them to himself in order to bless them: \u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u81ea\u5206\u306e\u3082\u3068\u306b\u96c6\u3081\u305f\u6642\u306b\u3001\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3059\uff1a<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 49:1-2\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\uff19\u7ae0\uff11\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>1 <\/sup>Then Jacob summoned his sons and said, \u201cAssemble yourselves that I may tell you what will befall you\u00a0in the\u00a0days to come. <sup>2\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cGather together and hear, O sons of Jacob; and\u00a0listen to Israel your father.\u201d <sup>1<\/sup>\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u305d\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u3092\u547c\u3093\u3067\u8a00\u3063\u305f\u3001\u300c\u96c6\u307e\u308a\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002\u5f8c\u306e\u65e5\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306e\u4e0a\u306b\u8d77\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3001\u544a\u3052\u307e\u3057\u3087\u3046\u3001<sup>2<\/sup>\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u3088\u3001\u96c6\u307e\u3063\u3066\u805e\u3051\u3002\u7236\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3070\u3092\u805e\u3051\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He then went on to pronounce a word regarding each of his sons\u2019 futures. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306f\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u306e\u5c06\u6765\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u305d\u308c\u305e\u308c\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u544a\u3052\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Because of time, I will not read all of the blessings that Jacob spoke to his twelve sons. \u6642\u9593\u306e\u95a2\u4fc2\u3067\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u306b\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u795d\u798f\u306e\u5168\u3066\u3092\u8aad\u3080\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3057\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I encourage you to read Genesis 49 on your own. \u3054\u81ea\u8eab\u3067\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\uff19\u7ae0\u3092\u8aad\u307e\u308c\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3092\u304a\u52e7\u3081\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The following summary is given of what Jacob had said to all his sons. \u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304c\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u5168\u54e1\u306b\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8981\u7d04\u3059\u308b\u3068\u3001\u6b21\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Genesis 49:28\uff08\u5275\u4e16\u8a18\uff14\uff19\u7ae0\uff12\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<strong>All these are the twelve tribes of Israel, and this is what their father said to them\u00a0when he blessed them. He blessed them, every one\u00a0with the blessing appropriate to him. \u3059\u3079\u3066\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5341\u4e8c\u306e\u90e8\u65cf\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002\u305d\u3057\u3066\u3053\u308c\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u7236\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u8a9e\u308a\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u795d\u798f\u3059\u3079\u304d\u3068\u3053\u308d\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304a\u306e\u304a\u306e\u3092\u795d\u798f\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As noted here, \u201cthese are the twelve tribes of Israel,\u201d and thus through these twelve sons of Jacob we have the nation of Israel.\u3053\u3053\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u300c\u3053\u308c\u3089\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5341\u4e8c\u90e8\u65cf\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u306e\u3067\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5341\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3068\u3044\u3046\u56fd\u5bb6\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And we can see throughout the Bible how Jacob\u2019s blessings came to fruition through the twelve sons of Israel. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u795d\u798f\u304c\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5341\u4e8c\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u7d50\u5b9f\u3057\u305f\u304b\u3092\u8056\u66f8\u5168\u4f53\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As the twelve tribes of Israel, the descendants of Jacob\u2019s children have shared a common heritage and common goal and common struggle. \u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\uff11\uff12\u90e8\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u9054\u306f\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u3068\u5171\u901a\u306e\u76ee\u6a19\u3001\u5171\u901a\u306e\u95d8\u3044\u3092\u5171\u6709\u3057\u3066\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Their common heritage is found in their spiritual life of faith in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. \u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u306f\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u795e\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3068\u3044\u3046\u970a\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Their common goal is found in their claiming and living in the land that God had promised to them. \u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5171\u901a\u306e\u76ee\u6a19\u306f\u3001\u795e\u304c\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u7d04\u675f\u3055\u308c\u305f\u571f\u5730\u3092\u8981\u6c42\u3057\u3001\u305d\u3053\u306b\u4f4f\u3080\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Their common struggle is found in their inability to fully live trusting in God and obeying Him. \u5f7c\u3089\u306e\u5171\u901a\u306e\u82e6\u60a9\u306f\u3001\u795e\u306b\u4fe1\u983c\u3057\u3001\u795e\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>These things are still true of the people of Israel today. \u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u3067\u3082\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u5f53\u3066\u306f\u307e\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, what can we glean from looking at these twelve sons and Jacob\u2019s family as a whole? \u3067\u306f\u3001\u3053\u306e\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u3068\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u5168\u4f53\u304b\u3089\u4f55\u304c\u8aad\u307f\u53d6\u308c\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\u304b\uff1f<\/p>\n<p>As already noted, we can see that this large family was not perfect. \u65e2\u306b\u8ff0\u3079\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u3053\u306e\u5927\u5bb6\u65cf\u306f\u5b8c\u74a7\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In fact, in today\u2019s terms, we can probably say that this was a dysfunctional family. \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u8a00\u3048\u3070\u3001\u6a5f\u80fd\u4e0d\u5168\u306a\u5bb6\u65cf\u3060\u3063\u305f\u3068\u8a00\u3048\u308b\u304b\u3082\u3057\u308c\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>First of all, there were four wives!\u00a0 A family of thirteen children (12 sons and a daughter) with one father and four mothers! \u307e\u305a\uff14\u4eba\u306e\u59bb\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff01 \uff11\uff13\u4eba\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\uff08\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u3068\uff11\u4eba\u306e\u5a18\uff09\u3001\uff11\u4eba\u306e\u7236\u89aa\u3001\uff14\u4eba\u306e\u6bcd\u89aa\uff01<\/p>\n<p>There was much jealousy and strife among the mothers of Jacob\u2019s twelve sons. \u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u6bcd\u89aa\u9054\u306e\u9593\u306b\u306f\u3001\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5ac9\u59ac\u3068\u4e89\u3044\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, there was much jealousy and strife among Jacob\u2019s sons. \u305d\u306e\u305f\u3081\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u306e\u9593\u306b\u3082\u591a\u304f\u306e\u5ac9\u59ac\u3068\u4e89\u3044\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002Also, this was a blended family. \u307e\u305f\u3001\u3053\u308c\u306f\u6df7\u5408\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Not quite the type of blended family that we see in our society today, but still it was a blended family. \u4eca\u65e5\u306e\u793e\u4f1a\u3067\u898b\u3089\u308c\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6df7\u5408\u5bb6\u65cf\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3082\u6df7\u5408\u5bb6\u65cf\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>So, for those of you who are a part of a blended family can find solace in knowing that the so-called \u201cChosen People\u201d in the Bible were made up of people who were a part of a blended family. \u8056\u66f8\u306b\u767b\u5834\u3059\u308b\u3044\u308f\u3086\u308b\u300c\u9078\u3070\u308c\u3057\u8005\u9054\u300d\u306f\u3001\u6df7\u5408\u5bb6\u65cf\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u3067\u69cb\u6210\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And as such, they experienced the struggles that come from being a blended family. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u6df7\u5408\u5bb6\u65cf\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304b\u3089\u6765\u308b\u845b\u85e4\u3092\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u7d4c\u9a13\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And the larger a family is, you have to deal with different temperaments and personalities. \u5927\u5bb6\u65cf\u306b\u306a\u308c\u3070\u306a\u308b\u307b\u3069\u3001\u3055\u307e\u3056\u307e\u306a\u6c17\u8cea\u3084\u6027\u683c\u306b\u5bfe\u51e6\u3057\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I have a family of seven, and it gets very interesting when we are all together. \u79c1\u306b\u306f\uff17\u4eba\u5bb6\u65cf\u304c\u3044\u308b\u304c\u3001\u5168\u54e1\u304c\u63c3\u3046\u3068\u3001\u3068\u3066\u3082\u9762\u767d\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I cannot imagine what it would be like eating dinner together as a family of 18 (Dad, 4 Moms, 13 children). \uff11\uff18\u4eba\u5bb6\u65cf\uff08\u7236\u3001\uff14\u4eba\u306e\u6bcd\u3001\uff11\uff13\u4eba\u306e\u5b50\u4f9b\u305f\u3061\uff09\u3067\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u5915\u98df\u3092\u98df\u3079\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3069\u3093\u306a\u3082\u306e\u304b\u3001\u79c1\u306b\u306f\u60f3\u50cf\u3082\u3064\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet, Jacob\u2019s family stuck together, and what banded them together was their faith in God. \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u306f\u56e3\u7d50\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u3092\u7d50\u675f\u3055\u305b\u305f\u306e\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3060\u3063\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The legacy of faith in God was passed down from Abraham to Isaac, and from Isaac to Jacob, and then from Jacob to his family. \u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306e\u907a\u7523\u306f\u3001\u30a2\u30d6\u30e9\u30cf\u30e0\u304b\u3089\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u3078\u3001\u30a4\u30b5\u30af\u304b\u3089\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u3078\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u304b\u3089\u5f7c\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3078\u3068\u53d7\u3051\u7d99\u304c\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As a family they went through the ups and downs of life: Famine that led them to Egypt, prosperity through Joseph, \u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u4eba\u751f\u306e\u6d6e\u304d\u6c88\u307f\u3092\u7d4c\u9a13\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\uff1a \u98e2\u9949\u3067\u30a8\u30b8\u30d7\u30c8\u306b\u884c\u304d\u3001\u30e8\u30bb\u30d5\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7e41\u6804\u3057\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3001<\/p>\n<p>enslavement because they were fruitful and multiplied, exodus from Egypt by God\u2019s work through Moses, 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, \u5b9f\u3092\u7d50\u3073\u3001\u4e00\u65cf\u304c\u5897\u3048\u305f\u304c\u6545\u306e\u5974\u96b7\u5316\u3001\u30e2\u30fc\u30bb\u3092\u901a\u3057\u305f\u795e\u306e\u5fa1\u696d\u306b\u3088\u308b\u30a8\u30b8\u30d7\u30c8\u8131\u51fa\u3001\u8352\u91ce\u3067\u306e\uff14\uff10\u5e74\u9593\u306e\u653e\u6d6a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>partial conquest of the Promised Land, an established and prosperous kingdom under David and his descendants, \u7d04\u675f\u306e\u5730\u306e\u90e8\u5206\u7684\u5f81\u670d\u3001\u30c0\u30d3\u30c7\u3068\u305d\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306b\u3088\u308b\u738b\u56fd\u306e\u78ba\u7acb\u3068\u7e41\u6804\u3001<\/p>\n<p>Babylonian exile due to unfaithfulness, return to Judah, the coming of Christ, \u4e0d\u5fe0\u5b9f\u306b\u3088\u308b\u30d0\u30d3\u30ed\u30f3\u6355\u56da\u3001\u30e6\u30c0\u3078\u306e\u5e30\u9084\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u5230\u6765\u3001<\/p>\n<p>the destruction of Jerusalem and the diaspora, and the present regathering of the people to Israel. \u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u306e\u6ec5\u4ea1\u3068\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2\u30b9\u30dd\u30e9\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u73fe\u5728\u306e\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u3078\u306e\u518d\u96c6\u7d50\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we see the promises of God being fulfilled through the Jewish people who are the descendants of Jacob\u2019s twelve sons. \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\uff11\uff12\u4eba\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u3067\u3042\u308b\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u304c\u6210\u5c31\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>But God is not done with them yet. \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u795e\u306f\u307e\u3060\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u624b\u3092\u4e0b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We see this in the Bible in how the twelve tribes of Israel are mentioned in the New Testament. \u65b0\u7d04\u8056\u66f8\u3067\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\uff11\uff12\u90e8\u65cf\u304c\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u8a00\u53ca\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3092\u898b\u308c\u3070\u3001\u8056\u66f8\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u304c\u5206\u304b\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 19:28\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff11\uff19\u7ae0\uff12\uff18\u7bc0\uff09<strong>And Jesus said to them, \u201cTruly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\u201d \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3088\u304f\u805e\u3044\u3066\u304a\u304f\u304c\u3088\u3044\u3002\u4e16\u304c\u6539\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3001\u4eba\u306e\u5b50\u304c\u305d\u306e\u6804\u5149\u306e\u5ea7\u306b\u3064\u304f\u6642\u306b\u306f\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u5f93\u3063\u3066\u304d\u305f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3082\u307e\u305f\u3001\u5341\u4e8c\u306e\u4f4d\u306b\u5ea7\u3057\u3066\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5341\u4e8c\u306e\u90e8\u65cf\u3092\u3055\u3070\u304f\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Luke 22:28-30\uff08\u30eb\u30ab\uff12\uff12\u7ae0\uff12\uff18\u7bc0\uff0d\uff13\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>28\u00a0<\/sup>\u201cYou are those who have stood by Me in My\u00a0trials;\u00a0<sup>29\u00a0<\/sup>and just as My Father has granted Me a\u00a0kingdom, I grant you\u00a0<sup>30\u00a0<\/sup>that you may\u00a0eat and drink at My table in My\u00a0kingdom, and\u00a0you will sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.\u201d <sup>28<\/sup>\u300c\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u8a66\u932c\u306e\u3042\u3044\u3060\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3068\u4e00\u7dd2\u306b\u6700\u5f8c\u307e\u3067\u5fcd\u3093\u3067\u304f\u308c\u305f\u4eba\u305f\u3061\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>29<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3067\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u7236\u304c\u56fd\u306e\u652f\u914d\u3092\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306b\u3086\u3060\u306d\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u3082\u305d\u308c\u3092\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u3086\u3060\u306d\u3001<sup>30<\/sup>\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e\u56fd\u3067\u98df\u5353\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u98f2\u307f\u98df\u3044\u3092\u3055\u305b\u3001\u307e\u305f\u4f4d\u306b\u5ea7\u3057\u3066\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5341\u4e8c\u306e\u90e8\u65cf\u3092\u3055\u3070\u304b\u305b\u308b\u3067\u3042\u308d\u3046\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Revelation 21:12\uff08\u9ed9\u793a\u9332\uff12\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<strong>It had a great and high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels; and names were written on them, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel. \u305d\u308c\u306b\u306f\u5927\u304d\u306a\u3001\u9ad8\u3044\u57ce\u58c1\u304c\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5341\u4e8c\u306e\u9580\u304c\u3042\u308a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u3089\u306e\u9580\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5341\u4e8c\u306e\u5fa1\u4f7f\u304c\u304a\u308a\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u3089\u306e\u5341\u4e8c\u90e8\u65cf\u306e\u540d\u304c\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306b\u66f8\u3044\u3066\u3042\u3063\u305f\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All three of these passages of Scripture have reference to the twelve tribes of Israel that relates to a future time. \u3053\u308c\u3089\uff13\u3064\u306e\u8056\u53e5\u306f\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\uff11\uff12\u90e8\u65cf\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8a00\u53ca\u3057\u305f\u3082\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u5c06\u6765\u306e\u6642\u306b\u95a2\u9023\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What is recorded in Matthew 19:28 and Luke 22:28-30 are Jesus\u2019 words to His disciples, \u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff11\uff19\u7ae0\uff12\uff18\u7bc0\u3068\u30eb\u30ab\uff12\uff12\u7ae0\uff12\uff18\u7bc0\u2212\uff13\uff10\u7bc0\u306b\u8a18\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5f1f\u5b50\u9054\u306b\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>and is related to when He returns to this earth to establish His Kingdom.\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5fa1\u56fd\u3092\u5efa\u56fd\u3059\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3053\u306e\u5730\u4e0a\u306b\u623b\u3063\u3066\u6765\u3089\u308c\u308b\u6642\u306b\u95a2\u9023\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Revelation 21:12 is a description of what is known as the New Jerusalem which will come down to earth from heaven. \u9ed9\u793a\u9332\uff12\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\u306f\u3001\u5929\u304b\u3089\u5730\u4e0a\u306b\u4e0b\u3063\u3066\u304f\u308b\u65b0\u3057\u3044\u30a8\u30eb\u30b5\u30ec\u30e0\u3068\u547c\u3070\u308c\u308b\u3082\u306e\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u306e\u8a18\u8ff0\u3068\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>In what specific way the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel will be represented at that time is not fully disclosed, but it is clear that they are still a part of God\u2019s plan. \u305d\u306e\u6642\u3001\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u9054\uff11\uff12\u90e8\u65cf\u304c\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306b\u3069\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u5f62\u3067\u8868\u3055\u308c\u308b\u304b\u306f\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u306f\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u304c\u4eca\u3082\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u8a08\u753b\u306e\u4e00\u90e8\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u660e\u3089\u304b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, it is important for us to remember the people of Israel in our prayers \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u7948\u308a\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u6c11\u3092\u601d\u3044\u8d77\u3053\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306f\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>because they have an integral part to play in God\u2019s future establishment of His kingdom.\u306a\u305c\u306a\u3089\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306f\u5c06\u6765\u3001\u795e\u306e\u738b\u56fd\u3092\u7bc9\u304f\u305f\u3081\u306b\u4e0d\u53ef\u6b20\u306a\u5f79\u5272\u3092\u62c5\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u3089\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As we think about these things, we are also reminded of the fact that God has brought all of us together here this morning as His family. \u3053\u308c\u3089\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u8003\u3048\u308b\u6642\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u304c\u4eca\u671d\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u5168\u54e1\u3092\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3053\u3053\u306b\u96c6\u3081\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3063\u305f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u4e8b\u5b9f\u306b\u3082\u6c17\u3065\u304b\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>God has brought us together as a blended family. \u795e\u69d8\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u3092\u6df7\u5408\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u5171\u306b\u5c0e\u3044\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We have different biological parents.\u00a0 We come from different ethnicities and cultural backgrounds. \u79c1\u9054\u306b\u306f\u7570\u306a\u308b\u5b9f\u306e\u4e21\u89aa\u304c\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002 \u6c11\u65cf\u3082\u6587\u5316\u7684\u80cc\u666f\u3082\u9055\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t all share the same upbringing. \u80b2\u3063\u305f\u74b0\u5883\u3082\u9055\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t all have the same personality and temperament.\u540c\u3058\u6027\u683c\u3084\u6c17\u8cea\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u308f\u3051\u3067\u3082\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Yet, in Christ, we share a common heritage, common goal, and common struggle. \u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u306b\u3042\u3063\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u3001\u5171\u901a\u306e\u76ee\u6a19\u3001\u5171\u901a\u306e\u95d8\u3044\u3092\u5171\u6709\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Our common heritage is the same as that of the sons of Jacob, and it is our spiritual life of faith in God. \u79c1\u9054\u306e\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u306f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306e\u606f\u5b50\u9054\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u305d\u308c\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3068\u3044\u3046\u970a\u7684\u751f\u6d3b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, it is our spiritual life given to us through faith in Jesus Christ.\u3088\u308a\u5177\u4f53\u7684\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u970a\u7684\u306a\u751f\u6d3b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 1:12-13\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\u306e\u798f\u97f3\u66f8\uff11\u7ae0\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff0d\uff11\uff13\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>12\u00a0<\/sup>But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become\u00a0children of God,\u00a0<em>even<\/em>\u00a0to those who believe in His name,\u00a0<sup>13\u00a0<\/sup>who were\u00a0born, not of\u00a0blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. <sup>12<\/sup>\u3057\u304b\u3057\u3001\u5f7c\u3092\u53d7\u3051\u3044\u308c\u305f\u8005\u3001\u3059\u306a\u308f\u3061\u3001\u305d\u306e\u540d\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u305f\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u306f\u3001\u5f7c\u306f\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u529b\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<sup>13<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3089\u306e\u4eba\u306f\u3001\u8840\u3059\u3058\u306b\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u8089\u306e\u6b32\u306b\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u307e\u305f\u3001\u4eba\u306e\u6b32\u306b\u3082\u3088\u3089\u305a\u3001\u305f\u3060\u795e\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u751f\u308c\u305f\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Through faith in Jesus Christ, God has given us the right to become His children. \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u6a29\u5229\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We can only become God\u2019s children by being born again spiritually through faith in Jesus Christ. \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u30fb\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u970a\u7684\u306b\u751f\u307e\u308c\u5909\u308f\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u306e\u307f\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Jesus made this clear in his conversation with Nicodemus, who was a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews. \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306f\u30d1\u30ea\u30b5\u30a4\u4eba\u3067\u3042\u308a\u30e6\u30c0\u30e4\u4eba\u306e\u652f\u914d\u8005\u3067\u3042\u3063\u305f\u30cb\u30b3\u30c7\u30e2\u3068\u306e\u4f1a\u8a71\u306e\u4e2d\u3067\u3001\u3053\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u660e\u3089\u304b\u306b\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002<\/p>\n<p>John 3:3, 5-8, 16\uff08\u30e8\u30cf\u30cd\uff13\u7ae0\uff13\u7bc0\u3001\uff15\u7bc0\u3001\uff16\u7bc0\uff09<strong>Jesus answered and said to him,\u00a0\u201cTruly, truly, I say to you, unless one\u00a0is born\u00a0again he cannot see\u00a0the kingdom of God. . . . Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of\u00a0water and the Spirit he cannot enter into\u00a0the kingdom of God.\u00a0That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.\u201d \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u7b54\u3048\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u3088\u304f\u3088\u304f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3002\u3060\u308c\u3067\u3082\u65b0\u3057\u304f\u751f\u308c\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u3001\u795e\u306e\u56fd\u3092\u898b\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u3002\u3002\u3002\u3002\u3088\u304f\u3088\u304f\u3042\u306a\u305f\u306b\u8a00\u3063\u3066\u304a\u304f\u3002\u3060\u308c\u3067\u3082\u3001\u6c34\u3068\u970a\u3068\u304b\u3089\u751f\u308c\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u3001\u795e\u306e\u56fd\u306b\u306f\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3067\u304d\u306a\u3044\u3002\u8089\u304b\u3089\u751f\u308c\u308b\u8005\u306f\u8089\u3067\u3042\u308a\u3001\u970a\u304b\u3089\u751f\u308c\u308b\u8005\u306f\u970a\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are given the assurance that we are God\u2019s child by the Holy Spirit that is given to us. \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u8056\u970a\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u81ea\u5206\u304c\u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u78ba\u4fe1\u3092\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As God\u2019s family, our common goal is to make disciples of all nations.\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306e\u5171\u901a\u306e\u76ee\u6a19\u306f\u3001\u3042\u3089\u3086\u308b\u56fd\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u5f1f\u5b50\u306b\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>This is based on God\u2019s great commission given to His disciples.\u3053\u308c\u306f\u3001\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u5f1f\u5b50\u9054\u306b\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u305f\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u5049\u5927\u306a\u547d\u4ee4\u306b\u57fa\u3065\u3044\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Matthew 28:18-20\uff08\u30de\u30bf\u30a4\uff12\uff18\u7ae0\uff11\uff18\u7bc0\uff0d\uff12\uff10\u7bc0\uff09<strong><sup>18 <\/sup>And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying,\u00a0\u201cAll authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.\u00a0<sup>19\u00a0<\/sup>Go therefore and\u00a0make disciples of\u00a0all the nations,\u00a0baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,\u00a0<sup>20\u00a0<\/sup>teaching them to observe all that I commanded you; and lo,\u00a0I am with you\u00a0always, even to\u00a0the end of the age.\u201d <sup>18<\/sup>\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u306f\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u8fd1\u3065\u3044\u3066\u304d\u3066\u8a00\u308f\u308c\u305f\u3001\u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001\u5929\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3082\u5730\u306b\u304a\u3044\u3066\u3082\u3001\u3044\u3063\u3055\u3044\u306e\u6a29\u5a01\u3092\u6388\u3051\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3002<sup>19<\/sup>\u305d\u308c\u3086\u3048\u306b\u3001\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306f\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3001\u3059\u3079\u3066\u306e\u56fd\u6c11\u3092\u5f1f\u5b50\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7236\u3068\u5b50\u3068\u8056\u970a\u3068\u306e\u540d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u3001\u5f7c\u3089\u306b\u30d0\u30d7\u30c6\u30b9\u30de\u3092\u65bd\u3057\u3001<sup>20<\/sup>\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u306b\u547d\u3058\u3066\u304a\u3044\u305f\u3044\u3063\u3055\u3044\u306e\u3053\u3068\u3092\u5b88\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6559\u3048\u3088\u3002\u898b\u3088\u3001\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u4e16\u306e\u7d42\u308a\u307e\u3067\u3001\u3044\u3064\u3082\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Notice Jesus\u2019 words to His disciples, which is basically the same words that God spoke to Jacob as he was alone in the wilderness. \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u5f1f\u5b50\u9054\u306b\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u306b\u6ce8\u76ee\u3057\u3066\u307b\u3057\u3044\u3068\u601d\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306f\u57fa\u672c\u7684\u306b\u3001\u8352\u91ce\u3067\u4e00\u4eba\u307c\u3063\u3061\u3060\u3063\u305f\u30e4\u30b3\u30d6\u306b\u795e\u304c\u8a9e\u3063\u305f\u8a00\u8449\u3068\u540c\u3058\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As God\u2019s children, we are given the promise from Jesus: \u201cI am with you always, even to the end of the age.\u201d \u795e\u306e\u5b50\u3067\u3042\u308b\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304b\u3089\u306e\u7d04\u675f\u304c\u4e0e\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\uff1a \u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u4e16\u306e\u7d42\u308f\u308a\u307e\u3067\u3001\u3044\u3064\u3082\u3042\u306a\u305f\u304c\u305f\u3068\u5171\u306b\u3044\u308b\u300d<\/p>\n<p>And it is with Jesus that we are to fulfill our common goal together as God\u2019s family. \u305d\u3057\u3066\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u306e\u5171\u901a\u306e\u76ee\u6a19\u3092\u679c\u305f\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306f\u3001\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u3068\u5171\u306b\u306a\u3055\u308c\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We are to make disciples of all the nations, which means to share our faith in Christ and how to live with Christ to all people. \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u3042\u3089\u3086\u308b\u56fd\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u3092\u5f1f\u5b50\u3068\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3001\u3064\u307e\u308a\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u3068\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3068\u5171\u306b\u751f\u304d\u308b\u65b9\u6cd5\u3092\u5168\u3066\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u5206\u304b\u3061\u5408\u3046\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We are to baptize such people who come to faith in Christ in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u30ad\u30ea\u30b9\u30c8\u3092\u4fe1\u3058\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u3063\u305f\u305d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u3001\u7236\u3068\u5b50\u3068\u8056\u970a\u306e\u540d\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u30d0\u30d7\u30c6\u30b9\u30de\u3092\u6388\u3051\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We are to teach them to observe all that Jesus has commanded us. \u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u304c\u79c1\u9054\u306b\u547d\u3058\u3089\u308c\u305f\u3053\u3068\u3092\u3059\u3079\u3066\u5b88\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u6559\u3048\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, in order to teach other people Jesus\u2019 commandments, we ourselves need to know them and observe them. \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u4ed6\u306e\u4eba\u3005\u306b\u30a4\u30a8\u30b9\u69d8\u306e\u6212\u3081\u3092\u6559\u3048\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u306f\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u81ea\u8eab\u304c\u305d\u308c\u3092\u77e5\u308a\u3001\u5b88\u308b\u5fc5\u8981\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Discipleship begins with ourselves. \u5f1f\u5b50\u3068\u306a\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306f\u79c1\u9054\u81ea\u8eab\u304b\u3089\u59cb\u307e\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>As God\u2019s children, our common struggle \u201cis not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places\u201d (Ephesians 6:12). \u300c\u308f\u305f\u3057\u305f\u3061\u306e\u6226\u3044\u306f\u3001\u8840\u8089\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u3082\u306e\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u3082\u308d\u3082\u308d\u306e\u652f\u914d\u3068\u3001\u6a29\u5a01\u3068\u3001\u3084\u307f\u306e\u4e16\u306e\u4e3b\u6a29\u8005\u3001\u307e\u305f\u5929\u4e0a\u306b\u3044\u308b\u60aa\u306e\u970a\u306b\u5bfe\u3059\u308b\u6226\u3044\u3067\u3042\u308b\u300d\u3002\uff08\u30a8\u30da\u30bd\uff16\u7ae0\uff11\uff12\u7bc0\uff09<\/p>\n<p>Thus, we are exhorted to gird ourselves with the full armor of God to resist and stand firm against the spiritual forces of evil and darkness and wickedness (Ephesians 6:14). \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u3001\u60aa\u3068\u95c7\u3068\u90aa\u60aa\u306e\u970a\u7684\u306a\u529b\u306b\u62b5\u6297\u3057\u3001\u5805\u304f\u7acb\u3064\u305f\u3081\u306b\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5b8c\u5168\u306a\u6b66\u5177\u3067\u8eab\u3092\u56fa\u3081\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u52e7\u3081\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\uff08\u30a8\u30da\u30bd\uff16\u7ae0\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>We need to protect ourselves with our faith in God, girding ourselves with God\u2019s truth, righteousness, peace, salvation, and His word (Ephesians 6:14-17). \u79c1\u9054\u306f\u795e\u69d8\u3078\u306e\u4fe1\u4ef0\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u8eab\u3092\u5b88\u308a\u3001\u795e\u306e\u771f\u7406\u3001\u7fa9\u3001\u5e73\u548c\u3001\u6551\u3044\u3001\u795e\u306e\u8a00\u8449\u3092\u8eab\u306b\u307e\u3068\u3046\u5fc5\u8981\u304c\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\uff08\u30a8\u30da\u30bd\uff16\u7ae0\uff11\uff14\u7bc0\u2212\uff11\uff17\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, if we truly understand our common struggle, we will equip ourselves for spiritual warfare, and pray at all times in the Spirit for one another (Ephesians 6:18). \u5b9f\u969b\u3001\u3082\u3057\u79c1\u9054\u304c\u5171\u901a\u306e\u95d8\u3044\u3092\u771f\u306b\u7406\u89e3\u3059\u308b\u306a\u3089\u3001\u970a\u7684\u6226\u3044\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306e\u88c5\u5099\u3092\u6574\u3048\u3001\u4e92\u3044\u306e\u305f\u3081\u306b\u5e38\u306b\u5fa1\u970a\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u7948\u308b\u3088\u3046\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3067\u3057\u3087\u3046\uff08\u30a8\u30da\u30bd\uff16\u7ae0\uff11\uff18\u7bc0\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Thus, as the family of God, we share a common heritage, goal, and struggle. \u3053\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u795e\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u5171\u901a\u306e\u907a\u7523\u3001\u76ee\u6a19\u3001\u95d8\u3044\u3092\u5171\u6709\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>And just like the twelve tribes of Israel, we must stick together as a family of God through the ups and downs of life, \u305d\u3057\u3066\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\uff11\uff12\u90e8\u65cf\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u3001\u4eba\u751f\u306e\u6d6e\u304d\u6c88\u307f\u3092\u901a\u3057\u3066\u795e\u69d8\u306e\u5bb6\u65cf\u3068\u3057\u3066\u56e3\u7d50\u3057\u306a\u3051\u308c\u3070\u306a\u3089\u305a\u3001<\/p>\n<p>knowing that one day we will stand before a great and high wall, with twelve gates that will have the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel written on them. \u3044\u3064\u304b\u79c1\u9054\u306f\u30a4\u30b9\u30e9\u30a8\u30eb\u306e\u5b50\u5b6b\u306e\uff11\uff12\u90e8\u65cf\u306e\u540d\u304c\u66f8\u304b\u308c\u305f\uff11\uff12\u306e\u9580\u306b\u3042\u308b\u3001\u5927\u304d\u304f\u3066\u9ad8\u3044\u57ce\u58c1\u306e\u524d\u306b\u7acb\u3064\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308b\u306e\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>What a sight that will be!\u00a0 What a reunion of all of God\u2019s children that will be! 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