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3. Ministering to Those in Need
The
LEAST of
THESE
Ministering to Those in Need
Ang Pinakamaliliit sa mga Ito
JONATHAN DUFFY

4. The Least of These Contents 1 God Created...
2 Blueprint for a Better World
3 Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
4 Mercy and Justice in Psalms and Proverbs
5 The Cry of the Prophets
6 Worship the Creator
7 Jesus and Those in Need
8 “The Least of These”
9 Ministry in the New Testament Church
10 Living the Gospel
11 Living the Advent Hope
12 To Love Mercy
13 A Community of Servants
Pangatlong liksyon

5. The Least of These
Our Goal
WE ARE GOING to see what the Word of God says (and it says a lot) about our duty to minister to the needs of those around us.
“ ‘Freely you have received, freely give’ ” (Matt. 10:8, NKJV) That says it all.
Ang Ating Mithiin. Ating titingnan kung ano ang sinasabi ng Salita ng Diyos (at marami ang sinasabi nito) tungkol sa tungkulin natin na paglingkuran ang mga pangangailangan ng nasa paligid natin. ¶ “ ‘Tinanggap ninyong walang bayad, ibigay ninyong walang bayad’ ” (Mateo 10:8). Sinasabi nito ang lahat.

6. Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
The Least of These
Lesson 3, July 20
Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
Ang Sabbath: Isang Araw ng Kalayaan

7. Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
Key Text
Mark 2:27 nkjv
“AND HE SAID to them, ‘The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath’.”
Susing Talata. “At sinabi niya sa kanila, ‘Ang Sabbath ay ginawa para sa tao, at hindi ang tao para sa Sabbath’ ” (Marcos 2:27).

8. Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
Initial Words
GOD CREATED THE Sabbath as the final act of the Creation week As Jesus said, the seventh-day Sabbath was created for all humanity.
When we truly “remember the Sabbath day,” it will change us every day of the week, and—as Jesus demonstrated—it can be a means of blessing others, as well.
Panimulang Salita. Nilikha ng Diyos ang Sabbath bilang ang katapusang gawa ng linggo ng Paglalang. Gaya ng sinabi ni Jesus, ang pampitong araw ng Sabbath ay nilikha para sa lahat ng sangkatauhan. ¶ Kapag tunay nating “alalahanin ang araw ng Sabbath,” babaguhin tayo nito sa bawat araw ng sanlinggo, at—gaya ng ipinakita ni Jesus—maaaring ito'y maging isang paraan ng pagpapala sa iba rin naman.

9. 1. Reasons for Sabbath (Exodus 20:11, Deuteronomy 5:15)
Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
Quick Look
1. Reasons for Sabbath (Exodus 20:11, Deuteronomy 5:15)
2. A Day of Equality and Healing (Exodus 20:10, Matthew 12:10-13)
3. The Seventh Year Sabbath (Leviticus 25:2-5)
1. Mga Dahilan para sa Sabbath (Exodo 20:11, Deuteronomio 5:15)
2. Isang Araw ng Pagkakapantay-pantay at Pagpapagaling (Exodo 20:10, Matthew 12:10-13)
3. Ang Pampitong Taong Sabbath (Leviticus 25:2-5)

10. Exodus 20:11, Deuteronomy 5:15 nkjv
Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
1. Reasons for Sabbath
Exodus 20:11, Deuteronomy 5:15 nkjv
“FOR IN SIX days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day....”
“And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out...therefore...God com-manded you to keep the Sabbath day.”
1. Mga Dahilan para sa Sabbath. “Sapagkat sa loob ng anim na araw ay ginawa ng Panginoon ang langit at lupa, ang dagat, at lahat ng naroroon, at nagpahinga sa ikapitong araw...” (Exodo 20:11). ¶ “Aalalahanin mo na ikaw ay naging alipin sa lupain ng Ehipto, at ikaw ay inilabas doon ng Panginoon mong Diyos.... Kaya't iniutos sa iyo ng...Diyos na ipangilin mo ang araw ng Sabbath”(Deuteronomio 5:15).

11. 1. Reasons for Sabbath
Manna Enough
CONTINUING FOR THE full 40 years of their wilderness wanderings, this rhythm of life, visible evidence of God’s provision and practiced unselfishness, should have become part of the culture of Israelite society.
It came in the form of manna, a food that appeared each morning on the ground around the Israelites’ camp.
Sapat na Manna. Nagpapatuloy sa loob ng 40 taong singkad ng kanilang pagala-gala sa ilang, itong indayog ng buhay, nakikitang katibayan ng paglalaan ng Diyos at inugaling pagiging hindi maramot, ay dapat na naging bahagi ng kultura ng lipunang Israelita. ¶ Dumating ito sa porma ng manna, isang pagkain na lumitaw tuwing umaga sa lupang makapalibot sa kampo ng mga Israelita.

12. 1. Reasons for Sabbath
Manna Enough
The lesson for the Israelites, and us, was that God has provided sufficiently for His people and His creation. If we take only what we need and are prepared to share our excess with others, all will be cared for and provided for.
Taking only enough for the day required the people to trust that there would be more the following day.
Ang liksyon para sa mga Israelita, at tayo, ay naglaan ang Diyos nang sapat para sa Kanyang bayan at sangnilikha. Kung ang kailangan lamang ang ating kukunin at handang ibahagi ang ating sobra sa iba, lahat ay maaalagaan at mabibigyan. ¶ Ang pagkuha nang sapat lang para sa araw na iyon ay hinihingi sa tao na magtiwala na mas marami pa ang meron kinabukasan.

13. Reasons for Sabbath
Reminder of the Creator and Redeemer
Remembering is an important part of the relationship that God seeks to reestablish with His people, a relationship centered on the fact that God is our Creator and Redeemer.
Both roles appear in the two versions of the fourth commandment and are thus linked closely with Sabbath and its practice.
Palala sa Manlalalang at Manunubos. Ang pagalaala ay isang mahalagang bahagi ng relasyon na gustong itatag na muli ng Diyos sa Kanyang bayan, isang relasyon na nakasentro sa katotohanan na ang Diyos ay ating Manlalalang at Manunubos. ¶ Ang dalawang papel ay lumilitaw sa dalawang bersiyon ng pang-apat na utos at sa gayon ay buong lapit na nakaugnay sa Sabbath at ang praktis nito.

14. God is gracious to us; therefore, we need to be gracious to others.
Reasons for Sabbath
Reminder of the Creator and Redeemer
By keeping the Sabbath as a way of remembering and celebrating both our creation and redemption, we can continue to grow in our relationship, not only with the Lord but with those around us.
God is gracious to us; therefore, we need to be gracious to others.
Sa pamamagitan ng pangingilin ng Sabbath bilang isang paraan ng pagaalaala at pagdiriwang ng parehong pagkakalalang at pagkakatubos natin, maipagpapatuloy natin ang paglago sa ating relasyon, hindi lamang sa Panginoon kundi sa mga nakapalibot sa atin. ¶ Mabait ang Diyos sa atin; kaya, kailangan nating maging mabait sa iba. 


15. Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
2. A Day of Equality and Healing
Exodus 20:10 nkjv
“[B]UT THE SEVENTH day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work:
you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates.”
2. Isang Araw ng Pagkakapantay-pantay at Pagpapagaling. “[N]gunit ang ikapitong araw ay Sabbath sa Panginoon mong Diyos. Sa araw na ito ay huwag kang gagawa ng anumang gawain, ¶ ikaw o ang iyong anak na lalaki, ang iyong anak na babae, ang iyong aliping lalaki, ang iyong aliping babae, ang iyong mga baka, ang dayuhang nasa loob ng iyong mga pintuan” (Exodo 20:10).

16. 2. A Day of Equality and Healing
The commandment has a special focus on urging that the Sabbath is a day to be enjoyed by everyone. In the light of the Sabbath, we are all equal.
If you are an employer during the week, you have no authority to make your employees work on Sabbath. And that’s because God gave them, too, a day of rest.
Isang Araw ng Pagkakapantay-pantay. Ang utos ay may natatanging pokus sa paghimok na ang Sabbath ay isang araw na matatamasa ng lahat. Sa liwanag ng Sabbath, tayong lahat ay pantay-pantay. ¶ Kung ikaw ay isang nagpapatrabaho sa loob ng sanlinggo, wala kang awtoridad na pagtrabahuin ang manggagawa mo sa Sabbath. At iyan ay dahil binigyan din sila ng Diyos ng isang araw ng pahinga.

17. 2. A Day of Equality and Healing
If you are an employee—or even a slave—for the rest of your days, the Sabbath reminds you that you are equally created and redeemed by God, and God invites you to celebrate this in ways other than your usual duties.
Even those outside the Sabbath-keeping people—“any foreigner”—should benefit from the Sabbath.
Kung ikaw ay empleyado—o kahit isang alipin—sa buong buhay mo, ang Sabbath ay nagpapaalaala sa iyo na ikaw ay parehong nilalang at tinubos ng Diyos, at inaanyayahan ka ng Diyos na ipagdiwang ito sa pamamaraang iba sa mga karaniwan mong tungkulin. ¶ Kahit pa yung nasa labas ng mga taong nangingilin-ng-Sabbath—“mga dayuhan”—ay dapat makinabang mula sa Sabbath.

18. And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other”
2. A Day of Equality and Healing
A Day of Healing
“And behold, there was a man who had a withered hand. And they asked Him, saying, ‘Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath?’.... ‘It is lawful to do good on the Sabbath.’ Then He said to the man, ‘Stretch out your hand.’
And he stretched it out, and it was restored as whole as the other”
(Matthew 12:10-13 NKJV).
Isang Araw ng Pagpapagaling. “At doon ay may isang taong tuyo ang isang kamay. Siya ay tinanong nila, ‘Matuwid bang magpagaling sa araw ng Sabbath?’.... ‘Kaya't matuwid na gumawa ng mabuti sa araw ng Sabbath.’ Pagkatapos ay sinabi niya sa lalaki, ‘Iunat mo ang iyong kamay.’ ¶ At iniunat nga niya, at naibalik ito sa dati, magaling na gaya ng isa” (Mateo 12:10-13).

19. 2. A Day of Equality and Healing
A Day of Healing
“[T]he Sabbath was dedicated to rest and religious worship. All secular employment was to be suspended, but works of mercy and benevolence were in accordance with the purpose of the Lord.... To relieve the afflicted, to comfort the sorrowing, is a labor of love that does honor to God’s holy day.”—Welfare Ministry 77.
“[A]ng Sabbath ay itinalaga para sa pahinga at relihiyosong pagsamba. Lahat ng sekyular na trabaho ay pansamantalang ititigil, ngunit ang mga gawa ng awa at kawanggawa ay naaayon sa layunin ng Panginoon.... Ang paginhawain ang napahirapan, ang aliwin ang nagdadalamhati, ay isang gawa ng pag-ibig na lumuluwalhati sa banal na araw ng Diyos.”—Welfare Ministry 77.

20. for it is a year of rest for the land.
Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
3. The Seventh Year Sabbath
Leviticus 25:2-5 nkjv
“ ‘ [I]N THE SEVENTH year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land.... You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard. What grows of its own accord of your harvest you shall not reap, nor gather the grapes of your untended vine,
for it is a year of rest for the land.
3. Ang Pampitong Taong Sabbath. “[A]ng ikapitong taon ay magiging ganap na kapahingahan sa lupain,...huwag mong hahasikan ang iyong bukid, ni pupungusan ang iyong ubasan. Huwag mong aanihin ang kusang tumubo sa iyong inanihan, at huwag mong titipunin ang mga ubas ng iyong ubasan na hindi mo inalagaan; ¶ iyon ay magiging taon ng ganap na kapahingahan sa lupain” (Levitico 25:2-5).

21. 3. The Seventh Year Sabbath
Rest for the Land
THE SABBATH PRINCIPLE was not just about a day each week. It also included a special rest each seventh year, culminating in the year of jubilee after seven sets of seven years, meaning each 50th year.
The Sabbath year allowed the farm-land to lie fallow for the year. The wisdom of this as an agricultural practice has been recognized widely.
Kapahingahan para sa Lupain. Ang prinsipyo ng Sabbath ay di lang tungkol sa isang araw tuwing linggo. Isinasama rin nito ang isang espesyal na pahinga bawat pampitong taon, na lumulundo sa taon ng jubileo matapos ang pitong grupo ng pitong taon, ibig sabihin bawat panlimampung taon. ¶ Pinahintulutan ng taon ng Sabbath ang bukirin na binungkal ngunit di tinamnan na manatiling gayon sa taong iyon. Ang katalinuhan nitong praktis ng pagsasaka ay malawakang kinilala.

22. 3. The Seventh Year Sabbath
Rest for the Slave
The seventh year also was significant for slaves (see Exod. 21:1–11). In the event that any of the Israelites became so indebted as to sell themselves into slavery, they were to be freed in the seventh year.
Similarly, outstanding debts were to be canceled at the end of the seventh year (see Deut. 15:1–11).
Kapahingahan para sa Alipin. Ang pampitong na taon ay makabuluhan din para sa mga alipin (tingnan ang Exodo 21:1–11). Kung ang alinman sa mga Israelita ay naging masyadong nagkautang anupa't ipinagbibili ang sarili sa pagkaalipin, sila'y palalayain sa pampitong taon. ¶ Gayon din, ang mga hindi pa nababayarang utang ay pawawalang-bisa sa katapusan ng pampitong taon (tingnan ang Deuteronomio 15:1–11). 


23. Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
3. The Seventh Year Sabbath
Not planting crops was an act of trust that God would provide enough in the previous year and from what the ground produced by itself in the Sabbath year.
To release slaves and cancel debts was an act of mercy but also an act of trust in the power of God to provide for our needs.
The people didn’t have to oppress others in order to provide for themselves.
Ang hindi pagtatanim ay isang kilos ng pagtitiwala na maglalaan ng sapat ang Diyos sa nakaraang taon at mula sa ibubunga mismo ng lupa sa taon ng Sabbath. ¶ Ang pagpapalaya ng mga alipin at pagpapawalang-bisa ng mga utang ay isang kilos ng awa subalit ito rin ay isang kilos ng pagtitiwala sa kapangyarihan ng Diyos na maglalaan para sa ating pangangailangan. ¶ Ang tao ay hindi kailangang apihin ang iba upang makapaglaan para sa sarili.

24. The necessities of life must be attended to, the sick must be cared
Sabbath: A Day of Freedom
Final Words
“JESUS STATED TO them that the work of relieving the afflicted was in harmony with the Sabbath law. ...
The necessities of life must be
attended to, the sick must be cared
for, the wants of the needy must be supplied. He will not be held guiltless who neglects to relieve suffering on the Sabbath.”—The Desire of Ages 206, 207.
Huling Pananalita. “Sinabi sa kanila ni Jesus na ang gawain ng pagtulong sa napahirapan ay sang-ayon sa kautusan ng Sabbath. ... ¶ Ang mga pangangailangan ng buhay ay dapat asikasuhin, ang may karamdaman ay dapat alagaan, ang kakulangan ng nangangailangan ay dapat ibigay. Hindi pananaguting walang wala ang kinakaligtaang ibsan ang nagdurusa sa araw ng Sabbath.”—The Desire of Ages 206, 207.