Pão

O pão é símbolo central na Bíblia: do maná no deserto ao pão da vida — Jesus. A Escritura usa o pão para ensinar sobre provisão divina, comunhão e dependência espiritual.

O maná do céu

Deus alimentou Israel no deserto com pão do céu. O maná era diário, fiel e suficiente — retrato da provisão constante de Deus.

11 UThixo wathi kuMosi: 12 "Sengizwile ukukhonona kwabako-Israyeli. Batshele ukuthi, ‘Kusihlwa lizakudla inyama njalo ekuseni lizasuthiswa ngesinkwa. Lapho-ke lizakwazi ukuthi nginguThixo uNkulunkulu wenu.’ "

13 Ngalokhokuhlwa kweza izagwaca zagcwala indawo yonke ababehlala kuyo, njalo ekuseni kwaba lamazolo ngaphandle kwezihonqo. 14 Kwathi amazolo esenyamalele kwabonakala izicecedwana ezifana longqwaqwane phezu kwenkangala. 15 Kwathi abako-Israyeli bekubona lokhu bakhulumisana besithi, "Kuyini lokhu?" Ngoba babengakwazi ukuthi kwakuyini.

UMosi wathi kubo, "Yisinkwa elisiphiwe nguThixo ukuthi lidle.

Êxodo 16:11-15

31 Abantu bako-Israyeli babiza isinkwa leso bathi yimana. Sasimhlophe njengentanga zekhoriyanda, sihlabusa njengamakhekhe enziwe ngoluju.

Êxodo 16:31

23 Loba kunjalo walaya umkhathi ngaphezulu

wavula iminyango yamazulu;

24 wanisa imana ukuthi badle abantu,

wabapha amabele asezulwini.

25 Abantu badla isinkwa sezingilosi;

wabathumela konke ukudla ababengakudla.

Salmos 78:23-25

14 Umilisela inkomo utshani,

ahlanyelele abantu bona bahlakule

kuzuzakale ukudla emhlabathini:

15 iwayini elijabulisa inhliziyo yomuntu,

amagcobo enza ubuso bakhe bukhazimule,

lesinkwa esilulamisa inhliziyo yakhe.

Salmos 104:14,15

O pão da vida

Jesus declarou: 'Eu sou o pão da vida.' Quem vem a Ele nunca terá fome, e quem nele crê jamais terá sede. Ele é o sustento eterno.

32 UJesu wathi kubo, "Ngiqinisile ngithi, kakusuye uMosi olinike isinkwa sivela ezulwini, kodwa nguBaba olinika isinkwa seqiniso sivela ezulwini. 33 Ngoba isinkwa sikaNkulunkulu singulowo owehla ezulwini anike ukuphila emhlabeni."

34 Bathi, "Nkosi, kusukela manje siphe lesisinkwa sokuphila."

35 UJesu wachaza wathi, "Ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. Lowo ozayo kimi kasoze afa alamba, lalowo okholwa kimi kasoze aphinde ome.

João 6:32-35

48 Ngiyisinkwa sokuphila. 49 Okhokho benu bayidla imana enkangala, kodwa bafa. 50 Kodwa nansi isinkwa esehla sivela ezulwini, umuntu angasidla angabe esafa. 51 Ngiyisinkwa esiphilayo esehlela phansi sivela ezulwini. Nxa umuntu angasidla lesisinkwa, uzaphila laphakade. Lesosinkwa siyinyama yami engizayinikela ukuphila komhlaba."

João 6:48-51

3 UThixo walichumisa, walenza lalamba kanti njalo walipha ukudla okuyimana, ukudla lokho laboyihlo abangazange bakwazi, kuyikulifundisa ukuthi umuntu kaphili ngesinkwa kuphela zwi kodwa ngalo lonke ilizwi eliphuma emlonyeni kaThixo.

Deuteronômio 8:3

4 UJesu waphendula wathi, "Kulotshiwe ukuthi: ‘Umuntu kayikuphila ngesinkwa kuphela kodwa ngelizwi lonke eliphuma emlonyeni kaNkulunkulu.’"

Mateus 4:4

Partilha e comunhão

O partir do pão une o corpo de Cristo. Na Ceia, na generosidade e na partilha, expressamos a comunhão com Deus e uns com os outros.

19 Wasethatha isinkwa, wabonga wasesihlephuna wabapha, wathi, "Lo ngumzimba wami ophiwe lina; kwenzeni lokhu kube yisikhumbuzo sami."

Lucas 22:19

26 Ngoba lapho lisidla isinkwa lesi linatha lenkezo le, litshumayela ukufa kweNkosi ize ibuye.

1 Coríntios 11:26

16 Konje inkezo yokubonga esiyibongelayo kayisikuhlanganyela egazini likaKhristu na? Lesinkwa esisihlephunayo kasisisokuhlanganyela emzimbeni kaKhristu na? 17 Njengoba kulesinkwa sinye, thina abanengi, singumzimba munye, ngoba sonke sihlanganyela lesosinkwa sinye.

1 Coríntios 10:16,17

Umkhuleko WeNkosi

9 "Kumele likhuleke kanje:

‘Baba wethu osezulwini,

kalidunyiswe ibizo lakho,

10 umbuso wakho kawuze,

intando yakho kayenziwe emhlabeni

njengalokhu isenziwa ezulwini.

11 Siphe lamuhla isinkwa sethu sansukuzonke.

Mateus 6:9-11

9 Umuntu ophanayo uzabusiswa,

ngoba wabela abayanga ukudla kwakhe.

Provérbios 22:9

37 Kodwa waphendula wathi, "Bapheni lina ukudla."

Bathi kuye, "Lokho kungathatha umholo wendoda owenyanga eziyisificaminwembili! Uthi sihambe siyochitha imali engako sithenge isinkwa sibaphe badle?"

38 Wabuza wathi, "Lilezinkwa ezingaki na? Ake liyokhangela."

Sebezibonile bathi, "Zinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili."

39 UJesu wasebalaya ukuthi bahlalise bonke abantu phansi etshanini ngamaxuku. 40 Yikho bahlala phansi ngamaxuku alikhulu. Abanye ngamatshumi amahlanu. 41 Ethatha izinkwa ezinhlanu lenhlanzi ezimbili wakhangela ezulwini, wabonga, wasehlephuna izinkwa. Waseziqhubela abafundi bakhe ukuba bazabele abantu. Waphinda wabehlukanisela inhlanzi zombili. 42 Bonke badla basutha, 43 abafundi basebebutha imvuthu zezinkwa lenhlanzi bagcwalisa izitsha ezilitshumi lambili.

Marcos 6:37-43

Provisão divina

O justo não é desamparado e seus descendentes não mendigam pão. Deus provê com fidelidade o alimento de cada dia.

25 Ngangimutsha, manje sengiluphele,

kodwa angizange ngibone abalungileyo bedelwa

loba abantwababo becela isinkwa.

Salmos 37:25

Imvubelo YabaFarisi LabaSadusi

5 Bathi sebekhuphukele ngaphetsheya kwechibi, abafundi babekhohliwe ukuza lesinkwa. 6 UJesu wathi kubo, "Limukani. Liqaphele imvubelo yabaFarisi labaSadusi."

7 Bakhulumisana ngalokhu bathi, "Kungenxa yokuba kasizanga lesinkwa."

8 UJesu wakwazi abakukhulumayo wasebuza wathi, "Lina elilokholo oluncinyane, kungani likhulumisana ngokungabi lasinkwa na? 9 Lilokhu lingaqedisisi yini? Kalikhumbuli na izinkwa ezinhlanu ezasuthisa abantu abazinkulungwane ezinhlanu, lokuthi laqoqa izitsha ezingaki? 10 Kumbe izinkwa eziyisikhombisa ezasuthisa abantu abazinkulungwane ezine lokuthi laqoqa izitsha ezigcweleyo ezingaki? 11 Kungani lingezwisisi ukuthi bengingakhulumi lani ngesinkwa? Kodwa qaphelani imvubelo yabaFarisi labaSadusi." 12 Basebezwisisa ukuthi wayengabatsheli ukuqaphela imvubelo esetshenziswa esinkweni kodwa ukunanzelela imfundiso yabaFarisi labaSadusi.