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Dumnezeu. Era sclav ntr-RDUVWULQ1XSXWHDVSOHFHGLQ
(JLSW(UDSHYLDSURSULHWDWHDDOWFXLYD
Iosif a fost vndut unui om numit Potifar, RILHU DO
IDUDRQXOXLLFRQGXFWRUDOVWUMHULORU/-a slujit n jur de zece
ani. N-DSULPLWQLFLRGDWYUHRYHVWHGHODIDPLOLDOXLLWLDF
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minile ei9]kQGuna ca asta, ea s-DVLPLWMLJQLWLDLSDW
9LRO3RWLIDUO-a aruncat pe Iosif n nchisoare.
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DX VIkULW-o cu visurile lui Iosif. Au spus chiar cu gura lor:

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privim pe Dumnezeu.
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l-ar ILLQFOXVLSH,XGDGLQDFUXLVSLGHQHDPXUPDV6H
QDVF0HVLD
Da, cei care l-au tratat pe Iosif n mod att de nemernic
au fost patriarhii lui Israel! Iar Dumnezeu i promisese lui
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RFD]LHGHDVHVLPLRIHQVDW
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nu i l-au putut explica. AbLDDWXQFLVOXMLWRUXOUHSULPLWvQVOXME
L-a amintit de Iosif. A povestit cum acesta interpretase n
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ochii faraonului.
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niciun ban. Apoi li s-D GDW FHO PDL EXQ SPkQW GLQ (JLSW
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V-i binecuvnteze pe cei ce l-DX EOHVWHPDW L V IDF ELQH
celor ce l-au urt. (Vezi Matei 5:44).
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trimis vQDLQWHDYRDVWUFDVYUPkQVPkQDYLHvQDUL
ca VYSVWUH]HYLDDSULQWU-RPDUHL]EYLUH $DFQXYRL
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nainte pe un om; Iosif a fost vQGXW FD URE (Psalmul
105:16-17).
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GRL PDUWRUL DILUP F 'XPQH]HX D IRVW &HO FDUH O-a trimis.
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spune Duhul Sfnt!
$D FXP DP DUWDW GHja, niciun muritor sau demon nu
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WHLLVWUkQVGHDGHYUXODFHVWDHOvLYDDGXFHHOLEHUDUHD'DU
H[LVW R VLQJXU SHUVRDQ FDUH WH SRDWH vQGHSUWD GH YRLD OXL
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6QHJndim la copiii lui Israel. Dumnezeu le-a trimis un

HOLEHUDWRU SH 0RLVH FDUH V-L VFRDW GLQ URELD (JLSWXOXL L
V-L FRQGXF vQ DUD SURPLV 'XS XQ DQ SHWUHFXW vQ SXVWLH
au fost trimise doisprezece cSHWHQLL FDUH V LVFRGHDVF DUD
$FHWLD V-au ntors plngndu-VH /H HUD WHDP GH SRSRDUHOH
FDUH ORFXLDX DUD L FDUH HUDX PDL PDUL L PDL SXWHUQLFH GLQ
punct de vedere militar.
7RL RDPHQLL FX H[FHSLD OXL ,RVXD L &aleb, au fost de
acord cu aceste cSHWHQLL ,VUDHOLLL DYHDu LPSUHVLD F
Dumnezeu i scRVHVH GLQ (JLSW GRDU FD V-i dea pieirii. Se
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repeta de mai bine de un an de zile. Crtirea n care s-au
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de voia lui Dumnezeu.
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mrejele jignirii.
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vQFUHGLQD UHJHOH L WRate i mergeau bine. Saul a cerut ca
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mplinindu-se sub ochii lui.
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PHDUJV-a dus n pustie.
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U]ERLQLFL GLQ ,VUDHO $YHDX XQ VLQJXU VFRS V-O QLPLFHDVF
pe David.
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David nu mai locuia n palat, nici nu mai mnca la masa
UHJHOXL6H DGSRVWHDvQ SHWHUL MLODYHL PkQFDDQLPDOHOHSH
FDUHOHSXWHDYkQDvQSXVWLH1XPDLFOUHDODGUHDSWDUHJHOXL
ci era vnat de oamenii care luptasHU FkQGYD DOWXUL GH HO
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lui Dumnezeu.
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GH GLVSHUDUH 3UHRLL GLQ RUDXO 1RE L-au oferit lui David
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SULQDVFXLXOsabiei vQWUHDJDFHWDWH1RERULFHEUEDWIHPHLH
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SXQ'XKXOSHste un astfel de om?
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VWUHFXUDW SH QHVLPLWH GLQ DVFXQ]WRDUH D WLDW XQ FRO GLQ
PDQWLH L V-D vQWRUV SULQWUH DL OXL IU FD FLQHYD V EDJH GH
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liderilor] spre copiL >VSUH RDPHQL@ L LQLPD FRSLLORU VSUH
SULQLLORUFDODYHQLUHD/XLVQXORYHDVFDUDFXEOHVWHP
(Maleahi 4:6).
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DO RDPHQLORU ]GURELL 'UHSWDWHD PLOD LQWHJULWDWHD L
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care l-a primit David ODXUPDXUPHL6DXODYHDRvPSULH
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liderilor, fiindc DFHWLD WUHEXLH V FDXWH vQDLQWDUHD
Evangheliei.
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din pricina suspiciunii? De ce nutresc liderii astfel de
JkQGXUL" 3HQWUX F QX-L slujesc pe Dumnezeu. Ei slujesc o
viziune. Asemeni lui Saul, sunt QHVLJXUL vQ FH SULYHWH
FKHPDUHD ORU LDU DFHDVWD G QDWHUH JHOR]LHL L PkQGULHL
5HFXQRVF FDOLWLOH RDPHQLORU HYODYLRL L VXQW GLVSXL V-i
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UHVSLQJHULL ILLQGF GRUHD V IDF vQ HL FHHD FH D IFXW vQ
'DYLG$VFXOWDLFXDWHQLHFH spune Duhul.
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U]YUWLW L UX 3UREDELO F 'DYLG L-a cercetat inima,
ntrebndu-VH8QGHDPJUHLW"&XPGHV-a ntors inima lui
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6DXO &LQHYD m-D vQGHPQDW V WH RPRU GDU DP UHIX]DW
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QLFLUXWDWHQLFLU]YUWLUHvQ inima PHD (1 Samuel 24:1011, traducere GLQ OLPED HQJOH] 'DYLG FUHGHD F GDF vL
putea dovedi lui Saul iubirea pe care i-o purta, regele l va
SULYLLDULFXEXQYRLQLDUSURIHLDYDILvPSOLQLW
2DPHQLL FDUH DX IRVW UHVSLQL GH XQ SULQWH VDX GH XQ
OLGHUWLQGVLDDVXSUDORUWRDWYLQD6XQWKLWXLLGHJkQGXUL
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DFHVWDDUILSXWXWV-OXFLGGDUFQXVHDWLQVHVHGHHO$DF
6DXO L RDPHQLL OXL DX SOHFDW 'DYLG WUHEXLH V VH IL Jkndit:
$FXPUHJHOHPYDUHSXQHvQGUHSWXULLSURIHLDVHYDvPSOLQL
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GDW VHDPD F QX IXVHVH YRUED GHVSUH R QHvQHOHJHUH FL F 6DXO
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n al treilea rnd, prin Samuel, Dumnezeu l unsese pe
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n al patrulea rnd, DumnezHX FXIXQGDVH vQWUHDJD DUPDW
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'XS$ELDLVHSUHDF'DYLGQXDYHDVVHPDLEXFXUHGHR
asemenea ocazie.
Toate aceste motive pUHDX EXQH (UDX ORJLFH LDU HOH HUDX
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vQFXUDMH]H $D F GDF 'DYLG DU IL SVWUDW RIHQVD UHJHOXL vQ
inima sa, i s-DU IL SUXW IRDUWH vQWHPHLDWH L L-DU IL vQJGXLW OXL
$ELDLV-OVWUSXQJSH6DXOFXVXOLD
$VFXOWDL UVSXQVXO OXL 'DYLG 1X-O RPRUv &FL FLQH DU
putea pune mna pe unsul Domnului LVUPkQQHSHGHSVLW"
Viu este Domnul FQXPDLDomnul vOSRDWHORYLILHF-i va veni
]LXD V PRDU ILH F VH YD FRERUv vQWU-XQ FkPS GH EWDLH L va
SLHUL6PIHUHDVFDomnul VSXQPkQDSHXQVXODomnului
(1 Samuel 26:9-11).
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lui Dumnezeu.
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WLDFVLQJXUDPkQJkLHUHSHQWUX6DXO era gndul de a-l vedea pe
el nimicit.
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avut a doua ocazie de a-l ucide. Saul era unsul Domnului, iar
'DYLGDOVDWMXGHFDWDOXLvQ mna Domnului.
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$FXPQXPDLXFLGHPFXVELLGHILHUGDUQHGLVWUXJHPXQLLSH
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era n grupul meu.
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al lui. Dar ceea ce i-DPVSXVLWRQXOSHFDUHL-am vorbit au fost
mult diferite de ceea ce mi-DUILLHLWGLQJXUGDF'XPQH]HXQX
m-ar fi prelucrat nainte.
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eu prin ea din pricina lui.
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nu i-DP GRULW FRQFHGLHUHD 'DF DU IL IRVW GDW DIDU FkQG HUDP
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UHIX]XO GH D P U]EXQD DX IRVW FKHLOH FDUH P-au eliberat din
nchisoarea ofensei.
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FRSOHLW GH dragostea lui Dumnezeu. M-DP vQGUHSWDW vQ JUDE
VSUHHOLO-DPvPEULDW$PIRVWFXDGHYUDWIHULFLWFkQGPL-a
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VLQFHUGHD-l vedea n voia lui Dumnezeu.
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folosit Dumnezeu pentru a-l judeca pe Saul, slujitorul LXL"3H
ILOLVWHQL6DXOvPSUHXQFXILLLVLDXPXULWSHFkPSXOGHOXSW
Cnd vestea a ajuns la urechile lui David, acesta nu a
ntmpinat-o cu bucurie, ci a nceSXWVMHOHDVF
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'DYLGLDSRUXQFLWFDRPXODFHODVILHH[HFXWDW9H]L2 Samuel
1:14-15).
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The Rockford Institute, Center on the Family in America (Rockford, IL).

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Vine's Expository Dictionary, VWkQF
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1. Logos Bible Study Software for Microsoft, version 1.6 (Oak Harbor, WA:
Logos Research Systems Inc., 1993), a cerne.
2. J. D. Douglas, et al., eds., New Bible Dictionary (Wheaton. IL: Tyndale
House, 1982), edLLDDdoua, PetrX
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NotPDUJLQDO: New King James Version (Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson, 1988).
Logos Bible Study Software, (Oak Harbor, WA: LRS Inc., 1993).
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Ediia a zecea (Springfield, MA, 1993).

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Francis Frangipane, The Three Battlegrounds (Cedar Rapids. IA: ACP, 1989), 50.

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