Season of Advent
Advent is a season observed in Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. The term is an anglicized version of the Latin word adventus, meaning "coming" and is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation, of longing.
There is a yearning for deliverance from the evils of the world, first expressed by Israelite slaves in Egypt as they cried out from their bitter oppression of 400 years. It is the cry of Cambodians and those who have experienced the tyranny of injustice in a world under the curse of sin, and yet who have hope of deliverance by a God who has heard the cries of the oppressed and brought deliverance in the person of Jesus. Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before December 25, which this year is this Sunday, December 2. (Gleaned from Wikipedia and Dennis Bratcher).
(My favorite Advent song)
Today is the 1st Advent Sunday, and the
most profound sermon I've heard in a long time is this one on TAMAR, the
non-Jewish daughter-in-law of Judah, who dressed as a prostitute and
had incest with her father-in-law (the Judah from the most
religious family of the Jewish and Christian faiths).
Profound exposition of the four "colorful" women named in the genealogy of Jesus Christ--extraordinarily rare, given the fact that they're women and their checkered backgrounds--found in the first chapter of the Gospel of Matthew. Dr. Rob Norris looks at each woman in a sermon for each Advent Sunday leading up the birth of Jesus.
I will leave it to Dr. Norris to tell the story as only he can!
TAMAR
(who committed incest with her father-in-law Judah)
(1st Advent Sunday this year, Dec. 2)
RUTH
(a Moabite widow of the most despised race)
(Sermon next 2nd Advent Sunday, Dec. 9)
RAHAB
(the prostitute)
BATHSHEBA
(King David committed adultery with her; she became pregnant, and thus, he had her husband killed)
- Theary C. Seng
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11 comments:
Stupid! You're sure? Tamar is incested by her haft brother...Not her father....Please check the fact from the Bible...
Kmenhwatt
David got innocent blood in his hands for killing Bathesheba's husband because of "LUST" So David can't build the temple of God,his son Saul build the temple instead.....Thery Seng,Are you sure that you know the Bible!? Please my dear if you twist or change the text you'll get curse instead of blessing....please be aware of that!..
Kmenhwatt
Khmenhwatt,
I know you need to check your facts instead of Theary. You are wrong in both of your accusations.
David never had a son name Saul. It was not the blood of Urriah that God forbidden David from building the Temple.
I was not aware that a Moabite was the most depised race on earth. The Bible only stated that a Moabite and Amonite could not enter into the santuary of God until the 10th generation. I think its a misleading on her part. The most despised race would be the Jewish people. They suffered more then all the people on earth wherever they are located, except the United States of America.
W~W
Tamar, the meaning of her name is: Upright one.
Just like the straight palm trees in Srok Khmer. You notice how they grow upright and straight? Before you form a bad image of Tamar, the Bible stated that she was more righteous then that of her father inlaw. Anotherwords, what she did was commendable. It was only a one time incident that she played the harlot to accomplish a particular goal of having the seed of Judah spring forth from her womb, she bore twins. Two boys to replaced the two sons of Judah who had died both of them had married Tamar.
God uses imperfect people to accomplish his will!
As for this Advent of this Christmas, I stopped believing in Christmas. I have learn that Christmas has nothing to do with the birth of Jesus. In the Torah of God one can know when the Messiah birth was. I can tell you, it wasn't on Christmas Day. Christmas is a pagan holiday adopted by the Catholic Church. I'm keen of the Catholic Church.
All this FUCKING shit is just fairy tale for people who afraid of the unknown. Nonensense!!!
You're wrong khmers people were suffered the most from carpet bombing to killingfield and now Cpp Hun shit and Yuons thugs killing khmers,furthermore,Siamese killed khmers as well...Thery Seng you're nothing wrong Khmers people were suffered the most.
Love Khmer
i thought jesus or u called god is dickless.
I don't know why this point is raised anyway. Any serious readers of The Bible will know that the Lord Jesus Christ had to first go through all the bloodlines of all types of sinners as HIS forebears. This means his forebears included immoral people, murderers, prostitutes, royalty, commoners, people who committed incestual relationship, etc. With that said, that is why the Lord Jesus is the Lord and SAVIOR of all types of people and sinners. All are welcomed before the Lord because his holy blood cleanses all sins. On Jerry Springer's show, some American fathers even slept with their very own daughters because they said that it was acceptable in the "Bible" =). After divorcing from their husbands, some American daughters-in-law even married their former husbands' fathers. There are immoral people in this world that misinterpret the Bible and use it to justify their sinful acts in this world. Remember in Genesis, it is mentioned only about Adam and his wife Eve, whom God made from Adam's rib. Then they had two sons. The older brother later murdered the younger brother because the younger brother pleased God so very much with his sacrifice of whole slaughtered goats, while the older brother only had fruits and vegetables to offer God. Clearly, GOD of the Bible loves the smell of blood and sacrifices of slaughtered animals. God does not favor those who offer him fruits and grains or vegetables. Adam's older son was banished by God and then he "knew a woman" who bore him some children. Note also that because of his sin, his children were condemned by God to be of darker skin. It is very strange indeed. God in the bible seems to be racist and divisive and loving at the same time. Who was the woman that Adam's oldest son knew. Nobody knew because in the Bible there was only Eve. So did Adam's oldest son slept with Eve, his very own mother? Defenders of the Bible say that Adam's oldest son slept with his own sister. So since the beginning of time according to the Bible, incestual relationship was acceptable. That is why a lot of rural white people consider incestual relationship between siblings acceptable.
Thatwise you rebellion against God of the bible ms Theary Seng? You're abominations by writing article about god which is untrue.
Now Theary Seng is a Preacher. :)
Theary Seng has multiple titles:
(1) Political Activist.
(2) Preacher.
(3) Extreme Left Wing (Radical Progressive toward Socialist-Communist), Communist virus inside Conservative's lungs to destroy US economy. Proofs? She has never attacked China and Yuon, but only the US, the place that gave her freedom.
(4) Self advertize/promoter, an opportunist.
(5) others...
WHO GIVE A (S.....) ABOUT THE BIBLE.
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