1:12 耶和華如此說:尼尼微雖然勢力充足,人數繁多,也被剪除,歸於無有。猶大啊,我雖然使你受苦,卻不再使你受苦。
1:13 現在我必從你頸項上折斷他的軛,扭開他的繩索。
1:14 耶和華已經出令,指著尼尼微說:你名下的人必不留後;我必從你神的廟中除滅雕刻的偶像和鑄造的偶像;我必因你鄙陋,使你歸於墳墓。
1:15 看哪,有報好信傳平安之人的腳登山,說:猶大啊,可以守你的節期,還你所許的願吧!因為那惡人不再從你中間經過,他已滅絕淨盡了。
Thus says the Lord,
“Though they are at full strength and
many,
they will be cut down and pass away.
Though I have afflicted you,
I will afflict you no more.
And
now I will break his yoke from off you
and will burst your bonds apart.”
The
Lord has given commandment about you:
“No more shall your name be perpetuated;
from the house of your gods I will cut off
the carved image and the metal image.
I will make your grave, for you are vile.”
Behold, upon the mountains, the feet of him
who brings good news,
who publishes peace!
Keep your feasts, O Judah;
fulfill your vows,
for never again shall the worthless pass
through you;
he is utterly cut off.
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這是對尼尼微城將敗弱之預言,在當時可能沒有人會相信。但是,以整個歷史來看,這樣是真的發生,猶大國也沒有被亞述帝國打敗,反倒是亞述帝國,被巴比倫帝國打敗!
這裡讓我們感受到,上帝才是歷史真正的主宰,歷史是掌握在上帝手中,尤其是帝國的興亡交替,都是在上帝的手中掌握住。也因此,人在上帝面前要謙卑,因為上帝要高升誰就高升誰,要降低誰就降低誰,祂有絕對之主權!
也因此,我們不要害怕時代巨輪如何,這一切都在上帝掌握之中!
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