2016年11月29日 星期二

以西結書29:1-5



29:1 第十年十月十二日,耶和華的話臨到我說:
29:2 「人子啊,你要向埃及王法老預言攻擊他和埃及全地,
29:3 說主耶和華如此說:埃及王法老啊,我與你這臥在自己河中的大魚為敵。你曾說:這河是我的,是我為自己造的。
29:4 我─耶和華必用鉤子鉤住你的腮頰,又使江河中的魚貼住你的鱗甲;我必將你和所有貼住你鱗甲的魚,從江河中拉上來,
29:5 把你並江河中的魚都拋在曠野;你必倒在田間,不被收殮,不被掩埋。我已將你給地上野獸、空中飛鳥作食物。

1 In the tenth year, in the tenth month, on the twelfth day of the month, the word of the Lord came to me:2 "Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and against all Egypt; 3 speak, and say, Thus says the Lord God:
 "Behold, I am against you,
Pharaoh king of Egypt,
 the great dragon that lies
in the midst of his streams,
 that says, 'My Nile is my own;
I made it for myself. '
4 I will put hooks in your jaws,
and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales;
and I will draw you up out of the midst of your streams,
with all the fish of your streams
that stick to your scales.
5 And I will cast you out into the wilderness,
you and all the fish of your streams;
you shall fall on the open field,
and not be brought together or gathered.
To the beasts of the earth and to the birds of the heavens
 I give you as food.

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    上帝要先知攻擊埃及法老,他自傲的認為尼羅河是他的,上帝要將法老與埃及百姓都毀滅。事實上,猶大國會落入被巴比倫毀滅的命運,是因為相信埃及可以成為他們的幫助。而現在耶路撒冷被圍,先知預言埃及也要被毀滅,那可以想見猶大國的命運將如何了。

    這樣的預言一方面攻擊埃及另一方面警告猶大國的君臣百姓不要妄想埃及可以幫忙可以勝過巴比倫的勢力要勇敢地仰望上帝才是實在的雖然巴比倫會將猶大國滅了但是上帝會讓猶大的百姓再次歸回

    同樣今日的教會也要以上帝為倚靠不以別的代替上帝若以別的代替上帝一切都是枉然的唯有在基督裡我們才能享受上帝豐盛的恩典

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