以西結書2:8-10

2:8 人子啊，要聽我對你所說的話，不要悖逆像那悖逆之家，你要開口吃我所賜給你的。」

2:9 我觀看，見有一隻手向我伸出來，手中有一書卷。

2:10 他將書卷在我面前展開，內外都寫著字，其上所寫的有哀號、歎息、悲痛的話。

8 "But you, son of man, hear what I say to you. Be not rebellious like that rebellious house; open your mouth and eat what I give you." 9 And when I looked, behold, a hand was stretched out to me, and behold, a scroll of a book was in it. 10 And he spread it before me. And it had writing on the front and on the back, and there were written on it words of lamentation and mourning and woe.

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    上帝知道以西結的任務艱鉅，就讓他吃下書卷。意思就是說，讓上帝的話在他裡面，可以去面對悖逆之人。

    這也是傳道人要裝備的，就是要有上帝的話才能引導悖逆之人歸回，若沒有上帝的話，只憑自己的思想、經驗，是無法勝過，更不用說勝任上帝給我們的任務。

    這也說明要為上帝做工，就要先在上帝的話語上下功夫，花時間讀聖經，參加聚會，使上帝的話如生命之糧，吃到我們的裡面，如同以西結一般！

以西結書2章

         以西結書2:1-7   ,  以西結書2:8-10   ,

以西結書2:1-7

2:1 他對我說：「人子啊，你站起來，我要和你說話。」

2:2 他對我說話的時候，靈就進入我裡面，使我站起來，我便聽見那位對我說話的聲音。

2:3 他對我說：「人子啊，我差你往悖逆的國民以色列人那裡去。他們是悖逆我的，他們和他們的列祖違背我，直到今日。

2:4 這眾子面無羞恥，心裡剛硬。我差你往他們那裡去，你要對他們說：主耶和華如此說。

2:5 他們或聽，或不聽，（他們是悖逆之家），必知道在他們中間有了先知。

2:6 人子啊，雖有荊棘和蒺藜在你那裡，你又住在蠍子中間，總不要怕他們，也不要怕他們的話；他們雖是悖逆之家，還不要怕他們的話，也不要因他們的臉色驚惶。

2:7 他們或聽，或不聽，你只管將我的話告訴他們；他們是極其悖逆的。

​ And he said to me, “Son of man, stand on your feet, and I will speak with you.”  And as he spoke to me, the Spirit entered into me and set me on my feet, and I heard him speaking to me.  And he said to me, “Son of man, I send you to the people of Israel, to nations of rebels, who have rebelled against me. They and their fathers have transgressed against me to this very day.  The descendants also are impudent and stubborn: I send you to them, and you shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord God.’  And whether they hear or refuse to hear (for they are a rebellious house) they will know that a prophet has been among them.  And you, son of man, be not afraid of them, nor be afraid of their words, though briers and thorns are with you and you sit on scorpions. Be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house.  And you shall speak my words to them, whether they hear or refuse to hear, for they are a rebellious house.

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    以西結被上帝差遣往被擄的猶太人中間宣講信息，但是上帝一再告訴他，這些人的特質就是：「悖逆」！

    但是上帝也一再告訴他，不管他們「或聽，或不聽」，就是要他將上帝的話向他們宣告，甚至「還不要怕他們的話，也不要因他們的臉色驚惶」。

    其實今日在教會中的傳道人，也要像以西結一樣，不管他們「或聽，或不聽」，就是要他將上帝的話向他們宣告，甚至「還不要怕他們的話，也不要因他們的臉色驚惶」。

以西結書1:15-28

1:15 我正觀看活物的時候，見活物的臉旁各有一輪在地上。

1:16 輪的形狀和顏色（原文是作法）好像水蒼玉。四輪都是一個樣式，形狀和作法好像輪中套輪。

1:17 輪行走的時候，向四方都能直行，並不掉轉。

1:18 至於輪輞，高而可畏；四個輪輞周圍滿有眼睛。

1:19 活物行走，輪也在旁邊行走；活物從地上升，輪也都上升。

1:20 靈往哪裡去，活物就往那裡去；活物上升，輪也在活物旁邊上升，因為活物的靈在輪中。

1:21 那些行走，這些也行走；那些站住，這些也站住；那些從地上升，輪也在旁邊上升，因為活物的靈在輪中。

1:22 活物的頭以上有穹蒼的形像，看著像可畏的水晶，鋪張在活物的頭以上。

1:23 穹蒼以下，活物的翅膀直張，彼此相對；每活物有兩個翅膀遮體。

1:24 活物行走的時候，我聽見翅膀的響聲，像大水的聲音，像全能者的聲音，也像軍隊鬨嚷的聲音。活物站住的時候，便將翅膀垂下。

1:25 在他們頭以上的穹蒼之上有聲音。他們站住的時候，便將翅膀垂下。

1:26 在他們頭以上的穹蒼之上有寶座的形像，彷彿藍寶石；在寶座形像以上有彷彿人的形狀。

1:27 我見從他腰以上有彷彿光耀的精金，周圍都有火的形狀，又見從他腰以下有彷彿火的形狀，周圍也有光輝。

1:28 下雨的日子，雲中虹的形狀怎樣，周圍光輝的形狀也是怎樣。這就是耶和華榮耀的形像。我一看見就俯伏在地，又聽見一位說話的聲音。

15 Now as I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the earth beside the living creatures, one for each of the four of them. 16 As for the appearance of the wheels and their construction:their appearance was like the gleaming of beryl. And the four had the same likeness, their appearance and construction being as it were a wheel within a wheel. 17 When they went, they went in any of their four directions without turning as they went. 18 And their rims were tall and awesome, and the rims of all four were full of eyes all around. 19 And when the living creatures went, the wheels went beside them; and when the living creatures rose from the earth, the wheels rose. 20 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels. 21 When those went, these went; and when those stood, these stood; and when those rose from the earth, the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels.

22 Over the heads of the living creatures there was the likeness of an expanse, shining like awe- inspiring crystal, spread out above their heads. 23 And under the expanse their wings were stretched out straight, one toward another. And each creature had two wings covering its body. 24 And when they went, I heard the sound of their wings like the sound of many waters, like the sound of the Almighty, a sound of tumult like the sound of an army. When they stood still, they let down their wings. 25 And there came a voice from above the expanse over their heads. When they stood still, they let down their wings.

26 And above the expanse over their heads there was the likeness of a throne, in appearance like sapphire; and seated above the likeness of a throne was a likeness with a human appearance. 27 And upward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were gleaming metal, like the appearance of fire enclosed all around. And downward from what had the appearance of his waist I saw as it were the appearance of fire, and there was brightness around him. 28 Like the appearance of the bow that is in the cloud on the day of rain, so was the appearance of the brightness all around.

Such was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the Lord. And when I saw it, I fell on my face, and I heard the voice of one speaking.

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    以西結先知在這裡看見上帝的榮美，將祂的形像記錄下來，也讓我們一同來感受祂的奇妙！雖然上帝是無法用文字完全形容，但是祂的榮美是讓人顫驚不已，人都要為祂的榮美所折服！

    然而上帝為了讓我們可以親近祂，大多時候祂將祂的榮光遮掩起來，讓我們用心靈與祂相親，讓我們透過聖靈在我們心中，也用聖經向我們宣告自己，俯就卑微的我們，無法在祂的榮光下站立。

    因此，在與人建立關係之時，就成為一個卑微的人，不張揚不顯明，甚至還未人死在十字架上，並且第三日復活，後升天，在上帝面前的右邊為我們代求，作後還要再來領我們回天家，並更新「舊的天地」，成為「新天新地」！舊事都要過去，一切都變成新！

以西結書1:4-14

1:4 我觀看，見狂風從北方颳來，隨著有一朵包括閃爍火的大雲，周圍有光輝；從其中的火內發出好像光耀的精金；

1:5 又從其中顯出四個活物的形像來。他們的形狀是這樣：有人的形像，

1:6 各有四個臉面，四個翅膀。

1:7 他們的腿是直的，腳掌好像牛犢之蹄，都燦爛如光明的銅。

1:8 在四面的翅膀以下有人的手。這四個活物的臉和翅膀乃是這樣：

1:9 翅膀彼此相接，行走並不轉身，俱各直往前行。

1:10 至於臉的形像：前面各有人的臉，右面各有獅子的臉，左面各有牛的臉，後面各有鷹的臉。

1:11 各展開上邊的兩個翅膀相接，各以下邊的兩個翅膀遮體。

1:12 他們俱各直往前行。靈往哪裡去，他們就往那裡去，行走並不轉身。

1:13 至於四活物的形像，就如燒著火炭的形狀，又如火把的形狀。火在四活物中間上去下來，這火有光輝，從火中發出閃電。

1:14 這活物往來奔走，好像電光一閃。

4 As I looked, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, and a great cloud, with brightness around it, and fire flashing forth continually, and in the midst of the fire, as it were gleaming metal. 5 And from the midst of it came the likeness of four living creatures. And this was their appearance:they had a human likeness, 6 but each had four faces, and each of them had four wings. 7 Their legs were straight, and the soles of their feet were like the sole of a calf's foot. And they sparkled like burnished bronze. 8 Under their wings on their four sides they had human hands. And the four had their faces and their wings thus:9 their wings touched one another. Each one of them went straight forward, without turning as they went. 10 As for the likeness of their faces, each had a human face. The four had the face of a lion on the right side, the four had the face of an ox on the left side, and the four had the face of an eagle. 11 Such were their faces. And their wings were spread out above. Each creature had two wings, each of which touched the wing of another, while two covered their bodies. 12 And each went straight forward. Wherever the spirit would go, they went, without turning as they went. 13 As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, like the appearance of torches moving to and fro among the living creatures. And the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning. 14 And the living creatures darted to and fro, like the appearance of a flash of lightning.

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    有猶太人的文獻（最早是西元300年的文獻）證明猶太人認為「人、鷹、牛、獅」分別代表「人類」、「鳥類」、「家畜」與「野獸」的王，因此四活物應該就是代表所有在「地上的生物」。

此處的「靈」因為原文也可以解釋成「風」，所以究竟是指什麼就有很多不同的看法。比較可能是指著「活物的靈」或者是「上帝由寶座上推動活物的動力或生命力」。

    這些活物讓人想到上帝寶座的四周圍的天使，他們代表著宇宙萬物，在上帝面前敬拜！如同我們屬乎基督的人，在禮拜中代表人在上帝面前敬拜一樣。而敬拜的目的，就是要讓上帝喜悅，所以有神學家說：「唱歌讚美主要向母親唱安眠曲一般，讓上帝睡得安穩，我們就會承受恩福滿滿！」