5:14 所以耶和華─萬軍之上帝如此說:因為百姓說這話,我必使我的話在你口中為火,使他們為柴;這火便將他們燒滅。
5:15 耶和華說:以色列家啊,我必使一國的民從遠方來攻擊你,是強盛的國,是從古而有的國。他們的言語你不曉得,他們的話你不明白。
5:16 他們的箭袋是敞開的墳墓;他們都是勇士。
5:17 他們必吃盡你的莊稼和你的糧食,是你兒女該吃的;必吃盡你的牛羊,吃盡你的葡萄和無花果;又必用刀毀壞你所倚靠的堅固城。
Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of
hosts:
“Because you have spoken this word,
behold, I am making my words in your mouth
a fire,
and this people wood, and the fire shall
consume them.
Behold, I am bringing against you
a nation from afar, O house of Israel,
declares the Lord.
It is an enduring nation;
it is an ancient nation,
a nation whose language you do not know,
nor can you understand what they say.
Their quiver is like an open tomb;
they are all mighty warriors.
They shall eat up your harvest and your food;
they shall eat up your sons and your
daughters;
they shall eat up your flocks and your
herds;
they shall eat up your vines and your fig
trees;
your fortified cities in which you trust
they shall beat down with the sword.”
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先知在此宣告上帝的心意,因為猶大的人民不敬畏上帝,所以上帝要透過遠方的國家來侵略,來懲治他們,好使他們可以知道上帝的權能,進而順福上帝,不再悖逆!
其實上帝雖然不喜歡我們受到懲罰,但是祂卻藉由這些來提醒祂的子民,使他們回頭尋求上帝的幫助,進而脫離罪惡的誘惑與影響,可以歸向上帝,成為上帝所喜悅的子民。
因此,我們遇到管教時,要趕快藉由耶穌基督來回到上帝面前,祂不永遠懷怒,祂盼望我們悔改歸向祂,我們要快快在祂面前認罪,並求耶穌基督的寶血洗淨我們的罪汙,成為聖潔蒙愛的兒女。
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