耶利米書38:7-13

38:7 在王宮的太監古實人以伯‧米勒，聽見他們將耶利米下了牢獄（那時王坐在便雅憫門口），
38:8 以伯‧米勒就從王宮裡出來，對王說：
38:9 「主─我的王啊，這些人向先知耶利米一味地行惡，將他下在牢獄中；他在那裡必因飢餓而死，因為城中再沒有糧食。」
38:10 王就吩咐古實人以伯‧米勒說：「你從這裡帶領三十人，趁著先知耶利米未死以前，將他從牢獄中提上來。」
38:11 於是以伯‧米勒帶領這些人同去，進入王宮，到庫房以下，從那裡取了些碎布和破爛的衣服，用繩子縋下牢獄去到耶利米那裡。
38:12 古實人以伯‧米勒對耶利米說：「你用這些碎布和破爛的衣服放在繩子上，墊你的胳肢窩。」耶利米就照樣行了。
38:13 這樣，他們用繩子將耶利米從牢獄裡拉上來。耶利米仍在護衛兵的院中。

⁷ Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, a eunuch in the king’s house, heard that they had put Jeremiah into the cistern. The king happened to be sitting at the Benjamin Gate, ⁸So Ebed-melech left the king’s house and spoke to the king, ⁹“My lord king, these men have acted wickedly in all they did to the prophet Jeremiah by throwing him into the cistern to die there of hunger, for there is no bread left in the city.” ¹⁰Then the king commanded Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, “Take three men with you from here, and pull the prophet Jeremiah up from the cistern before he dies.” ¹¹So Ebed-melech took the men with him and went to the house of the king, to a wardrobe of the storehouse, and took from there old rags and worn-out clothes, which he let down to Jeremiah in the cistern by ropes. ¹²Then Ebed-melech the Ethiopian said to Jeremiah, “Just put the rags and clothes between your armpits and the ropes.” Jeremiah did so. ¹³Then they drew Jeremiah up by the ropes and pulled him out of the cistern. And Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.

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    我們從聖經的記載中，看見外邦人往往比以色列人更敬畏上帝，一再的讓我們感受到，上帝是萬國萬民的上帝，不單單是以色列的上帝，雖然以色列是上帝的選民。

    而耶利米還好有這樣一位古實的太監，將他從淤泥中拯救出來，使他不致餓死，又可以獲得一些自由，這當然也是上帝的恩惠！而在我們的生命中，也常常會有這樣意想不到的恩惠。

    願上帝恩惠的眷顧，也常常在你我的生命中，好可以向世人見證上帝是恩慈的上帝，祂的慈愛永遠長存，更讓我們的心得滿足和溫馨！