耶利米書41:11-18

41:11 加利亞的兒子約哈難和同著他的眾軍長聽見尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利所行的一切惡，
41:12 就帶領眾人前往，要和尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利爭戰，在基遍的大水旁（或譯：大水池旁）遇見他。
41:13 以實瑪利那裡的眾人看見加利亞的兒子約哈難和同著他的眾軍長，就都歡喜。
41:14 這樣，以實瑪利從米斯巴所擄去的眾人都轉身歸加利亞的兒子約哈難去了。
41:15 尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利和八個人脫離約哈難的手，逃往亞捫人那裡去了。
41:16 尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利殺了亞希甘的兒子基大利，從米斯巴將剩下的一切百姓、兵丁、婦女、孩童、太監擄到基遍之後，加利亞的兒子約哈難和同著他的眾軍長將他們都奪回來，
41:17 帶到靠近伯利恆的金罕寓（或譯：基羅特金罕）住下，要進入埃及去；
41:18 因為尼探雅的兒子以實瑪利殺了巴比倫王所立為省長的亞希甘的兒子基大利，約哈難懼怕迦勒底人。

¹¹ But when Johanan son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him heard of all the crimes that Ishmael son of Nethaniah had done, ¹²they took all their men and went to fight against Ishmael son of Nethaniah. They came upon him at the great pool that is in Gibeon. ¹³And when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him, they were glad. ¹⁴So all the people whom Ishmael had carried away captive from Mizpah turned around and came back, and went to Johanan son of Kareah. ¹⁵But Ishmael son of Nethaniah escaped from Johanan with eight men, and went to the Ammonites. ¹⁶Then Johanan son of Kareah and all the leaders of the forces with him took all the rest of the people whom Ishmael son of Nethaniah had carried away captive from Mizpah after he had slain Gedaliah son of Ahikam—soldiers, women, children, and eunuchs, whom Johanan brought back from Gibeon. ¹⁷And they set out, and stopped at Geruth Chimham near Bethlehem, intending to go to Egypt ¹⁸because of the Chaldeans; for they were afraid of them, because Ishmael son of Nethaniah had killed Gedaliah son of Ahikam, whom the king of Babylon had made governor over the land.

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    加利亞的兒子約哈難將眾百姓從以實瑪利的手中拯救出來，似乎是打了勝仗，卻因為懼怕強權，就是懼怕迦勒底人，怕以實瑪利的罪會歸在他身上，所以感到前途茫茫！

    其實我們心中若沒有上帝，就會被懼怕所充滿，因為人的受造是為了倚靠上帝，若沒有上帝的同在，就會覺得無所支持，就會軟弱無力！不僅人如此，人的組織也是如此。

    今日的教會被鼓勵要求神蹟，求上帝來滿足人的需要，弄到弟兄姊妹只有享受沒有付出，只有求、沒有行動！教會顯得十分軟弱，是因為心中不是充滿上帝，是充滿自己的需要！

    也因為如此，今日要談復興，就是要人回轉到上帝面前，求聖靈充滿在心中，讓基督真正在心中坐著為王，讓基督的王權彰顯！