2017年9月26日 星期二

耶利米書43:1-7



43:1 耶利米向眾百姓說完了耶和華他們上帝的一切話,就是耶和華他們上帝差遣他去所說的一切話。
43:2
何沙雅的兒子亞撒利雅和加利亞的兒子約哈難,並一切狂傲的人,就對耶利米說:「你說謊言!耶和華我們的上帝並沒有差遣你來說:『你們不可進入埃及,在那裡寄居。』
43:3
這是尼利亞的兒子巴錄挑唆你害我們,要將我們交在迦勒底人的手中,使我們有被殺的,有被擄到巴比倫去的。」
43:4
於是加利亞的兒子約哈難和一切軍長,並眾百姓,不聽從耶和華的話住在猶大地。
43:5
加利亞的兒子約哈難和一切軍長卻將所剩下的猶大人,就是從被趕到各國回來在猶大地寄居的男人、婦女、孩童,和眾公主,並護衛長尼布撒拉旦所留在沙番的孫子亞希甘的兒子基大利那裡的眾人,與先知耶利米,以及尼利亞的兒子巴錄,
43:6
【併於上節】
43:7
都帶入埃及地,到了答比匿。這是因他們不聽從耶和華的話。

When Jeremiah finished speaking to all the people all these words of the Lord their God, with which the Lord their God had sent him to them, 2Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the other insolent men said to Jeremiah, “You are telling a lie. The Lord our God did not send you to say, ‘Do not go to Egypt to settle there’; 3but Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us, to hand us over to the Chaldeans, in order that they may kill us or take us into exile in Babylon.” 4So Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces and all the people did not obey the voice of the Lord, to stay in the land of Judah. 5But Johanan son of Kareah and all the commanders of the forces took all the remnant of Judah who had returned to settle in the land of Judah from all the nations to which they had been driven— 6the men, the women, the children, the princesses, and everyone whom Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam son of Shaphan; also the prophet Jeremiah and Baruch son of Neriah. 7And they came into the land of Egypt, for they did not obey the voice of the Lord. And they arrived at Tahpanhes.  

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    當先知耶利米告訴他們上帝的心意以後,他們竟然發怒,對耶利米說:你說謊言!耶和華我們的上帝並沒有差遣你來說:『你們不可進入埃及,在那裡寄居。』這是尼利亞的兒子巴錄挑唆你害我們,要將我們交在迦勒底人的手中,使我們有被殺的,有被擄到巴比倫去的。

    這讓我們看見先知的工作是多麼的吃力不討好的工作啊!不滿意的答案,就被當成說謊的人,甚至還有可能被殺害呢!這是多麼危險的工作,做到命都會沒有了!若不是上帝的呼召,真是沒有人敢做啊!

    其實今日教會的牧者,也是如此!尤其是在這個個人主義高舉的世代,誰願意聽上帝的話呢?誰願意遵守看為寶貴呢?許多人的心目中,還是自己最大,上帝算甚麼呢?就像這些猶大的首領一樣。這不是教會之福,身為牧者的人要深思:如何讓上帝的話語,在教會是有權柄,讓弟兄姊妹成為順命的兒女!

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