創世記18:1-8

18:1 耶和華在幔利橡樹那裡向亞伯拉罕顯現出來。那時正熱，亞伯拉罕坐在帳棚門口，
18:2 舉目觀看，見有三個人在對面站著。他一見，就從帳棚門口跑去迎接他們，俯伏在地，
18:3 說：「我主，我若在你眼前蒙恩，求你不要離開僕人往前去。
18:4 容我拿點水來，你們洗洗腳，在樹下歇息歇息。
18:5 我再拿一點餅來，你們可以加添心力，然後往前去。你們既到僕人這裡來，理當如此。」他們說：「就照你說的行吧。」
18:6 亞伯拉罕急忙進帳棚見撒拉，說：「你速速拿三細亞細麵調和做餅。」
18:7 亞伯拉罕又跑到牛群裡，牽了一隻又嫩又好的牛犢來，交給僕人，僕人急忙預備好了。
18:8 亞伯拉罕又取了奶油和奶，並預備好的牛犢來，擺在他們面前，自己在樹下站在旁邊，他們就吃了。

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. ² Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground.

³ He said, “If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord,^[a] do not pass your servant by. ⁴ Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree. ⁵ Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way—now that you have come to your servant.”
“Very well,” they answered, “do as you say.”
⁶ So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. “Quick,” he said, “get three seahs^[b] of the finest flour and knead it and bake some bread.”
⁷ Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. ⁸ He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

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    希伯來書13章2節說到：「不可忘記用愛心接待客旅；因為曾有接待客旅的，不知不覺就接待了天使。」

 

    這段經文本來是勉勵弟兄姊妹要接待旅行佈道家的話語，可是透過這經文讓我們連想到亞伯拉罕接待客旅，而這三個客旅真的是天使。這三個天使是要報告亞伯拉罕好消息和壞消息的。

    而亞伯拉罕是非常細心的接待他們，如經文所說：「亞伯拉罕急忙進帳棚見撒拉，說：『你速速拿三細亞細麵調和做餅。』亞伯拉罕又跑到牛群裡，牽了一隻又嫩又好的牛犢來，交給僕人，僕人急忙預備好了。亞伯拉罕又取了奶油和奶，並預備好的牛犢來，擺在他們面前，自己在樹下站在旁邊，他們就吃了。」

    其實人是需要被善待的，尤其是在外面奔波的人，需要受到好好的招待，讓她們享受一切每物之後，用感謝將榮耀歸給上帝！所以，善待客旅是上帝所喜悅的，也是蒙上帝賜福的！

    希伯來書的作者也特別吩咐：「你們務要常存弟兄相愛的心。不可忘記用愛心接待客旅；因為曾有接待客旅的，不知不覺就接待了天使。你們要記念被捆綁的人，好像與他們同受捆綁；也要記念遭苦害的人，想到自己也在肉身之內。」（希伯來書13:1-3）