2019年7月4日 星期四

出埃及記9:1-7


9:1 耶和華吩咐摩西說:「你進去見法老,對他說:『耶和華─希伯來人的上帝這樣說:容我的百姓去,好事奉我。
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你若不肯容他們去,仍舊強留他們,
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耶和華的手加在你田間的牲畜上,就是在馬、驢、駱駝、牛群、羊群上,必有重重的瘟疫。
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耶和華要分別以色列的牲畜和埃及的牲畜,凡屬以色列人的,一樣都不死。』」
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耶和華就定了時候,說:「明天耶和華必在此地行這事。」
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第二天,耶和華就行這事。埃及的牲畜幾乎都死了,只是以色列人的牲畜,一個都沒有死。
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法老打發人去看,誰知以色列人的牲畜連一個都沒有死。法老的心卻是固執,不容百姓去。

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: “Let my people go, so that they may worship me.” 2 If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, 3 the hand of the Lord will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats. 4 But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”
5 The Lord set a time and said, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.” 6 And the next day the Lord did it: All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died. 7 Pharaoh investigated and found that not even one of the animals of the Israelites had died. Yet his heart was unyielding and he would not let the people go.

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    上帝會特別喜愛與眷顧屬於祂的人,這是一個不爭的事實,每一位嚐過主恩滋味的人,都會這樣說的!並且願意將榮耀歸給上帝,這是非常難忘的經驗,而且是越思考越感到甜蜜與感謝!

    詩人大衛曾經這樣寫過:「耶和華的使者在敬畏他的人四圍安營,搭救他們。你們要嘗嘗主恩的滋味,便知道他是美善;投靠他的人有福了!耶和華的聖民哪,你們當敬畏他,因敬畏他的一無所缺。少壯獅子還缺食忍餓,但尋求耶和華的甚麼好處都不缺。」(詩篇34:7-10)

    親愛的弟兄姐妹,上帝的確愛我們,祂樂意我們來嚐嚐主恩的滋味,並且為祂誇口,將榮耀與讚美歸給祂!親愛的弟兄姐妹,不要遲疑了!這位在基督裡拯救我們的上帝,是何等的美好啊!





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