2019年7月4日 星期四

出埃及記9:8-12


9:8 耶和華吩咐摩西、亞倫說:「你們取幾捧爐灰,摩西要在法老面前向天揚起來。
9:9
這灰要在埃及全地變作塵土,在人身上和牲畜身上成了起泡的瘡。」
9:10
摩西、亞倫取了爐灰,站在法老面前。摩西向天揚起來,就在人身上和牲畜身上成了起泡的瘡。
9:11
行法術的在摩西面前站立不住,因為在他們身上和一切埃及人身上都有這瘡。
9:12
耶和華使法老的心剛硬,不聽他們,正如耶和華對摩西所說的。

Then the Lord said to Moses and Aaron, “Take handfuls of soot from a furnace and have Moses toss it into the air in the presence of Pharaoh. It will become fine dust over the whole land of Egypt, and festering boils will break out on people and animals throughout the land.”
10 So they took soot from a furnace and stood before Pharaoh. Moses tossed it into the air, and festering boils broke out on people and animals. 11 The magicians could not stand before Moses because of the boils that were on them and on all the Egyptians. 12 But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses.

************

    說到法老的心剛硬是來自上帝,以致於不聽摩西和亞倫所說的,讓人覺得上帝怎麼會是這樣的上帝?他既然命令摩西去向法老要求讓百姓去敬拜祂,應該讓法老好好的配合,好讓摩西好做事!

    可是,上帝不僅沒軟化法老的心,讓他一再的硬心,這是多麼令人想不通的事!但是上帝就是用這樣的方式來鍛鍊祂的僕人,讓祂的僕人清楚自己就是要經過這樣的考驗,好讓上帝的名得著榮耀!另一方面,更是讓祂的僕人知道,在大的困難就是要遵行上帝的旨意!

    想到事奉的過程中,也是有許多大大小小的事情,甚至得著牧師資格,卻沒有機會封牧,讓我認識成為上帝的僕人,不要在乎頭銜,不要表現自我,一切得主全都在上帝,上帝的同在勝過一切!

沒有留言: