2019年8月15日 星期四

出埃及記22:16-31


22:16 「人若引誘沒有受聘的處女,與她行淫,他總要交出聘禮,娶她為妻。
22:17
若女子的父親決不肯將女子給他,他就要按處女的聘禮,交出錢來。
22:18
「行邪術的女人,不可容她存活。
22:19
「凡與獸淫合的,總要把他治死。
22:20
「祭祀別神,不單單祭祀耶和華的,那人必要滅絕。
22:21
「不可虧負寄居的,也不可欺壓他,因為你們在埃及地也作過寄居的。
22:22
不可苦待寡婦和孤兒;
22:23
若是苦待他們一點,他們向我一哀求,我總要聽他們的哀聲,
22:24
並要發烈怒,用刀殺你們,使你們的妻子為寡婦,兒女為孤兒。
22:25
「我民中有貧窮人與你同住,你若借錢給他,不可如放債的向他取利。
22:26
你即或拿鄰舍的衣服作當頭,必在日落以先歸還他;
22:27
因他只有這一件當蓋頭,是他蓋身的衣服,若是沒有,他拿甚麼睡覺呢?他哀求我,我就應允,因為我是有恩惠的。
22:28
「不可毀謗上帝;也不可毀謗你百姓的官長。
22:29
「你要從你莊稼中的穀和酒醡中滴出來的酒拿來獻上,不可遲延。「你要將頭生的兒子歸給我。
22:30
你牛羊頭生的,也要這樣;七天當跟著母,第八天要歸給我。
22:31
「你們要在我面前為聖潔的人。因此,田間被野獸撕裂牲畜的肉,你們不可吃,要丟給狗吃。」

 16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price, and she shall be his wife. 17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.
18 “Do not allow a sorceress to live.
19 “Anyone who has sexual relations with an animal is to be put to death.
20 “Whoever sacrifices to any god other than the Lord must be destroyed.[e]
21 “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.
22 “Do not take advantage of the widow or the fatherless. 23 If you do and they cry out to me, I will certainly hear their cry. 24 My anger will be aroused, and I will kill you with the sword; your wives will become widows and your children fatherless.
25 “If you lend money to one of my people among you who is needy, do not treat it like a business deal; charge no interest. 26 If you take your neighbor’s cloak as a pledge, return it by sunset, 27 because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.
28 “Do not blaspheme God[f] or curse the ruler of your people.
29 “Do not hold back offerings from your granaries or your vats.[g]
“You must give me the firstborn of your sons. 30 Do the same with your cattle and your sheep. Let them stay with their mothers for seven days, but give them to me on the eighth day.
31 “You are to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of an animal torn by wild beasts; throw it to the dogs.

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    「你們要在我面前為聖潔的人」,這是上帝對以色列人的要求,而且是很種要的命令!因為上帝從萬民中拯救以色列人的目的,就是要讓他們成為聖潔的國度,與其他的民族有所分別!

    同樣上帝在末世,透過耶穌基督拯救我們,也是要成為聖潔,屬乎上帝的子民!正如彼得前書29節所說:「惟有你們是被揀選的族類,是有君尊的祭司,是聖潔的國度,是屬上帝的子民,要叫你們宣揚那召你們出黑暗入奇妙光明者的美德。

    然而我們是怎樣成為聖潔的呢?是上帝在基督裡賜給我們的,正如以弗所書14節所說:「就如上帝從創立世界以前,在基督裡揀選了我們,使我們在他面前成為聖潔,無有瑕疵;」又如526-27節所說:「要用水藉著道把教會洗淨,成為聖潔,可以獻給自己,作個榮耀的教會,毫無玷污、皺紋等類的病,乃是聖潔沒有瑕疵的。

    也因此,我們要用上帝的道讓自己成為聖潔,也就是說我們要常常讓上帝的話作工在我們的心中,讓我們越來越有上帝兒子的榮形,如此我們就聖潔了!

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