2019年12月9日 星期一

民數記5:5-10


5:5 耶和華對摩西說:
5:6
「你曉諭以色列人說:無論男女,若犯了人所常犯的罪,以致干犯耶和華,那人就有了罪。
5:7
他要承認所犯的罪,將所虧負人的,如數賠還,另外加上五分之一,也歸與所虧負的人。
5:8
那人若沒有親屬可受所賠還的,那所賠還的就要歸與服事耶和華的祭司;至於那為他贖罪的公羊是在外。
5:9
以色列人一切的聖物中,所奉給祭司的舉祭都要歸與祭司。
5:10
各人所分別為聖的物,無論是甚麼,都要歸給祭司。」

The Lord said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites: ‘Any man or woman who wrongs another in any way and so is unfaithful to the Lord is guilty and must confess the sin they have committed. They must make full restitution for the wrong they have done, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the person they have wronged. But if that person has no close relative to whom restitution can be made for the wrong, the restitution belongs to the Lord and must be given to the priest, along with the ram with which atonement is made for the wrongdoer. All the sacred contributions the Israelites bring to a priest will belong to him. 10 Sacred things belong to their owners, but what they give to the priest will belong to the priest.’”

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    侵犯或欺騙人,使人財物受損,也是虧欠上帝,不僅對人要賠償原有的,還要加上五分之一。但是不能這樣就了事,仍然要到祭司那裏獻公羊給上帝來當贖罪祭。補償人之外,也要與上帝恢復和好的關係。

    不管是在舊約或新約,都看重與上帝和人,都要有何好的關係,因為沒有甚麼比和睦,也就是平安更重要!這也是為什麼基督要為我們的罪而死的原因,因為上帝願意主動與祂所愛的世人和好,建立正確合宜的關係。

    同樣,上帝希望透過祂與我們和好,促成人與人之間也有和睦的關係,人願依放下自己的利益,也願意補足自己對別人的虧欠,實現真正的公平也就是正義,人與人才會有真正的和睦,這樣就是平安了!



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