2020年6月16日 星期二

約書亞記16:1-10

16:1 約瑟的子孫拈鬮所得之地是從靠近耶利哥的約旦河起,以耶利哥東邊的水為界:從耶利哥上去,通過山地的曠野,到伯特利;
16:2
又從伯特利到路斯,接連到亞基人的境界,至亞他綠;
16:3
又往西下到押利提人的境界,到下伯和崙的境界,直到基色,通到海為止。
16:4
約瑟的兒子瑪拿西、以法蓮就得了他們的地業。
16:5
以法蓮子孫的境界,按著宗族所得的,記在下面:他們地業的東界是亞他綠亞達到上伯和崙;
16:6
往西通到北邊的密米他,又向東繞到他納示羅,又接連到雅挪哈的東邊;
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從雅挪哈下到亞他綠,又到拿拉,達到耶利哥,通到約旦河為止;
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從他普亞往西,到加拿河,直通到海為止。這就是以法蓮支派按著宗族所得的地業。
16:9
另外在瑪拿西人地業中得了些城邑和屬城的村莊。這都是分給以法蓮子孫的。
16:10
他們沒有趕出住基色的迦南人;迦南人卻住在以法蓮人中間,成為做苦工的僕人,直到今日。

The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan, east of the springs of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel. It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz),[a] crossed over to the territory of the Arkites in Ataroth, descended westward to the territory of the Japhletites as far as the region of Lower Beth Horon and on to Gezer, ending at the Mediterranean Sea.
So Manasseh and Ephraim, the descendants of Joseph, received their inheritance.
This was the territory of Ephraim, according to its clans:
The boundary of their inheritance went from Ataroth Addar in the east to Upper Beth Horon and continued to the Mediterranean Sea. From Mikmethath on the north it curved eastward to Taanath Shiloh, passing by it to Janoah on the east. Then it went down from Janoah to Ataroth and Naarah, touched Jericho and came out at the Jordan. From Tappuah the border went west to the Kanah Ravine and ended at the Mediterranean Sea. This was the inheritance of the tribe of the Ephraimites, according to its clans. It also included all the towns and their villages that were set aside for the Ephraimites within the inheritance of the Manassites.
10 They did not dislodge the Canaanites living in Gezer; to this day the Canaanites live among the people of Ephraim but are required to do forced labor.

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    從《約書亞記》的記載中,我們感受到約瑟的子孫似乎慢慢的沒落,不像猶大的子孫積極的!尤其是10節的記載,給我們看見意有所指:「他們沒有趕出住基色的迦南人;迦南人卻住在以法蓮人中間,成為做苦工的僕人,直到今日。」

    本來上帝的命令是要他們將迦南人趕出和滅絕的,使要避免祂們受到迦南人的惡俗影響而敬拜別神。為了避免的方式就是要滅絕,不可以存留,因為文化的影響力是很大的!雖然留迦南人成為作苦工的僕人,即使把他們的時間綁死死,他們內在的心思還在,他們可以趁主人鬆懈的時候,七做八做,進行他們的儀式,在適當的時機死灰復燃!甚至也有可能反撲以色列人,成為他們的困擾!

    其實在我們信主之後,也有許多未對付完全的罪,常常牽絆我們,成為我們的網羅,使我們得罪上帝,讓聖靈憂傷!雖然一次再一次的認罪禱告,也不能完全脫離它們的綑綁!

    親愛的弟兄姊妹,遇到這樣的情形不要灰心失望,仍然要來到上帝面前,再次倚靠耶穌基督的寶血遮蓋,這是我們生命中不可避免的刺,也是魔鬼的僕役常常攻擊我們的!不過這些雖然困擾我們,卻是提醒我們不可以靠自己,要倚靠耶穌基督來到上帝面前,並且盼望耶穌基督快快再來,我們就可以完全得贖,不再在受到這些罪和軟弱來綑綁了!




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