歷代志下6:1-11

 

6:1 那時，所羅門說：耶和華曾說他必住在幽暗之處。
6:2 但我已經建造殿宇作你的居所，為你永遠的住處。
6:3 王轉臉為以色列會眾祝福，以色列會眾就都站立。
6:4 所羅門說：「耶和華─以色列的上帝是應當稱頌的！因他親口向我父大衛所應許的，也親手成就了。
6:5 他說：『自從我領我民出埃及地以來，我未曾在以色列眾支派中選擇一城建造殿宇為我名的居所，也未曾揀選一人作我民以色列的君；
6:6 但選擇耶路撒冷為我名的居所，又揀選大衛治理我民以色列。』」
6:7 所羅門說：「我父大衛曾立意要為耶和華─以色列上帝的名建殿，
6:8 耶和華卻對我父大衛說：『你立意要為我的名建殿，這意思甚好；
6:9 只是你不可建殿，惟你所生的兒子必為我名建殿。』
6:10 「現在耶和華成就了他所應許的話，使我接續我父大衛坐以色列的國位，是照耶和華所說的，又為耶和華─以色列上帝的名建造了殿。
6:11 我將約櫃安置在其中，櫃內有耶和華的約，就是他與以色列人所立的約。」

 

Then Solomon said, “The Lord has said that he would dwell in a dark cloud; ² I have built a magnificent temple for you, a place for you to dwell forever.”

³ While the whole assembly of Israel was standing there, the king turned around and blessed them. ⁴ Then he said:

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hands has fulfilled what he promised with his mouth to my father David. For he said, ⁵ ‘Since the day I brought my people out of Egypt, I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel to have a temple built so that my Name might be there, nor have I chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel. ⁶ But now I have chosen Jerusalem for my Name to be there, and I have chosen David to rule my people Israel.’

⁷ “My father David had it in his heart to build a temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. ⁸ But the Lord said to my father David, ‘You did well to have it in your heart to build a temple for my Name. ⁹ Nevertheless, you are not the one to build the temple, but your son, your own flesh and blood—he is the one who will build the temple for my Name.’

¹⁰ “The Lord has kept the promise he made. I have succeeded David my father and now I sit on the throne of Israel, just as the Lord promised, and I have built the temple for the Name of the Lord, the God of Israel. ¹¹ There I have placed the ark, in which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with the people of Israel.”

 

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    看到所羅門的禱告和想到所羅門一生的行徑，就覺得人在怎麼有智慧、有能力，終將敗壞！要不是隨時存敬畏上帝的心，很容易因為自己的成就而迷失！因為人有成就，不是來自於自己，是上帝的恩助，因此榮耀不可以歸給自己！

 

    人有榮耀是不好的，更可悲的是人忘記自己是有限的，以為擁有了金錢、名聲就有榮耀！其實榮耀是屬上帝的，世人不配得的！怪不得大衛會說：「耶和華啊，榮耀不要歸與我們，不要歸與我們；要因你的慈愛和誠實歸在你的名下！」(詩篇115:1)

 

   主阿！幫助我們，讓我們不要貪求虛浮的榮耀，讓我們認識你真實的榮耀，並永遠活在你榮耀的蔭蔽之下，享受永生無限！