7:1 這事以後,波斯王亞達薛西年間,有個以斯拉,他是西萊雅的兒子,西萊雅是亞撒利雅的兒子,亞撒利雅是希勒家的兒子,
7:2 希勒家是沙龍的兒子,沙龍是撒督的兒子,撒督是亞希突的兒子,
7:3 亞希突是亞瑪利雅的兒子,亞瑪利雅是亞撒利雅的兒子,亞撒利雅是米拉約的兒子,
7:4 米拉約是西拉希雅的兒子,西拉希雅是烏西的兒子,烏西是布基的兒子,
7:5 布基是亞比書的兒子,亞比書是非尼哈的兒子,非尼哈是以利亞撒的兒子,以利亞撒是大祭司亞倫的兒子。
7:6 這以斯拉從巴比倫上來,他是敏捷的文士,通達耶和華─以色列上帝所賜摩西的律法書。王允准他一切所求的,是因耶和華─他上帝的手幫助他。
7:7 亞達薛西王第七年,以色列人、祭司、利未人、歌唱的、守門的、尼提寧,有上耶路撒冷的。
7:8 王第七年五月,以斯拉到了耶路撒冷。
7:9 正月初一日,他從巴比倫起程;因他上帝施恩的手幫助他,五月初一日就到了耶路撒冷。
7:10 以斯拉定志考究遵行耶和華的律法,又將律例典章教訓以色列人。
After these things, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah, 2 the son of Shallum, the son of Zadok, the son of Ahitub, 3 the son of Amariah, the son of Azariah, the son of Meraioth, 4 the son of Zerahiah, the son of Uzzi, the son of Bukki, 5 the son of Abishua, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the chief priest— 6 this Ezra came up from Babylon. He was a teacher well versed in the Law of Moses, which the Lord, the God of Israel, had given. The king had granted him everything he asked, for the hand of the Lord his God was on him. 7 Some of the Israelites, including priests, Levites, musicians, gatekeepers and temple servants, also came up to Jerusalem in the seventh year of King Artaxerxes.
8 Ezra arrived in Jerusalem in the fifth month of the seventh year of the king. 9 He had begun his journey from Babylon on the first day of the first month, and he arrived in Jerusalem on the first day of the fifth month, for the gracious hand of his God was on him. 10 For Ezra had devoted himself to the study and observance of the Law of the Lord, and to teaching its decrees and laws in Israel.
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祭司在古代是重要的知識分子,正如以斯拉雖稱為文士,其實他也是祭司,是亞倫的後裔。然他的心智令人佩服:「以斯拉定志考究遵行耶和華的律法,又將律例典章教訓以色列人。」
今日教會雖然有牧師和講道的人,可是多少人願意話時間和精神好好的研究上帝的話語?有多少人想以教導上帝的話語為職志呢?雖然傳道人是上帝的呼召,但是成為基督徒本身也是呼召,而且是被上帝呼招來跟隨耶穌基督,並且還帶著「大使命」而活呢!「大使命」就是使萬民成為主的門徒,所以要準備好自己成為可以做「門徒訓練」的人呢!
保羅勉勵提摩太說:「我兒啊,你要在基督耶穌的恩典上剛強起來。你在許多見證人面前聽見我所教訓的,也要交託那忠心能教導別人的人。」(提摩太後書2:1-2)
親愛的弟兄姊妹,讓我們也如提摩太一般,「在許多見證人面前聽見主界聖經所教訓的,也要交託那忠心能教導別人的人」。
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