以賽亞書40:12-14

 

40:12 誰曾用手心量諸水，用手虎口量蒼天，用升斗盛大地的塵土，用秤稱山嶺，用天平平岡陵呢？
40:13 誰曾測度耶和華的心（或譯：誰曾指示耶和華的靈），或作他的謀士指教他呢？
40:14 他與誰商議，誰教導他，誰將公平的路指示他，又將知識教訓他，將通達的道指教他呢？

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Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand

and marked off the heavens with a span,

enclosed the dust of the earth in a measure,

and weighed the mountains in scales

and the hills in a balance?

13

Who has directed the spirit of the Lord,

or as his counselor has instructed him?

14

Whom did he consult for his enlightenment,

and who taught him the path of justice?

Who taught him knowledge,

and showed him the way of understanding?

 

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    先知用一連串的問句是要讀者來思考上的的偉大，這樣的手法和《約伯記》記載到上帝向約伯顯現的時候相同(約伯記38-41章)。讓人感受到上的作為偉大，而人的作為是無法超越上帝的。

 

    這也說明了人在上帝面前該有的態度，就是「敬畏」！人與上帝相比是十分渺小的，甚至是微不足道！沒有什麼「人定勝天」，這只是人成就一點點的小事的無知狂言！

 

    所以，人道上帝的面前要承認自己的無能、無有，清楚自己只不過是雲煙，若不是上帝願意拯救、願意引導，我們才能享受永生的福樂，才有盼望與實際的作為！