2024年2月17日 星期六

約書亞記8:30-35

 

8:30 那時,約書亞在以巴路山上為耶和華─以色列的上帝築一座壇,

8:31 是用沒有動過鐵器的整石頭築的,照著耶和華僕人摩西所吩咐以色列人的話,正如摩西律法書上所寫的。眾人在這壇上給耶和華奉獻燔祭和平安祭

8:32 約書亞在那裡,當著以色列人面前,將摩西所寫的律法抄寫在石頭上。

8:33 以色列眾人,無論是本地人、是寄居的,和長老、官長,並審判官,都站在約櫃兩旁,在抬耶和華約櫃的祭司利未人面前,一半對著基利心山,一半對著以巴路山,為以色列民祝福,正如耶和華僕人摩西先前所吩咐的。

8:34 隨後,約書亞將律法上祝福、咒詛的話,照著律法書上一切所寫的,都宣讀了一遍。

8:35 摩西所吩咐的一切話,約書亞在以色列全會眾和婦女、孩子,並他們中間寄居的外人面前,沒有一句不宣讀的。

 

30 Then Joshua built on Mount Ebal an altar to the Lord, the God of Israel, 31 as Moses the servant of the Lord had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Mosesan altar of uncut stones, on which no iron tool had been used. On it they offered to the Lord burnt offerings and sacrificed fellowship offerings. 32 There, in the presence of the Israelites, Joshua wrote on stones a copy of the law of Moses. 33 All the Israelites, with their elders, officials and judges, were standing on both sides of the ark of the covenant of the Lord, facing the Levitical priests who carried it. Both the foreigners living among them and the native-born were there. Half of the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and half of them in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the servant of the Lord had formerly commanded when he gave instructions to bless the people of Israel.

34 Afterward, Joshua read all the words of the lawthe blessings and the cursesjust as it is written in the Book of the Law. 35 There was not a word of all that Moses had commanded that Joshua did not read to the whole assembly of Israel, including the women and children, and the foreigners who lived among them.

 

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    雖然第一次在艾城征戰失敗,但是以色列人願意在上帝面前認罪與立志願意遵行上帝的話,上帝就大大賜福於他們,使他們在第二次戰役就得勝利了﹗

 

    勝利之後所做的第一件事件就是在以巴路山上獻燔祭和平安祭,不僅如此約書亞還抄寫律法於石頭上,並且將以色列人分成兩隊人馬:都站在約櫃兩旁,在抬耶和華約櫃的祭司利未人面前,一半對著基利心山,一半對著以巴路山,為以色列民祝福,正如耶和華僕人摩西先前所吩咐的。

 

    約書亞就藉著這個機會,將律法上祝福、咒詛的話,照著律法書上一切所寫的,都宣讀了一遍。就像當年摩西所做的一樣:基利心山是賜福的話;以巴路山是咒詛的話

 

    總之,我們要留心上帝的話才能蒙福;忽略上帝的話就帶來咒詛!在今日依然是如此,因為上帝的話是永不改變的!

2024年2月15日 星期四

詩篇113:4

 

耶和華超乎萬民之上;他的榮耀高過諸天。

 

The Lord is exalted over all the nations,

    his glory above the heavens.

 

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    詩人向我們宣告上帝是超越萬國萬民和宇宙萬象因為上帝是創造主超越一切的受造之物

 

    也因為這樣我們要存敬畏的心來到祂面前向祂敬拜與歡呼祂是我們最堅實的倚靠是充滿榮耀與憐憫的上帝

 

    因此我們理當來敬拜祂信靠祂將生命獻給祂而活

 

 

2024年2月14日 星期三

士師記3:31

 

以笏之後,有亞拿的兒子珊迦,他用趕牛的棍子打死六百非利士人。他也救了以色列人。

 

 After Ehud came Shamgar son of Anath, who struck down six hundred Philistines with an oxgoad. He too saved Israel.

 

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    第三位士師是珊迦,是就義色列人脫離非力士人