34:18 書記沙番又對王說:「祭司希勒家遞給我一卷書。」沙番就在王面前讀那書。
34:19 王聽見律法上的話,就撕裂衣服,
34:20 吩咐希勒家與沙番的兒子亞希甘、米迦的兒子亞比頓、書記沙番,和王的臣僕亞撒雅說:
34:21 「你們去為我、為以色列和猶大剩下的人,以這書上的話求問耶和華;因我們列祖沒有遵守耶和華的言語,沒有照這書上所記的去行,耶和華的烈怒就倒在我們身上。」
18 Then Shaphan the secretary informed the king, “Hilkiah the priest has given me a book.” And Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.
19 When the king heard the words of the Law, he tore his robes. 20 He gave these orders to Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah,[a] Shaphan the secretary and Asaiah the king’s attendant: 21 “Go and inquire of the Lord for me and for the remnant in Israel and Judah about what is written in this book that has been found. Great is the Lord’s anger that is poured out on us because those who have gone before us have not kept the word of the Lord; they have not acted in accordance with all that is written in this book.”
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約西亞王是一位對上帝的心意敏感的君王,當書記沙番閱讀律法書時,王聽見律法上的話,就撕裂衣服。這樣的反應是悔改的表現,因為感受到自己的祖先和國民都悖逆上帝,這是十分可怕的事!因為這樣會招惹上帝怒氣,下場是滅亡!
也因此他向希勒家與沙番的兒子亞希甘、米迦的兒子亞比頓、書記沙番,和王的臣僕亞撒雅說:「你們去為我、為以色列和猶大剩下的人,以這書上的話求問耶和華;因我們列祖沒有遵守耶和華的言語,沒有照這書上所記的去行,耶和華的烈怒就倒在我們身上。」
同樣今日,我們也要以上帝的憤怒為我們的警戒。讓我們不要認為上帝是慈愛的,就任意妄為,常常犯罪!更要清楚上帝的怒氣是我們無法承受的,我們更是要靠主耶穌的贖罪來免除上帝的憤怒!透過耶穌基督成為挽回祭,使上帝的心得滿足而不憤怒!