以西結書16:23-29

16:23 你行這一切惡事之後（主耶和華說：你有禍了！有禍了！）

16:24 又為自己建造圓頂花樓，在各街上做了高臺。

16:25 你在一切市口上建造高臺，使你的美貌變為可憎的，又與一切過路的多行淫亂。

16:26 你也和你鄰邦放縱情慾的埃及人行淫，加增你的淫亂，惹我發怒。

16:27 因此我伸手攻擊你，減少你應用的糧食，又將你交給恨你的非利士眾女（眾女是城邑的意思；本章下同），使她們任意待你。她們見你的淫行，為你羞恥。

16:28 你因貪色無厭，又與亞述人行淫，與他們行淫之後，仍不滿意，

16:29 並且多行淫亂，直到那貿易之地，就是迦勒底，你仍不滿意。

"And after all your wickedness (woe, woe to you! declares the Lord God), 24 you built yourself a vaulted chamber and made yourself a lofty place in every square. 25 At the head of every street you built your lofty place and made your beauty an abomination, offering yourself to any passerby and multiplying your whoring. 26 You also played the whore with the Egyptians, your lustful neighbors, multiplying your whoring, to provoke me to anger. 27 Behold, therefore, I stretched out my hand against you and diminished your allotted portion and delivered you to the greed of your enemies, the daughters of the Philistines, who were ashamed of your lewd behavior. 28 You played the whore also with the Assyrians, because you were not satisfied; yes, you played the whore with them, and still you were not satisfied. 29 You multiplied your whoring also with the trading land of Chaldea, and even with this you were not satisfied.

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    聖經用男女關係的混亂（淫亂）來形容以色列人對上帝不忠心，這事非常貼切，因為男女關係是人與人之間最親密且最接近的關係，是不能隨便，也不是為了滿足彼此的慾望。這也是問甚麼混亂的男女關係會被輕視，甚至於被認為如同「禽獸」降低等級。不僅如此，若是為利益而失去對婚姻的忠誠，更是被唾棄！

    然而偏偏在人類的社會中，充斥著這樣的情形。以至於讓人感受到罪惡的力量，使人不僅失格，更是讓人墜入滅亡之中，因為人沒有與上帝有正確且合宜的關係，就是生命隔絕，這是非常嚴重的事情，這也是為什麼上帝要透過耶穌基督設立救恩，使人不再落在滅亡之中。

    上帝更透過祂與以色列之關係，讓世人知道：上帝不喜悅也無法容忍他的子民在罪中生活，這是一種淫亂的，祂為了恢復正常關係，情願以不生愛子耶穌基督為贖罪祭獻上，好把悖逆的人拉回應有的地位，這是何等的愛與恩典！

以西結書16:15-22

16:15 只是你仗著自己的美貌，又因你的名聲就行邪淫。你縱情淫亂，使過路的任意而行。

16:16 你用衣服為自己在高處結彩，在其上行邪淫。這樣的事將來必沒有，也必不再行了。

16:17 你又將我所給你那華美的金銀、寶器為自己製造人像，與他行邪淫；

16:18 又用你的繡花衣服給他披上，並將我的膏油和香料擺在他跟前；

16:19 又將我賜給你的食物，就是我賜給你吃的細麵、油，和蜂蜜，都擺在他跟前為馨香的供物。這是主耶和華說的。

16:20 並且你將給我所生的兒女焚獻給他。

16:21 你行淫亂豈是小事，竟將我的兒女殺了，使他們經火歸與他嗎？

16:22 你行這一切可憎和淫亂的事，並未追念你幼年赤身露體滾在血中的日子。

“But you trusted in your beauty and played the whore because of your renown and lavished your whorings on any passerby; your beauty became his.  You took some of your garments and made for yourself colorful shrines, and on them played the whore. The like has never been, nor ever shall be.  You also took your beautiful jewels of my gold and of my silver, which I had given you, and made for yourself images of men, and with them played the whore.  And you took your embroidered garments to cover them, and set my oil and my incense before them.  Also my bread that I gave you—I fed you with fine flour and oil and honey—you set before them for a pleasing aroma; and so it was, declares the Lord God.  And you took your sons and your daughters, whom you had borne to me, and these you sacrificed to them to be devoured. Were your whorings so small a matter  that you slaughtered my children and delivered them up as an offering by fire to them?  And in all your abominations and your whorings you did not remember the days of your youth, when you were naked and bare, wallowing in your blood.

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    先知在這裡說到：以色列人罪惡的開始是以色列人看錯了，以為自己的福分是來自自己的「可愛（美麗）」，而沒有正確的看清楚那是上帝（她的丈夫）的恩賜。

    這也是許多基督徒要小心的地方，有許多人自以為蒙福是因為自己敬虔，行上帝喜悅的事，所以上帝就賜福！殊不知我們蒙福是來自耶穌基督在十字架上如同祭物獻上，為我們的罪付上代價，我們才能夠成為上帝的兒女，成為上帝賜福的對象。我們若不感謝主耶穌所做的，常常會自以為自己是十分可愛，其實是不是的！

    上帝責備耶路撒冷忘記她以前的狀況。我們也常常因為建忘落到不好的狀況中。有一首歌叫「數主的恩典」，就是提醒我們不要忘記上帝給我們的恩典，讓我們可以持續走在正確的信心之中。因為我們可以享受上帝兒女的名分，是耶穌基督為我們付上生命的代價！豈可不感恩與讚美呢？豈可在認為是自己不錯呢？一切都是主的恩典啊！

以西結書16:9-14

16:9 那時我用水洗你，洗淨你身上的血，又用油抹你。

16:10 我也使你身穿繡花衣服，腳穿海狗皮鞋，並用細麻布給你束腰，用絲綢為衣披在你身上，

16:11 又用妝飾打扮你，將鐲子戴在你手上，將金鍊戴在你項上。

16:12 我也將環子戴在你鼻子上，將耳環戴在你耳朵上，將華冠戴在你頭上。

16:13 這樣，你就有金銀的妝飾，穿的是細麻衣和絲綢，並繡花衣；吃的是細麵、蜂蜜，並油。你也極其美貌，發達到王后的尊榮。

16:14 你美貌的名聲傳在列邦中，你十分美貌，是因我加在你身上的威榮。這是主耶和華說的。

Then I bathed you with water and washed off your blood from you and anointed you with oil.  I clothed you also with embroidered cloth and shod you with fine leather. I wrapped you in fine linen and covered you with silk.  And I adorned you with ornaments and put bracelets on your wrists and a chain on your neck.  And I put a ring on your nose and earrings in your ears and a beautiful crown on your head.  Thus you were adorned with gold and silver, and your clothing was of fine linen and silk and embroidered cloth. You ate fine flour and honey and oil. You grew exceedingly beautiful and advanced to royalty.  And your renown went forth among the nations because of your beauty, for it was perfect through the splendor that I had bestowed on you, declares the Lord God.

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先知在這裡說明上帝怎樣裝飾以色列民族，給她最好的穿著、首飾與食物，讓他成為列國注意的對象。其實源頭是上帝的豐富與慷慨，要不是上帝樂意賜福，誰也無法享受各樣的豐盛！

我們讀到這樣的經文，也想到我們的處境，我們也是蒙上帝揀選施恩的人，上帝如同以色列一般用祂的榮耀成為我們的裝飾，使我們因耶穌基督的作為成為上帝的兒女，不是我們比別人好，完全是上帝無條件的揀選！

因此，我們要存感謝的心來領受上帝這樣特別的恩典，若不是上帝這樣超越我們想像的愛！我們是無法蒙受這麼大的恩，我們只有感謝再感謝，我們甚麼也無法做，我們更無法明白這樣的愛是何等奇妙，只有感謝上帝如此的賜予，然後宣揚祂的作為，來回報祂的愛！

申命記28:9

你若謹守耶和華─你上帝的誡命，遵行他的道，他必照著向你所起的誓立你作為自己的聖民。

The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in obedience to him.

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    看見這段經文時我們發現上帝的心意是：要建立以色列人成為祂的子民，這是上帝應許給以色列民的！是在祂的宣示，也就是祂必行的！

    基於這個應許，上帝要以色列人，謹守耶和華─你上帝的誡命，遵行他的道。但是這個前提是要先蒙上帝救恩，正如以色列人是蒙上帝拯救出埃及才接受律法，進而遵行律法。

    之所以這樣強調，是要說明人必須先得救才能行律法受上帝的建立，而不是藉行律法得救，兩者意義完全不同。更重要的是我們已經蒙福了，所以必須順服！而非「順服而蒙福」！