2018年4月28日 星期六

路加福音19:41-44


19:41 耶穌快到耶路撒冷,看見城,就為它哀哭,
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說:「巴不得你在這日子知道關係你平安的事;無奈這事現在是隱藏的,叫你的眼看不出來。
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因為日子將到,你的仇敵必築起土壘,周圍環繞你,四面困住你,
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並要掃滅你和你裡頭的兒女,連一塊石頭也不留在石頭上,因你不知道眷顧你的時候。」

41 As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it 42 and said, “If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. 43 The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against you and encircle you and hem you in on every side. 44 They will dash you to the ground, you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of God’s coming to you.”

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    耶穌在這裡為耶路撒冷城哀哭,讓我們想到主後70年羅馬人圍攻耶路撒冷的事蹟。羅馬提多將軍揮軍圍攻耶路撒冷,共10萬軍兵大肆破壞,摧毀聖城,超過100萬猶太人慘遭屠殺。羅馬兵瘋狂搶掠聖殿裡的器皿和寶庫,又放火焚燒了聖殿。為要取得鎔於石塊之間的黃金,他們更將聖殿的石頭逐塊拆掉;應驗了耶穌基督指著聖殿所說的預言:「你們不是看見這殿宇麼?我實在告訴你們,將來在這裡沒有一塊石頭留在石頭上,不被拆毀了。」(太廿四2從此,聖殿的獻祭和敬拜就停止了。聖殿被毀後,猶太人開始不斷往外逃亡,漂流異邦。

    而這件事情就如同主耶穌在這裡所說:「巴不得你在這日子知道關係你平安的事;無奈這事現在是隱藏的,叫你的眼看不出來。因為日子將到,你的仇敵必築起土壘,周圍環繞你,四面困住你,並要掃滅你和你裡頭的兒女,連一塊石頭也不留在石頭上,因你不知道眷顧你的時候。

    然而造成這樣的屠城事件,是出自於假的彌賽亞帶領猶太人反抗羅馬人造成。這也讓我們知道,假基督所帶的傷害性了。當然今日也有許多假基督出現,我們要靠聖靈和聖經來明查之。

路加福音19:35-40


19:35 他們牽到耶穌那裡,把自己的衣服搭在上面,扶著耶穌騎上。
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走的時候,眾人把衣服鋪在路上。
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將近耶路撒冷,正下橄欖山的時候,眾門徒因所見過的一切異能,都歡樂起來,大聲讚美上帝,
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說:奉主名來的王是應當稱頌的!在天上有和平;在至高之處有榮光。
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眾人中有幾個法利賽人對耶穌說:「夫子,責備你的門徒吧!」
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耶穌說:「我告訴你們,若是他們閉口不說,這些石頭必要呼叫起來。」

35 They brought it to Jesus, threw their cloaks on the colt and put Jesus on it. 36 As he went along, people spread their cloaks on the road.
37 When he came near the place where the road goes down the Mount of Olives, the whole crowd of disciples began joyfully to praise God in loud voices for all the miracles they had seen:
38 “Blessed is the king who comes in the name of the Lord!”[b]
“Peace in heaven and glory in the highest!”
39 Some of the Pharisees in the crowd said to Jesus, “Teacher, rebuke your disciples!”
40 “I tell you,” he replied, “if they keep quiet, the stones will cry out.”


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    耶穌騎著驢駒進耶路撒冷,大家歡呼讚美:「奉主名來的王是應當稱頌的!在天上有和平;在至高之處有榮光」!而大家之所以這樣歡呼是因為「眾門徒因所見過的一切異能,都歡樂起來,大聲讚美上帝!」

    可見主耶穌的進城,讓大家想到先知撒迦利亞所說:「錫安的民哪,應當大大喜樂;耶路撒冷的民哪,應當歡呼。看哪,你的王來到你這裡!他是公義的,並且施行拯救,謙謙和和地騎著驢,就是騎著驢的駒子。」(撒迦利亞書9:9

    對耶路撒冷的居民而言,他們真的期盼一位王,能夠重新將上帝的榮耀帶到以色列當中,就如當年的大衛王一般!所以,他們所盼望的不只是政治上的王,更是生命中的王!

    而耶穌基督真的是那一位生命的王,祂要帶領我們進入上帝的國中,你願意尊祂為王嗎?願意向祂呼喊:「奉主名來的王是應當稱頌的!在天上有和平;在至高之處有榮光!」嗎?

路加福音19:28-34


19:28 耶穌說完了這話,就在前面走,上耶路撒冷去。
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將近伯法其和伯大尼,在一座山名叫橄欖山那裡,就打發兩個門徒,說:
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「你們往對面村子裡去,進去的時候,必看見一匹驢駒拴在那裡,是從來沒有人騎過的,可以解開牽來。
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若有人問為甚麼解牠,你們就說:『主要用牠。』」
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打發的人去了,所遇見的正如耶穌所說的。
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他們解驢駒的時候,主人問他們說:「解驢駒做甚麼?」
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他們說:「主要用牠。」

28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. 31 If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you untying it?’ say, ‘The Lord needs it.’”
32 Those who were sent ahead went and found it just as he had told them. 33 As they were untying the colt, its owners asked them, “Why are you untying the colt?”
34 They replied, “The Lord needs it.”

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    主要用牠」是這隻小驢駒的意義所在。同樣,我們生命的意義,不是我們自己的努力所賦予的,而是上帝所賜予的!因為上帝造我們是按著祂的形像和樣式,上帝是要透過他所造的人,讓人類遍滿全地,好使祂的榮光就充滿在天地之間。

    雖然我們會像小驢駒一般卑微與無所用處,去要將耶穌基督帶進耶路撒冷,讓人看見上帝兒子榮耀的顯現。同樣,世人也要在我們身上看見上帝的榮光,因為上帝在基督裡拯救我們,就是要讓我們帶著基督的榮美,來彰顯祂的榮耀!

    不管我們的境遇好壞,社經地位如何,我們因著耶穌基督的緣故,永遠是上帝所寶貴的兒女,為祂所看重,因為主要用我們!祂需要我們參與在祂的拯救大功之中!

路加福音19:11-27


19:11 眾人正在聽見這些話的時候,耶穌因為將近耶路撒冷,又因他們以為上帝的國快要顯出來,就另設一個比喻,說:
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「有一個貴冑往遠方去,要得國回來,
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便叫了他的十個僕人來,交給他們十錠(錠:原文是彌拿,一彌拿約銀十兩)銀子,說:『你們去做生意,直等我回來。』
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他本國的人卻恨他,打發使者隨後去,說:『我們不願意這個人作我們的王。』
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他既得國回來,就吩咐叫那領銀子的僕人來,要知道他們做生意賺了多少。
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頭一個上來,說:『主啊,你的一錠銀子已經賺了十錠。』
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主人說:『好!良善的僕人,你既在最小的事上有忠心,可以有權柄管十座城。』
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第二個來,說:『主啊,你的一錠銀子已經賺了五錠。』
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主人說:『你也可以管五座城。』
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又有一個來說:『主啊,看哪,你的一錠銀子在這裡,我把它包在手巾裡存著。
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我原是怕你,因為你是嚴厲的人;沒有放下的,還要去拿,沒有種下的,還要去收。』
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主人對他說:『你這惡僕,我要憑你的口定你的罪。你既知道我是嚴厲的人,沒有放下的,還要去拿,沒有種下的,還要去收,
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為甚麼不把我的銀子交給銀行,等我來的時候,連本帶利都可以要回來呢?』
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就對旁邊站著的人說:『奪過他這一錠來,給那有十錠的。』
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他們說:『主啊,他已經有十錠了。』
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主人說:『我告訴你們,凡有的,還要加給他;沒有的,連他所有的也要奪過來。
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至於我那些仇敵,不要我作他們王的,把他們拉來,在我面前殺了吧!』」

11 While they were listening to this, he went on to tell them a parable, because he was near Jerusalem and the people thought that the kingdom of God was going to appear at once. 12 He said: “A man of noble birth went to a distant country to have himself appointed king and then to return. 13 So he called ten of his servants and gave them ten minas.[a] ‘Put this money to work,’ he said, ‘until I come back.’
14 “But his subjects hated him and sent a delegation after him to say, ‘We don’t want this man to be our king.’
15 “He was made king, however, and returned home. Then he sent for the servants to whom he had given the money, in order to find out what they had gained with it.
16 “The first one came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned ten more.’
17 “‘Well done, my good servant!’ his master replied. ‘Because you have been trustworthy in a very small matter, take charge of ten cities.’
18 “The second came and said, ‘Sir, your mina has earned five more.’
19 “His master answered, ‘You take charge of five cities.’
20 “Then another servant came and said, ‘Sir, here is your mina; I have kept it laid away in a piece of cloth. 21 I was afraid of you, because you are a hard man. You take out what you did not put in and reap what you did not sow.’
22 “His master replied, ‘I will judge you by your own words, you wicked servant! You knew, did you, that I am a hard man, taking out what I did not put in, and reaping what I did not sow? 23 Why then didn’t you put my money on deposit, so that when I came back, I could have collected it with interest?’
24 “Then he said to those standing by, ‘Take his mina away from him and give it to the one who has ten minas.’
25 “‘Sir,’ they said, ‘he already has ten!’
26 “He replied, ‘I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but as for the one who has nothing, even what they have will be taken away. 27 But those enemies of mine who did not want me to be king over them—bring them here and kill them in front of me.’”

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    「一錠銀元」的比喻讓人想到:我們是不是要為上帝賺取靈魂,賺得越多上帝越喜悅我們就相對給我們更多的獎賞。就像有的一錠賺十錠的,也有一錠賺五錠的,就得到稱讚,並且可以管理城池。而那偷懶的,連他所有的都被奪走!

    這樣的解釋是站在資本主義的立場來看這個比喻,因為資本主義是以數量作為管理的基礎,希望多而又多,希望以自己的努力來開創一片天。認為人生的價值就是賺錢,能賺錢的人就是有價值的人,不能鑽錢的人就是廢人。

     然而我們從這個比喻當中隱約看見到「上帝的主權」。雖然沒有明顯說出,但是我們看見兩位得獎賞的僕人,一人賺十錠,一人賺五錠,是因為他們的忠心,不是因為能力的大小。而那個沒有賺到任何東西的僕人,本身對主人的忠誠度就有問題,所以會受到主人責備,是自己造成的。至於那些敵對王的人,更不用說了,與王的獎賞完全無分了,反要遭害!

    因此,真正有福的生命是願意順服在「上帝的主權」之下的。願意遵主為大的,上帝也必看重他!所以,這個比喻是呼召我們成為一位敬畏上帝的忠心僕人,不在乎我們的成果如何,在乎「在最小的事上有忠心」!

路加福音19章

     路加福音19:1-10 , 路加福音 19:1-10 ,

      路加福音19:9-10  ,  路加福音19:10  ,

      路加福音19:11-27  ,

      路加福音19:28-34

      路加福音19:35-40

       主要用牠 (路加福音19章33-40節)     , 

      路加福音19:41-44  , 

      路加福音19:45-48 ,