利未記6:14-23

6:14 「素祭的條例乃是這樣：亞倫的子孫要在壇前把這祭獻在耶和華面前。
6:15 祭司要從其中─就是從素祭的細麵中─取出自己的一把，又要取些油和素祭上所有的乳香，燒在壇上，奉給耶和華為馨香素祭的紀念。
6:16 所剩下的，亞倫和他子孫要吃，必在聖處不帶酵而吃，要在會幕的院子裡吃。
6:17 烤的時候不可攙酵。這是從所獻給我的火祭中賜給他們的分，是至聖的，和贖罪祭並贖愆祭一樣。
6:18 凡獻給耶和華的火祭，亞倫子孫中的男丁都要吃這一分，直到萬代，作他們永得的分。摸這些祭物的，都要成為聖。」
6:19 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
6:20 「當亞倫受膏的日子，他和他子孫所要獻給耶和華的供物，就是細麵伊法十分之一，為常獻的素祭：早晨一半，晚上一半。
6:21 要在鐵鏊上用油調和做成，調勻了，你就拿進來；烤好了分成塊子，獻給耶和華為馨香的素祭。
6:22 亞倫的子孫中，接續他為受膏的祭司，要把這素祭獻上，要全燒給耶和華。這是永遠的定例。
6:23 祭司的素祭都要燒了，卻不可吃。」

¹⁴ “‘These are the regulations for the grain offering: Aaron’s sons are to bring it before the Lord, in front of the altar. ¹⁵ The priest is to take a handful of the finest flour and some olive oil, together with all the incense on the grain offering, and burn the memorial portion on the altar as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. ¹⁶ Aaron and his sons shall eat the rest of it, but it is to be eaten without yeast in the sanctuary area; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. ¹⁷ It must not be baked with yeast; I have given it as their share of the food offerings presented to me. Like the sin offering and the guilt offering, it is most holy. ¹⁸ Any male descendant of Aaron may eat it. For all generations to come it is his perpetual share of the food offerings presented to the Lord. Whatever touches them will become holy.’”
¹⁹ The Lord also said to Moses, ²⁰ “This is the offering Aaron and his sons are to bring to the Lord on the day he is anointed: a tenth of an ephah of the finest flour as a regular grain offering, half of it in the morning and half in the evening. ²¹ It must be prepared with oil on a griddle; bring it well-mixed and present the grain offering broken in pieces as an aroma pleasing to the Lord. ²² The son who is to succeed him as anointed priest shall prepare it. It is the Lord’s perpetual share and is to be burned completely. ²³ Every grain offering of a priest shall be burned completely; it must not be eaten.”

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    祭司雖然是承受聖職，仍然要有十一奉獻，正如20節所說：「當亞倫受膏的日子，他和他子孫所要獻給耶和華的供物，就是細麵伊法十分之一，為常獻的素祭：早晨一半，晚上一半。」而且在22-23節說：「亞倫的子孫中，接續他為受膏的祭司，要把這素祭獻上，要全燒給耶和華。這是永遠的定例。祭司的素祭都要燒了，卻不可吃。」

    而這樣的原則也適用於今日的教會，尤其是牧者或教會聘請的幹事、詩班指揮、清潔人員，也都要遵守這個要求，每個月要將收入得十分之一奉獻給教會，好讓教會的弟兄姊妹明白，十分之一事當納的，不可以討價還價喔！

    廣義的來說，教會的弟兄姊妹也是祭司，更是要遵守十一奉獻，來見證與感謝上帝在我們身上的救恩！

利未記6:8-13

6:8 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
6:9 「你要吩咐亞倫和他的子孫說，燔祭的條例乃是這樣：燔祭要放在壇的柴上，從晚上到天亮，壇上的火要常常燒著。
6:10 祭司要穿上細麻布衣服，又要把細麻布褲子穿在身上，把壇上所燒的燔祭灰收起來，倒在壇的旁邊；
6:11 隨後要脫去這衣服，穿上別的衣服，把灰拿到營外潔淨之處。
6:12 壇上的火要在其上常常燒著，不可熄滅。祭司要每日早晨在上面燒柴，並要把燔祭擺在壇上，在其上燒平安祭牲的脂油。
6:13 在壇上必有常常燒著的火，不可熄滅。」

⁸ The Lord said to Moses: ⁹ “Give Aaron and his sons this command: ‘These are the regulations for the burnt offering: The burnt offering is to remain on the altar hearth throughout the night, till morning, and the fire must be kept burning on the altar. ¹⁰ The priest shall then put on his linen clothes, with linen undergarments next to his body, and shall remove the ashes of the burnt offering that the fire has consumed on the altar and place them beside the altar. ¹¹ Then he is to take off these clothes and put on others, and carry the ashes outside the camp to a place that is ceremonially clean. ¹² The fire on the altar must be kept burning; it must not go out. Every morning the priest is to add firewood and arrange the burnt offering on the fire and burn the fat of the fellowship offerings on it. ¹³ The fire must be kept burning on the altar continuously; it must not go out.

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    在古時候無法明白「永遠」的意義，也因為這樣，透過火一直燃燒來顯明永恆的意義！這也是為什麼祭壇的火不可已熄滅，就是要以色列人過著一直獻技的生活，表示與上帝立永約！

    同樣，我們也要在上帝面前透過耶穌基督立永遠的約，永遠與上帝同在！因為我們是無時無刻都活在上帝的榮光之下，也需要耶穌基督的寶血永遠的遮蓋，我們才能夠永遠活在上帝的慈愛之中！

    也因為「在壇上必有常常燒著的火，不可熄滅」，我們要隨時隨地透過耶穌基督與上帝建立和好的關係：透過耶穌基督，永遠成為上帝兒女！既為兒女就是後嗣，就是要承受上帝永恆的國度，讓祭壇的火永不息滅！

利未記6章

                  利未記6:1-7  ,

                  利未記6:8-13 ,

                  利未記6:14-23 ,

                   利未記6:24-30 ,

利未記6:1-7

6:1 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
6:2 「若有人犯罪，干犯耶和華，在鄰舍交付他的物上，或是在交易上行了詭詐，或是搶奪人的財物，或是欺壓鄰舍，
6:3 或是在撿了遺失的物上行了詭詐，說謊起誓，在這一切的事上犯了甚麼罪；
6:4 他既犯了罪，有了過犯，就要歸還他所搶奪的，或是因欺壓所得的，或是人交付他的，或是人遺失他所撿的物，
6:5 或是他因甚麼物起了假誓，就要如數歸還，另外加上五分之一，在查出他有罪的日子要交還本主。
6:6 也要照你所估定的價，把贖愆祭牲─就是羊群中一隻沒有殘疾的公綿羊─牽到耶和華面前，給祭司為贖愆祭。
6:7 祭司要在耶和華面前為他贖罪；他無論行了甚麼事，使他有了罪，都必蒙赦免。」

The Lord said to Moses: ² “If anyone sins and is unfaithful to the Lord by deceiving a neighbor about something entrusted to them or left in their care or about something stolen, or if they cheat their neighbor, ³ or if they find lost property and lie about it, or if they swear falsely about any such sin that people may commit— ⁴ when they sin in any of these ways and realize their guilt, they must return what they have stolen or taken by extortion, or what was entrusted to them, or the lost property they found, ⁵ or whatever it was they swore falsely about. They must make restitution in full, add a fifth of the value to it and give it all to the owner on the day they present their guilt offering. ⁶ And as a penalty they must bring to the priest, that is, to the Lord, their guilt offering, a ram from the flock, one without defect and of the proper value. ⁷ In this way the priest will make atonement for them before the Lord, and they will be forgiven for any of the things they did that made them guilty.”

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    上帝設立贖罪愆祭的目的，就是要人不可以輕忽「小罪」，不可以虧欠別人！因為小罪造成嫌隙，久了以後會累積仇恨，會造成更大的問題！也因為這樣，保羅說：「凡事都不可虧欠人，惟有彼此相愛要常以為虧欠，因為愛人的就完全了律法。」（羅馬書13:8）

    既然是如此，我們不要以為「虧欠人」為小事！因為我們虧欠人就是虧欠上帝，而虧欠上帝就是罪了！這豈是小事呢？雖然要做到完全部虧欠人是不容易，但是一知道就要馬上成償還，不僅常還要外加一些為補足。並且要求上帝幫助，讓被虧欠的人能和我們復和！

    人與人間的關係就是要和睦，正如人與上帝之間要和睦一樣！這一切都要靠基督的做為，讓我們和上帝以及人都有和睦的關係！

箴言29:13

貧窮人、強暴人在世相遇；他們的眼目都蒙耶和華光照。

The poor and the oppressor have this in common:
    The Lord gives sight to the eyes of both.

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    在這個世上有壓迫者和受壓迫者，上帝都看在眼裡，上帝心中自有定奪！然而壓迫者雖然今生算是亨通，在永恆中卻是要受苦的；被壓迫者雖然今生很難過，在永生之中卻蒙上帝賜福！

    然而之所以會有這樣的差別，是人有沒有養忘上帝，有仰望上帝的救蒙上帝拯救，就像被火蛇咬到，仰望銅蛇就得著醫治！若是不願意仰望銅蛇的，祭只有死路一條！

    受壓者因為受到威脅，只好仰望上帝，好獲得拯救！那知因為心裡難過仰望上帝，就帶來這麼多的恩典！上帝的做為就事著麼奇妙，信靠祂的人永不落空，因為祂的信實永不改變！