歷代志上14:1-17

 

14:1 泰爾王希蘭將香柏木運到大衛那裡，又差遣使者和石匠、木匠給大衛建造宮殿。
14:2 大衛就知道耶和華堅立他作以色列王，又為自己的民以色列，使他的國興旺。
14:3 大衛在耶路撒冷又立后妃，又生兒女。
14:4 在耶路撒冷所生的眾子是沙母亞、朔罷、拿單、所羅門、
14:5 益轄、以利書亞、以法列、
14:6 挪迦、尼斐、雅非亞、
14:7 以利沙瑪、比利雅大、以利法列。
14:8 非利士人聽見大衛受膏作以色列眾人的王，非利士眾人就上來尋索大衛。大衛聽見，就出去迎敵。
14:9 非利士人來了，布散在利乏音谷。
14:10 大衛求問上帝，說：「我可以上去攻打非利士人嗎？你將他們交在我手裡嗎？」耶和華說：「你可以上去，我必將他們交在你手裡。」
14:11 非利士人來到巴力‧毘拉心，大衛在那裡殺敗他們。大衛說：「上帝藉我的手沖破敵人，如同水沖去一般」；因此稱那地方為巴力‧毘拉心。
14:12 非利士人將神像撇在那裡，大衛吩咐人用火焚燒了。
14:13 非利士人又布散在利乏音谷。
14:14 大衛又求問上帝。上帝說：「不要一直地上去，要轉到他們後頭，從桑林對面攻打他們。
14:15 你聽見桑樹梢上有腳步的聲音，就要出戰，因為上帝已經在你前頭去攻打非利士人的軍隊。」
14:16 大衛就遵著上帝所吩咐的，攻打非利士人的軍隊，從基遍直到基色。
14:17 於是大衛的名傳揚到列國，耶和華使列國都懼怕他。

 

Now Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, along with cedar logs, stonemasons and carpenters to build a palace for him. ² And David knew that the Lord had established him as king over Israel and that his kingdom had been highly exalted for the sake of his people Israel.

³ In Jerusalem David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters. ⁴ These are the names of the children born to him there: Shammua, Shobab, Nathan, Solomon, ⁵ Ibhar, Elishua, Elpelet, ⁶ Nogah, Nepheg, Japhia, ⁷ Elishama, Beeliada^[a] and Eliphelet.

⁸ When the Philistines heard that David had been anointed king over all Israel, they went up in full force to search for him, but David heard about it and went out to meet them. ⁹ Now the Philistines had come and raided the Valley of Rephaim; ¹⁰ so David inquired of God: “Shall I go and attack the Philistines? Will you deliver them into my hands?”

The Lord answered him, “Go, I will deliver them into your hands.”

¹¹ So David and his men went up to Baal Perazim, and there he defeated them. He said, “As waters break out, God has broken out against my enemies by my hand.” So that place was called Baal Perazim.^{[b] 12} The Philistines had abandoned their gods there, and David gave orders to burn them in the fire.

¹³ Once more the Philistines raided the valley; ¹⁴ so David inquired of God again, and God answered him, “Do not go directly after them, but circle around them and attack them in front of the poplar trees. ¹⁵ As soon as you hear the sound of marching in the tops of the poplar trees, move out to battle, because that will mean God has gone out in front of you to strike the Philistine army.” ¹⁶ So David did as God commanded him, and they struck down the Philistine army, all the way from Gibeon to Gezer.

¹⁷ So David’s fame spread throughout every land, and the Lord made all the nations fear him.

 

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    上帝使大衛的政權穩定，又勝過非利士人，名揚國際！

路加福音10:38-42

 

10:38 他們走路的時候，耶穌進了一個村莊。有一個女人，名叫馬大，接他到自己家裡。
10:39 她有一個妹子，名叫馬利亞，在耶穌腳前坐著聽他的道。
10:40 馬大伺候的事多，心裡忙亂，就進前來，說：「主啊，我的妹子留下我一個人伺候，你不在意嗎？請吩咐她來幫助我。」
10:41 耶穌回答說：「馬大！馬大！你為許多的事思慮煩擾，
10:42 但是不可少的只有一件；馬利亞已經選擇那上好的福分，是不能奪去的。」

 

³⁸ As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. ³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. ⁴⁰ But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

⁴¹ “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, ⁴² but few things are needed—or indeed only one.^[f] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

 

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    許多靈修的作品都用這段話告訴讀者：要與主耶穌親近，就是上好的福分！

 

    其實上好的福分，不是人爭取來的，是主耶穌主動賜給人的。是上帝主動與人和好，是上帝主動解決人罪惡的問題，世人脫離罪和死的權勢，不再受邪惡的力量轄制，因為有一天惡者必完全被敗壞，人要完全得贖的！

 

    也因此我們要像希伯來書作者所說：「…就當放下各樣的重擔，脫去容易纏累我們的罪，存心忍耐，奔那擺在我們前頭的路程，仰望為我們信心創始成終的耶穌（或譯：仰望那將真道創始成終的耶穌）。他因那擺在前面的喜樂，就輕看羞辱，忍受了十字架的苦難，便坐在上帝寶座的右邊。」(12:1-2)

 

    如此，我們就必享受上好的福分，是不能奪去的！

 

 

路加福音10:1-24

 

10:1 這事以後，主又設立七十個人，差遣他們兩個兩個地在他前面，往自己所要到的各城各地方去，
10:2 就對他們說：「要收的莊稼多，做工的人少。所以，你們當求莊稼的主打發工人出去收他的莊稼。
10:3 你們去吧！我差你們出去，如同羊羔進入狼群。
10:4 不要帶錢囊，不要帶口袋，不要帶鞋；在路上也不要問人的安。
10:5 無論進哪一家，先要說：『願這一家平安。』
10:6 那裡若有當得平安的人（當得平安的人：原文是平安之子），你們所求的平安就必臨到那家；不然，就歸與你們了。
10:7 你們要住在那家，吃喝他們所供給的，因為工人得工價是應當的；不要從這家搬到那家。
10:8 無論進哪一城，人若接待你們，給你們擺上甚麼，你們就吃甚麼。
10:9 要醫治那城裡的病人，對他們說：『上帝的國臨近你們了。』
10:10 無論進哪一城，人若不接待你們，你們就到街上去，
10:11 說：『就是你們城裡的塵土黏在我們的腳上，我們也當著你們擦去。雖然如此，你們該知道上帝的國臨近了。』
10:12 我告訴你們，當審判的日子，所多瑪所受的，比那城還容易受呢！」
10:13 「哥拉汛哪，你有禍了！伯賽大啊，你有禍了！因為在你們中間所行的異能若行在泰爾、西頓，他們早已披麻蒙灰，坐在地上悔改了。
10:14 當審判的日子，泰爾、西頓所受的，比你們還容易受呢！
10:15 迦百農啊，你已經升到天上（或譯：你將要升到天上嗎），將來必推下陰間。」
10:16 又對門徒說：「聽從你們的就是聽從我；棄絕你們的就是棄絕我；棄絕我的就是棄絕那差我來的。」
10:17 那七十個人歡歡喜喜地回來，說：「主啊！因你的名，就是鬼也服了我們。」
10:18 耶穌對他們說：「我曾看見撒但從天上墜落，像閃電一樣。
10:19 我已經給你們權柄可以踐踏蛇和蠍子，又勝過仇敵一切的能力，斷沒有甚麼能害你們。
10:20 然而，不要因鬼服了你們就歡喜，要因你們的名記錄在天上歡喜。」
10:21 正當那時，耶穌被聖靈感動就歡樂，說：「父啊，天地的主，我感謝你！因為你將這些事向聰明通達人就藏起來，向嬰孩就顯出來。父啊！是的，因為你的美意本是如此。
10:22 一切所有的都是我父交付我的；除了父，沒有人知道子是誰；除了子和子所願意指示的，沒有人知道父是誰。」
10:23 耶穌轉身暗暗地對門徒說：「看見你們所看見的，那眼睛就有福了。
10:24 我告訴你們，從前有許多先知和君王要看你們所看的，卻沒有看見，要聽你們所聽的，卻沒有聽見。」

 

After this the Lord appointed seventy-two^[a] others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. ² He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. ³ Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. ⁴ Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

⁵ “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ ⁶ If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. ⁷ Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

⁸ “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. ⁹ Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ ¹⁰ But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, ¹¹ ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ ¹² I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

¹³ “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. ¹⁴ But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. ¹⁵ And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.^[b]

¹⁶ “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

¹⁷ The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

¹⁸ He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. ¹⁹ I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. ²⁰ However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

²¹ At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

²² “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

²³ Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. ²⁴ For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

 

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    上帝設立使徒之外，又設立七十個人，差遣他們兩個兩個地在他前面，往自己所要到的各城各地方去，在那裏將天國的福音傳給人。當然這七十人也領受權柄可以醫治和趕鬼，為主耶穌做見證。

 

    在今日上帝仍然差遣人傳講上帝的話，領受權並可以醫治和趕鬼，正如當日的門徒一般。當然這不是要立新的階級，而是要代表主來牧養群羊，呼召在圈外的羊，正如今日的牧者一樣。也因此不能說：教會不需要牧者或治理的同工。這些人是受主的呼召，接受主的託付，來照顧主的教會。

 

    正如保羅勸勉帖撒羅尼迦教會說：「弟兄們，我們勸你們敬重那在你們中間勞苦的人，就是在主裡面治理你們、勸戒你們的；又因他們所做的工，用愛心格外尊重他們。你們也要彼此和睦。」(帖撒羅尼迦前書5:12-13)

 

    而加拉太書6章6節也說：「在道理上受教的，當把一切需用的供給施教的人。」

 

    所以，主所呼召的傳道人要敬重他們，要供應他們需要！若是他們有所缺乏，是教會之虧欠，求主保守！

 

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