箴言29:14

君王憑誠實判斷窮人；他的國位必永遠堅立。

If a king judges the poor with fairness,

    his throne will be established forever.

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    說到「君王憑誠實判斷窮人」好像是給君王看的，或是說給君王聽的。其實不一定！君王只是代表性和宣示性，真正執行的是君王的臣子。這也是說，執行者要上體君王的心意，不是照自己的心意或利益來行事。使君王受到百姓尊敬，才是臣子在執行公務中，最重要的考量。

    當然，臣子代表君王來進行審判的時候，就必須是用「公平」、「正義」，也就是這裡所說的「誠實」。在執行上，不可收有錢人的賄賂，也不可以受到交情的影響，要完全照證據和實情來審判。也就是說，要單單倚靠上帝來審判。也惟有這樣，才能使君王讓百姓敬重。

    同樣，今日教會的治理者也該用同樣的精神，來處理教會的事務，不要讓自己受到其他因素的影響。讓教會真正成為教會，就是必須要讓基督真的在教會成為頭、為主！

利未記6:24-30

6:24 耶和華曉諭摩西說：
6:25 「你對亞倫和他的子孫說，贖罪祭的條例乃是這樣：要在耶和華面前、宰燔祭牲的地方宰贖罪祭牲；這是至聖的。
6:26 為贖罪獻這祭的祭司要吃，要在聖處，就是在會幕的院子裡吃。
6:27 凡摸這祭肉的要成為聖；這祭牲的血若彈在甚麼衣服上，所彈的那一件要在聖處洗淨。
6:28 惟有煮祭物的瓦器要打碎；若是煮在銅器裡，這銅器要擦磨，在水中涮淨。
6:29 凡祭司中的男丁都可以吃；這是至聖的。
6:30 凡贖罪祭，若將血帶進會幕在聖所贖罪，那肉都不可吃，必用火焚燒。」

²⁴ The Lord said to Moses, ²⁵ “Say to Aaron and his sons: ‘These are the regulations for the sin offering: The sin offering is to be slaughtered before the Lord in the place the burnt offering is slaughtered; it is most holy. ²⁶ The priest who offers it shall eat it; it is to be eaten in the sanctuary area, in the courtyard of the tent of meeting. ²⁷ Whatever touches any of the flesh will become holy, and if any of the blood is spattered on a garment, you must wash it in the sanctuary area. ²⁸ The clay pot the meat is cooked in must be broken; but if it is cooked in a bronze pot, the pot is to be scoured and rinsed with water. ²⁹ Any male in a priest’s family may eat it; it is most holy. ³⁰ But any sin offering whose blood is brought into the tent of meeting to make atonement in the Holy Place must not be eaten; it must be burned up.

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    祭司承受聖職，所以可以吃獻祭的祭物，除了贖罪日的祭物不可以吃，要用火焚燒，如30節所說：「凡贖罪祭，若將血帶進會幕在聖所贖罪，那肉都不可吃，必用火焚燒。」

    這也告訴祭司上帝所允許的，他們才可以吃、才可以喝，不可以照自己的喜歡，而是要活出上帝所喜歡的生命，如此成為上帝的祭司才是有意義的，才會樂意是奉上帝！

    求主幫助我們，讓我們照上帝的心意來服事，完成上帝在我們身上要成就的祭司職分，來榮耀主名！

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！