2016年11月25日 星期五

以西結書27:26-36



27:26 盪槳的已經把你盪到大水之處,東風在海中將你打破。
27:27 你的資財、物件、貨物、水手、掌舵的、補縫的、經營交易的,並你中間的戰士和人民,在你破壞的日子必都沉在海中。
27:28 你掌舵的呼號之聲一發,郊野都必震動。
27:29 凡盪槳的和水手,並一切泛海掌舵的,都必下船登岸。
27:30 他們必為你放聲痛哭,把塵土撒在頭上,在灰中打滾;
27:31 又為你使頭上光禿,用麻布束腰,號咷痛哭,苦苦悲哀。
27:32 他們哀號的時候,為你作起哀歌哀哭,說:有何城如泰爾?有何城如他在海中成為寂寞的呢?
27:33 你由海上運出貨物,就使許多國民充足;你以許多資財、貨物使地上的君王豐富。
27:34 你在深水中被海浪打破的時候,你的貨物和你中間的一切人民,就都沉下去了。
27:35 海島的居民為你驚奇;他們的君王都甚恐慌,面帶愁容。
27:36 各國民中的客商都向你發嘶聲;你令人驚恐,不再存留於世,直到永遠。」

26 "Your rowers have brought you out
into the high seas.
 The east wind has wrecked you
in the heart of the seas.
27 Your riches, your wares, your merchandise,
your mariners and your pilots,
 your caulkers, your dealers in merchandise,
and all your men of war who are in you,
with all your crew
that is in your midst,
sink into the heart of the seas
 on the day of your fall.
28 At the sound of the cry of your pilots
 the countryside shakes,
29 and down from their ships
 come all who handle the oar.
The mariners and all the pilots of the sea
stand on the land
30 and shout aloud over you
and cry out bitterly.
 They cast dust on their heads
 and wallow in ashes;
31 they make themselves bald for you
and put sackcloth on their waist,
and they weep over you in bitterness of soul,
with bitter mourning.
32 In their wailing they raise a lamentation for you
and lament over you:
 'Who is like Tyre,
like one destroyed in the midst of the sea?
33 When your wares came from the seas,
 you satisfied many peoples;
with your abundant wealth and merchandise
 you enriched the kings of the earth.
34 Now you are wrecked by the seas,
in the depths of the waters;
your merchandise and all your crew in your midst
have sunk with you.
35 All the inhabitants of the coastlands
are appalled at you,
and the hair of their kings bristles with horror;
their faces are convulsed.
36 The merchants among the peoples hiss at you;
 you have come to a dreadful end
and shall be no more forever. '"

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    先知用船難來形容泰爾的命運也讓人感受到人的脆弱再怎樣強壯的人都不堪小小的打擊正如希臘神話中說到強大的獵戶禁不起小小的蠍子一咬就死亡了

    所以人不要自以為強大就心高氣傲我們是要不斷地認為自己是軟弱需要不斷倚靠上帝才可以勝過各樣的試探和考驗人有何好自誇呢好自以為很強大呢

    主啊讓我們看清楚自己不過是軟弱的人甚至是塵土所造出於塵土也要歸回塵土若不是上帝所賜的聖靈我們真的算不得什麼啊

以西結書27:12-25



27:12 「他施人因你多有各類的財物,就作你的客商,拿銀、鐵、錫、鉛兌換你的貨物。
27:13 雅完人、土巴人、米設人都與你交易;他們用人口和銅器兌換你的貨物。
27:14 陀迦瑪族用馬和戰馬並騾子兌換你的貨物。
27:15 底但人與你交易,許多海島作你的碼頭;他們拿象牙、烏木與你兌換(或譯:進貢)。
27:16 亞蘭人因你的工作很多,就作你的客商;他們用綠寶石、紫色布繡貨、細麻布、珊瑚、紅寶石兌換你的貨物。
27:17 猶大和以色列地的人都與你交易;他們用米匿的麥子、餅、蜜、油、乳香兌換你的貨物。
27:18 大馬士革人因你的工作很多,又因你多有各類的財物,就拿黑本酒和白羊毛與你交易。
27:19 威但人和雅完人拿紡成的線、亮鐵、桂皮、菖蒲兌換你的貨物。
27:20 底但人用高貴的毯子、鞍、屜與你交易。
27:21 阿拉伯人和基達的一切首領都作你的客商,用羊羔、公綿羊、公山羊與你交易。
27:22 示巴和拉瑪的商人與你交易,他們用各類上好的香料、各類的寶石,和黃金兌換你的貨物。
27:23 哈蘭人、干尼人、伊甸人、示巴的商人,和亞述人、基抹人與你交易。
27:24 這些商人以美好的貨物包在繡花藍色包袱內,又有華麗的衣服裝在香柏木的箱子裡,用繩捆著與你交易。
27:25 他施的船隻接連成幫為你運貨,你便在海中豐富極其榮華。

"Tarshish did business with you because of your great wealth of every kind; silver, iron, tin, and lead they exchanged for your wares. 13 Javan, Tubal, and Meshech traded with you; they exchanged human beings and vessels of bronze for your merchandise. 14 From Beth- togarmah they exchanged horses, war horses, and mules for your wares. 15 The men of Dedan traded with you. Many coastlands were your own special markets; they brought you in payment ivory tusks and ebony. 16 Syria did business with you because of your abundant goods; they exchanged for your wares emeralds, purple, embroidered work, fine linen, coral, and ruby. 17 Judah and the land of Israel traded with you; they exchanged for your merchandise wheat of Minnith, meal, honey, oil, and balm. 18 Damascus did business with you for your abundant goods, because of your great wealth of every kind; wine of Helbon and wool of Sahar 19 and casks of wine from Uzal they exchanged for your wares; wrought iron, cassia, and calamus were bartered for your merchandise. 20 Dedan traded with you in saddlecloths for riding. 21 Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your favored dealers in lambs, rams, and goats; in these they did business with you. 22 The traders of Sheba and Raamah traded with you; they exchanged for your wares the best of all kinds of spices and all precious stones and gold. 23 Haran, Canneh, Eden, traders of Sheba, Asshur, and Chilmad traded with you. 24 In your market these traded with you in choice garments, in clothes of blue and embroidered work, and in carpets of colored material, bound with cords and made secure. 25 The ships of Tarshish traveled for you with your merchandise. So you were filled and heavily laden in the heart of the seas.

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此處許多地名與物產實際的意義或許不是很清楚,但是我們可以清楚看出泰爾的商業版圖真是涵蓋了相當廣泛的範圍,足以成為當時的「商界之光」或「貿易之光」。

從這裡也看出人也使會有一番作為,正如人類的文明是累積來的,但是在怎樣的努力,都會有極限,正如各種企業只要有市場的需求,本可以獲利與成長的,但是有人可以成功,也有人會失敗,但是說到永續經營就更是困難了!

同樣教會雖說是上帝在經營,但是人必須配合上帝的引導,以聖經的啟示為根基,加上上帝賦予牧者的眼光,使上帝的道可以運行,這背後的動力就是聖靈的作為,人必須藉由禱告進入上的的行動中,才能使上帝在基督裡的榮耀彰顯出來,教會才能成為上帝在地上的經營。

也因此讀經和禱告是基督徒的基本功,也是教會建造之基礎。因為這是人進入上帝作為的途徑

2016年11月24日 星期四

詩篇107:1



 
你們要稱謝耶和華,因他本為善;

Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever!

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    詩人用呼籲的語氣向讀者(禮拜之會眾)宣召,要大家一起來感謝上帝!而要感謝的理由是就上帝的屬性和作為。

    首先他說:「因他本為善」,「善」的意思是「好的, 令人愉悅的, 可喜的」,也就是說上帝可以使人得著真正的滿足,而人真的是要上帝才能真正滿足!因為這是上帝造人的目的,就是使人可以在上帝面前得滿足。

    接著說道:「他的慈愛永遠長存」!這裡的慈愛包括了:救贖、保全、屬靈生命的快速成長、守約,等意思。也就是說上帝的慈愛是真正使我們得益處、永生、幸福、美好。更可貴的是上帝這樣的作為是永不改變的,是我們隨時可以靠、可支取的幫助,領我們度過個個難關,直到上帝國完全的實現。

    而上帝這樣的應許,是我們一生一是最大的保障,願我們都可以透過敬拜上帝,領受上帝在基督裡的一切豐盛

2016年11月23日 星期三

以西結書26:19-21



26:19 主耶和華如此說:「泰爾啊,我使你變為荒涼,如無人居住的城邑;又使深水漫過你,大水淹沒你。
26:20 那時,我要叫你下入陰府,與古時的人一同在地的深處、久已荒涼之地居住,使你不再有居民。我也要在活人之地顯榮耀(我也……榮耀:或譯在活人之地不再有榮耀)。
26:21 我必叫你令人驚恐,不再存留於世;人雖尋找你,卻永尋不見。這是主耶和華說的。」

19 "For thus says the Lord God:When I make you a city laid waste, like the cities that are not inhabited, when I bring up the deep over you, and the great waters cover you, 20 then I will make you go down with those who go down to the pit, to the people of old, and I will make you to dwell in the world below, among ruins from of old, with those who go down to the pit, so that you will not be inhabited; but I will set beauty in the land of the living. 21 I will bring you to a dreadful end, and you shall be no more. Though you be sought for, you will never be found again, declares the Lord God."

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   「深水漫過你,大水淹沒你」:這對當時的人來說,等同於是「落入陰間」。對於熟悉海運經商的推羅人來說,「海難」應該是最深的恐懼。而這一段就用海難的景象來描述推羅將完全滅亡。

    說到死亡或滅亡,讓人最害怕的就是隔絕,也就是施去關係,正如人和上帝和別人失去關係,那是何等的失落感啊

    人的死亡就是與上帝關係斷裂因此上帝為了拯救人就是與人恢復關係就必須透過耶穌基督作為中保你有沒有靠主耶穌與上帝恢復正確合宜的關係了嗎