2016年12月23日 星期五

以西結書38:10-23



38:10 主耶和華如此說:「到那時,你心必起意念,圖謀惡計,
38:11 說:『我要上那無城牆的鄉村,我要到那安靜的民那裡,他們都沒有城牆,無門、無閂,安然居住。
38:12 我去要搶財為擄物,奪貨為掠物,反手攻擊那從前荒涼、現在有人居住之地,又攻擊那住世界中間、從列國招聚、得了牲畜財貨的民。』
38:13 示巴人、底但人、他施的客商,和其間的少壯獅子都必問你說:『你來要搶財為擄物嗎?你聚集軍隊要奪貨為掠物嗎?要奪取金銀,擄去牲畜、財貨嗎?要搶奪許多財寶為擄物嗎?』
38:14 「人子啊,你要因此發預言,對歌革說,主耶和華如此說:到我民以色列安然居住之日,你豈不知道嗎?
38:15 你必從本地,從北方的極處率領許多國的民來,都騎著馬,乃一大隊極多的軍兵。
38:16 歌革啊,你必上來攻擊我的民以色列,如密雲遮蓋地面。末後的日子,我必帶你來攻擊我的地,到我在外邦人眼前,在你身上顯為聖的時候,好叫他們認識我。
38:17 主耶和華如此說:我在古時藉我的僕人以色列的先知所說的,就是你嗎?當日他們多年預言我必帶你來攻擊以色列人。」
38:18 主耶和華說:「歌革上來攻擊以色列地的時候,我的怒氣要從鼻孔裡發出。
38:19 我發憤恨和烈怒如火說:那日在以色列地必有大震動,
38:20 甚至海中的魚、天空的鳥、田野的獸,並地上的一切昆蟲,和其上的眾人,因見我的面就都震動;山嶺必崩裂,陡巖必塌陷,牆垣都必坍倒。」
38:21 主耶和華說:「我必命我的諸山發刀劍來攻擊歌革;人都要用刀劍殺害弟兄。
38:22 我必用瘟疫和流血的事刑罰他。我也必將暴雨、大雹與火,並硫磺降與他和他的軍隊,並他所率領的眾民。
38:23 我必顯為大,顯為聖,在多國人的眼前顯現;他們就知道我是耶和華。」

10 "Thus says the Lord God:On that day, thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil scheme 11 and say, 'I will go up against the land of unwalled villages. I will fall upon the quiet people who dwell securely, all of them dwelling without walls, and having no bars or gates,' 12 to seize spoil and carry off plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places that are now inhabited, and the people who were gathered from the nations, who have acquired livestock and goods, who dwell at the center of the earth. 13 Sheba and Dedan and the merchants of Tarshish and all its leaders will say to you, 'Have you come to seize spoil? Have you assembled your hosts to carry off plunder, to carry away silver and gold, to take away livestock and goods, to seize great spoil? '
14 "Therefore, son of man, prophesy, and say to Gog, Thus says the Lord God:On that day when my people Israel are dwelling securely, will you not know it? 15 You will come from your place out of the uttermost parts of the north, you and many peoples with you, all of them riding on horses, a great host, a mighty army. 16 You will come up against my people Israel, like a cloud covering the land. In the latter days I will bring you against my land, that the nations may know me, when through you, O Gog, I vindicate my holiness before their eyes.
17 "Thus says the Lord God:Are you he of whom I spoke in former days by my servants the prophets of Israel, who in those days prophesied for years that I would bring you against them? 18 But on that day, the day that Gog shall come against the land of Israel, declares the Lord God, my wrath will be roused in my anger. 19 For in my jealousy and in my blazing wrath I declare, On that day there shall be a great earthquake in the land of Israel. 20 The fish of the sea and the birds of the heavens and the beasts of the field and all creeping things that creep on the ground, and all the people who are on the face of the earth, shall quake at my presence. And the mountains shall be thrown down, and the cliffs shall fall, and every wall shall tumble to the ground. 21 I will summon a sword against Gog on all my mountains, declares the Lord God. Every man's sword will be against his brother. 22 With pestilence and bloodshed I will enter into judgment with him, and I will rain upon him and his hordes and the many peoples who are with him torrential rains and hailstones, fire and sulfur. 23 So I will show my greatness and my holiness and make myself known in the eyes of many nations. Then they will know that I am the Lord.

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    我們在此看見上帝要保守祂的子民以色列,不管敵人的氣焰是如何的囂張,人數是如何的眾多!上帝必定要勝過,因為人豈能與創造天地的主相抵抗呢?人怎能勝過上帝呢?但是不管是人或是魔鬼,常常輕看上帝和上帝的作為!之所以如此就是驕傲造成的!

    那人如何才不會為驕傲所轄制呢就是要信靠耶穌基督在基督裡人才能真正認識上帝才能認識上帝的榮耀尊貴和能力才會將榮耀歸給上帝才會伏在上帝的帶領之下才不會悖逆上帝

    因此,基督信仰強調「因信稱義」,不強調「靠行為成義」,就是要避免:人自以為有辦法而不倚靠上帝,甚至與上帝作對並反抗!因此,信靠上帝是我們為主所用之首要因素,在基督裡一定要否定自己,讓基督來作主,才能在上帝的恩典下,享受祂的同在

以西結書38章

      以西結書38:1-9  , 

      以西結書38:10-23   ,  以西結書38章18-23節  ,

以西結書38:1-9



38:1 耶和華的話臨到我說:
38:2 「人子啊,你要面向瑪各地的歌革,就是羅施、米設、土巴的王發預言攻擊他,
38:3 說主耶和華如此說:羅施、米設、土巴的王歌革啊,我與你為敵。
38:4 我必用鉤子鉤住你的腮頰,調轉你,將你和你的軍兵、馬匹、馬兵帶出來,都披掛整齊,成了大隊,有大小盾牌,各拿刀劍。
38:5 波斯人、古實人,和弗人(又作利比亞人),各拿盾牌,頭上戴盔;
38:6 歌篾人和他的軍隊,北方極處的陀迦瑪族和他的軍隊,這許多國的民都同著你。
38:7 「那聚集到你這裡的各隊都當準備;你自己也要準備,作他們的大帥。
38:8 過了多日,你必被差派。到末後之年,你必來到脫離刀劍從列國收回之地,到以色列常久荒涼的山上;但那從列國中招聚出來的必在其上安然居住。
38:9 你和你的軍隊,並同著你許多國的民,必如暴風上來,如密雲遮蓋地面。」

1 The word of the Lord came to me:2 "Son of man, set your face toward Gog, of the land of Magog, the chief prince of Meshech and Tubal, and prophesy against him 3 and say, Thus says the Lord God:Behold, I am against you, O Gog, chief prince of Meshech and Tubal. 4 And I will turn you about and put hooks into your jaws, and I will bring you out, and all your army, horses and horsemen, all of them clothed in full armor, a great host, all of them with buckler and shield, wielding swords. 5 Persia, Cush, and Put are with them, all of them with shield and helmet; 6 Gomer and all his hordes; Beth- togarmah from the uttermost parts of the north with all his hordes— many peoples are with you.
7 "Be ready and keep ready, you and all your hosts that are assembled about you, and be a guard for them. 8 After many days you will be mustered. In the latter years you will go against the land that is restored from war, the land whose people were gathered from many peoples upon the mountains of Israel, which had been a continual waste. Its people were brought out from the peoples and now dwell securely, all of them. 9 You will advance, coming on like a storm. You will be like a cloud covering the land, you and all your hordes, and many peoples with you.

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    這裡讓我們看見上帝要先知用話去攻擊做王的歌革。這裡讓我們看見上帝是掌握歷史的上帝,尤其是各樣的國際情勢都在上帝的手中。而上帝執意要保守以色列的平安,世界的動盪不影響以色列的

    這個歌革王想破壞世界的安定但是上帝的計畫是不改變的祂必保守祂的子民十分安定

    同樣今日祂也要保守祂的聖徒十分平安雖然今日基督徒仍然面對迫害但是上帝卻讓教會安全穩固在這世上傳揚福音我們不要害怕惡勢力的囂張最後的勝利是屬於上帝和祂的子民的耶穌基督已經完成關鍵的勝利了

2016年12月22日 星期四

傳道書11章

       傳道書11:1-2    , 

       傳道書11:3-4  , 傳道書11:4  ,

       傳道書11:5  , 

       傳道書11:6 ,  

      傳道書11:7-8      ,

      傳道書11:9-10   ,

傳道書11:5





風從何道來,骨頭在懷孕婦人的胎中如何長成,你尚且不得知道;這樣,行萬事之上帝的作為,你更不得知道。

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    傳道者在此提到一些我們無法明白的自然現象風從何而來、小嬰孩如何在孕婦的肚子成形和掌骨頭!更何況是上帝的作為呢?我們更是不得而知!

    也因此,人在上帝面前要謙卑,要承認自己的無知,要等候上帝的啟示和拯救,我們無法和上帝爭論甚麼,只能讓上帝在我們身上成就他要成就的!也因為如此,人要順服在上帝的引導之下!

    上帝願意透過耶穌基督與我們建立合宜的關係,引領我們進入祂的國,透過我們來榮耀祂的名,使祂的榮耀充滿全地,因為我們是照祂的樣式和形象照的,好反映祂的榮光!

以西結書37:24-28



37:24 「我的僕人大衛必作他們的王;眾民必歸一個牧人。他們必順從我的典章,謹守遵行我的律例。
37:25 他們必住在我賜給我僕人雅各的地上,就是你們列祖所住之地。他們和他們的子孫,並子孫的子孫,都永遠住在那裡。我的僕人大衛必作他們的王,直到永遠。
37:26 並且我要與他們立平安的約,作為永約。我也要將他們安置在本地,使他們的人數增多,又在他們中間設立我的聖所,直到永遠。
37:27 我的居所必在他們中間;我要作他們的上帝,他們要作我的子民。
37:28 我的聖所在以色列人中間直到永遠,外邦人就必知道我是叫以色列成為聖的耶和華。」

24 "My servant David shall be king over them, and they shall all have one shepherd. They shall walk in my rules and be careful to obey my statutes. 25 They shall dwell in the land that I gave to my servant Jacob, where your fathers lived. They and their children and their children's children shall dwell there forever, and David my servant shall be their prince forever. 26 I will make a covenant of peace with them. It shall be an everlasting covenant with them. And I will set them in their land and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in their midst forevermore. 27 My dwelling place shall be with them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 28 Then the nations will know that I am the Lord who sanctifies Israel, when my sanctuary is in their midst forevermore."

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    從這段的預言讓我們看見耶穌基督,祂要坐在大衛的寶座來統治上帝的子民,使萬族萬民的人,都因著祂的拯救來歸向上帝,成為上帝國的子民,承受上帝所賜的永生!

    也因為如此,耶穌基督常常說到聖經是為著見證祂的,尤其是在祂那個時代只有舊約聖經,新約聖經尚未成形。所以,我們要認識耶穌基督不只是讀新約部分,更是要讀舊約。其實舊約與新約都是一體的,都是見證耶穌基督,讓我們認識上帝的救恩。

    求主幫助我們讓我們透過聖經越來越有信靠的心信靠上帝在基督裡的一切恩典並願意讓使基督復活的大能也成就在我們身上使我們成為上帝榮耀恩典的見證人使人願意將榮耀歸給上帝