2019年7月4日 星期四

出埃及記9章

              出埃及記9:1-7   ,

             出埃及記9章1-7節  ,

              出埃及記9:8-12  ,

              出埃及記9:13-35 ,

             出埃及記9章13-35節  ,

              出埃及記9:16   ,

出埃及記9:1-7


9:1 耶和華吩咐摩西說:「你進去見法老,對他說:『耶和華希伯來人的上帝這樣說:容我的百姓去,好事奉我。
9:2
你若不肯容他們去,仍舊強留他們,
9:3
耶和華的手加在你田間的牲畜上,就是在馬、驢、駱駝、牛群、羊群上,必有重重的瘟疫。
9:4
耶和華要分別以色列的牲畜和埃及的牲畜,凡屬以色列人的,一樣都不死。』」
9:5
耶和華就定了時候,說:「明天耶和華必在此地行這事。」
9:6
第二天,耶和華就行這事。埃及的牲畜幾乎都死了,只是以色列人的牲畜,一個都沒有死。
9:7
法老打發人去看,誰知以色列人的牲畜連一個都沒有死。法老的心卻是固執,不容百姓去。

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Go to Pharaoh and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of the Hebrews, says: “Let my people go, so that they may worship me.” If you refuse to let them go and continue to hold them back, the hand of the Lord will bring a terrible plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys and camels and on your cattle, sheep and goats. But the Lord will make a distinction between the livestock of Israel and that of Egypt, so that no animal belonging to the Israelites will die.’”
The Lord set a time and said, “Tomorrow the Lord will do this in the land.” And the next day the Lord did it: All the livestock of the Egyptians died, but not one animal belonging to the Israelites died. Pharaoh investigated and found that not even one of the animals of the Israelites had died. Yet his heart was unyielding and he would not let the people go.

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    上帝會特別喜愛與眷顧屬於祂的人,這是一個不爭的事實,每一位嚐過主恩滋味的人,都會這樣說的!並且願意將榮耀歸給上帝,這是非常難忘的經驗,而且是越思考越感到甜蜜與感謝!

    詩人大衛曾經這樣寫過:「耶和華的使者在敬畏他的人四圍安營,搭救他們。你們要嘗嘗主恩的滋味,便知道他是美善;投靠他的人有福了!耶和華的聖民哪,你們當敬畏他,因敬畏他的一無所缺。少壯獅子還缺食忍餓,但尋求耶和華的甚麼好處都不缺。」(詩篇34:7-10

    親愛的弟兄姐妹,上帝的確愛我們,祂樂意我們來嚐嚐主恩的滋味,並且為祂誇口,將榮耀與讚美歸給祂!親愛的弟兄姐妹,不要遲疑了!這位在基督裡拯救我們的上帝,是何等的美好啊!





2019年7月3日 星期三

箴言27:7



人吃飽了,厭惡蜂房的蜜;人飢餓了,一切苦物都覺甘甜。

One who is full loathes honey from the comb,
    but to the hungry even what is bitter tastes sweet.

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    肉體飽足了就不會想吃什麼,就連蜂蜜都拒絕了!同樣人在追求真理的事上,也會有這樣的表現!當人覺得足夠之後,就不會求進步,就不會努力去追求,以致於失去成長的機會!所以,主耶穌說:「飢渴慕義的人有福了!因為他們必得飽足。」(馬太福音5:6

    然而飢渴慕義」是聖靈工作的結果,讓我們看見自己的義是無法滿足上帝,必須要靠基督的義,所以會透過「信」來得著基督的義,也唯有如此內心才會有真正的滿足!

    然而,要得著基督的義,必須要與基督一同受苦的心志,必須經歷與基督同死,勇敢面對自己的十字架,與基督同死,才能同復活!要向罪宣告自己事已死的人,才能領受到基督的救贖大功!而像罪死的表現是什麼呢?就是棄絕罪中之樂,攻克己身非分的慾望,就是要討上帝喜悅,最後心中必定感覺甘甜,因為感受到將來的榮耀是屬於自己的!

2019年7月2日 星期二

出埃及記8:20-32


8:20 耶和華對摩西說:「你清早起來,法老來到水邊,你站在他面前,對他說:『耶和華這樣說:容我的百姓去,好事奉我。
8:21
你若不容我的百姓去,我要叫成群的蒼蠅到你和你臣僕並你百姓的身上,進你的房屋,並且埃及人的房屋和他們所住的地都要滿了成群的蒼蠅。
8:22
當那日,我必分別我百姓所住的歌珊地,使那裡沒有成群的蒼蠅,好叫你知道我是天下的耶和華。
8:23
我要將我的百姓和你的百姓分別出來。明天必有這神蹟。』」
8:24
耶和華就這樣行。蒼蠅成了大群,進入法老的宮殿,和他臣僕的房屋;埃及遍地就因這成群的蒼蠅敗壞了。
8:25
法老召了摩西、亞倫來,說:「你們去,在這地祭祀你們的上帝吧!」
8:26
摩西說:「這樣行本不相宜,因為我們要把埃及人所厭惡的祭祀耶和華我們的上帝;若把埃及人所厭惡的在他們眼前獻為祭,他們豈不拿石頭打死我們嗎?
8:27
我們要往曠野去,走三天的路程,照著耶和華我們上帝所要吩咐我們的祭祀他。」
8:28
法老說:「我容你們去,在曠野祭祀耶和華你們的上帝;只是不要走得很遠。求你們為我祈禱。」
8:29
摩西說:「我要出去求耶和華,使成群的蒼蠅明天離開法老和法老的臣僕並法老的百姓;法老卻不可再行詭詐,不容百姓去祭祀耶和華。」
8:30
於是摩西離開法老去求耶和華。
8:31
耶和華就照摩西的話行,叫成群的蒼蠅離開法老和他的臣僕並他的百姓,一個也沒有留下。
8:32
這一次法老又硬著心,不容百姓去。

20 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Get up early in the morning and confront Pharaoh as he goes to the river and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord says: Let my people go, so that they may worship me. 21 If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies on you and your officials, on your people and into your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be full of flies; even the ground will be covered with them.
22 “‘But on that day I will deal differently with the land of Goshen, where my people live; no swarms of flies will be there, so that you will know that I, the Lord, am in this land. 23 I will make a distinction[b] between my people and your people. This sign will occur tomorrow.’”
24 And the Lord did this. Dense swarms of flies poured into Pharaoh’s palace and into the houses of his officials; throughout Egypt the land was ruined by the flies.
25 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron and said, “Go, sacrifice to your God here in the land.”
26 But Moses said, “That would not be right. The sacrifices we offer the Lord our God would be detestable to the Egyptians. And if we offer sacrifices that are detestable in their eyes, will they not stone us? 27 We must take a three-day journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices to the Lord our God, as he commands us.”
28 Pharaoh said, “I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the Lord your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me.”
29 Moses answered, “As soon as I leave you, I will pray to the Lord, and tomorrow the flies will leave Pharaoh and his officials and his people. Only let Pharaoh be sure that he does not act deceitfully again by not letting the people go to offer sacrifices to the Lord.”
30 Then Moses left Pharaoh and prayed to the Lord, 31 and the Lord did what Moses asked. The flies left Pharaoh and his officials and his people; not a fly remained. 32 But this time also Pharaoh hardened his heart and would not let the people go.

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    人是善變而且是說話不負責任的,就連貴為君王的埃及法老,也是一在改變他的心意,不願意放下自己的意念,讓以色列百姓可以去敬拜上帝,總是要約束不是屬於他的以色列百姓,好從其中獲得利益!

    其實人心的險惡也在這裡,充滿詭詐和自我中心,這是人罪性真真實實的展現!不僅法老會如此,我們也常常想要得一些罪中之樂,常常是以自己的慾望滿足為行事為人的法則,就像這個法老王一般!

    於是,有一些人認為:只要我敢,沒有什麼不可以!殊不知這樣的行為,會惹來天怒人怨!但是,他認為:自己有辦法,誰怕誰呢?其實這樣的做為是為自己種下禍因,上帝是公義的,必定會為受害者伸冤的!

出埃及記8:16-19


8:16 耶和華吩咐摩西說:「你對亞倫說:『伸出你的杖擊打地上的塵土,使塵土在埃及遍地變作虱子(或譯:虼蚤;下同)。』」
8:17
他們就這樣行。亞倫伸杖擊打地上的塵土,就在人身上和牲畜身上有了虱子;埃及遍地的塵土都變成虱子了。
8:18
行法術的也用邪術要生出虱子來,卻是不能。於是在人身上和牲畜身上都有了虱子。
8:19
行法術的就對法老說:「這是上帝的手段。」法老心裡剛硬,不肯聽摩西、亞倫,正如耶和華所說的。

16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron, ‘Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the ground,’ and throughout the land of Egypt the dust will become gnats.” 17 They did this, and when Aaron stretched out his hand with the staff and struck the dust of the ground, gnats came on people and animals. All the dust throughout the land of Egypt became gnats. 18 But when the magicians tried to produce gnats by their secret arts, they could not.
Since the gnats were on people and animals everywhere, 19 the magicians said to Pharaoh, “This is the finger of God.” But Pharaoh’s heart was hard and he would not listen, just as the Lord had said.

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    從行法術的人對法老說:「這是上帝的手段。可以看出人再有辦法,或是有其他的勢力支持,也無法敵過上帝的力量和做為,都要在上帝和人的面前承認自己的無能!而越早有這樣的體認,就對我們有益,才不會一直站在敵對上帝的立場,最後被上帝擊打到無法收拾,就像埃及的法老一直硬心,最後要受到極大的傷害和苦難!

    當然,人的罪性驅使人和上帝敵對,是很正常的現象,也是人免不了要面對的!但是,屬於上帝的人,有一天會被聖靈啟示而曉悟,然後放下自己而順服,彰顯上帝的大能!

    親愛的弟兄姐妹,想想自己信主的過程,就不要害怕福音難傳,我們要在聖靈的引導下,心存有盼望得忍耐,我們帶領的對象,若是上帝所揀選的,必定會放下自己,來跟從耶穌基督的!所以,我們要心存盼望,並付上禱告的工夫,將來必定歡呼收割的!