W5 2009-07-24 (耶50:1-50:32)
經文: 耶利米書 50:20 耶和華說:當那日子、那時候,雖尋以色列的罪孽,一無所有;雖尋猶大的罪惡,也無所見;因為我所留下的人,我必赦免。
默想: 以色列與猶大,將來不會被找到有罪孽,這是因為耶和華赦免的恩典。感謝主,將如此深厚的恩典,賞賜給我們。
題目:上帝讓亞述滅亡北國,又帶領巴比倫,消滅南國,但是,後來卻又懲治這兩個國家,你對此有何看法呢?
經文: 耶利米書 50:20 耶和華說:當那日子、那時候,雖尋以色列的罪孽,一無所有;雖尋猶大的罪惡,也無所見;因為我所留下的人,我必赦免。
默想: 以色列與猶大,將來不會被找到有罪孽,這是因為耶和華赦免的恩典。感謝主,將如此深厚的恩典,賞賜給我們。
題目:上帝讓亞述滅亡北國,又帶領巴比倫,消滅南國,但是,後來卻又懲治這兩個國家,你對此有何看法呢?
大家平安
回覆刪除"主─萬軍之耶和華說:你這狂傲的啊,我與你反對,因為我追討你的日子已經來到。狂傲的必絆跌仆倒,無人扶起。我也必使火在他的城邑中著起來,將他四圍所有的盡行燒滅。"50:31-32
雖然曾經被當成管教神百姓的工具,但亞述和巴比倫還是有其自身、根本的問題-狂妄、驕傲,這二國的傾毀應該不只是因為他們曾經使以色列及猶大滅國。如果多一些「尼尼微」(聽到神透過先知所傳遞的信息就披麻蒙灰悔改),或許歷史就會改寫了。
“But I will bring Israel back to his own pasture…search will be made for Israel’s guilt, but there will be none, and for the sins of Judah, but none will be found, for I will forgive the remnant I spare” (Jer 50: 19-20).
回覆刪除If we turn away from all the sins and keep the Lord’s decrees, we will surely live. The forgiveness of sins is all in accordance with the riches of His grace. Assyria and Babylon chose to go their own way and were deserted eventually.
草戊尚土 牧師和各位俱樂部的兄姐,平安:
回覆刪除不是很明白這裡神的計畫,有點像兩個做錯事的兄弟,弟弟不聽話愛玩,哥哥也不乖愛欺負人,後來哥哥覺得弟弟不對打了弟弟,可是又向別人誇耀自己,弟弟反省後向父親懺悔,哥哥卻不認為自己有錯,於是父親便心疼弟弟而責打哥哥。
或許上帝在這裡的公義是挽回性的公義,想藉由一些教訓讓人悔改並走向正途,不過卻又有著報應性的公義,讓那些欺負人的人還是得接受審判,但是或許這樣做也可能是一種挽回性公義的開始。
卯同學 敬上
Dear all, Peng An,
回覆刪除Yeah, these were very complicated interactions between the countries and between God and these countries. But our God seemed to have a very clear mind to know how to handle such complicated interactions.
All human relationships seemed to be all like this kind of interactions. The cause and effect were often intermingled to such a degree that sometimes it would be very hard for us to discern their relationship.