The Guiding Angel
W5 2011-05-20 (出23)
經文: 出埃及記 23:3 也不可在爭訟的事上偏護窮人。
默想: 這一節聖經與我們一般的期待並不一致。在耶和華吩咐摩西的律法當中，對於窮人等弱勢族群總是多一點關懷與照顧。但是，在這裡我們看到的是，在爭訟的事情上面，法官不可以偏護窮人。法官應該是根據證據，做出最公義公平的判決，不可以在證據之外，還受到其他因素的影響，來左右公義的判決。甚至對於弱勢族群的關懷與照顧，也不可以影響法官判決的公正性。
題目: 23：10-13 對於遵守安息年與安息日的律例為何？所強調的理由為何？你有何看法？
Six days we shall do your work, but on the seventh day we shall rest. So shall the land. This way, it will not be exhausted and the soil will keep fertile. In other words, if we let it rest and lie fallow, it must reward us more harvest. Then even the bondmaid or the alien can share the profit.
回覆刪除For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow.
回覆刪除Six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest; that your ox and your ass may have rest, and the son of your bondmaid, and the alien, may be refreshed.
I think it is very reasonable, people and land all need take a rest sometimes to improve efficiency for working and harvest.
Mei-Chuan