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旧约 - 尼希米记(Nehemiah)第4章

When Sanballat heard that we were rebuilding the wall, he became angry and was greatly incensed. He ridiculed the Jews,
and in the presence of his associates and the army of Samaria, he said, "What are those feeble Jews doing? Will they restore their wall? Will they offer sacrifices? Will they finish in a day? Can they bring the stones back to life from those heaps of rubble--burned as they are?"
Tobiah the Ammonite, who was at his side, said, "What they are building--if even a fox climbed up on it, he would break down their wall of stones!"
Hear us, O our God, for we are despised. Turn their insults back on their own heads. Give them over as plunder in a land of captivity.
Do not cover up their guilt or blot out their sins from your sight, for they have thrown insults in the face of the builders.
So we rebuilt the wall till all of it reached half its height, for the people worked with all their heart.
But when Sanballat, Tobiah, the Arabs, the Ammonites and the men of Ashdod heard that the repairs to Jerusalem's walls had gone ahead and that the gaps were being closed, they were very angry.
They all plotted together to come and fight against Jerusalem and stir up trouble against it.
But we prayed to our God and posted a guard day and night to meet this threat.
Meanwhile, the people in Judah said, "The strength of the laborers is giving out, and there is so much rubble that we cannot rebuild the wall."
Also our enemies said, "Before they know it or see us, we will be right there among them and will kill them and put an end to the work."
Then the Jews who lived near them came and told us ten times over, "Wherever you turn, they will attack us."
Therefore I stationed some of the people behind the lowest points of the wall at the exposed places, posting them by families, with their swords, spears and bows.
After I looked things over, I stood up and said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "Don't be afraid of them. Remember the Lord, who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons and your daughters, your wives and your homes."
When our enemies heard that we were aware of their plot and that God had frustrated it, we all returned to the wall, each to his own work.
From that day on, half of my men did the work, while the other half were equipped with spears, shields, bows and armor. The officers posted themselves behind all the people of Judah
who were building the wall. Those who carried materials did their work with one hand and held a weapon in the other,
and each of the builders wore his sword at his side as he worked. But the man who sounded the trumpet stayed with me.
Then I said to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people, "The work is extensive and spread out, and we are widely separated from each other along the wall.
Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!"
So we continued the work with half the men holding spears, from the first light of dawn till the stars came out.
At that time I also said to the people, "Have every man and his helper stay inside Jerusalem at night, so they can serve us as guards by night and workmen by day."
Neither I nor my brothers nor my men nor the guards with me took off our clothes; each had his weapon, even when he went for water.
尼希米记第四章   第 4 章 

  尼 4:1> 参巴拉为何恼恨犹太人重建城墙? 

  4:1 参巴拉是撒马利亚的省长。撒马利亚位于犹大的北面,耶路撒冷则在犹大境内。参巴拉可能想成为犹大省长,但尼希米的回归使他的计划落空(有关其他反对尼希米的原因,请参 2:10 的注释)。参巴拉想用嗤笑( 4:2 ; 6:6 )、恐吓( 4:8 )和诈骗( 6:7 ),使尼希米沮丧气馁,甚至放弃、离开。 

  尼 4:1-2> 撒马利亚人的来源是── 

  4:1-2 在尼希米以前三百多年,北国以色列被攻陷,大部分人被掳走(公元前 722 年)。亚述国的撒珥根王把其他地区的俘虏迁到以色列。那些外族的俘虏与留在当地的以色列人通婚后,生下的混血后裔便是撒马利亚人。在以斯拉和尼希米时代,回归耶路撒冷和犹大南部的犹太人,与撒马利亚人互不往来,他们认为撒马利亚人的血统不纯正。其后这两族的关系渐趋恶化,四百多年后,他们仍互相仇恨(参约 4:9 )。 

  尼 4:1-5> 你常遭人嘲讽讥笑吗?你又有没有那样对待别人? 

  4:1-5 讥笑带来很深的伤害,使人沮丧绝望。参巴拉和多比雅想利用讥讽击垮犹太人重建城墙的决心。不过,尼希米并未向侮辱妥协,他以祈祷求工作得以继续。若有人讽刺你的信心,无理批评你的工作时,不要理他,也无须气馁。你只要向神倾诉你的感受,牢记祂的应许,你便有勇气和力量继续向前。 

  尼 4:4-5> 尼希米是在咒诅攻击自己的人吗? 

  4:4-5 尼希米祈祷不是为了报复,只是要彰显神的公义。他的祈祷,与大卫的很多祷告都甚相似(参诗 7:1-6 的注释) 

  尼 4:6> 不受外界干扰,专心做工,我也能做得到吗? 

  4:6 重建城墙的工程进展顺利,因为人人都把心力放在工作上,没有放弃、也没有丧失信心,不屈不挠地坚持工作。如果神呼召你作工,即使阻力重重,也要决心完成它。因为将来的赏赐必与你现在的努力相配。 

  尼 4:9> 你的祷告生活是怎样配合你的工作的? 

  4:9 尼希米常把祷告、准备工作和计划结合在一起。他的人民信任神,看守神所交托的一切。我们常常祈祷,但并不努力去明白神的心意。正确的态度应该是有准备,有思考,再加上祷告。 

  尼 4:10-14> 尼希米怎样鼓励大家勇敢抗敌的? 

  4:10-14 重大工作容易令人疲劳,所生的压力容易使人沮丧,使完工之日遥遥无期。尼希米提醒大家注意神的呼召和工作目标、重申神的保护。如果你被工作缠扰得烦闷、沮丧,请记住神在你的生命和工作中都有祂的目的。 

  尼 4:16> 现代化社会越来越讲分工合作,神的工作亦如此── 

  4:16 工人分散在城墙各处,所以尼希米有需要设计一套防御措施,来团结和保护他的人民。他派遣一半人负责修葺,另一半负责保卫。基督徒同样需要互相配搭,因为当我们面对危险时,常会感到不知所措。我们若能互相照顾,便可解除后顾之忧,专心工作。所以我们不可自我封闭、独善其身,要彼此照应。你需要别人,别人也同样需要你。 

  尼 4:18-20> 古人联络靠吹角,现代人有多种通讯方法,怎样善用来作主工? 

  4:18-20 为了进一步消除顾虑,尼希米设立了一套通讯系统。他身旁常有一名吹角手,当号角一响,人们便知要做些什么。我们没有关于使用号角的记录,只知道它是一种警报讯号,保持迅速和明确的沟通,有助完成重要工作。 

  尼 4:23> 对敌人时刻保持警惕,我做得怎么样呢? 

  4:23 希伯来文“甚至当他出去打水”真正的意思并不明确(也有的译为“在他的右手中”或“夜里在他的右手中”),可能是指每人都常手握兵器。所有卫兵都作好准备,认真地执行任务。──《灵修版圣经注释》