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旧约 - 约伯记(Job)第4章

Then Eliphaz the Temanite answered and said,
If we assay to commune with thee, wilt thou be grieved? but who can withhold himself from speaking?
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.
Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
But now it is come upon thee, and thou faintest; it toucheth thee, and thou art troubled.
Is not this thy fear, thy confidence, thy hope, and the uprightness of thy ways?
Remember, I pray thee, who ever perished, being innocent? or where were the righteous cut off?
Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.
By the blast of God they perish, and by the breath of his nostrils are they consumed.
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
Now a thing was secretly brought to me, and mine ear received a little thereof.
In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men,
Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake.
Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up:
It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice, saying,
Shall mortal man be more just than God? shall a man be more pure than his maker?
Behold, he put no trust in his servants; and his angels he charged with folly:
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
They are destroyed from morning to evening: they perish for ever without any regarding it.
Doth not their excellency which is in them go away? they die, even without wisdom.
约伯记第四章   第 4 章 

  伯 4-5 章 > 所有的苦难都是人犯罪的结果吗? 

  4-5 章 以利法声称他有来自神启示的秘密知识( 4:12-16 ),以及丰富的个人体验( 4:8 )。他提出,苦难是犯罪的直接后果,如果约伯认罪,他的苦难便会中止。以利法把苦难看成是神的惩罚,而这惩罚是有益的,因为它可以把人带回到神那里。以利法的观点可能是对的(参加 6:7-8 ),却不适用于约伯的身上。虽然以利法有许多真切有益的建议,但他作了三个错误的推断:( 1 )清白的好人不会受苦;( 2 )那些受苦的人是为他们过去的罪受罚;( 3 )约伯因为做了在神眼中看为错的事而受苦。有关以利法,请参 27 章的附表。提幔是以东的一个贸易城市,此地以智慧闻名(参耶 49:7 )。 

  伯 4:7-8> 好人必亨通,恶人必灭亡,以利法的立论是否正确? 

  4:7-8 以利法所说的有些是对的,有些是错的。那些犯罪惹事的人最终将受到惩罚是不错的,但清白的好人会免受苦难就不对了。 

  圣经中记载和引用的资料都出于神的选择。但有些记载只是叙述人说过的话或做过的事,并不是要人去仿效。圣经中提及的罪恶、失败、邪恶的思想和对神错误的观念都是神圣经话语中的一部分。但我们不要因为它们是圣经中的记载,便去遵循那些错误的例子。圣经给我们教导和学习的榜样,教我们知道哪些是该做及不该做的事情。以利法的言论便是我们要努力避免的,因他只凭个人经验对别人妄下推断。 

  伯 4:12-13> 在神的真理中加入自己的见解时需小心…… 

  4:12-13 以利法虽然声称他的异象来自属天的启示,但这很值得怀疑,因为后来神批评以利法误解了祂( 42:7 )。不管这异象来自何方,在 4 章 17 节中已作了总结。表面上,这句话完全正确:一个人无法与神相比,也不应该试图询问神的动机和行为。然而以利法持着这个观点,在后面加以发挥,加入了自己的见解。他的结论( 5:6-7 )表明他对约伯的痛苦理解得很肤浅。这种情况也很容易发生在教师、辅导员和好心的朋友身上,他们的话以部分神的真理开头,然后却偏离了。我们不应以个人的观点及片面的生活经验去理解、限制神的作为。 

  伯 4:18-19> 主的臣仆、使者就是天使了?怎么…… 

  4:18-19 天使是愚昧的吗?我们要记住这是以利法的话而不是神的话。我们要小心地考查以利法的意见,来建立我们对属灵世界的认识。再者,愚昧一词的原文只在这里出现过,它的意思并不明确。我们可理解为这里是指堕落了的天使,来维护以利法的话的可信度。这一段经文并不是要论述天使,以利法说的是罪人远在神和天使之下。不过他并不理解神降苦难的更深远的目的。 

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