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旧约 - 阿摩司书(Amos)第9章

I saw the LORD standing upon the altar: and he said, Smite the lintel of the door, that the posts may shake: and cut them in the head, all of them; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not flee away, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.
Though they dig into hell, thence shall mine hand take them; though they climb up to heaven, thence will I bring them down:
And though they hide themselves in the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out thence; and though they be hid from my sight in the bottom of the sea, thence will I command the serpent, and he shall bite them:
And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.
And the Lord GOD of hosts is he that toucheth the land, and it shall melt, and all that dwell therein shall mourn: and it shall rise up wholly like a flood; and shall be drowned, as by the flood of Egypt.
It is he that buildeth his stories in the heaven, and hath founded his troop in the earth; he that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name.
Are ye not as children of the Ethiopians unto me, O children of Israel? saith the LORD. Have not I brought up Israel out of the land of Egypt? and the Philistines from Caphtor, and the Syrians from Kir?
Behold, the eyes of the Lord GOD are upon the sinful kingdom, and I will destroy it from off the face of the earth; saving that I will not utterly destroy the house of Jacob, saith the LORD.
For, lo, I will command, and I will sift the house of Israel among all nations, like as corn is sifted in a sieve, yet shall not the least grain fall upon the earth.
All the sinners of my people shall die by the sword, which say, The evil shall not overtake nor prevent us.
In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old:
That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.
阿摩司书第九章   第 9 章 

  摩 9:1> 从祭坛开始,神宣告了祂的审判…… 

  9:1 审判要从祭坛开始,因为祭坛是百姓生活的中心,也是他们期望得到保护和赐福的地方。这审判要临到以色列所有的人,即十二个支派。解经家对祭坛的位置有不同理解:有的认为是伯特利的祭坛;但更可能是耶路撒冷圣殿内的祭坛。神要拆毁他们自以为安全的根基,好使他们回转归向祂。不过,神已应许要复兴祂更新了的子民、重建毁坏的以色列。( 9:11 ) 

  摩 9:2-4> 审判的烈焰令罪人惊恐,我也很怕呀,不用怕?如何可以? 

  9:2-4 阴间是死人之地,迦密山则是大山;两者都象征着遥不可及──没有人能逃脱神的审判。对忠于神的人来说,这是个佳音;但在敌挡神的人看来,这却是个噩耗。无论我们逃到山顶,还是潜入深海,神都必能找着我们,按我们所言所行的来审判我们。阿摩司把审判恶人形容得像深海、猛兽无情地追寻那些受咒诅的人。然而,对忠于神的信徒,审判只会带来和平而繁盛的新天地。对你来说,神的审判是佳音还是噩耗? 

  摩 9:7> 神看以色列竟如看待列国,这表示了什么? 

  9:7 古实在埃及以南,对以色列人来说,是一片遥远的蛮荒之地。迦斐托即克里特,是非利士人移居巴勒斯坦时落脚的小岛。神审判以色列,跟审判列邦无大不同。祂不但是以色列的神,更是万邦之神,统管万民。 

  摩 9:8> 神虽惩罚以色列人,是因为爱;有时祂管教我,难道…… 

  9:8 阿摩司向以色列人保证,神必不将以色列“灭绝净尽”;换言之,惩罚并非长久,尚留有余地。神是要拯救,而非刑罚;但在必需刑罚的时候,祂也不会按住不动。就好像充满慈爱的父亲一样,神所爱的,祂就要管教,使他们改正。假若神管教你,你便当视之为神对你的爱,要欣然接受。 

  摩 9:8-9> 以色列全都被掳了吗?全都失落了?那些忠于神的人呢? 

  9:8-9 虽然亚述要毁灭以色列,把以色列民掳去,但仍有人存留;早在数百年以前,对被掳一事已有预言了(参申 28:63-68 )。无疑百姓要在这次攻击和被掳中被净化,可是,没有一个真信徒会因此而永远失落。人间的审判制度纵然缺陷很多,但神却绝对公平;罪人必逃不了,义人却不会被忘记。真信徒必定不会失落。 

  摩 9:11-12> 现在倒塌了,将必重建。神这应许何时才应验? 

  9:11-12 在惩罚来临时,大卫家要成为“倒塌的帐幕”。神曾与大卫立约说,大卫必有一个后裔,永远接续他的王位(参撒下 7:12-16 )。然而,以色列民被掳,使这个应许看来无法实现。不过,神说“到那日”祂要重建以色列国,使它恢复应许中的荣耀。这是同时向以色列和犹大所发的应许,这应许并非由地上政治领袖去实现,而是弥赛亚将来复兴的属灵国度,并掌权直到永远。 

  雅各曾引述这几节经文(参徒 15:16-17 ),指出这应许是藉基督的复活和教会(包含犹太人和外邦人)来实现的。“得以东所余剩的”是指弥赛亚的国度乃是普世性的,也包括外邦人。当神把外邦人带进来的时候,便是把那被破坏的重新建立起来。外邦人也被召集起来后,神便要重新复兴新以色列的荣耀。所有以色列的领土,将来都要成为神国的一部分。 

  摩 9:13> 接续收割,是大丰收吗? 

  9:13 这节经文描述那时的谷物大丰收,百姓收也收不完。 

  摩 9:13-15> 世人似都忘了神,先知仍坚持行神的道;我可以如他一样吗? 

  9:13-15 阿摩司时代的犹太人,早已把神向他们所施的爱和眷顾忘得一干二净。有钱人过着无忧无虑、舒适安逸的生活,对有需要的人却袖手旁观。他们遵守宗教礼仪,期望藉此讨神喜悦,但心底里对神却没有一点爱。故此阿摩司宣告,他们要因自己的恶行遭神毁灭。 

  我们切不可以为参加教会、表面上作个好人就已经足够了。神期望我们对祂的信仰能深入到人生每一个层面,彰显在每一个行为上,也延伸至周围环境和所接触的人之中。我们应以阿摩司的话作为鉴戒,按神意旨,尽忠为主而活。──《灵修版圣经注释》