經文: | 歷代志下26-28章 |
中心思想: | 歷代志下28章 |
提要
鳥西雅王為猶大在軍事與建築上做了許多大事,但他的屬靈生活卻十分投機,「他尋求,耶和華上帝就使他亨通••••••他既強盛,就心高氣傲,以致行事邪僻。」(代下26:5,16)烏西雅死於痳瘋病,因為他對上帝的虔誠不夠。相形之下,他的孫子亞哈斯就全心全意的熱中拜假神與外邦宗教!亞哈斯引進巴力偶像,在山崗上敬奉異教以及獻嬰兒祭。雖然上帝屢次設法警告亞哈斯已身處險境,並期望國王的心歸回上帝,但亞哈斯相應不理,只留下一個問題:上帝對祂悖逆的百姓還要忍耐多久? |
第26章
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第27章
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第28章
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烏西雅與其戰役
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約坦與其建築計劃
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亞哈斯與其不同
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善與惡
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善
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惡
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每日與主同行
在木工裡,單單一個2 X 4就能產生許多不同的尺寸,然而每一種2 X 4都有共同的一點:就是關於二英吋厚,四英吋寬。
當上帝管教一個人、一個家庭、一個教會或一個國家的時候,祂常會興起一連串令人痛苦的環境,雖然這很容易與「用2 X 4的工具擊打頭部」的經驗相提並論,但兩者基本的不同是:一般2X 4的用途是懲罰:上帝的管教卻具療效!
就像你在歷代志下二十八章及列王紀下十六章中所看到的,回想一下亞哈斯的生平,上帝怎樣要他注意、改變他的行徑?
藉著戰敗?_________
藉著先知的話?_________
藉著敵人的佔領?_________
在你責難亞哈斯之前先想一想,是否有一個功課上帝等候已久,希望你也學會呢? |
默想
應處死的外邦儀式
用火焚燒幼兒的祭禮是一種殘酷的迦南儀式,由亞哈斯引進猶大,這不僅不見容於人道,也是觸犯摩西律法的重罪,應用石頭治死(利20:1-5) 。 |
金言
上帝愛祂的子民,不論是懲戒或是撫慰,祂的愛都等量的多。 |
English |
4/28/2013 Ahaz’s Corruption |
Scriptures: | 2 Chronicles 26-28 |
Heart of the Passage: | 2 Chronicles 28 |
Overview
King Uzziah does mighty things for the nation of Judah, both militarily and architecturally. But spiritually his life resembles a roller coaster. "As long as he sought the LORD, God made him prosper.... But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction" (26:5, 16). Uzziah dies a leper's death for his halfhearted devotion to God. By contrast, his grandson Ahaz is wholehearted in his zeal for false gods and pagan practices! Ahaz introduces images of Baal, worship on the heathen high places, and infant sacrifice. Though God repeatedly tries to warn Ahaz of the danger of his ways and to turn the king's heart back to Him, there is no response. Only one question remains: How long will God's patience continue with His rebellious people? |
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CHAPTER 26
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CHAPTER 27
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CHAPTER 28
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Uzziah and His Battles
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Jotham and His Building Projects
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Ahaz and His Unbelief
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Good and Evil
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Good
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Evil
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Your Daily Walk
In the carpentry business, a 2 x 4 can come in many different lengths. But every 2x4 has one thing in common: It is about 2 inches thick and 4 inches wide.
When God disciplines an individual ... or a family ... or a church ... or a nation, often He does so with a painful set of circumstances. And though it would be easy to liken such an experience to being "hit over the head with a 2 x 4," there is a fundamental difference: 2 x 4s used like that are for punitive reasons; God's discipline is therapeutic.
Think back over the life of Ahaz as you have .seen it unfold in 2 Chronicles 28 and 2 Kings 16. How did God try to get his attention and change his course of action through ...
... defeat in battle?
... the word of the prophet?
... enemy occupation?
Before you are too hard on Ahaz, is there a lesson God has been waiting patiently for you to learn as well? |
Insight
A Pagan Practice Punishable by Death —
Infant sacrifice by fire was a brutal Canaanite ritual introduced into Judah by Ahaz. Not only was it abhorrent for human reasons, it was also a capital offense under the Mosaic Law, punishable by stoning (Leviticus 20:1-5).
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Adage
God loves His people when He strikes them as much as when He strokes them. |
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