經文: | 以賽亞1-4章 |
中心思想: | 以賽亞書1章 |
提要
猶大國內已經危機四伏!罪孽早就瀰漫在全國社會、政治和屬靈生命的每個角落──這種情況令上帝忍無可忍,於是來自祂的指控就落在先知以賽亞的唇舌上。除非全國力行悔改,上帝才會讓百姓免於毀滅,否則饑荒和瘟疫將取代宴樂和享受,顯示以色列的聖者仍在掌管錫安,當上帝的震怒降臨在祂百姓身上的驚懼日子裡,國王和平民、祭司和先知──沒有一個人是安全無虞、倖免於難的! |
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第2章
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第3章
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第4章
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受指責的國家
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被潔淨的聖殿
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被懲誡的百姓
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宣告中的君王
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罪惡
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義憤
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那日
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每日與主同行
龐貝、廣島與所多瑪,這三個城市有什麼共同點?
答案:他們都是歷史災難的遺跡。龐貝因維蘇威火山爆發而毀;廣島在二次大戰時因原子彈而毀;所多瑪則在亞伯拉罕時代,因天火與硫磺而毀。
現在在這個名單上加上猶大。到先知以賽亞時代,所多瑪仍是世上墮落與羞辱的象徵,如果把所多瑪與你的國家相較,你會因發現如此低落的道德、屬靈和社會水準而沮喪下沉(賽l:9),然而在上帝眼中,猶大已代替所多瑪,成為受藐視和嘲弄的對象(賽1:10),不過猶大的審判勢必更加嚴厲,因為猶大擁有的恩典更大更多!
機會產生責任──無論是猶大時代或現代皆然。列一個你今天所享有宗教自由的單子,自由的禱告、背經、作見證也不怕遭害。今天,審判若是以你運用(或誤用)這些恩典來決定的話,會有什麼結果?今天審判還沒有到,你該做些什麼?
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默想
從悲劇到淪喪(賽l:2l-23)
在以賽亞悼耶路撒冷的輓歌中,先知說到全國屬靈的背離,已經嚴重的影響到耶路撒冷的每一層面:諸如公義、道德、金錢,甚至酒的品質!
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金言
fiogf49gjkf0d 並不因為你在本鄉本國不受尊重就表示你是先知! |
English |
7/13/2013 Judah's Indictment |
Scriptures: | Isaiah 1-4 |
Heart of the Passage: | Isaiah 1 |
Overview
A crisis exists in the nation of Judah. Wickedness has permeated every fiber of the social, political, and spiritual life of the country'—a condition which God finds intolerable. Divine indictment falls from the lips of His prophet Isaiah. Unless repentance sweeps the nation, God will reduce His people to niin. Famine and pestilence will replace feasting and pleasure to show that the Holy One of Israel still rules in Zion. King and commoner, priest and prophet—no one will be safe when the terrifying day of God's wrath descends upon His people. |
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
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Chapter 3
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Chapter 4
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A Nation Denounced
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A House Cleansed
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A People Humbled
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A Prince Announced
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Iniquity
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Indignation
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"In That Day"
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Your Daily Walk
What do these three cities all have in common: Pompeii, Hiroshima, and Sodom?
Answer They are a!l sites of historic disasters. Pompeii was destroyed in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius; Hiroshima was destroyed by an atom bomb in World War II; and Sodom was destroyed by heavenly fire and brimstone in the days of Abraham.
Now add to that list the name of Judah. Up until the days of the prophet Isaiah, Sodom stood alone as the universal symbol of depravity and shameful disgrace. If your nation was compared to Sodom, you had sunk as low as you could go morally, spiritually, and socially (1:9). But now in God's eyes, Judah had replaced Sodom as the object of scorn and ridicule (1:10), And Judah's judgment would be even more severe because Judah's privilege had been even more significant.
Opportunity brings responsibility—in Judah's day and in yours. Make a list of the religious freedoms you enjoy today: freedom to pray, to memorize Scripture, lo share your faith without fear of physical harm, to worship in the church of your choice. If judgment fell today in proportion to your use (or abuse) of those privileges, what might happen? And what can you be doing today to see that it does not'
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Insight
From the Tragic to the Trivial (1:21-23) —
In Isaiah's funeral dirge over Jerusalem, the prophet shows that every aspect of city life has been affected by the nation's spiritual revolt: justice, morals, money, and even the quality of the wine!
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Adage
Just because you are "without honor in your own country" doesn't necessarily mean you area prophet! |
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