經文: | 以西結書16-19章 |
中心思想: | 以西結書18 |
提要
以西結繼續強烈的譴責猶大的罪,並在講章中以生動的比喻來說明,這個國家是上帝不貞的妻子,她淫逸荒誕的追隨各類假神,正因屬靈不貞促使她與外邦結締愚昧之約(十七章的鷹),以為只有這樣才能終止禍患(十九章的坑中之獅),在此死亡的幻象中,先知提到「希望之枝」:這無用乾死的葡萄樹將被那公義、繁茂的香柏樹所取代,日後上帝的子民將與祂恢復美好的關係。 |
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第16章
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第17章
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第18章
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第19章
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壞不可恕
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兩隻兇鷹
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兩對父子
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二獅在坑
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惡妻
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惡政
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惡言
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惡耗
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每日與主同行
請填下列空格:應該為我這一生的錯誤與失敗負最大責任的人是_____________(可寫一人以上)。
你寫了誰呢?父母?死黨?師長?上帝?撒旦?誰呢?根據聖經,唯一的標準答案是:我自己!不論對錯,你要為你的選擇與行為負責。
想一想第十八章的見證:「犯罪的他必死亡」(結18:4,20),「兒子必不擔當父親的罪孽,父親也不擔當兒子的罪孽」(結18:20),「惡人若回頭離開所作的一切罪惡……他必定存活,不至死亡」(結18:21),「主耶和華說,我不喜悅那死人之死,所以你們當回頭存活」(結18:32)。
在3x5的卡紙上寫個大大的「我」,在讀以後的以西結書時,把它當作書籤,這個方法使你不會忘記誰該負責任--這個人同時也是蒙受上帝所愛和赦免的!
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默想
猜猜看──誰是誰?
為了幫助你解開第十七章的謎,請你用這個提示,「大鷹」(3節)代表尼布甲尼撒;「香柏樹梢」(3節)乃指大衛家族;「香柏樹的嫩枝」(4節)暗喻約雅斤;「貿易之地」(4節)係稱巴比倫,「地的枝子」(5節)則指西底家;而「另一隻大鷹」(7節)就是埃及王了!
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金言
我們理應向上帝負起道德的責任,因人類是依照這位有道德的上帝形像造成的。 |
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8/20/2013 More Parables of Judgment |
Scriptures: | Ezekiel 16-19 |
Heart of the Passage: | Ezekiel 18 |
Overview
Continuing his analysis of 1 Judah's sins in strongly worded and vividly illustrated sermons, Ezekiel portrays the nation as the Lord's unfaithful wife who has wantonly gone after other gods. This spiritual adultery has led to unwise political alliances (the eagles of chapter 17), which can only end in disaster (the caged lions of chapter 19). But amid the imagery of doom, the prophet portrays a "twig of hope": The worthless dead vine will be replaced by a productive cedar of future righteousness, and God's people will be restored to proper relationship with Him! |
Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Too Lewd to Pardon
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Two Ominous Eagles
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Two Fathers. Two Sons
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Two Lions in Cages
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Bad Wife
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Bad Politics
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Bad Proverb
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Bad News
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Your Daily Walk
Fill in the blank: 'The person (s) most responsible for my mistakes and failures in life is/are_________________________________.
Did you write my parents? my peer group? my teachers? God? the Devil? Dr. Spock ? According to the Bible, the only correct answer is the pronoun myself. You are responsible for your choices and actions, whether right or wrong.
Consider the testimony of chapter 18. " The soul that sinneth, it shall die" (18:4, 20). "The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son" (18:20). "If the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed ... he shall surely live, he shall not die" (18:21). "I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord God: wherefore turn yourselves, and live ye" (18:32).
Write the word ME in large letters on a 3 x 5 card, and use it as a bookmark as you read the rest of Ezekiel. That way you won't forget who's responsible—and also who's loved and forgiven by God!
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Insight
Who's Who Here?
To help you unravel the puzzle of chapter 17, use this guide: "great eagle" (v. 3) = Nebuchadnezzar; "highest branch of die cedar" (v. 3) = house of David; "die top of his young twigs" (v. 4) =Jehoiachin; "land of traffic" (v. 4) = Babylonia; "seed of the land" (v. 5) = Zedekiah; "another great eagle" (v. 7) = king of Egypt.
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Adage
We are morally responsible to God because we are made in the image of a moral Deity. |
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