09月23日 一年的第267天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:結40-42章
第42章主要在講:「有人手拿量度的竿,量聖所的長度」。
一.結42:1 他帶我出來向北,到外院,又帶我進入聖屋;這聖屋一排順著空地,一排與北邊鋪石地之屋相對。
1.這聖屋長一百肘,寬五十肘,有向北的門。結42:2
2.對著內院那二十肘寬之空地,又對著外院的鋪石地,在第三層樓上有樓廊對著樓廊。結42:3
二.在聖屋前有一條夾道,寬十肘,長一百肘。房門都向北。結42:4
1.聖屋因為樓廊佔去些地方,所以上層比中下兩層窄些。結42:5
2.聖屋有三層,卻無柱子,不像外院的屋子有柱子;所以上層比中下兩層更窄。結42:6
三.聖屋外,東邊有牆,靠著外院,長五十肘。結42:7
1.靠著外院的聖屋長五十肘。殿北面的聖屋長一百肘。結42:8
2.在聖屋以下,東頭有進入之處,就是從外院進入之處。結42:9
3.向南(原文是東)在內院牆裏有聖屋,一排與鋪石地之屋相對,一排順著空地。結42:10
4.這聖屋前的夾道與北邊聖屋的夾道長寬一樣;出入之處與北屋門的樣式相同。結42:11
5.正在牆前、夾道的東頭,有門可以進入,與向南聖屋的門一樣。結42:12
四.他對我說:「順著空地的南屋北屋,都是聖屋;親近耶和華的祭司當在那裏喫至聖的物,也當在那裏放至聖的物,就是素祭、贖罪祭,和贖愆祭,因此處為聖。結42:13
1.祭司進去出了聖所的時候,不可直到外院,但要在聖屋放下他們供職的衣服,因為是聖衣;要穿上別的衣服纔可以到屬民的外院。」結42:14
2.他量完了內殿,就帶我出朝東的門,量院的四圍。結42:15
五.他用量度的竿量四圍,量東面五百肘(原文是竿;本章下同),結42:16
1.用竿量北面五百肘,結42:17
2.用竿量南面五百肘,結42:18
3.又轉到西面,用竿量五百肘。結42:19
4.他量四面,四圍有牆,長五百肘,寬五百肘,為要分別聖地與俗地。結42:20
◎心得分享:這一章上帝更讓以西結看的更深入,聖殿的外院,有聖屋,聖屋是親近耶和華的祭司當在那裏喫至聖的物,也當在那裏放至聖的物,就是素祭、贖罪祭,和贖愆祭,因此處為聖,祭司進去出了聖所的時候,不可直到外院,但要在聖屋放下他們供職的衣服,因為是聖衣;要穿上別的衣服纔可以到屬民的外院。是的!神没有忘記,不只沒有忘記牆的長度,也沒有忘記牆內的東西,更沒有忘記祂曾經對祭司的吩咐,祭司要聖潔,所穿的是聖衣,是不可隨意污穢的。
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July 14
"Bind the sacrifice with cords, even unto the horns of the altar." (Psalm 118:27.)
IS not this altar inviting thee? Shall we not ask to be bound to it, the we may never be able to start back from our attitude of consecration? There are times when life is full of roseate light, and we choose the Cross; at other times, when the sky is grey, we shrink from it. It is well to be bound.
Wilt Thou bind us, most blessed Spirit, and enamor us with the Cross, and let us never leave it? Bind us with the scarlet cord of redemption, and the golden cord of love, and the silver cord of Advent-hope, so we will not go back from it, or wish for another lot than to be the humble partners with our Lord in His pain and sorrow!
The horns of the altar invite thee. Wilt thou come? Wilt thou dwell ever in a spirit of resigned humility, and give thyself wholly to the Lord?
─Selected.
The story is told of a colored brother who, at a camp meeting, tried to give himself to God. Every night at the altar he consecrated himself; but every night before he left the meeting, the devil would come to him and convince him that he did not feel any different and therefore he was not consecrated.
Again and again he was beaten back by the adversary. Finally, one evening he came to the meeting with an axe and a big stake. After consecrating himself, he drove the stake into the ground just where he had knelt. As he was leaving the building, the devil came to him as usual and tried to make him believe that it was all a farce.
At once he went back to the stake and, pointing to it, said, "Look here, Mr. Devil, do you see the stake? Well, that's my witness that God has forever accepted me." Immediately the devil left him, and he had no further doubts on the subject.─The Still Small Voice.
Beloved, if you are tempted to doubt the finality of your consecration, drive a stake down somewhere and let it be your witness before God and even the devil that you have settled the question forever.
Are you groping for a blessing,
Never getting there?
Listen to a word in season,
Get somewhere.
Are you struggling for salvation,
By your anxious prayer?
Stop your struggling, simply trust, and-
Get somewhere.
Does the answer seem to linger,
To your earnest prayer?
Turn your praying into praise, and-
Get somewhere.
You will never know His fulness,
Till you boldly dare
To commit your all to Him, and-
Get somewhere.
─Songs of the Spirit.
「並新約的中保耶穌,以及所灑的血。」希伯來書十二章24節
中保有責任促使立約雙方完全信守其義務,耶穌對我們保證神必定履行祂的應許,祂也向神保證我們會忠心地完成祂對我們的要求,祂幫助我們謹守此約。
就如中保,在最後的晚餐裏,祂賜給門徒立新約的偉大應許,也要給他們以西結所預言聖靈的恩賜。
祂也負責完成應許,「我要幫助你們遵我的命令而行,你們要謹守遵行我所說的。」應許的應驗在於祂如此明確地指示門徒遵守祂的命令、完成父神的計劃。「你們若愛我就必遵守我的命令,我要求父,父就另外賜給你們一位保惠師。」「有了我的命令又遵守的,這人就是愛我的;愛我的必蒙我父愛他;我也要愛他,並要向他顯現。」「人若愛我,就必遵守我的道,我父也必愛他,並且我們要到他那裏去與他同住。」「我的話若常在你們裏面,凡你們所願意的,祈求就必給你們成就。」「你們若遵守我的命令,就常在我的愛裏。」「你們若遵守我所吩咐的,就是我的門徒了。」
如果門徒無法遵守,難道主會明確指出,謹守祂的命令是蒙福的途徑嗎?當然不會。祂會賜下聖靈當作為憑據幫助他們,使他們能遵行主的命令,祂居間調停使你感到有把握,基督才希望祂的門徒愛祂,靠著聖靈的能力遵行祂的吩咐,由於祂住在他們心中,使他們不斷謹守祂的命令。
「只是我告訴你們,不要與惡人作對;有人打你的右臉,連左臉也轉過來由他打。」馬太福音五章39節
這數節經文,是表現作基督徒的恥辱。由常情而看,如果一個人不還擊,那是因為他是一個懦夫;但是在靈性方面,如果一個人不還擊,那是表現神兒子在他裡頭。當你受凌辱的時候,你不但不憤恨,並要把它視為表顯神兒子的機會。你不能摹仿耶穌的性情;畫虎不成反類犬。至於聖徒之身受凌辱,反是表示主耶穌無限溫雅的機會。
山上寶訓的教訓,不是──做你的本分,就是──不是你的本分也得做。陪走二里,轉過那邊臉,都不是你的本分,但是耶穌說如果我們是祂的門徒,我們總得要做。「唉,我不能再做,我是被人誤會了」這種精神和語氣不必有。無論何時我堅持我的權利,我就損傷了神的兒子;如果我自己忍受打擊,便可免掉耶穌之損傷。那也是完成基督受苦的意思。門徒們在生命裡所感覺的是主的尊榮發生危險,並不是自己的尊榮發生危險。
不要責求別人正直不正直,但自己絕不可不正直。我們老是尋求公義;但山上的寶訓絕不是如此。
「……要人常常禱告……」路加福音十八章1節
願今天成為一個禱告的日子,願我們瞭解最高的事奉和力量,乃是為人在神的面前祈求。願我們順服聖靈在我們裡面的禱告聲音。當挑戰壓力來臨時,願我們視這些為禱告事項。願我們培養不住禱告的靈,並且常與基督交通。
願我們學習禱告事奉的意義,能藉著代求,幫助一些不在我們身邊的人。讓我們勇敢地求,大大的張口。如果我們把每一個困難當作另一個禱告事項,神就會以又大又奇妙的事充滿我們,甚至超過我們的想像。
願今天也是喜樂和讚美的日子,願我們住在神的應許中,期待祂的釋放和祝福。願我們不要老想著試煉,而是思想擺在前頭的勝利;願我們不要再住在黑暗的墳墓中,倒要住在約瑟的花園裡,生活在復活的光明中。願我們保持向面容朝上升的太陽,奮起、為主發光、更加喜樂、凡事感謝、凡事讚美。
啊!願您以喜樂充滿我們的心,使我們得到激勵,也能鼓舞他人。願您以祝福充滿我們的生命,使我們的福杯滿溢,也成為他人的祝福。