27_012但以理進入巴比倫宮中_話劇
第一幕 被擄的過程 (經文:但1:1-2)
★場景:在沙漠中。
☆人物:最少要有六位,包含_軍官甲、軍官乙、但以理、但以理朋友一、但以理朋友二、但以理朋友三
旁白:在西元前608年,就是大約在中國春秋戰國的時代,巴比倫南下攻打埃及,當時猶大耶路撒冷並未開城門給予巴比倫協助,於是巴比倫在打敗埃及之後,也就是猶大王約雅敬在位第三年,在西元前606年巴比倫第一次攻打耶路撒冷,將城圍困,並把以色列人中的皇室的家族、達官貴族和聖殿的器皿都擄到巴比倫的示拿地,也把聖殿的器皿,放在巴比倫的神廟的庫中。
場景:前面一位巴比倫軍官甲,中間四個人(以色列人)被鐵鏈綁著,後面一位巴比倫軍官乙,用皮鞭不斷的打著被擄的以色列人。
軍官乙:走快一點!
但以理朋友一:我們的父母都被殺,家庭都被毀了,我們以後該怎麼辨呢?
但以理朋友二:這都是因為我們以君王不聽上帝的話拜偶像,所以我們今天才會落到這樣的下場,我們要被擄到巴比倫!
但以理朋友三:我們的未來會怎樣呢?我們能夠再回到我們的家鄉嗎?
但以理:不要擔心害怕!先知耶利米曾經告訴我們,巴比倫是上帝興起懲罰以色列人的「工具」,只要我們順服先知的話,我們被擄到巴比倫是上帝的命令也是上帝的旨意,上帝會使巴比倫王善待我們這些被擄的人。
軍官甲:沒錯!我們巴比倫王曾經吩咐我們,如果你們乖乖聽話,我們的國王不會虧待你們。
第二幕 國王的命令
★場景:巴比倫王宮。
☆人物:最少要有五位,包含_巴比倫王、護衛長一、護衛長二、太監長。
太監長亞施毗拿:啟稟國王陛下,我們已經把以色列人比較貴重的人和財寶都擄到我們巴比倫了。
巴比倫王:你要從以色列人被擄的貴族當中,揀選年輕的、沒有殘疾、相貌俊美、通達各樣學問、知識聰明俱備、足能侍立在王宮裏的,要用三年的時間,教他們迦勒底的文字、言語、禮儀、法律、知識、學問,要用國王我一樣吃的食物、一樣喝的酒,使他們能夠完全歸順我們巴比倫。
太監長亞施毗拿:是!臣這就照著王的吩咐去作。
第三幕 但以理立志不吃王的食物和酒
★場景:教育訓練場地。
☆人物:最少要有六位,包含_太監長、但以理、但以理朋友1、但以理朋友2、但以理朋友3。
太監長亞施毗拿:國王吩咐我要好好的善待你們,要給你們吃的、喝的都是最好的,跟國王吃的、喝的都是一樣的食物和一樣的酒,要用三年的時間教育訓練你們,使你們有一天也能在王的宮中,待候國王。所以現在我要先幫你們以前以色列人的名字,改成巴比倫人的名字。
太監長亞施毗拿:「但以理」,你的名字要改為「伯提沙撒」。「哈拿尼雅」,你的名字要改為「沙得拉」。「米沙利」,你的名字要改為「米煞」。「亞撒利雅」你的名字要改為「亞伯尼歌」。
旁白:但以理卻立志不以王的膳和王所飲的酒玷污自己。
但以理:報告太監長,國王的好意,我們很感激!但是我們還是覺得我可以吃得清淡一些,你每天給我們素菜吃,白水喝就可以了。
太監長亞施毗拿:這怎麼可以呢!萬一國見你們的面貌比你們同歲的少年人肌瘦,怎麼好呢?國王會知道你們是因為吃的不是,而且是我同意的,如果他一生氣我的老命可是會不保的,而且會人頭落地!
但以理:報告太監長,你就給我們十天的時間試試看,如果十天以後,我們變瘦了,以後我們就按著你的吩咐吃國王的食物、喝國王的酒,這樣好不好!
旁白:神使但以理在太監長眼前蒙恩惠,受憐憫。
哈拿尼雅:求你給僕人們十天試試看。
米沙利:是阿!拜託你給我們機會吧!
亞撒利雅:相信我們吧!我們不會害你的。
太監長亞施毗拿:好吧!我就答應你們,但是只能有十天的時間。
旁白:過了十天,太監長見他們的面貌比用王的食物的一切少年人更加俊美肥胖,就把每天一份國王的食物、國王的酒都撤去,平常就只給他素菜喫、白水喝,上帝在各樣文字學問、智慧上賜給他們聰明知識。
第三幕 經過考試但以理和他三個朋友比其他人聰明十倍
★場景:巴比倫的考場。
☆人物:最少要有八位,包含_巴比倫王、護衛長一、護衛長二、太監長、但以理、但以理朋友一、但以理朋友二、但以理朋友三
旁白:三年之後,他們被帶到國王面前給他們考試。
太監長:我們舉行巴比倫大帝國三年一次的全國「科舉」考試,你們都是全國中最優秀的術士和用法術,我要開始出題目考你們,總共有一百題。
旁白:每個人都戰戰競競的考試。
場景:不用說話,用啞劇手勢來演,太監長手上拿著考試卷,演出考試問問題,其他人都抓著頭,想不出答案,但是但以理和他三個朋友都舉手回答。
太監長:啟稟國王陛下,考試結果已經出爐了,所有的術士和用法術,最多只答對十題,但是但以理和他三個朋友,一百題都答對。
巴比倫王:你們四位都是全國上上之選,你們的智慧聰明比全國的術士和用法術的勝過十倍,以後你們就留在王宮裡待候本王。
但以理書第一章但以理進入巴比倫宮中劇情討論與省思:
11.一般的電影電視情結,遇到「國破家亡被擄」的命運,男主角都會怎麼作?報仇雪恨「加倍奉還」,殺了國王,或是愛上公主愛恨情愁?但是聖經的劇本,寫到這位男主角但以理,他是如何的面對這些問題的?
2.吃國王的食物、喝國王的酒,有這麼嚴重嗎?這跟吃拜過偶像的東西有關係嗎?為什麼但以理「立志」冒著生命危險拒絕不吃這些食物呢?這樣的「立志」帶給他們四個人什麼樣的影響和結果呢?
3.「吃國王的食物、喝國王的酒」在人看起來是小事情,他吃了沒有人會說他,他不吃問題就大了,但他不吃是為了上帝,你願意在小事上,為上帝「立志」嗎?
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"God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world."(Gal. 6:14)
THEY were living to themselves; self with its hopes, and promises and dreams, still had hold of them; but the Lord began to fulfill their prayers. They had asked for contrition, and had surrendered for it to be given them at any cost, and He sent them sorrow; they had asked for purity, and He sent them thrilling anguish; they had asked to be meek, and He had broken their hearts; they had asked to be dead to the world, and He slew all their living hopes; they had asked to be made like unto Him, and He placed them in the furnace, sitting by "as a refiner and purifier of silver," until they should reflect His image; they had asked to lay hold of His cross, and when He had reached it to them it lacerated their hands.
They had asked they knew not what, nor how, but He had taken them at their word, and granted them all their petitions. They were hardly willing to follow Him so far, or to draw so night to Him. They had upon them an awe and fear, as Jacob at Bethel, or Eliphaz in the night visions, or as the apostles when they thought that they had seen a spirit, and knew not that it was Jesus. They could almost pray Him to depart from them, or to hide His awfulness. They found it easier to obey than to suffer, to do than to give up, to bear the cross than to hang upon it. But they cannot to back, for they have come too near the unseen cross, and its virtues have pierced too deeply within them. He is fulfilling to them His promise, "And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw all men unto me" (John 12:32).
But now at last their turn has come. Before, they had only heard of the mystery, but now they feel it. He has fastened on them His look of love, as He did on Mary and Peter, and they can but choose to follow.
Little by little, from time to time, by fitting gleams, the mystery of His cross shines out upon them. They behold Him lifted up, they gaze on the glory which rays from the wounds of His holy passion; and as they gaze they advance, and are changed into His likeness, and His name shines out throught them, for He dwells in them. They live alone with Him above, in unspeakable fellowship; willing to lack what others own (and what they might have had), and to be unlike all, so that they are only like Him.
Such, are they in all ages, "who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth."
Had they chosen for themselves, or their friends chosen for them, they would have chosen otherwise. They would have been brighter here, but less glorious in His Kingdom. They would have had Lot's portion, not Abraham's. If they had halted anywhere-if God had taken off His hand and let them stray back-what would they not have lost? What forfeits in the resurrection?
But He stayed them up, even against themselves. Many a time their foot had well night slipped; but He in mercy held them up. Now, even in this life, they know that all He did was done well. It was good to suffer here, that they might reign hereafter; to bear the cross below, for they shall wear the crown above; and that not their will but His was done on them and in them.
-Anonymous.
基督曾說過:「我心柔和謙卑,你們當學我的樣式,這樣你們心裏就必得享安息。」這兒有雙重的真理,有忍耐、溫柔、謙卑和與神和好的美德,這與傚法基督或信靠祂有相同的意義;同時因著你有這些美德,可以完全脫離亞當墮落的本性而有信靠主高尚的行為。
連帶而有的福份,是因著脫離罪惡和對基督初步信仰、期望,受基督忍耐、溫柔、謙卑和與神和好的靈引導並管理;當你具有這些德性,你的生命就有目的,是真理和生命的基督才會在你裏面,你不再掌權,而是基督在你裏面活著。除非你願在忍耐、溫柔、謙卑和與神和好裏治死老我,否則神聖愛的靈,因無立足之地而不能在你裏面產生;而當你又為不忍耐、驕傲所困擾之際,馬上完全捨己,求神施恩幫助。當你遇到難處就促使與神親近,最能使你忍耐接受神的幫助,我們對神有多少信心和期望就可得多少的啟示。
「這些雖然很簡短,但是真正確的教義,使我們因賜下的救恩而真正完全順服神的啟示下,也真正宣告承認三而一的真神。」現在願你有個思想:完全將我的心靈獻上,單單尋求救恩,直接藉著溫柔、謙卑、忍耐和與神和好的力量,使我的生命有屬天的德性。
「並且要作這更大的事,因為我往父那裡去。」約翰福音十四章12節
祈禱不是叫我們適於那偉大的工作;祈禱本身就是偉大的工作。我們以為祈禱,是叫我們得到較高的能力,去應付神的工作。但按照耶穌基督的眼光看,祈禱是我本已救贖的奇蹟,藉著神的能力,同時也是別人救贖的奇蹟。結果子之方法,是祈禱,但須記取的,這種祈禱是建立在救贖的痛苦,不是建立於我的痛苦。一個小孩能獲得祈禱的答覆,一個聰明人反而得不著。
你無論在那裡祈禱總是一種戰爭。不管神製造環境的方法怎樣,本分就是祈禱。切不可如此作想──「我所在的地方,不見得有用;」因為你不在的地方,你必沒有有用。無論神安排你在那裡,祈禱,常常向祂祈禱。「你們若奉我的名求甚麼,我必成就。」(約十四13)我們不肯祈禱,我們得不著奮興,就不肯祈禱,那就是靈性自私的極度形態。我們要依照神的指導而勞動,但祂指導我們的是祈禱,「所以你們當求莊稼的主,打發工人出去,收祂的莊稼。
通常的工人對於工作,是沒有興奮的,但是成功通常是工作勞作出來的;同樣基督的概念,沒有那些勞苦的聖徒是不會發現的。你慇勤祈禱,從神的立場看,是無時不發生效果的。當帕子揭開,一種說不出的驚奇必然發現,你可以看出你是慣於接受耶穌基督的命令的,已經為祂收穫了不少的靈魂。
「……亞伯拉罕信神……」羅馬書四章3節
亞伯拉罕的信心是向著神本身的,他認識帶領他的神,所以他對神有絕對的信心。
亞伯拉罕一生的秘訣在於他與神的友誼。他所認識的神是一位偉大、良善、信實的朋友。無怪乎他能聽神的話,從他自身所愛的本家本族出來,走向一條未知的道路。
除了信靠神的話語,我們是否已學會把自己全然交給神呢?神有無限的愛及力量,祂是與我們立約的主並永遠的好朋友。
經上告訴我們,亞伯拉罕因著信心而榮耀了神。最能榮耀神的辦法,乃是讓世人看見神是誰,以及祂的大能力。神並不希望藉著我們所能做的事,讓世人知道祂能做什麼;神也不用那些有乖謬性格的器皿。相反的,祂一直在找尋那些謙卑的人,並用這些人在世世代代中榮耀祂。