02月09日 一年的第040天 筆者:黃哲輝牧師
讀經:利01-04章
第01章主要在講:「有人:獻燔祭」。
神對摩西說:「若有人要獻祭給神,1.獻公牛:A.要沒有殘疾,B.那人按手在公牛上,C.宰公牛,D.祭司要把血撒在會幕門口、壇的周圍,E.那人要剝去牛的皮,肉切成塊,F.祭司要在祭壇上點火放柴,把肉塊、頭、脂油放在壇上,用水洗臟腑、腿,再放在壇上,2.獻羊:A.要沒有殘疾,B.把羊在壇的北邊宰了,C.羊血撒在壇的周圍,D.祭司要把羊肉切成塊,頭、脂油放在壇上,用水洗臟腑、腿,再放在壇上燒。3.獻鳥類,班鳩、雛鴿:A.要把鳥拿到壇前,扭斷頭,B.鳥要燒在壇上,鳥的血要流在壇的旁邊,C.鳥的內臟(嗉子)和羽毛丟在壇東邊倒灰的地方,D.鳥的翅膀要撕開,不可撕斷。E.祭司要把鳥放在壇上燒。
◎心得分享:獻燔祭的原因是「贖罪悅納」,目的是:「與神和好」,這個獻祭是最美的,不像贖罪祭或是贖愆祭,是為了某一些人為的目的,只是單純想要與神和好,討神喜悅,正如羅馬書12章1章提到:「將身體獻上,當作活祭,是聖潔的,也是神所喜悅」,上帝喜悅我們這樣作。
第02章主要在講:「有人:獻素祭」。
神對摩西說:「若有人獻素祭給神:1.細麵供物:A.用細麵澆上油,加上乳香,帶到祭司那裏,B.祭司從細麵取一把,取油和乳香,作為記念,燒在壇上,2.烤麵供物:用調油抹油的無酵餅v4,3.碎餅供物:用調油無酵鉼,弄碎加上油v5-6,4.煎餅供物:用煎盤把油與麵作成v7。祭司要從素祭中取出一些,燒在壇上,是獻與耶和華馨香的至聖的火祭,素祭不可有酵、蜜。素祭供物,要鹽調和,是與上帝立約的鹽,5.初熟新穗供物:要用烘過的、磨碎的麥粉,抹上油,加上乳香,是向耶和華獻的火祭。
◎心得分享:獻素祭的原因目是「作為記念」,目的是:「忠心服事」。素祭的目的是要「作紀念」的,也就是提醒自己不要忘了神的恩典,素祭有比較多,是給祭司神的僕人,除了記念神的恩典,也記念神的僕人祭司們,正如帖撒羅尼迦前書5:12提醒我們的「弟兄們,我們勸你們敬重那在你們中間勞苦的人,就是在主裏面治理你們、勸戒你們的。」
第03章主要在講:「有人:獻平安祭」。
神對摩西說:「若有人獻平安祭給神:1.獻牛:A.沒有殘疾的公牛或母牛,B.那人要按手在牛的頭上,在會幕門口宰牛,C.祭司要把血灑在壇的周圍,D.把內臟和內臟上的脂肪、兩個腰子和腰子的脂肪,和肝的最好部份割下,用火燒,2.獻羊:A,沒有殘疾的公羊、母羊或山羊,B.那人要按手在羊的頭上,在會幕門口宰羊,C.祭司要把血灑在壇的周圍,D.把脂肪、脊椎骨整條肥尾巴、內臟和在內臟上脂肪、兩個腰子和腰子上的脂肪,和肝的最好部份取下,用火燒獻給,脂油和血都不可吃。
◎心得分享:獻平安祭的原因是「酬恩感謝」,目的是:「與事和好」。平安祭是一個感恩祭,感謝上帝保守平安,因為心裡對上帝充滿感激的心,正如聖經帖撒羅尼迦前書5:18提醒我們:「凡事謝恩;因為這是神在基督耶穌裏向你們所定的旨意」。
第04章主要在講:「有人:獻贖罪祭」。
神對摩西說:「1.祭司誤犯罪,要獻贖罪祭:A.獻無殘疾公牛犢,B.按手在牛的頭上,把牛宰了,C.指頭沾牛血,對著聖所幔子彈血7次,血抹會幕內、香壇四角,血倒在會幕門口,脂油、腰子、肝要取出來,燒在燔祭上,公牛皮、肉、頭、腿、內臟、腸,要搬到營外倒灰的地方,放在柴上用火燒,2.全會眾誤犯隱而未現的罪:會眾一知道所犯的罪,A.獻公牛犢在會幕前,長老要按手在牛的頭上,將牛宰了,B.祭司要把指頭沾血,對著幔子彈血7次,把血抹在會幕內,抹在香壇四角,血倒在會幕門口、燔祭壇腳,C.脂油取下燒在壇上,把牛搬到營外燒了,3.官長誤犯罪,要獻贖罪祭:A.知道自己犯罪了 牽一隻沒有殘疾的公山羊,按手在羊的頭上,宰於會幕前,B.祭司用指頭沾血,抹在壇的四角,把血倒在燔祭壇腳,C.脂油要燒在壇上,4.平民誤犯罪,要獻贖罪祭:A.知道自己犯罪了 牽一隻沒有殘疾的母山羊,按手在羊的頭上,宰於會幕前,B.祭司用指頭沾血,抹在壇的四角,把血倒在燔祭壇腳,C.脂油要燒在壇上,若是綿羊羔,也必須是母綿羊羔。
◎心得分享:獻贖罪祭的原因是「誤犯禮儀」,目的是:「與己和好」。這個祭是有目的,因為犯罪,所以要獻贖罪祭,這章分成四種等級的人犯罪1.祭司,2.全會眾,3.官長,4.平民,人是人,人不是神,只要是人都有可能犯罪,但是獻這種祭,是要止息上帝斷不以有罪為無罪的忿怒,但是感謝神正如約翰壹書1:9告訴我們的「我們若認自己的罪,神是信實的,是公義的,必要赦免我們的罪,洗淨我們一切的不義」。
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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。