馬太福音第08章醫病趕鬼、平靜風浪 查經資料 伯特利教會黃哲輝牧師
馬太福音第八章與第九章是說到「君王能力」,是說到這位萬王之王我們主耶穌行神蹟、醫病、趕鬼,8-9章共有十個神蹟,8章有5個神蹟,9章有5個神蹟,而8-9章各有一個與信心有關的神蹟,8章百夫長的信心,是被耶穌稱讚,9章血漏婦女,因著她的信心得救。8-9章各有一個與趕鬼有關的神蹟,8章比較特別的的神蹟,是耶穌平靜風和海,9章比較特別的神蹟是,祂使管會堂的女兒從死裡復活。
Ⅰ、本章大綱。
壹、醫治長大痲瘋。V.1- 4
貳、醫治百夫長的僕人。V.5-13
參、醫治彼得岳母。V.14-22
肆、平靜風和海。V.23-27
伍、趕走加大拉人身上的鬼。V.28-34
Ⅱ、本章內容。
壹、醫治長大痲瘋。V.1- 4
一、當時的情形。太8:1
耶穌下了山,有許多人跟著他。
二、得大痲瘋人的問題。
1.得大痲瘋是會使身體、手和腳無知覺的爛掉。
2.得大痲瘋的人是被猶太人所輕視,被稱為不潔淨的人。
3.得大痲瘋的人,是被猶太人所隔絕的,因為會傳染,所以只要一染上,就不能在村子裏住,須住村外。
三、長大痲瘋如何得醫治。
1.他來找耶穌。太8:2 (尋找主)
2.他來拜耶穌。太8:2 (敬拜主)
3.他來求耶穌。太8:2 (禱告主)
有一個長大痳瘋的來拜他,說:「主若肯,必能叫我潔淨了。」
4.耶穌伸手摸他。太8:3(經歷主,讓神作工)
耶穌伸手摸他,
5.耶穌說:「我肯,你潔淨了罷!」太8:3(聽見神的話)
四、結果。
1.他的大痳瘋立刻就潔淨了。太8:3
2.耶穌對他說:「你切不可告訴人」太8:4
3.只要去把身體給祭司察看,太8:3
4.獻上摩西所吩咐的禮物,太8:3
5.對眾人作證據。太8:3
貳、醫治百夫長的僕人。V.5-13
一、地點:太8:5
耶穌進了迦百農,有一個百夫長進前來,求他說:
二、百夫長的問題。太8:6
1.他的僕人害癱瘓病。
主阿,我的僕人害癱瘓病,
2. 他的僕人躺在家裏,甚是疼苦。
三、百夫長的問題如何解決。
1.他進前來到耶穌面前。
2.他求耶穌。(把他的問題告訴耶穌)
3.他知道相信耶穌的話,是很有能力。太8:7-8
耶穌說:「我去醫治他。」
百夫長回答說:「主阿,你到我舍下,我不敢當;
4.他要求耶穌只要你說一句話,我的僕人就必好了。太8:7
5.他相信耶穌的權柄,就像他作百夫長一樣。太8:9
因為我在人的權下,也有兵在我以下;
對這個說:『去!』他就去;對那個說:『來!』他就來;
對我的僕人說:『你作這事!』他就去作。」
四、結果。
1.耶穌聽見就希奇,太8:10
2.耶穌稱讚他的信心是以色列人所沒有的。太8:10
對跟從的人說:「我實在告訴你們,這麼大的信心,
就是在以色列中,我也沒有遇見過。
3.耶穌說將來外邦人會得救。太8:11
我又告訴你們,從東從西,將有許多人來,
在天國裏與亞伯拉罕、以撒、雅各一同坐席;
4.耶穌將來本國人會哀哭切齒。太8:12
惟有本國的子民竟被趕到外邊黑暗裏去,在那裏必要哀哭切齒了。」
5.耶穌叫他回去,並他說。太8:13
耶穌對百夫長說:「你回去罷!照你的信心,給你成全了。」
6.那時,他的僕人就好了。
參、醫治彼得岳母。V.14-22
一、彼得岳母的問題。太8:14
1.彼得的岳母害熱病
2.躺著。
二、如何得醫治。
1.耶穌到了彼得家裏,太8:14
2.耶穌把他的手一摸,太8:15
三、結果。
1.熱就退了;太8:15
2.他就起來服事耶穌。太8:15
四、影響。
1.到了晚上,有人帶著許多被鬼附的來到耶穌跟前,太8:16
2.他只用一句話就把鬼都趕出去,太8:16
3.並且治好了一切有病的人。太8:16
4.這是要應驗先知以賽亞的話說:太8:17
A.他代替我們的軟弱,
B.擔當我們的疾病。
5.耶穌見許多人圍著他,就吩咐渡到那邊去。太8:18
6.有兩個跟隨主的反應。
A.有一個文士來,對他說:太8:19-20
a.「夫子,你無論往那裏去,我要跟從你。」
b.耶穌說:太8:20
狐狸有洞,
天空的飛鳥有窩,
人子卻沒有枕頭的地方
B.又有一個門徒對耶穌說:太8:21-22
a主阿,容我先回去埋葬我的父親。」
b.耶穌說:「任憑死人埋葬他們的死人;你跟從我罷!」太8:22
肆、平靜風和海。V.23-27
一.當時問題。
1.耶穌上了船,門徒跟著他。太8:23
2.海裏忽然起了暴風,甚至船被波浪掩蓋;太8:24
3.耶穌卻睡著了。太8:24
二.問題解決。
1.門徒來叫醒了他,說:太8:25
「主阿,救我們,我們喪命啦!」
2.耶穌說:「你們這小信的人哪,為甚麼膽怯呢?」太8:26
3.於是起來,斥責風和海,風和海就大大的平靜了。太8:26
三.結果。太8:27
1.眾人希奇,
2.說:「這是怎樣的人?連風和海也聽從他了!」
伍、趕走加大拉人身上的鬼。V.28-34
一.當時的問題。
1.耶穌既渡到那邊去,來到加大拉人的地方,太8:28
A.就有兩個被鬼附的人從墳塋裏出來迎著他,極其兇猛,太8:26
B.甚至沒有人能從那條路上經過。
2.他們喊著說:太8:29
A.神的兒子,我們與你有甚麼相干?
B.時候還沒有到,你就上這裏來叫我們受苦麼?」
3. 鬼就央求耶穌.太8:30-31
A.離他們很遠,有一大群豬喫食。太8:30
B.鬼就央求耶穌,說:太8:31
「若把我們趕出去,就打發我們進入豬群罷!」
二.方法 耶穌說:「去罷!」太8:32
1.鬼就出來,進入豬群。
2.全群忽然闖下山崖,投在海裏淹死了。
三.結果。
1.放豬的就逃跑進城,將這一切事和被鬼附的人所遭遇的都告訴人。太8:33
2.合城的人都出來迎見耶穌,既見了就央求他離開他們的境界。太8:34
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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。