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出埃及记生命读经 · 第22篇

神的要求和法老的抗拒（六）

God’s Demand and Pharaoh’s Resistance (6)
1在本篇信息中，我们来到神和法老之间的最后一次冲突。这次冲突的结果是第十样灾害─击杀长子。（十一1～10，十二29～36。）
1In this message we come to the last conflict between God and Pharaoh. This conflict issued in the tenth plague, the slaughter of the firstborn (11:1-10; 12:29-36
十二 第十二次冲突
XII. THE TWELFTH CONFLICT
（一） 在神的一面
A. On God’sS i de
2神对待法老很有耐性，祂打发摩西去和法老办交涉十二次。最近，当我思想这事时，我惊讶全能的神、创造者，竟能如此容忍法老。神一次又一次地降灾在埃及人身上，但法老仍然抗拒祂的要求。出埃及记九章十六节说：『其实我叫你存立，是特要向你显我的大能，并要使我的名传遍天下。』本节中神对法老所说的话，表明叫法老存立的乃是神。现在我们能了解为甚么法老如此刚硬地抗拒神的要求。在此我们看见神主宰权柄的两方面。一方面，神使法老的心刚硬。（十一10。）另一方面，神使他存立。因为神使法老的心刚硬，法老就不肯顺服神的对付。再者，神既知道法老凭自己不彀刚强来抵挡祂，神就使他存立。否则，神就要失去机会使人得知祂的权能，并使祂的名传遍天下。
2In His dealings with Pharaoh God was patient. He sent Moses to negotiate with Pharaoh twelve times. Recently, as I was considering this, I was surprised that the almighty God, the Creator, could be so patient with Pharaoh. Time after time God had sent a plague upon the Egyptians, but Pharaoh still continued to resist His demand. Exodus 9:16 says, “But for this cause have I made thee stand, in order to show thee my power; and in order to declare my name throughout all the earth” (Heb.). This verse, God’sword to Pharaoh, indicates that it was God who made Pharaoh to stand. Now we can understand why Pharaoh was so strong to reject God’s demand. Here we see two aspects of God’s sovereignty. On the one hand, God hardened Pharaoh’she art (11:10). On the other hand, God made him to stand. Because God had hardened Pharaoh’she art, Pharaoh would not submit to the Lord’s dealings. Furthermore, realizing that Pharaoh, in himself, was not strong enough to stand against Him, God made him to stand. Otherwise, God would have lost the opportunity to make His power known and to declare His name throughout the earth
3我信在历史上，法老不肯顺服神的要求是独一无二的。甚至尼布甲尼撒也不像法老这样抵挡神。虽然神的代表─摩西接二连三地来到法老这里，法老却不被征服。在罗马书第九章，保罗参与了关乎神拣选的辩论。在这辩论里，他诉诸神的主宰权柄。保罗以法老为例，指出主『要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁，要叫谁刚硬，就叫谁刚硬。』（18。）它完全是照著神主宰的旨意。保罗也引用主给摩西的话说：『我要怜悯谁，就怜悯谁，要恩待谁，就恩待谁。』（15。）在此保罗放胆地讲论，照著神主宰的旨意，神定意怜悯摩西，祂也定意叫法老刚硬。
3I believe that in history Pharaoh is unique in refusing to submit to God’s demands. Not even Nebuchadnezzar stood against God the way Pharaoh did. Although Moses, God’s representative, came to Pharaoh again and again, Pharaoh was not subdued. In Romans 9 Paul was involved in an argument related to God’ss election. In the course of this argument, he appealed to God’s sovereignty. Using Pharaoh as an example, Paul pointed out that the Lord “has mercy on whom He wills, and He hardens whom He wills” (v. 18). It is all according to God’ss ove reign will. Paul also quoted the Lord’s word to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I will have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I will have compassion” (v. 15). Here Paul spoke very boldly. According to His sovereign will, God willed to have mercy on Moses, and He willed to harden Pharaoh.
4摩西这个老年人，十二次代表神来和法老办交涉。受搅扰的法老不能对搅扰人的摩西有甚么办法，因摩西以主宰一切的耶和华为后盾。故此，摩西是蒙神怜悯之人的榜样，而法老则是完全被神撇弃之人的榜样。尽管神将法老撇在一旁，祂仍然使用他。不仅摩西对神有用，法老也是有用的。你能相信法老对神也是有用的么？你心里也许相信只有摩西对祂有用。事实上，他们两个人都需要，而且他们两个人都被使用。倘若法老在第一次或第二次冲突之后忽然死了，摩西的工作就会缩短，神也就失去机会彰显祂的权能，并传扬祂的名。因此，神需要法老，神需要他在十二次冲突中存立，神使法老在这些冲突中刚强站住，为要完成祂的旨意。
4Twelve times Moses, an elderly man, came to negotiate with Pharaoh on the Lord’s behalf. Pharaoh, the troubled one, could do nothing with Moses, the troubling one, because Moses was backed by the sovereign Lord. The One in the heavens was standing with Moses. Moses, therefore, is an example of one who had received mercy from God, whereas Pharaoh is an example of one who was wholly set aside by God. Although God set Pharaoh aside, He still used him. Not only was Moses useful to the Lord, but Pharaoh was useful also. Can you believe that Pharaoh also was useful to the Lord? In your heart you probably believe that only Moses was useful to Him. Actually, they were both needed and they were both used. If Pharaoh had suddenly died after the first or second conflict, Moses’ job would have been cut short, and God would have lost His opportunity to show forth His power and to declare His name. Hence, God needed Pharaoh, and He needed him to stand throughout the twelve conflicts. God made Pharaoh strong to stand throughout these conflicts in order that His purpose might be fulfilled
5如果我们没有出埃及记以及神与法老之间的十二次冲突，对于神的主宰权柄，我们就无法充分认识。要认识神的爱很容易，但要认识祂的主宰权柄却不容易。藉著十二次冲突以及在一段时间内所发生的十样灾害，使人人都知道神的主宰权柄。藉著摩西与法老交涉的期间，神进来彰显祂的主宰权柄。
5If we did not have the book of Exodus with its twelve conflicts between God and Pharaoh, we would not know God adequately with respect to His sovereignty. It is easy to know God’s love, but difficult to know His sovereignty. Through the twelve conflicts and the ten plagues that transpired over a period of time, God’s sovereignty was made known. Throughout the course of Moses’ negotiations with Pharaoh, God came in to manifest His sovereignty
6主宰的权柄表明绝对的权利、权柄，和能力。作为主宰一切的一位，神有权利作任何事，并作任何决定。主宰的权柄是神的一种属性。因著神的主宰权柄，祂除了使用摩西之外，还使用法老。没有摩西，法老在这方面无济于事。照样，没有法老，摩西也不管用。法老和摩西是一对。一个题出要求，另一个抗拒要求，甚至寸步不让。每次摩西与法老会面时，摩西要求得更多，而法老则更加固执。法老从未降服过，他拒不让步。在这两个人的面对中，我们看见一幅神主宰权柄的图画。
6Sovereignty denotes absolute right, authority, and power. As the sovereign One, God has the right to do anything and to make any decision. Sovereignty is one of God’s attributes. In His sovereignty God used Pharaoh in addition to using Moses. Without Moses, Pharaoh would not have been useful in this aspect. Likewise, without Pharaoh, Moses would not have been useful. Pharaoh and Moses were a match. One made the demands, the other resisted them, and neither budged even an inch. Each time Moses met with Pharaoh, Moses was more demanding and Pharaoh was more obstinate. Pharaoh was never subdued; he refused to give in. In the confrontation between these two we see a portrait of God’s sovereignty
7神的主宰权柄也在各样灾害中显明出来，这些灾害对埃及人的生活环境造成损害。血毁坏了水，青蛙搅扰埃及人的宁静与安适，虱灾和蝇灾毁坏了土壤和空气，瘟疫随著苍蝇而来，其后发出起泡的疮灾。雹灾毁坏了环境，而蝗虫吃尽了冰雹所造成严重损坏之后所剩下的。最后，黑暗之灾使任何人都不能行动。但即使在这九样灾害过去以后，尽管与埃及人生活有关的整个环境都被破坏了，法老还没有被征服。神继续使法老的心刚硬，并加强他，使他得以存立。
7God’s sovereignty is also manifested in the plagues, which caused damage to human living conditions in Egypt. The blood ruined the water, and the frogs disturbed the Egyptians’ peace and comfort. In the plagues of the lice and the flies, the soil and the air were damaged. After the flies came the pestilence, and then the plague of the boils that broke forth with blisters. The plague of hail damaged the environment, and the locusts devoured all that remained after the severe damage caused by the hail. Finally, the plague of darkness made it impossible for anyone to move. But even after these nine plagues had passed, Pharaoh still was not subdued, although the entire environment related to human living in Egypt had been damaged. God continued to harden Pharaoh’she art and to strengthen him that he might stand.
8这一切不是神慈爱的问题，而是神主宰权柄的问题。在罗马书第九章，保罗不是论到神的爱，而是神的主宰权柄。在法老身上特别看见神的主宰权柄，而在摩西身上特别看见神的怜悯。因此，在摩西和法老的面对中，我们一方面看见神主宰权柄的彰显，另一方面也看见神怜悯的彰显。当天使击杀埃及人的长子时，神保守以色列人和他们的牲畜平安稳妥，甚至狗也不敢摇舌。法老被击杀长子之灾征服以后，神还使以色列人夺去埃及人的金、银，和衣裳。这一切都在神主宰的权柄之下。
8All this is not a question of God’s love, but of God’s sovereignty. In Romans 9 Paul does not deal with the love of God, but with the sovereignty of God. God’s sovereignty is especially seen in Pharaoh, and His mercy is seen in particular with Moses. Therefore, in the confrontation between Moses and Pharaoh, we see a display of God’s sovereignty on the one hand and of His mercy on the other. While the angels were killing the firstborn of the Egyptians, God preserved the children of Israel and their beasts in peace and calm, even stilling the barking of the dogs. After Pharaoh was subdued by the slaughter of the firstborn, God still caused Israel to plunder the Egyptians of their gold, silver, and raiment. This was all under God’s sovereignty
（二） 在法老的一面
B. On Pharaoh’sS i de
9法老的顽梗逼使神击杀长子。长子代表强壮的和最可爱的，尤其在古时是这样；即使在今天，父母也对他们的长子特别照顾。在第十次，也是最后一次灾害中，埃及人的长子，甚至他们头生的牲畜，都被杀了。
9Pharaoh’s stubbornness forced God to slaughter the firstborn. Especially in ancient times, the firstborn represented the strong one and the most lovable one. Even today parents may lavish special care upon their firstborn child. In the tenth and last plague, the firstborn of the Egyptians and even the firstborn of their beasts were killed
10当我年轻时，我不同意神击杀长子。现在我能了解，神作这事是照著祂的主宰权柄。在采取这项行动以前，他无需获得人的赞同。祂只要吩咐天使，天使便照办。不要辩说神这样作没有爱心。请记得，根据圣经，神不仅是慈爱的，也是主宰一切的。在圣经别处我们看见神满有怜悯，并富于恩慈和赦免。新约清楚地宣告神就是爱。但这位是爱的神进来，照著祂的主宰权柄，击杀长子。
10When I was young, I disagreed with God regarding the slaughter of the firstborn. Now I can see that God did this according to His sovereignty. There was no need for Him to gain man’sap prov al before taking this action. He simply gave commandment to the angels, and they carried it out. Do not reason that in doing this God was not loving. Remember, according to the Bible, God is not only loving, but also sovereign. Elsewhere in the Scriptures we see that God is full of mercy and rich in kindness and forgiveness. The New Testament clearly declares that God is love. But the very God who is love came in, according to His sovereignty, to slaughter the firstborn.
11十二章三十节告诉我们，在埃及人中间，『无一家不死一个人的。』这次击杀发生在半夜，（十二29，）是人通常熟睡的时候。那是天使来击杀长子的时候，就是击杀埃及各家中最强壮、最可爱的。法老被这末次的灾害征服了。（十一1，十二21～30，33。）他和他的臣仆夜间起来，召了摩西和亚伦来，对他们说，他们和以色列人要离开埃及，事奉耶和华。法老被征服到这样的地步，他愿意让所有的以色列人去，不仅带著他们的孩子，并且连羊群牛群带著走。（十二31～32。）他甚至要求摩西和亚伦为他祝福。事实上，他和所有的埃及人将以色列人逐出埃及。（33。）甚至埃及人愿意把以色列人所求的给他们。他们甘愿全国都让以色列人来掠夺。（36。）当埃及人的长子被击杀时，以色列人蒙保守一点不受搅扰，并且安息享受神的救恩。出埃及记十一章七节说：『至于以色列中，无论是人是牲畜，连狗也不敢向他们摇舌，好叫你们知道耶和华是将埃及人和以色列人分别出来。』神的百姓在那里，那里就一无搅扰。在神主宰的权柄下，连狗也不准摇舌。当埃及人哭泣哀号时，以色列人却在享受美好的时光。这也是显出神的主宰权柄。
11In 12:30 we are told that among the Egyptians there was “not a house where there was not one dead.” This slaughter took place at midnight (12:29), the time when people usually enjoy the best sleep. That was the time the angels came to slay the firstborn, the strongest and most lovable ones in all the families in Egypt. By this last plague Pharaoh was subdued (11:1; 12:21-30, 33). He and his servants rose up in the night and called for Moses and Aaron, telling them that they and the children of Israel should go forth out of Egypt and serve the Lord. Pharaoh was subdued to such an extent he was willing to let all Israel go, not only with their little ones, but also with their flocks and herds (12:31-32). He even asked Moses and Aaron to bless him. He and all the Egyptians actually drove the children of Israel out of Egypt (v. 33). The Egyptians were even willing to give the children of Israel whatever they asked. They were willing for the whole nation to be plundered by Israel (v. 36). When the slaughter of the firstborn of the Egyptians was taking place, the children of Israel were preserved from any kind of bothering and were at rest, enjoying God’ss alvation. Exodus 11:7 says, “But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know that Jehovah doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel” (Heb.). Where God’sp eople were, there was no disturbance at all. Under God’s sovereignty, the dogs were not even allowed to bark. While the Egyptians were weeping and crying out, the children of Israel were enjoying a pleasant time. This also manifests God’s sovereignty.
12虽然法老被末次灾害征服了，但他只是暂时被征服。以色列人离开埃及之后，法老后悔他所作的，并以车辆追赶他们。法老的心再度变硬了。这也是照著神的主宰权柄，好使埃及人知道祂是耶和华。（十四。）只有在埃及的军兵被埋在红海之后，主与法老的关系才了断。神不再使用他了。不要说神对待法老没有爱心。我必须再一次指出，这里不是爱的问题，而是主宰权柄的问题。赞美主，在出埃及记的这些章节中，我们看见神的主宰权柄！我们需要为著神的主宰权柄敬拜祂。我们应当说：『主，为著你的主宰权柄，我敬拜你，因你的主宰权柄反映出你的怜悯。主，我既软弱又有罪，有时候甚至是悖逆的。但是主，我感谢你，我的心已被软化，总是愿意悔改。主，我感谢你给我这样一颗柔软的心。』如果你不知道应当为著神的主宰权柄敬拜祂，你也许还不认识祂对你的怜悯。但如果你知道神的主宰权柄，你会为著祂的怜悯感谢祂。你将察觉，连你来到教会的聚会中，也是在神主宰的怜悯之下。想一想多少人被罪恶的事或世界的事所才累。但我们渴望在主的同在中聚集一起，听祂的话语，寻求祂的心意，并实行与祂合一。这是照著神主宰的怜悯。赞美神，我们在祂主宰的怜悯之下。
12Although Pharaoh was subdued by the last plague, he was only subdued temporarily. After the children of Israel had left Egypt, Pharaoh regretted what he had done and pursued them with chariots. Once again, Pharaoh’she art became hard. This also was according to God’s sovereignty so that the Egyptians might know that He is the Lord (14:4). Only after the Egyptian4 forces had been buried in the Red Sea was the Lord finished with Pharaoh. God had no further use for him. Do not say that in His dealings with Pharaoh God was not loving. Once again I must point out that here the question is not love, but sovereignty. Praise the Lord that in these chapters in Exodus we see the sovereignty of God! We need to worship God for His sovereignty. We should say, “Lord, I worship You for Your sovereignty because Your sovereignty reflects Your mercy. Lord, I am weak and sinful. Sometimes I am even rebellious. But I thank You, Lord, that my heart has been softened and is always willing to repent. Lord, I thank You for giving me such a soft heart.” If you do not know that you should worship God for His sovereignty, you may not realize His mercy to you. But if you know God’s sovereignty, you will thank Him for His mercy. You will realize, even as you come to the meetings of the church, that you are under the Lord’ss ove reign mercy. Consider how many people are involved with sinful things or with worldly things. But we desire to come together in the Lord’s presence, to listen to His word, to seek what is on His heart, and to practice being one with Him. This is according to God’s sovereign mercy. Praise Him that we are under His sovereign mercy!
13我们能参加教会的聚会乃是由于主的怜悯。我们很多人能作见证，一周中最喜乐的晚上就是聚会的晚上。如果没有聚会可参加，我们要怎样打发时间呢？我们闲著就痛苦。赞美主，因著祂主宰的怜悯，我们能在聚会中来在一起！我们愈认识神的主宰权柄，我们就愈会为祂的怜悯感谢祂。阿利路亚，神的怜悯主宰地临到我们！因祂的怜悯，我们不像法老那样顽梗。有时候我们或许是顽梗的，但在神主宰的恩典中，我们只能顽梗片时。然后我们向主或者向我们所冒犯的人悔改。这个愿意悔改就是主给我们的怜悯。
13It is of the Lord’s mercy that we can attend the church meetings. Many of us can testify that the happiest nights of the week are the meeting nights. If there were no meetings to attend, what would we do with all our time? In our free time we would be miserable. Praise the Lord that, according to His sovereign mercy, we can come together in the meetings! The more we recognize God’s sovereignty, the more grateful we shall be for His mercy. Hallelujah, God’s mercy has been sovereignly bestowed upon us! By His mercy, we are not stubborn like Pharaoh. Sometimes we may be stubborn, but in the Lord’ss ove reign grace, we can be stubborn only for a short while. Then we repent, either to the Lord or to one we have wronged. This desire to repent is the Lord’s mercy to us
14早晨是我们向主悔改认罪的最好时间。我感谢主，每天早晨我们都能有一个新的开始。当我们花时间与祂同在，就会发觉我们犯了不少错误。然后我们悔改、认罪，并经历真正属灵的洁净。我们愿意悔改、认罪，并被主洁净，这是何等的怜悯！这表明我们不是被豫定作法老，而是作神的儿子，蒙怜悯的儿子。我们不该把出埃及记这些章节仅仅当作故事来读。这些章节是一幅宝贵的图画，启示神的主宰权柄。感谢主，在圣经中有一段是用来显明神的主宰权柄。我们需要反复思想这几章，直到我们看见神的主宰权柄，并为此敬拜祂。多年来，我们可能因著神的爱敬拜祂，但不是因著祂的主宰权柄。现在我们必须敬拜祂是主宰一切的那位。我们应当说：『主，你是主宰一切的神。因著你主宰的怜悯，我成为你的儿女。阿利路亚，你已豫定我作你的儿子，而不是作法老。』当许多人沉缅于属世的享乐中，我们却渴慕追求主，并在祂的同在中聚在一起。在神主宰的怜悯里，我们的心倾向于祂。因著祂给我们的怜悯，我们天天寻求祂。赞美神，我们不是今日的法老，而是今日的摩西！
14The morning is an excellent time for us to repent and make confession to the Lord. I thank the Lord that every morning we can have a new beginning. As we spend time with Him, we may realize that we have made mistakes. Then we repent, confess, and experience a genuine spiritual cleansing. What a mercy that we are willing to repent, to confess, and to be cleansed by the Lord! This shows that we are destined not to be Pharaohs, but to be sons of God, sons of mercy. We should not read these chapters in Exodus as a mere story. These chapters are a valuable portrait revealing the sovereignty of God. Thank the Lord that in the Bible there is a section dedicated to showing forth God’s sovereignty. We need to ponder these chapters again and again, until we see God’s sovereignty and worship Him for it. For years we may have worshipped God for His love, but not for His sovereignty. Now we must worship Him as the sovereign One. We should say, “Lord, You are the sovereign God. Because of Your sovereign mercy, I am one of Your children. Hallelujah, You have predestinated me to be one of Your sons, not to be a Pharaoh.” In a time when so many are given to worldly entertainments, we have the desire to seek the Lord and to meet together in His presence. In God’ss ove reign mercy, our hearts have been inclined to Him. Because of His mercy to us, we seek Him day by day. Praise Him that we are not today’s Pharaoh, but today’s Moses
15在神与法老之间的冲突中，我们也能学到为神作工正确的路。正确的路不是劳苦努力，而是代表祂。正如摩西是神所差遣的，照样我们也必须是祂所差遣的。出埃及记十一章三节说：『摩西在埃及地法老臣仆，和百姓的眼中，看为极大。』摩西没有争战，甚至没有努力工作。作为神的代表，他只是一再地来见法老。摩西不是凭自己来的。他每次来，都是作为奉神差遣者而来。再者，他不凭自己对法老说话。他总是说神所吩咐他说的，让法老知道神对他的要求。因此，法老事实上不是听从摩西，与摩西办交涉；他乃是听从神，并与神办交涉。摩西是神的大使，神所差遣的人。为神作工的路就是作神这样的代表。
15In the conflicts between God and Pharaoh we also can learn the proper way to work for God. The proper way is not to labor or to endeavor, but to represent Him. Just as Moses was sent by God, so we also must be sent by Him. Exodus 11:3 says, “The man Moses was very great in the land of Egypt, in the sight of Pharaoh’s servants, and in the sight of the people.” Moses did not fight or even work hard. As God’s representative, he simply came to see Pharaoh again and again. Moses did not come on his own. Every time he came, he came as one sent by God. Furthermore, he did not speak to Pharaoh on his own. He always spoke what the Lord had told him to say, letting Pharaoh know what God required of him. Therefore, Pharaoh was actually not listening to Moses and dealing with him; he was listening to God and dealing with God. Moses was God’s ambassador, God’ss entone. The way to work for God is to be such a representative of God
16我愿题醒同工们，我们不需要这样努力。这不是说我们应该闲懒，乃是说我们该更多花时间接触主。在我们的祷告中，不该这样多为工作祈求。反之，我们该祈求摸著主，认识祂的心意，知道祂的感觉。我们需要停留在神面前，直到祂浸透我们全人。然后我们将代表祂，祂要差遣我们。请记得，不在乎那定意的，也不在乎那奔跑的，只在乎发怜悯的神。（罗九16。）无需我们定意或奔跑。我们所需要的就是代表神，并作神所差遣的人。使徒就是奉差遣的人。他受他所代表之人的差遣。作为神所差遣的人，我们需要有把握，无论我们在那里，我们都是神的代表。我们是微不足道又极其较弱。事实上，我们甚么都不是。然而我们代表神。作为神的代表，我们不说自己的话、也不作自己的工。我们是荆棘，而主是在荆棘中焚烧的火。火与荆棘是一个。当我们在这实际里，很难区别是荆棘还是火。这使1我们想起保罗在林前六章十七节的话：『但与主联合的，便是与主成为一灵。』为神作工正确的路，乃是有把握代表我们所爱、所事奉的那位。无论我们往那里去，我们不是凭自己去，乃是与祂同去，并在祂里面去。
16I would remind the co-workers that there is no need for us to endeavor so much. This does not mean that we should be idle or lazy. It means that we should spend more time to contact the Lord. In our prayer, we should not pray so much for our work. Instead, we should pray to touch the Lord, to know His heart, and to sense His feeling. We need to stay in His presence until He saturates our being. Then we shall represent Him, and He will send us forth. Remember, it is not up to him who runs nor to him who wills, but to God, the One who shows mercy (Rom. 9:16). There is no need for us to run or to will. Our need is to represent God and to be His sent ones. An apostle is a sent one. He is sent by the person he represents. As God’ss ent ones, we need to have the assurance that wherever we may be, we are there as God’s representatives. We are insignificant and very weak. Actually, we are nothing. But we represent God. As God’s representatives, we do not speak our own words or carry out our own work. We are the bush, and the Lord is the fire burning in the midst of the bush. The fire and the bush are one. When we are in this reality, it is difficult to distinguish the bush from the fire. This reminds us of Paul’s word in Corinthians 6:17: “He who is joined to the Lord is one spirit.” The proper way to work for God is to have the assurance that we represent the One whom we love and serve. Wherever we go, we go not by ourselves, but with Him and in Him.
17在出埃及记这几章中，我们看见顽梗的法老和神的代表摩西。藉著法老，神使祂自己显为主宰的神，但在摩西身上，神得著一个代表祂并实行祂旨意的人。赞美主，我们没有一个人是法老，我们都是摩西，就是与主合一的人！在祂主宰的权柄和怜悯中，无论我们往那里去，我们都与主同去，我们代表祂，并且我们行祂的旨意。愿我们都为著神的主宰权柄敬拜祂，并为著祂的怜悯感谢祂！
17In these chapters in Exodus we see both the stubborn Pharaoh and Moses, God’s representative. By Pharaoh God made Himself manifest as the sovereign God, but in Moses God had one to represent Him and to execute His will. Praise the Lord that none of us are Pharaoh but we all are Moses, those who are one with the Lord! In His sovereignty and mercy, wherever we go, we go with the Lord, we represent Him, and we execute His will. May we all worship the Lord for His sovereignty and thank Him for His mercy