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耶利米书生命读经 · 第34篇

耶和华对与神选民以色列有关之列国的惩罚与审判（一）

Jehovah’s Punishment and Judgment upon the Nations Involved with God’s Elect, Israel (1)
1读经：耶利米书四十六至四十七章。耶利米写过神的选民以色列以后，在四十六至五十一章这六章里，写到耶和华对与神选民以色列有关之列国的惩罚与审判。列国无法避免与以色列的牵连，以色列也无法避免与列国的接触。在本篇信息中，我们要来看四十六、四十七章。
1Scripture Reading: Jer. 46—47 After writing concerning Israel, God's chosen people, Jeremiah wrote another six chapters, chapters forty- six through fifty-one, concerning Jehovah's judgment upon the nations involved with Israel. The nations cannot avoid involvement with Israel, and Israel cannot avoid contact with the nations. In this message we will consider chapters forty-six and forty-seven
壹 耶和华对埃及的惩罚与审判
I. JEHOVAH'S PUNISHMENT AND JUDGMENT UPON EGYPT
2在四十六章，我们看见耶和华对埃及的惩罚与审判。一埃及在表征上、
2In chapter forty-six we see Jehovah's punishment and judgment upon Egypt. A. Egypt Symbolically or Poetically Called Rahab
在诗里称为拉哈伯，豫表谋生与享受的世界
and Typifying the World of Making a Living and of Enjoyment
3旧约里，埃及在表征上、在诗里称为拉哈伯，（赛五一9～10，诗八七4，）豫表谋生与享受的世界，为撒但所用以占有并霸占神为祂的经纶所拣选的人。（创十二10，四一57～四二3，民十一4～6。）拉哈伯这名指怪物，指庞大的海中动物。这指明神看埃及是怪物，是丑恶、可怕的海中动物。
3In the Old Testament Egypt, which is symbolically or poetically called Rahab (Isa. 51:9-10; Psa. 87:4), typifies the world of making a living and of enjoyment, with which Satan occupies and usurps the people chosen by God for His economy (Gen. 12:10; 41:57—42:3; Num. 11:4-6). The name Rahab refers to a monster, to a large sea animal. This indicates that God regards Egypt as a monster, as an ugly, terrifying sea animal
二 以色列人下埃及去
B. The People of Israel Going Down to Egypt
4以色列人是神的选民，下埃及去，被埃及王法老（豫表世界的王撒但－约十二31）霸占并奴役。（出一1，11～14。）
4The people of Israel, as the elect of God, went down to Egypt and were usurped and enslaved by Pharaoh the king of Egypt (Exo. 1:1, 11-14), a type of Satan as the ruler of the world (John 12:31
5因为世界有许多方面，旧约就用列国来豫表世界的不同方面。这些豫表中的第一个是埃及。埃及豫表世界谋生与享受的方面，埃及的统治者法老，豫表世界的王撒但。
5Because the world has many aspects, the Old Testament uses the nations to typify the world in its various aspects. The first of these types is Egypt. Egypt typifies the world in the aspect of making a living and of enjoyment, and Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, typifies Satan, the ruler of the world
三 耶和华拯救以色列人，脱离埃及的奴役和暴政
C. Jehovah Delivering the People of Israel out of the Egyptian Slavery and Tyranny
6耶和华拯救以色列人，脱离埃及的奴役和暴政，并且带他们进入美地。（出三7～8。）
6Jehovah delivered the people of Israel out of the Egyptian slavery and tyranny and brought them into the good land (Exo. 3:7-8).
四 以色列人常被试诱要回埃及去
D. The People of Israel Often Being Tempted to Go Back to Egypt
7以色列人在软弱或遭难时，常被试诱，要违背耶和华的意愿，回埃及去。（赛三十1～3，三一1～3，耶四三4～7。）因为以色列在埃及四百多年，他们习惯了埃及的方式，也喜欢埃及的食物。（民十一4～。）因此，每当以色列人有难处或软弱时，他们就想要回埃及去，以埃及为他们的避难所。
7The people of Israel were often tempted to go back to Egypt against Jehovah's will when they were weak or in trouble (Isa. 30:1-3; 31:1-3; Jer. 43:4-7). Because Israel was in Egypt for more than four hundred years, they were accustomed to the Egyptian ways and liked the Egyptian food (Num. 11:4-6). Hence, whenever the children of Israel had problems or6 were weak, they desired to go back to Egypt and take Egypt as their refuge.
五 迦勒底人听见法老的军队已经从埃及出来帮助犹大，就从耶路撒冷退去
E. The Chaldeans Withdrawing from Jerusalem When They Heard That the Army of Pharaoh Had Come Out of Egypt to Help Judah
8迦勒底人围困耶路撒冷，听见法老的军队已经从埃及出来帮助犹大，他们就从耶路撒冷退去了。但法老的军队一回埃及去，迦勒底人就再来攻打耶路撒冷城，将城攻取，并用火焚烧。（耶三七5～8。）这是一个表记，表明我们不该信靠世界，就是人谋生并寻得享受的地方。
8When the Chaldeans were besieging Jerusalem and heard that the army of Pharaoh had come out of Egypt to help Judah, they withdrew from Jerusalem. Pharaoh's army returned to Egypt, and the Chaldeans returned and fought against the city of Jerusalem and captured it and burned it with fire (Jer. 37:5-8). This is a sign showing that we should not trust in the world, where man makes a living and finds enjoyment
六 埃及王法老尼哥的军队被巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒击败
F. The Army of Pharaoh Neco King of Egypt Being Defeated by Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon
9埃及王法老尼哥的军队入侵巴比伦，安营在伯拉河边。然而，他在犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬第四年被巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒击败。（四六2。）埃及人完全被击败，回到本地。
9The army of Pharaoh Neco king of Egypt invaded Babylon and encamped by the river Euphrates. However, he was defeated by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (46:2). The Egyptians were soundly defeated and returned to their own land
１ 埃及像她的尼罗河涨起
1. Egypt Rising Up like Her River Nile
10埃及像她的尼罗河涨起，她江河的水翻腾，淹没这地。（7～8。）但那日是属主万军之耶和华的，是报仇的日子，祂要亲自向敌人报仇；因为在北方伯拉河边，有献给主万军之耶和华的祭。埃及人受伤，虽多服良药，总是徒然，不得治好。（9～11。）
10Egypt rose up like her river Nile, whose waters surge to cover the land (vv. 7-8). But that day belonged to the Lord Jehovah of hosts, a day of vengeance to avenge Himself on His adversaries; for there was a sacrifice to the Lord Jehovah of hosts in the land of the north by the river Euphrates. The Egyptians were wounded so that even if they had used many medicines, there would have been no healing for them (vv. 9-11
２ 名为万军之耶和华的王，要藉巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒
2. The King, Whose Name Is Jehovah of Hosts, Striking the Land of Egypt and Casting Down
攻击埃及地，将她的军队摔倒
Her Army by Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon
11名为万军之耶和华的王，要藉巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒攻击埃及地，将她的军队摔倒；尼布甲尼撒是出于北方的牛，来到埃及这肥美的母牛犊身上。耶和华以色列的神必藉巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的手和他臣仆的手，刑罚亚扪神（在埃及最受崇敬的神祗）和法老，埃及和埃及的神，并埃及王，就是法老，和倚靠他的人。以后埃及必再有人居住，与从前一样。（耶四六13～26，四三10～13，四四11～30，参赛十九1～18。）
11The King, whose name is Jehovah of hosts, struck the land of Egypt and cast down her army by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, who was a gadfly from the north coming on Egypt as a beautiful heifer. Jehovah, the God of Israel, punished Amon (the most honorable god in Egypt), Pharaoh, Egypt, and her gods and kings, even Pharaoh and those who trusted in him, by the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and the hand of his servants. Afterwards he will be inhabited as in the days of old (vv. 13-26; 43:10-13; 44:11-30; cf. Isa. 19:1-18).
七 安慰以色列的话
G. A Word of Comfort to Israel
12耶利米四十六章二十七至二十八节是安慰以色列的话。这段经文说，『至于你，我的仆人雅各阿，不要惧怕；以色列阿，不要惊慌。因我要从远方拯救你，从被掳到之地拯救你的后裔；雅各必归回，得享平靖安逸，无人使他害怕。我的仆人雅各阿，你不要惧怕，因我与你同在，这是耶和华说的；我必将我所赶你到的那些国灭绝净尽，却不将你灭绝净尽，倒要适度的管教你，绝不能不罚你。』耶利米宣告神对埃及的审判，因为以色列倚靠埃及，因而得罪神。以色列也遭受那审判，所以耶利米给以色列这安慰的话，说神要来眷顾他们，并将他们带回本地。这话要在复兴时期来到时，在千年国里得著应验。
12Jeremiah 46:27-28 is a word of comfort to Israel. These verses say, "But as for you, O Jacob My servant, do not fear; / And do not be dismayed, O Israel. / For, behold, I will save you from afar/And your seed from the land of their captivity; / And Jacob will return and be undisturbed / And at ease, and no one will frighten him. / As for you, O Jacob My servant, do not fear, declares Jehovah, / For I am with you; / For I will make a full end of all the nations / To which I have driven you; / Yet I will not make a full end of you, / But will correct you in measure / And will by no means leave you unpunished." Jeremiah declared God's judgment on Egypt because Israel depended on Egypt, thus offending God. Israel also suffered that judgment, so Jeremiah gave Israel this word of comfort, saying that God will come to visit them and bring them back to their land. This word will be fulfilled at the time of the restoration to come, in the thousand-year kingdom
贰 耶和华对非利士人的惩罚与审判
II. JEHOVAH'S PUNISHMENT AND JUDGMENT UPON THE PHILISTINES
13四十七章论到耶和华对非利士人的惩罚与审判。
13Chapter forty-seven concerns Jehovah's punishment and judgment upon the Philistines
一 非利士这国豫表那接近神在地上之权益，攻击且破坏神在地上之见证的世界
A. A Nation Typifying the World That Is Close to the Interest of God on the Earth and That Attacks and Damages the Testimony of God on the Earth
14非利士人是一个国，称为非利士。（出十五14。）非利士人豫表那接近神在地上之权益，攻击且破坏神在地上之见证的世界。在旧约里，非利士人多次来搅扰以色列。
14The Philistines were a nation called Philistia (Exo. 15:14). The Philistines typify the world that is close to the interest of God on earth and attacks and damages the testimony of God on earth. In the Old Testament the Philistines came several times to bother Israel
二 位在以色列国旁
B. Located alongside the Nation of Israel
15非利士人位在以色列国旁。
15The Philistines were located alongside the nation of Israel.
三 耶和华将以色列交在非利士人手中四十年
C. Jehovah Delivering Israel into the Hands of the Philistines Forty Years
16在士师时代，耶和华将以色列交在非利士人手中四十年。（士十三1，十四4。）
16In the time of the judges, Jehovah delivered Israel into the hands of the Philistines forty years (Judg. 13:1; 14:4
四 攻击且掳掠神的约柜
D. Attacking and Capturing the Ark of God
17非利士人甚至曾攻击且掳掠神的约柜。（撒上四3～11。）
17Once the Philistines even attacked the ark of God and captured it (1 Sam. 4:3-11
五 大卫杀了他们的战士歌利亚
E. David Slaying Their Champion Goliath
18在扫罗时代，非利士人招聚他们的军旅与犹大争战，大卫杀了他们的战士歌利亚。（撒上十七1，4，45～49。）
18At Saul'st i me the Philistines gathered their armies to fight against Judah, and David slew their champion Goliath (1 Sam. 17:1, 4, 45-49
六 耶和华藉巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的军队毁灭非利士人
F. Jehovah Destroying the Philistines by the Army of Nebuchadnezzar King of Babylon
19耶利米四十七章二节说，耶和华必藉巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒的军队毁灭非利士人；巴比伦王的军队必如水从北方涨起，漫过这地和其中所充满的，并城和其中所住的。（参赛
19Jeremiah 47:2 says that Jehovah would destroy the Philistines by the army of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon rising up as waters rising up from the north to overflow the land and all that fills it, the city and those who dwell in it (cf. Isa. 14:29-31; Zech. 9:6b
20十四29～31，亚九6下。）
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21在本篇信息中，我们看见埃及和非利士所分别豫表世界的两方面。在以色列人所豫表的召会周围，有埃及的世界和非利士的世界。埃及的世界是藉著谋生并对属世享受的追求，吸引在召会里的人；这些就将召会的人岔离神的经纶，以及神这活水的泉源。非利士所豫表世界的另一面，一直敌挡并搅扰神的子民和召会，并阻挠神的经纶。
21In this message we have considered the two aspects of the world typified respectively by Egypt and Philistia. Around the church, typified by the people of Israel, are the Egyptian world and the Philistine world. The Egyptian world attracts those in the church by their making a living and the pursuing of worldly enjoyment. These distract the church people from God'secon o my and from God as the fountain of living waters. The aspect of the world typified by Philistia constantly opposes and troubles the people of God and the church and hinders God'secon o my