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何西阿书生命读经 · 第8篇

耶和华不变的爱对以色列的倔强不贞（二）

Jehovah’s Unchanging Love Versus Israel’s Stubborn Unchastity (2
1读经：何西阿书十一至十四章。何西阿书第一个主要的重点是何西阿娶淫妇歌篾为妻的隐喻。他们所生的三个孩子也是隐喻。头一个儿子耶斯列象征神必向耶户家追讨耶斯列流人血的罪，（王下十1～11，）也必使以色列家的国灭绝。（十五10～12。）女儿罗路哈玛象征神必不再怜恤以色列家。第二个儿子罗阿米象征以色列不是神的子民。神用何西阿娶歌篾及何西阿这一家来显示，作耶和华妻子的以色列，如何对她的丈夫不忠信。
1Scripture Reading: Hosea 11—14 The first main emphasis of the book of Hosea is the metaphor of Hosea’s marriage with the harlot Gomer. Their three children were also metaphors. The son Jezreel symbolized that God would avenge the bloodshed of Jezreel (2 Kings 10:1-11) upon the house of Jehu and would bring an end to the kingdom of the house of Israel (2 Kings 15:10-12). The daughter Lo-ruhamah symbolized that God would no longer have compassion on the house of Israel. The son Lo- ammi symbolized that Israel was not God’sp eople. God used Hosea’s marriage to Gomer and his family to demonstrate how Israel as a wife to Jehovah had become unfaithful to her Husband
2何西阿书第二个重点是以色列作为耶和华不贞的妻子所行的各种恶事。妻子一旦变得不贞洁，各种恶事就随之而来。我们一旦离弃神，也会行出各种恶事。作为耶和华不贞的妻子，以色列在她的不贞上是倔强的。这种倔强的情形在十一至十四章有详细的描述。这几章也启示耶和华不变的爱，这乃是本篇信息所要交通的。
2The second emphasis in the book of Hosea is the evils of Israel as the unchaste wife of Jehovah. Once a wife becomes unchaste, all kinds of evils follow. Once we forsake God, we too can do any kind of evil. As the unchaste wife of Jehovah, Israel was stubborn in her unchastity. This stubbornness is described in detail in chapters eleven through fourteen. These chapters also reveal Jehovah’sun changing love, and this is what we will consider in this message
贰 耶和华不变的爱
II. JEHOVAH’SUN CHANGING LOVE
一 以色列年幼的时候耶和华爱他，并从埃及召出祂的儿子来
A. Jehovah Loving Israel When Israel Was a Child, and out of Egypt Jehovah Calling His Son
3何西阿十一章一节说，『以色列年幼的时候我爱他，我从埃及召出我的儿子来。』在整卷何西阿书中，以色列一直被描述为耶和华的妻子；但这里摸到神永远长存的爱时，却称以色列为神的儿子，（出四22～23，）指明以色列有父的生命。惟有真实的儿子（不是养子），能有父亲的生命。何西阿十一章一节也指明基督与以色列联合，作神的儿子，并
3Hosea 11:1 says, “When Israel was a child, I loved him, / And out of Egypt I called My son.” Israel is depicted as the wife of Jehovah throughout the book of Hosea. But when God’sever lasting love is touched, Israel is called God’ss on (Exo. 4:22-23), indicating that Israel has the Father’s life. Only real sons, not adopted sons, have their father’s life. Hosea 11:1 also indicates that Christ joined Israel to be the Son of God and that He was called out of Egypt by God (Matt. 2:13-15
4被神从埃及召出来。（太二13～15。）
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5神永远的爱不是像丈夫对妻子情感上的爱，乃是像父亲对儿子生命里的爱。对妻子的爱是在情感上的爱，但对儿子的爱是在生命里的爱。一面，神是用对妻子的爱爱我们，主耶稣是我们的丈夫；另一面，神是我们的父，我们是父的儿子。
5God’sever lasting love is not a love in affection, like the love of a husband toward a wife, but a love in life, like the love of a father toward a son. Love toward a wife is love in affection, but love toward a son is love in life. On the one hand, God loves us as His wife, and the Lord Jesus is our Husband. On the other hand, God is our Father, and we are sons of the Father.
二 耶和华藉著祂的申言者招呼以色列
B. Jehovah Calling Israel by His Prophets
6十一章二节上半说，耶和华藉著祂的申言者招呼以色列。
6Hosea 11:2a says that Jehovah called Israel by His prophets
三 耶和华教导以法莲行走
C. Jehovah Teaching Ephraim to Walk
7三节接著说，耶和华教导以法莲（以色列）行走，用膀臂抱著他们，并医治他们。
7Verse 3 goes on to say that Jehovah taught Ephraim (Israel) to walk, taking them in His arms and healing them
四 耶和华用慈绳爱索牵引以色列人
D. Jehovah Drawing the Children of Israel with Cords of a Man, with Bands of Love
8四节上半说，『我用慈绳爱索牵引他们。』这里的『慈绳爱索』（直译，人的绳，爱的索），指明神用祂神圣的爱爱我们，不是在祂神性的水平上，乃是在祂人性的水平上。神的爱显于教导以法莲行走，并用膀臂抱著他们。这给我们看见，神的爱是神圣的，却是在人的水平上。神若是在神圣的水平上爱我们，我们就摸不著祂的爱；祂神圣的爱乃是在人的水平上临到我们。祂降到人的水平上，为要临到我们。这就是耶和华用慈绳爱索牵引以色列人的意义。四节下半说，『我待他们如人松开他们腮上的轭，温和的使他们得吃。』这轭是指法老的轭，吃是指在旷野吃吗哪。法老把重轭加在以色列人身上，但神替他们松开这轭，并把他们带到旷野，温和的使他们得吃。神在旷野每早晨用吗哪𫗪养他们，（出十六14～18，）这就是温和的使他们得吃。
8Verse 4a says, “I drew them with cords of a man, / With bands of love.” The phrase “with cords of a man, with bands of love” indicates that God loves us with His divine love, not on the level of His divinity but on the level of His humanity. God’s love in teaching Ephraim to walk and in taking Ephraim in His arms shows us that God’s love is divine but on a human level. If He loved us on the divine level, we could not touch His love. His divine love reaches us on a human level. He has come down to the human level in order to reach us. This is what it means to say that He drew Israel with the cords of a man, with bands of love. The remainder of verse 4 says, “I was to them like those / Who lift off the yoke on their jaws; / And I gently caused them to eat.” This yoke was Pharaoh’s yoke, and this eating was the eating of the manna in the wilderness. Pharaoh had put a strong yoke on Israel, but God took off that yoke and gently caused them to eat by bringing them into the wilderness, where God fed them with manna in a gentle way morning by morning (Exo. 16:14-18
五 耶和华不舍弃以法莲
E. Jehovah Not Giving Ephraim Up
9十一章八至九节启示耶和华不舍弃以法莲：『以法莲哪，我怎能舍弃你？以色列阿，我怎能弃绝你？我怎能使你如押玛？怎能待你如洗扁？我的心回转，我的怜恤发动。我必不发猛烈的怒气，也不回来毁灭以法莲；因我是神，并非世人，是你们中间的圣者，我必不在怒中来临。』押玛和洗扁与所多玛、蛾摩拉一同毁灭。（创十四8，申二九23。）以法莲变得邪恶不堪，甚至比所多玛、蛾摩拉还邪恶。然而，因著神永远的爱，祂不会毁灭以法莲。
9Hosea 11:8 and 9 reveal that Jehovah could not give Ephraim up. “How shall I give you up, O Ephraim? / How shall I deliver you up, O Israel? / How can I make you like Admah? / How can I treat you like Zeboim? / My heart is turned within Me; / All My compassions have warmed. / I will not execute the fierceness of My anger; / I will not return to destroy Ephraim; / For I am God and not man, / The Holy One in the midst of you, / And I will not come in wrath.” Admah and Zeboim were destroyed with Sodom and Gomorrah (Gen. 14:8; Deut. 29:23). Ephraim had become so evil, even more evil than Sodom and Gomorrah. However, because of His everlasting love, God would not destroy Ephraim.
六 以色列人必跟随耶和华，
F. The Children of Israel Walking after Jehovah
10耶和华必使他们住自己的房屋按十一章十至十一节，以色列人必跟随耶和华；祂必如狮子吼叫，以色列人就从西方战兢而来，如雀鸟从埃及而来，又如鸽子从亚述地来到。耶和华必使他们住自己的房屋。
10and Jehovah Causing Them to Dwell in Their Houses According to Hosea 11:10 and 11, the children of Israel will walk after Jehovah. He will roar like a lion, and the children of Israel will come trembling from the west like a bird from Egypt and like a dove from the land of Assyria. Jehovah will cause them to dwell in their houses
七 在伯特利雅各遇见耶和华，耶和华在那里与以色列人说话
G. At Bethel Jacob Finding Jehovah, and There Jehovah Speaking with the Children of Israel
11在伯特利雅各遇见耶和华，耶和华在那里与以色列人说话；祂是耶和华万军之神，耶和华是祂可记念的名。以色列当归向他们的神，谨守仁爱、公平，常常等候他们的神。（十二4下～6。）
11At Bethel Jacob found Jehovah, and there Jehovah spoke with the children of Israel, even Jehovah, the God of hosts. Jehovah is his memorial. The children of Israel should return there to their God, keep lovingkindness and justice, and wait on their God continually (12:4b-6
八 自从出埃及地以来，耶和华就是以色列人的神
H. Since the Land of Egypt Jehovah Having Been the God of the Children of Israel
12自从出埃及地以来，耶和华就是以色列人的神；祂必使他们再住帐棚，如在所定节期的日子一样。祂已向众申言者说话，并且加增异象，藉申言者使用比喻。（9～10。）
12Since the land of Egypt Jehovah has been the God of the children of Israel. He will again cause them to dwell in tents as in the days of the appointed feast. He has also spoken unto the prophets. He has multiplied vision, and through the prophets He has used similitudes (vv. 9-10
九 在耶和华以外，以色列不可认识别神
I. Israel Knowing That There is No God except Jehovah
13在耶和华以外，以色列不可认识别神，因为除祂以外，并没有救主。祂曾在旷野，在极其干旱之地认识以色列。他们照所得的草场（耶和华所赐的）得了饱足。（十三4～6上。）
13Israel was to know that there was no god except Jehovah, for there is no savior besides Him. He knew Israel in the wilderness, in the land of great drought. According to their pasturage (given by Jehovah) they became full (13:4-6a
十 耶和华必赎他们脱离阴间的权势
J. Jehovah Ransoming Them from the Power of Sheol
14十四节说，耶和华必赎他们脱离阴间的权势，赎他们脱离死亡。又说，『死亡阿，你的灾害在那里？阴间哪，你的毁灭在那里？』在耶和华眼前决无后悔。神对以色列的爱是永远的，祂决不后悔祂这样的爱。
14Jehovah will ransom them from the power of Sheol; He will redeem them from death (v. 14a). Hence, the next part of the verse says, “Where are your plagues, O death? / Where is your destruction, O Sheol?” Repentance will be hidden from His eyes (v. 14c). God’s love for Israel is everlasting, and He will never repent of this love
十一 耶和华藉著祂的申言者，呼召以色列归向耶和华他们的神
K. Jehovah through His Prophet Calling Israel to Return to Him Their God
15以色列落入他们的罪孽，所以耶和华藉著祂的申言者，呼召以色列归向耶和华他们的神。（十四1。）他们当归向耶和华，用言语对祂说，『求你赦免一切罪孽，悦纳善行；这样，我们就把嘴唇的祭，如同牛犊献上。亚述不能救我们；我们不再骑马。也不再对我们手所造的说，你是我们的神！因为孤儿在你那里得蒙怜恤。』（2～3。）以色列要用他们的嘴唇，向神献上祭牲和供物。
15Israel had fallen by their iniquity, and Jehovah through His prophet called them to return to Him their God (14:1). They should take words with them, return to Jehovah, and say to Him, “Forgive all iniquity, / And take us graciously; / Thus we will render our lips as bullocks. / Assyria will not save us; / We will not ride upon horses. / Neither will we say again to the work of our hands, Our God! / Because in You the orphan finds compassion” (vv. 2-3). With their lips they would offer sacrifices and offerings to God.
十二 以色列在复兴的时候
L. Israel in the Restoration
16四至八节描述一幅以色列在复兴时候（太十九28）的图画，如在二章十五至二十三节，三章五节，六章一至三节，十章十二节所启示的。耶和华必医治他们的背道，甘心爱他们；因为祂的怒气已向他们转消。祂必向以色列如甘露；以色列必如百合花（表征信靠神的纯净生活）开放，如利巴嫩的树木扎根（表征在拔高的人性里站立稳固）。他的苗必延伸（表征茂盛扩展）；他的荣华如橄榄树（表征结果子的荣耀），他的香气如利巴嫩的香柏树（表征在拔高人性里之生活的甜美味道）。曾坐在他荫下的（表征他们被自己所享受的彀用恩典所覆荫－林后十二9）必归回，发旺如五谷（表征充满生命，以产生使人饱足的食物），开花如葡萄树（表征开花为著产生使人欢喜的饮料）；以色列的名声必如利巴嫩的酒（表征好名声传遍如美酒）。我希望这是主恢复中所有地方召会的光景。这样，我们不再是没有翻过的饼、愚蠢的鸽子、欺骗的弓，而是百合花、利巴嫩的树木、橄榄树、和开花的葡萄树。14:4-7何西阿十四章四至七节所描述以色列的变化，乃是基于生命里爱的因素而有的。在情感上的爱不会变化人，但在生命里的爱会变化人。丈夫在情感上爱妻子，可能把妻子宠坏了；但父亲在生命里爱儿子，绝不会宠坏他。当儿子长大时，他就变化了。我们与神的关系，是出于神那神圣、永远的生命。这生命点活我们，重生我们，在地位和性情上圣别我们，更新我们，变化我们，模成我们，使我们成熟，最终荣化我们，使我们在生命、性情、
16In verses 4 through 8 we have a picture of Israel in the restoration (Matt. 19:28), as revealed in Hosea 2:15-23; 3:5; 6:1-3; 10:12. Jehovah will heal their apostasy; He will love them freely, for His anger will have turned away from them. He will be like the dew to Israel. Israel will bud like the lily (signifying a pure life trusting in God) and will send forth his roots like the trees of Lebanon (signifying standing steadily in the uplifted humanity). His shoots will go forth (signifying flourishing and spreading); his splendor will be like that of the olive tree (signifying glory in faithfulness); and his fragrance will be like that of the trees of Lebanon (signifying the sweet odor of a life in the uplifted humanity). Those who sit under his shade (signifying being overshadowed by the sufficient grace enjoyed by them—2 Cor. 12:9) will return. They will revive like grain (signifying being full of life for producing the satisfying food) and will bud like the vine (signifying blossoming for producing the cheering drink). Israel’sr en own will be like the wine of Lebanon (signifying a good name spreading like tasteful wine). I hope that this will be the situation with all the local churches in the Lord’s recovery. Then instead of being an unturned cake or a silly dove or a deceitful bow, we will be like lilies, trees of Lebanon, olive trees, and budding vines. Israel’s transformation as described in Hosea is based on the factor of love in life. Love in affection does not transform, but love in life transforms people. A husband who loves his wife in affection may spoil her, but a father who loves his son in life never spoils his son. As a son grows, he is transformed. Our relationship with God is of the divine, eternal life of God. This life enlivens us, regenerates us, sanctifies us positionally and dispositionally, renews us, transforms us, conforms us, matures us, and glorifies us, making us the same as God in life, nature, appearance, and glory.
17外表和荣耀上，完全与神一样。
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18在何西阿书的开头，以色列是淫妇，但到了本书末了，以色列成为神的儿子。至终，以法莲宣告他不再有偶像。『以法莲说，我与偶像还有甚么关涉？』（8上。）神回答说，『我耶和华必回答他，也必顾念他。我如青翠的松树，你的果子从我而得。』（8下。）耶和华如青翠的松树（象征神是活的，是长青的），以法莲从祂结果子；这指明以法莲与耶和华成为一。这也指明基于生命里爱的因素，在以法莲身上产生了一个奇妙的变化。今天神是常青的树，我们这些在基督里的信徒，是这树上的枝子，从祂而结果子。这不只是生机的联结，更是二者在一个生命、一个性情、一个生活上成为一。本书结束于藉著神的爱而在生命中被变化。这是何西阿十四章的启示，也是我们必须看见的。
18At the beginning of Hosea, Israel was a harlot, but at the end of this book, Israel has become a son. Eventually, Ephraim declares that he has no more idols. “Ephraim says, What have I yet to do with idols?” (v. 8a). God answers by saying, “(I respond and look on him.) / I am like a green fir tree; / From Me your fruit is found” (v. 8b). Jehovah’s being like a green fir tree (symbolizing God’s being living and evergreen) and Ephraim’s bearing fruit from Him indicates Ephraim’son en ess with Jehovah. It also indicates that a wonderful transformation has taken place, based on the factor of love in life. Today God is the evergreen tree, and we, the believers in Christ, are the branches of the tree, bearing fruit out of Him. This is more than an organic union; it is the oneness of two in one life, in one nature, and in one living. The outcome of this book is transformation in life by God’s love. This is the revelation in chapter fourteen of Hosea, and we all need to see it
参 申言者的话是智慧的
III. THE PROPHET’SWORD BEING WISE
19九节说，申言者的话是智慧的，给我们看见耶和华的道路正直，义人必在其中行走，触犯的人却在其上跌倒。
19Verse 9 says that the prophet’sword is wise, showing us that the ways of Jehovah are right. The righteous will walk in them, but the transgressors will stumble in them