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申命记生命读经 · 第8篇

律法的重申（三）

The Rehearsal of the Law (3)
1读经：申命记9:1-8;10:12-21。在本篇信息中，我们要说到九章一节至十章二十二节里一般的劝戒和警告。
1Scripture Reading: Deut. 9:1-8; 10:12-21 In this message we will cover the general advices and warnings found in 9:1—10:22
L. Moses Charging the Children of Israel
十二要知道耶和华他们的神如同烈火，祂必灭绝列国的民，在他们面前赶出列国的民
That They Should Know That Jehovah Their God as a Consuming Fire Would Destroy the Nations and Drive Them Out from before Them
2在九章三节，摩西嘱咐以色列人说，『所以你今日要知道，耶和华你的神在你前面过去，如同烈火，祂必灭绝他们，在你面前制伏他们，使你照耶和华所说的赶出他们，使他们速速灭亡。』虽然耶和华是慈爱的神，但这里却启示神是烈火，要灭绝列国的民。
2In 9:3 Moses charged the children of Israel, saying, “Know therefore today that Jehovah your God is the One crossing over before you as a consuming fire; it is He who will destroy them and it is He who will subdue them before you, so that you may dispossess them and destroy them quickly, as Jehovah has said to you.” Although Jehovah is a loving God, here He is revealed as a consuming fire that will destroy the nations
3我们在四至六节看见，神将列国赶出去，不是因以色列人的义，乃是因列国的恶。摩西在四节继续嘱咐说，『耶和华你的神将这些国民从你面前赶出以后，你心里不可说，耶和华将我领进来得这地，是因我的义。其实耶和华将他们从你面前赶出去，是因他们的恶。』所以，神将列国赶出去，不是由于祂子民心里正直，乃是因著列国的恶。这指明甚至列国的恶也是为著神的定旨。在七节摩西接著说，『你要记念不忘，你在旷野惹耶和华你的神发怒。自从你出了埃及地的那日，直到你们来到这地方，你们一向悖逆耶和华。』这里摩西题醒百姓，他们的历史乃是悖逆的历史。自从他们出了埃及，他们就不断的背叛。在旷野的四十年乃是悖逆的年日。假定以色列人新一代中有人说，『这背叛不是我们的错，乃是我们祖宗的错。是他们背叛，因而死在旷野。那背叛与我们无分无关。我们是不同的。』摩西可能向这样说的人说，『不要说你们与你们的祖宗不同。你们是悖逆之人的儿子，悖逆的人只能生出悖逆的人。就如蛇不能生出绵羊，所以悖逆的人也不能生出顺从的人。你们需要看见，你们既是悖逆之人的儿子，你们也都是悖逆的人。』
3In verses 4 through 6 we see that God would dispossess the nations, not because the children of Israel were righteous but because the nations were wicked. In verse 4 Moses continued his charge: “Do not say in your heart when Jehovah your God drives them out from before you, Because of my righteousness, Jehovah has brought me in to possess this land. Rather, it is because of the wickedness of these nations that Jehovah is about to dispossess them from before you.” Therefore, God’s dispossessing the nations was not due to the uprightness of the heart of His people; it was due to the wickedness of the nations. This indicates that even the wickedness of the nations serves God’s purpose. In verse 7 Moses went on to say, “Remember, do not forget, that you made Jehovah your God furious in the wilderness; from the day that you came forth from the land of Egypt up until you came to this place, you have been rebellious against Jehovah.” Here Moses reminded the people that their history was a history of rebellion. From the time they came out of Egypt, they had been rebellious continually. The forty years in the wilderness were years of rebellion. Suppose some among the new generation of the children of Israel said, “This rebellion was not our fault—it was the mistake of our fathers. They were the ones who rebelled and died in the wilderness. That rebellion had nothing to do with us. We are different.” To any who might have spoken in this way, Moses might have replied, “Do not say that you are different from your fathers. You are sons of rebels, and rebels can only bring forth rebels. Just as a serpent cannot bring forth a lamb, so a rebel cannot bring forth one who is obedient. You need to realize that, as sons of rebels, you also are rebels.”
十三 摩西重申以色列人在神的山铸造金牛犊，并向其敬拜的背叛史实
M. Moses Rehearsing the Story of the Rebellion of the Children of Israel in Making the Golden Calf and Worshipping It at the Mount of God
4在九章八节至十章十一节，摩西重申以色列人在神的山铸作金牛犊，并向其敬拜的背叛史实，作为严肃的见证，指责以色列人。就在十诫颁赐下来的时候，悖逆的以色列人就违反了第二诫－不可制造偶像，不可向牠跪拜。他们制造了一个偶像，向牠跪拜并事奉牠。摩西题醒他们在神的山上所作的，为要向他们说明他们悖逆的历史。
4In 9:8—10:11 Moses rehearsed the story of the rebellion of the children of Israel in making the golden calf and worshipping it at the mount of God, as a solemn testimony against the children of Israel. At the very time the Ten Commandments were being given, the rebellious children of Israel were violating the second commandment—the commandment concerning not making an idol and bowing down to it. They made an idol, bowed down to it, and served it. In order to give them an illustration of their history of rebellion, Moses reminded them of what they did at the mount of God
十四 摩西嘱咐以色列人九件事
N. Moses Charging the Children of Israel concerning Nine Matters
5在十章十二至二十二节，摩西嘱咐以色列人九件事：要敬畏耶和华他们的神，行在祂一切的道路上，爱祂，全心全魂事奉祂，遵守祂的诫命、律例，为要叫他们得好处，他们的心要行割礼，不可再硬著颈项，要专靠祂，也要指著祂的名起誓，祂是他们所赞美的，是他们的神。让我们一件一件来看这些事。十二节说，『以色列阿，现在耶和华你的神向你所要的是甚么？不过是要你敬畏耶和华你的神，行在祂一切的道路上，爱祂，全心全魂事奉祂。』首先，摩西在这里说到敬畏神。我们都必须对神有正确的敬畏。然而，今天许多人声称自己是自由的，不怕任何事或任何人，包括不怕神。这种无所畏惧是可怕的，这是各种不法的源头。年轻人该承认，按照神的命定，在家庭、在社会、在召会里都有权柄。在我们所作、所说并所想的一切事上，我们都需要敬畏神。祂在察看我们，祂知道我们在那里以及在作甚么。至终，我们要从自己所撒的收割，我们要吃到这收成的果子。
5In 10:12-22 Moses charged the children of Israel concerning nine matters: fearing Jehovah their God, walking in all His ways, loving Him, serving Him with all their heart and all their soul, keeping His commandments and statutes for their good, circumcising the foreskin of their heart, not being stiff- necked any longer, holding fast to Him, and swearing by His name, who is their praise and their God. Let us consider these matters one by one. Verse 12 says, “Now, O Israel, what does Jehovah your God ask of you except that you fear Jehovah your God so that you would walk in all His ways and love Him and serve Jehovah your God with all your heart and with all your soul.” First, Moses speaks here of fearing God. We all must have a proper fear of God. However, it seems that today many people, claiming that they are free, do not fear anything or anyone, including God. This lack of fear is terrible; it is the source of all kinds of lawlessness. The young people should recognize that, according to God’so rd i nation, there is authority in the family, in society, and in the church. In whatever we do, say, and think, we all need to fear God. He is observing us and knows where we are and what we are doing. Eventually, we will reap a harvest from what we sow, and we will eat the fruit of this harvest.
6我们敬畏神，就会行在祂的道路上。神的道路实际上就是神的所是。这就是说，凡神所是的，对我们就是一条道路。神是爱，这爱就成了我们该行在其上的一条路。神『爱寄居的，赐给他衣食。所以你们要爱寄居的，因为你们在埃及地也曾是寄居的。』（申十18下～。）神的一条道路是爱寄居的，我们就该行在神这条道路上。许多寄居的很可怜，缺乏衣食。我们需要爱他们，给他们所需要的。神也是圣别的，祂的圣别是另一条给我们行走的道路。不仅如此，神『不偏待人，也不受赂贿，』（申十17下，）我们就该以此为道路，不偏待人，不受赂贿。祂也『为孤儿寡母施行公正，』（申十18上，）我们就该行在祂公正的道路上。主耶稣说，『我就是道路。』（约十四６。）因著主耶稣就是神，这话指明神自己就是道路。以神的所是为我们的道路，并行在这些道路上，就是将神活出。我们以基督作我们的道路时，就活出祂的所是。祂是谦卑的，我们就该活在谦卑的道路上。祂是那常接受十字架的一位，我们就该行在十字架的道路上。以基督为我们的道路就是活祂，活祂就是彰显祂，显明祂，甚至将祂显大。因此，行在神的道路上就是活神，彰显神，显明神并显大神。我们该以神为我们的道路，因而行事像祂所行的一样样。新耶路撒冷的异象启示，我们该以神为我们惟一的道路。在新耶路撒冷里只有一条街道，是纯金的，（启二一21，）表征神的性情是我们的道路。生命水的河从神和羔羊的宝座流出来，在街道当中涌流。（启二二１。）这指明神是我们的生命，也是我们的道路。我们以神作我们的生命，祂的生命同祂的性情就成了我们在其上行走的道路。今天我们都该敬畏神，并行在祂的道路上。
6When we fear God, we will walk in His ways. God’sways are actually what God is. This means that whatever God is, is a way to us. God is love, and this love is a way in which we should walk. God “loves the sojourner, giving him food and clothing. Therefore, love the sojourner, for you were sojourners in the land of Egypt” (vv. 18b-19). One of God’sways is to love sojourners, and we should walk in this way of 19 God. Many sojourners are poor, lacking food and clothing. We need to love them and give them what they need. God is also holy, and His holiness is another way for our walk. Furthermore, God “does not regard persons and does not take bribes” (v. 17b), and we should take this as a way, not regarding persons and not receiving bribes. God also “executes justice for the orphan and the widow” (v. 18a), and we should walk in the way of His justice. The Lord Jesus said, “I am the way” (John 14:6). Since the Lord Jesus is the very God, this word indicates that God Himself is the way. To take what God is as our ways and to walk in these ways is to live God. When we take Christ as our way, we live Him in what He is. He is humble, and we should live in the way of humility. He is the One who always takes the cross, and we should walk in the way of the cross. To take Christ as our way is to live Him, and to live Him is to express Him, to manifest Him, and even to magnify Him. Hence, to walk in God’sways is to live God, express God, manifest God, and magnify God. We should take God as our way and thus act as He acts. The vision of the New Jerusalem reveals that we should take God as our unique way. In the New Jerusalem there is just one street, which is of pure gold (Rev. 21:21), signifying that the nature of God is our way. The river of water of life proceeds out of the throne of God and of the Lamb and flows in the midst of the street (Rev. 22:1). This indicates that God is both our life and our way. We take God as our life, and His life with His nature then becomes the way in which we walk. Today we all should fear God and walk in His ways.
7在申命记十章十二节，摩西也嘱咐百姓要爱神。『爱』这辞含示很多；比方说，含示情爱，那是非常柔细的。神自己立了一个爱的榜样，将祂的情爱放在祂的子民身上。摩西在十四、十五节说到这事：『看哪，天和天上的天，地和地上所有的，都属耶和华你的神。但耶和华喜悦你的列祖，爱他们，从万民中拣选他们的后裔，就是你们，像今日一样。』现今我们该爱神，将我们的情爱放在祂身上。
7In Deuteronomy 1 0:1 2 Moses also charged the people to love God. This word love implies a great deal. For instance, it implies the matter of affection, which is something very tender. God Himself has set an example of loving by setting His affection on His people. Moses refers to this in verses 14 and 15. “Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens belong to Jehovah your God, the earth and all that is in it. But on your fathers Jehovah set His affection to love them and to choose their seed after them, that is, you above all the peoples, as it is this day.” Now we should love God by setting our affection on Him.
8在十二节，摩西说到爱神并全心全魂事奉祂。我们的心与我们的灵相联，因为我们的良心属于我们的灵，也是我们心的一部分。因此，全心全魂爱神并事奉神，指明我们也是用我们的灵爱神并事奉神。不仅如此，按照六章五节，我们也要全力爱神，就是用我们身体的力量爱神。今天，我们若藉著走新路来事奉神，就需要用我们的灵，并且全心、全魂、全力来事奉。去访人使人得救而受浸，之后又照顾他们，这需要我们用上全心、全魂并全力。在十章十三节摩西接著说，『遵守祂的诫命、律例，就是我今日所吩咐你的，为要叫你得好处。』『为要叫你得好处，』也可以说，『为叫你蒙福。』今天我们需要持守基督，以及那供应给我们之基督的丰富，好叫我们蒙福。摩西继续他的嘱咐说，『所以你们的心要行割礼，不可再硬著颈项。』（申十16。）以色列人既是神奇特的子民，是祂的奇珍，他们就需要洁净自己，为心里不洁净的事行割礼。
8In verse 12 Moses speaks of loving and serving God with all our heart and with all our soul. Our heart is linked to our spirit, for our conscience, which is of our spirit, is also a part of our heart. Thus, to love and serve God with all our heart and soul indicates that we love and serve Him also with our spirit. Furthermore, according to 6:5, we are to love Him also with all our might, that is, with our physical strength. Today, if we would serve God by practicing the new way, we need to serve with our spirit and with all our heart, with all our soul, and with all our strength. To visit people in order to get them saved and baptized and then to care for them afterward requires all our heart, soul, and strength. In 10:13 Moses went on to say, “So that you would keep the commandments of Jehovah and His statutes, which I am commanding you today, for your good.” Instead of “for your good,” we could also say “that you may be blessed.” Today we need to keep Christ and the riches of Christ which have been ministered to us so that we may be blessed. Moses continued his charge by saying, “Circumcise then the foreskin of your heart, and do not be stiff- necked any longer” (v. 16). Because the children of Israel were a peculiar people to God, His treasure, they were required to cleanse themselves, to circumcise the unclean thing in their heart
9在二十节摩西说，『你要敬畏耶和华你的神，事奉祂，专靠祂，也要指著祂的名起誓。』专靠祂，原文意紧紧抓住祂。今天我们必须紧紧抓住主耶稣。我们可以这样说，『主，我不让你过去。你必须为我活。』在这一节里，摩西不仅说到紧紧抓住神，也说到指著祂的名起誓。我相信以色列人指著耶和华的名起誓，就是呼求祂的名。这是古时呼求主名的方式。今天我们都需要紧紧抓住主耶稣，并呼求祂的名。
9In verse 20 Moses says, “You shall fear Jehovah your God; Him shall you serve and to Him shall you hold fast and by His name shall you swear.” Today we must hold fast to the Lord Jesus. In holding fast to Him, we may say, “Lord, I will not let You go. You must live for me.” In this verse Moses speaks not only of holding fast to God but also of swearing by His name. I believe that for the children of Israel to swear by the Lord’s name was to call on His name. This was the ancient way of calling on the name of the Lord. Today we all need to hold fast to the Lord Jesus and call on His name.