Judges 5:19-31
“Kings came, they fought, the kings of Canaan fought. At Taanach, by the waters of Megiddo, they took no plunder of silver.
20 From the heavens the stars fought, from their courses they fought against Sisera. The river Kishon swept them away, the age-old river, the river Kishon. March on, my soul; be strong!
22 Then thundered the horses’ hooves— galloping, galloping go his mighty steeds. ‘Curse Meroz,’ said the angel of the Lord. ‘Curse its people bitterly, because they did not come to help the Lord, to help the Lord against the mighty.’
So may all your enemies perish, Lord! But may all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.” Then the land had peace forty years.
A cloud-burst turned the Kishon into a raging torrent. Many of the chariots were swept away, the rest completely bogged down in the mud.
The 'battle-hymn' has an eye-witness freshness and sheer exultation about it that comes through despite some problems arising from the age of the test. The poet- composer uses all the devices of sound, beat, and repetition to depict scenes as swift and vivid as a film - finally cutting with dramatic effect from Jael, hammer raised, straight to Siser's mother, waiting in vain for her son's return.
Why?
Praise the Lord, for the enemies perish, But all who love you be like the sun when it rises in its strength.
God's power like the stars fought, no one can against this power.
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第五章分為三段
1.序曲
2.如何回應神: 要趕快起來回應神,拿弗他利,西布輪積極回應,但和亞舍卻猶。
3.
1.19-20迦南君王都來爭戰,西西加的諸王都參戰,卻都未贏得銀錢,打敗仗。
2. 21-23星宿從天空下來爭戰,是否人造衛星,還是洲際導彈,意表神來爭戰。星宿河流與他們為敵,無論先進武器有多強,但是若以神為敵。西西加有900輛鐵車。
我們不會我們當成是西西拉,認為我們是以色列人,但是當我們依靠我們的武器、精良設備,就是如面西西拉一樣。我們不要拿著聖經,到處去找西西拉。西西拉與神為敵,
3. 我們如何回應,當積極回應神,我靈當努力前行。
米羅斯不以神為敵,不抵擋神總可以吧!冷眼旁觀,不參與神的有。我們若不以神為敵,冷眼旁觀,當中立者,不關心神的事。參戰是因為對我們沒有什麼好處。這樣子在v23當受咒詛。變成抵擋神的。我們在世界和神中間採取中立態度,最後還是成為得罪神的人。
v21 我的靈啊,應當努力前行!
神把敵人交在我們手中,巴拉卻不願
人是有責任的要起來奮勇向前,去去接受神的恩典,看來似乎危險,會失去生命,但是人常常不願意付代價。因為人常常看來覺得很危險。人常常太強調神恩典的結果,卻忽略人的回應。經歷神的工作與神同工的榮耀,信仰豈只是為了我自己,如果我只是按照例常去教會,與一般民間信仰一樣,我不去抵擋神,也不要教會來煩我。這就是米羅斯的錯誤。
4.積極回應的例子就是雅億,而且她有計劃、有謀略、有勇氣的。一個婦人竟然有如此勇氣。她雖然與耶賓同國,她知道站在那一邊,是神國的那一邊。我們今天處在一個異教的環境,我們就靠過去。她先接待西西拉讓他毫無防備。
雅億在異教的環境中,卻有屬靈的眼光,去站在神那邊
5.進入敵人手中,卻不自知。西西拉自己不知道死難臨頭,西西拉母親也不知道。我們是否像西西拉一樣進入敵人的帳蓬中,步人陷阱還以為有人服侍,安心睡覺,要水還有牛奶喝,還可以放心睡覺。我們知道嗎?我們享受在世界的享受中,陶醉在自己美夢中、成就中,自己喜歡的事物當中。西西拉是敵我不分,好好休息、填飽肚子解決我目前問題最重要。我們也常常看不清,解決眼前的問題就好。我們也常常敵我不分,大禍臨頭還不知道。
31節是結論,我們以為我們是巴拉,底波拉,卻甚至於常常是西西拉,米羅斯,讓我們有雅憶的勇氣、屬靈的眼光、底波拉的心志。
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How?
Give thanks to the Lord, praise God Almighty, Holy Name.
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