Feb24【每日活水】见证至高真神的权柄及作为

撒母耳记上 5:1~5:12

约柜在非利士人当中

1 非利士人将　神的约柜从以便以谢抬到亚实突。

2非利士人将　神的约柜抬进大衮庙，放在大衮的旁边。

3次日清早，亚实突人起来，见大衮仆倒在耶和华的约柜前，脸伏于地，就把大衮仍立在原处。

4又次日清早起来，见大衮仆倒在耶和华的约柜前，脸伏于地，并且大衮的头和两手都在门槛上折断，只剩下大衮的残体。

（ 5因此，大衮的祭司和一切进亚实突、大衮庙的人都不踏大衮庙的门槛，直到今日。）

6耶和华的手重重加在亚实突人身上，败坏他们，使他们生痔疮。亚实突和亚实突的四境都是如此。

7亚实突人见这光景，就说：「以色列　神的约柜不可留在我们这里，因为他的手重重加在我们和我们神大衮的身上」

8就打发人去请非利士的众首领来聚集，问他们说：「我们向以色列　神的约柜应当怎样行呢？」他们回答说：「可以将以色列　神的约柜运到迦特去。」于是将以色列　神的约柜运到那里去。

9运到之后，耶和华的手攻击那城，使那城的人大大惊慌，无论大小都生痔疮。

10他们就把　神的约柜送到以革伦。　神的约柜到了，以革伦人就喊嚷起来说：「他们将以色列　神的约柜运到我们这里，要害我们和我们的众民！」

11于是打发人去请非利士的众首领来，说：「愿你们将以色列　神的约柜送回原处，免得害了我们和我们的众民！」原来　神的手重重攻击那城，城中的人有因惊慌而死的。

12未曾死的人都生了痔疮。合城呼号，声音上达于天。

The Ark in Ashdod and Ekron

1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

2Then they carried the ark into Dagon’s temple and set it beside Dagon.

3When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! They took Dagon and put him back in his place.

4But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the Lord! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained.

5That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold.

6The Lord’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumors.

7When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.”

8So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked them, “What shall we do with the ark of the god of Israel?” They answered, “Have the ark of the god of Israel moved to Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.

9But after they had moved it, the Lord’s hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.

10So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. As the ark of God was entering Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, “They have brought the ark of the god of Israel around to us to kill us and our people.”

11So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it.

12Those who did not die were afflicted with tumors, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven.

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内容观察

1.非利士人将神的约柜放在哪里，以及其后发生什么事？（2～4节）

2.神的约柜经过迦特，到达以革伦之后，发生了什么事？（10～12节）

思考与默想

3.为什么神的约柜每到一处都会有灾祸？

个人感受

4.看到神的约柜每到一处，都有审判临到非利士人，我有什么感想？

决心与应用

5.我何时曾经历永活真神全能的作为？

6.为了分辨及察觉神在我生活中的作为，我决定要怎么做？

大衰（2节）：非利士人奉祀的主神，据推测，非利士人视其为掌管丰收的神明。

痔疮（6节）：又作“肿胀的疮”，对患病者造成极大痛苦。

灵修指南

非利士人从以色列人手中掳走神的约柜之后，将约柜放在亚实突城中的大衮庙里，这是为了炫耀他们的神明大衮战胜了以色列人的神。然而，神并没有放任他们耀武扬威，反倒两次让大衮的神像仆倒、俯伏在约柜前，甚至大衮的头部和两手都被折断（3—4节）。并且，神降灾使亚实突和周围的人身上都长疮。非利士人在恐惧中将约柜运到迦特，结果使城中的人也遭遇灾病。接着，他们将约柜转送到以革伦，导致城中弥漫死亡的恐惧，人们遭受灾病的折磨（8～10节）。虽然神的约柜被掳走，流落在非利士人的城镇间，但神却借此在非利士人中间彰显自己的能力及荣耀。最后，不认识神的非利士人，遭受了神严酷的审判，而神则显明了自己是至高真神。生活在现今的我们，应要懂得分辨神的作为，并为了彰显祂的能力和荣耀而活。

内室祷/告

求神帮助我分辨祂的作为，并且在生活中见证祂的能力及荣耀。

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