Apr 04【每日活水】信靠、仰望比世界更大的 SHEN

 

撒母耳记上17:1~11

歌利亚向以色列军挑战
非利士人招聚他们的军旅,要来争战;聚集在属犹大梭哥,安营在梭哥亚西加中间的以弗‧大悯。 
扫罗以色列人也聚集,在以拉谷安营,摆列队伍,要与非利士人打仗。 
非利士人站在这边山上,以色列人站在那边山上,当中有谷。 
非利士营中出来一个讨战的人,名叫歌利亚,是迦特人,身高六肘零一虎口; 
头戴铜盔,身穿铠甲,甲重五千舍客勒; 6腿上有铜护膝,两肩之中背负铜戟; 7枪杆粗如织布的机轴,铁枪头重六百舍客勒。有一个拿盾牌的人在他前面走。 
歌利亚对着以色列的军队站立,呼叫说:「你们出来摆列队伍做什么呢?我不是非利士人吗?你们不是扫罗的仆人吗?可以从你们中间拣选一人,使他下到我这里来。 
他若能与我战斗,将我杀死,我们就作你们的仆人;我若胜了他,将他杀死,你们就作我们的仆人,服事我们。」 
10  非利士人又说:「我今日向以色列人的军队骂阵。你们叫一个人出来,与我战斗。」 
11  扫罗以色列众人听见非利士人的这些话,就惊惶,极其害怕。
David and Goliath
Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah. 
Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. 
The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.
A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. 
He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels6on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. 
His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.
Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do you come out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to me. 
If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects; but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and serve us.” 
10  Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.” 
11  On hearing the Philistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed and terrified.
 

内容观察

1.经/文中对歌利亚的身材和武装有怎样的描述?(4~7节)

2.歌利亚向以色列的军队喊叫什么事情?(8-9节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.扫罗和以色列人为什么听见非利士人歌利亚叫骂的话就惊惶、害怕?
 

个人感受

4.看到以色列人被歌利亚的样貌和言词羞辱所震慑,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5. 现今,可有使我感到惧怕的人或事物?

6. 为了不被恐惧压倒,凭信心胜过眼前的挑战,我决定要怎么做?

身高六肘一虎口(4节):一肘约为45到50厘米,一虎口约为23厘米,依此来算,歌利亚的身高约三百厘米左右。不过考量到古代度量衡的差异,实际数值不得而知,然而可以确定的是,歌利亚比时人高大非常多。
五千舍客勒(5节),六百舍客勒(7节):一舍客勒约为12克。换算起来,五千舍客勒约为57公斤,六百舍客勒约为7公斤。

灵/修指南

在以色利人与非利士人对峙时,有一个身形巨大、名叫歌利亚的人,从非利士阵营出来叫阵。当身高超过两米的歌利亚全副武装来到阵前叫骂,不难想象以色列人因这位前所未见的巨人而感到惊惶的样子。歌利亚以言词羞辱以色列人,挑衅地要他们派代表出来单挑,但以色列全军都陷入了恐惧之中,没人敢回应非利士人的挑战。其实,作以色列王的扫罗,身形也比一般人来得高大(参撒上9:2)。但他面对巨人歌利亚,却也是无能为力。经/文中,身形魁梧的非利士人歌利亚,和吓得瑟瑟发抖的以色列全军形成鲜明对比。然而, SHEN 的军队不应被眼所能见的事物压倒,因为我们的 SHEN 是宇宙万物的主宰, TA 的权势大过一切。当我们信靠、仰望比世界更大的 SHEN 时,我们就能经历胜过世界的恩典与 SHEN 迹。
 

内室dao告

愿我不因眼所能见的事物而恐惧,而是信靠、仰望至高的主来胜过世界。

 

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