Apr 04【每日活水】信靠、仰望比世界更大的神

 

撒母耳记上17:1~11

歌利亚向以色列军挑战
1  非利士人招聚他们的军旅,要来争战;聚集在属犹大的梭哥,安营在梭哥和亚西加中间的以弗‧大悯。 
2  扫罗和以色列人也聚集,在以拉谷安营,摆列队伍,要与非利士人打仗。 
3  非利士人站在这边山上,以色列人站在那边山上,当中有谷。 
4  从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; 
5  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。 
8  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。 
9  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  那非利士人又说:「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  扫罗和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
1  Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled at Sokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between Sokoh and Azekah. 
2  Saul and the Israelites assembled and camped in the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the Philistines. 
3  The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelites another, with the valley between them.
4  A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span. 
5  He had a bronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze weighing five thousand shekels; 6on his legs he wore bronze greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. 
7  His spear shaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred shekels. His shield bearer went ahead of him.
8  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. 
9  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.
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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,神的军队不应被眼所能见的事物压倒,因为我们的神是宇宙万物的主宰,祂的权势大过一切。当我们信靠、仰望比世界更大的神时,我们就能经历胜过世界的恩典与神迹。
 

内室祷告

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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