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希伯来书 7:1~10

麦基洗德的祭司等次

1 这麦基洗德就是撒冷王,又是至高神的祭司,本是长远为祭司的。他当亚伯拉罕杀败诸王回来的时候,就迎接他,给他祝福。

2 亚伯拉罕也将自己所得来的,取十分之一给他。他头一个名翻出来就是仁义王,他又名撒冷王,就是平安王的意思。

3 他无父,无母,无族谱,无生之始,无命之终,乃是与神的儿子相似。

4 你们想一想,先祖亚伯拉罕将自己所掳来上等之物取十分之一给他,这人是何等尊贵呢!

5 那得祭司职任的利未子孙,领命照例向百姓取十分之一,这百姓是自己的弟兄,虽是从亚伯拉罕身中生的,还是照例取十分之一。

6 独有麦基洗德,不与他们同谱,倒收纳亚伯拉罕的十分之一,为那蒙应许的亚伯拉罕祝福。

7 从来位分大的给位分小的祝福,这是驳不倒的理。

8 在这里收十分之一的都是必死的人;但在那里收十分之一的,有为他作见证的说,他是活的;

9 并且可说那受十分之一的利未,也是藉着亚伯拉罕纳了十分之一。

10 因为麦基洗德迎接亚伯拉罕的时候,利未已经在他先祖的身中。

Melchizedek the Priest

1 This Melchizedek was king of Salem and priest of God Most High. He met Abraham returning from the defeat of the kings and blessed him,

2 and Abraham gave him a tenth of everything. First, the name Melchizedek means “king of righteousness”; then also, “king of Salem” means “king of peace.”

3 Without father or mother, without genealogy, without beginning of days or end of life, resembling the Son of God, he remains a priest forever.

4 Just think how great he was: Even the patriarch Abraham gave him a tenth of the plunder!

5 Now the law requires the descendants of Levi who become priests to collect a tenth from the people—that is, from their fellow Israelites—even though they also are descended from Abraham.

6 This man, however, did not trace his descent from Levi, yet he collected a tenth from Abraham and blessed him who had the promises.

7 And without doubt the lesser is blessed by the greater.

8 In the one case, the tenth is collected by people who die; but in the other case, by him who is declared to be living.

9 One might even say that Levi, who collects the tenth, paid the tenth through Abraham,

10 because when Melchizedek met Abraham, Levi was still in the body of his ancestor. 

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内容观察

1.希伯来书的作者如何描述麦基洗德?(1~3节)

2.希伯来书的作者主张麦基洗德高过亚伯拉罕的根据是什么?(4,6节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.亚伯拉罕为什么要向麦基洗德献上战利品的十分之一?
 

个人感受

4.看到亚伯拉罕因着全心服事与神儿子相似的麦基洗德而得了祝福,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.我最近是否全心事奉主耶?

6.为了全心事奉我们永远的大祭司耶稣基督,我决定要怎么做?

创14:19~20 “他为亚伯兰祝福,说:’愿至高的神、天地的主赐福给亚伯兰!至高的神把敌人交在你手里,他是应当称颂的!’亚伯兰就把所有的拿出十分之一给他。”

灵修指南

希伯来书的作者详细描述了麦基洗德的神学含义。麦基洗德即撒冷王,是神的祭司(1节),撒冷的位置据推测就是耶路撒冷,麦基洗德既作一个地方的王又作祭司,这一点是颇为独特的,其身份也十分神秘,但圣经描述他是“公义的王”和“和平王”(2节),这意味着他的品性是公义的,他也是带给百姓和平的王。最后,圣经说麦基洗德与神的儿子相似,并永远作祭司(3节),也就是说,他是弥赛亚的典型,是可以类比耶稣的象征性人物。接着,希伯来书的作者将焦点放在麦基洗德受到亚伯拉罕的服事,并为他祝福(6节)。亚伯拉罕为了拯救自己的侄子罗得而与诸王争战,当时麦基洗德出来迎接,颂赞神把敌人交在他手里,并为亚伯拉罕祝福,亚伯拉罕则把战利品的十分之一拿出来献给他(4节;参创14:19~20)。盼望我们今天也全心事奉永远作我们大祭司的主耶稣基督。
 

内室祷告

愿我全心事奉作我永远大祭司的主耶稣基督。

 

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