Nov04【每日活水】把那恶从你们中间除掉

申命记17：1~13

2「在你们中间，在耶和华－你　神所赐你的诸城中，无论哪座城里，若有人，或男或女，行耶和华－你　神眼中看为恶的事，违背了他的约，

3去事奉敬拜别神，或拜日头，或拜月亮，或拜天象，是主不曾吩咐的；

4有人告诉你，你也听见了，就要细细地探听，果然是真，准有这可憎恶的事行在以色列中，

5你就要将行这恶事的男人或女人拉到城门外，用石头将他打死。

6要凭两三个人的口作见证将那当死的人治死；不可凭一个人的口作见证将他治死。

7见证人要先下手，然后众民也下手将他治死。这样，就把那恶从你们中间除掉。

8「你城中若起了争讼的事，或因流血，或因争竞，或因殴打，是你难断的案件，你就当起来，往耶和华－你　神所选择的地方

9去见祭司利未人，并当时的审判官，求问他们，他们必将判语指示你。

10他们在耶和华所选择的地方指示你的判语，你必照着他们所指教你的一切话谨守遵行。

11要按他们所指教你的律法，照他们所断定的去行；他们所指示你的判语，你不可偏离左右。

12若有人擅敢不听从那侍立在耶和华－你　神面前的祭司，或不听从审判官，那人就必治死；这样，便将那恶从以色列中除掉。

13众百姓都要听见害怕，不再擅敢行事。」

2If a man or woman living among you in one of the towns the Lord gives you is found doing evil in the eyes of the Lord your God in violation of his covenant,

3and contrary to my command has worshiped other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or the moon or the stars in the sky,

4and this has been brought to your attention, then you must investigate it thoroughly. If it is true and it has been proved that this detestable thing has been done in Israel,

5take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death.

6On the testimony of two or three witnesses a person is to be put to death, but no one is to be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

7The hands of the witnesses must be the first in putting that person to death, and then the hands of all the people. You must purge the evil from among you.

Law Courts

8If cases come before your courts that are too difficult for you to judge—whether bloodshed, lawsuits or assaults—take them to the place the Lord your God will choose.

9Go to the Levitical priests and to the judge who is in office at that time. Inquire of them and they will give you the verdict.

10You must act according to the decisions they give you at the place the Lord will choose. Be careful to do everything they instruct you to do.

11Act according to whatever they teach you and the decisions they give you. Do not turn aside from what they tell you, to the right or to the left.

12Anyone who shows contempt for the judge or for the priest who stands ministering there to the Lord your God is to be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel.

13All the people will hear and be afraid, and will not be contemptuous again.

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内容观察

1.摩西说，向别神跪拜的人是行了可憎之事，并要受到什么样的惩罚?(4~5节)
2.摩西说，执行审判的方式与过程是什么?(7节)

思考与默想

3.神为什么要用让众人惩罚犯罪之人的方式?

个人感受

4.摩西宣告，这样就能把恶从以色列中除掉，对此你有何感受?

决心与应用

5.你认为应当从自己身上除掉哪些恶?

6.为能除尽这些罪恶，你要如何寻求耶稣的帮助?

众百姓也动手把他处死(7节):指住在城中的人都参与惩罚。
耶和华所选择的地方(10节):当时指的是中央圣所，相当于今天的法院。
把恶从以色列中除掉(12节):指以色列百姓不仅需要远避迦南的异教风俗，他们也需要除掉自己社群中会蔓延的罪恶。

灵修指南

摩西为了不让神的律法被滥用，致使无辜的人受损，因此教导以色列百姓神的准则。倘若一个人违反了十诫中拜偶像的罪(2~3节)，不能仅凭一人的见证而问罪，乃是要凭两三个人的见证，并且经过仔细的调查，才能处罚(6~7节)。此外，若各城中有难断的案件时，需要把问题交由被授予更高权威的审判官来处理(8~12节)。并且，行刑的过程也是有次序的，不仅是执行或审判之人参与，包含作证的人与众百姓都要参与。因为这不只是个人的事，也关乎整个群体，神要让百姓明白的至高权威，以及犯罪是一件多么严重的事情。从摩西的吩咐可见，神关心百姓群体的生活，也让我们明白罪恶需被公开处理。因此，作为神的百姓务要明白遵守神的诫命，但愿我们都能靠主的力量，除尽自己生命中的罪恶。

内室祷告

求神让我遵守神的话语，除掉可见或不可见的罪。

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