Nov 09【每日活水】透过逃城施恩的神

申命记19：1~13

设立庇护城

（民35‧9－28；书20‧1－9）

1「耶和华－你　神将列国之民剪除的时候，耶和华－你　神也将他们的地赐给你，你接着住他们的城邑并他们的房屋，

2就要在耶和华－你　神所赐你为业的地上分定三座城。

3要将耶和华－你　神使你承受为业的地分为三段；又要预备道路，使误杀人的，都可以逃到那里去。

4「误杀人的逃到那里可以存活，定例乃是这样：凡素无仇恨，无心杀了人的， 5就如人与邻舍同入树林砍伐树木，手拿斧子一砍，本想砍下树木，不料，斧头脱了把，飞落在邻舍身上，以致于死，这人逃到那些城的一座城，就可以存活，

6免得报血仇的，心中火热追赶他，因路远就追上，将他杀死；其实他不该死，因为他与被杀的素无仇恨。

7所以我吩咐你说，要分定三座城。

8耶和华－你　神若照他向你列祖所起的誓扩张你的境界，将所应许赐你列祖的地全然给你，

9你若谨守遵行我今日所吩咐的这一切诫命，爱耶和华－你的　神，常常遵行他的道，就要在这三座城之外，再添三座城，

10免得无辜之人的血流在耶和华－你　神所赐你为业的地上，流血的罪就归于你。

11「若有人恨他的邻舍，埋伏着起来击杀他，以致于死，便逃到这些城的一座城，

12本城的长老就要打发人去，从那里带出他来，交在报血仇的手中，将他治死。

13你眼不可顾惜他，却要从以色列中除掉流无辜血的罪，使你可以得福。」

Cities of Refuge

1When the Lord your God has destroyed the nations whose land he is giving you, and when you have driven them out and settled in their towns and houses,

2then set aside for yourselves three cities in the land the Lord your God is giving you to possess.

3Determine the distances involved and divide into three parts the land the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance, so that a person who kills someone may flee for refuge to one of these cities.

4This is the rule concerning anyone who kills a person and flees there for safety—anyone who kills a neighbor unintentionally, without malice aforethought.

5For instance, a man may go into the forest with his neighbor to cut wood, and as he swings his ax to fell a tree, the head may fly off and hit his neighbor and kill him. That man may flee to one of these cities and save his life.

6Otherwise, the avenger of blood might pursue him in a rage, overtake him if the distance is too great, and kill him even though he is not deserving of death, since he did it to his neighbor without malice aforethought.

7This is why I command you to set aside for yourselves three cities.

8If the Lord your God enlarges your territory, as he promised on oath to your ancestors, and gives you the whole land he promised them,

9because you carefully follow all these laws I command you today—to love the Lord your God and to walk always in obedience to him—then you are to set aside three more cities. 10Do this so that innocent blood will not be shed in your land, which the Lord your God is giving you as your inheritance, and so that you will not be guilty of bloodshed.

11But if out of hate someone lies in wait, assaults and kills a neighbor, and then flees to one of these cities,

12the killer shall be sent for by the town elders, be brought back from the city, and be handed over to the avenger of blood to die.

13Show no pity. You must purge from Israel the guilt of shedding innocent blood, so that it may go well with you.

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内容观察

1.摩西说，神赐逃城给以色列人的目的是什么?(4~6节)
2.摩西说，要如何对待流无辜血的罪?(12~14节)

思考与默想

3.为什么不能盲目保护任何逃至逃城的人?

个人感受

4.看到为误杀人者而预备逃城的神，你有何想法?

决心与应用

5.你可曾有过无意间犯错却被饶恕的经验?今天有谁是你同样要饶恕且以恩典待他的人?

报血仇者的手中(12节):对杀人犯所施行的惩治，赋予被害者的至近亲属或是犯人所属城中的长老，担当这施行报应与惩戒的角色。

诗46:1″神是我们的避难所，是我们的力量，是我们在患难中随时的帮助。”

弗17“我们借着这爱子的血得蒙救赎，过犯得以赦免，这是照他丰富的恩典。”

灵修指南

摩西按照神的旨意教导以色列百姓，如果有人误杀人的话，为了防止那人被复仇杀害，所以要设立逃城(4-~5节)。按此吩咐，摩西按产业之地分为三区，指定三座城，使误杀人者可以逃到那里去(3节)。然而，摩西却说并不是逃至逃城的人都一律加以保护，若其中有故意杀人犯，就要处死并把他交到报血仇者的手中(11~12节)。可见神既有恩典也有真理，祂不单对误杀人者施以怜悯，预备逃城，也公义审判故意杀人犯。事实上，当我们默想这段设立逃城的经文时，不得不想起那为我们的罪而来到世上的耶稣。逃城的意义，正如同那成为我们避难所的耶稣基督，因祂的缘故，我们如同进入了逃城，才能得着赦免与救赎(参诗46:1;弗1:7)。我们当如何回应耶稣的拯救和恩典呢?

内室祷告

感谢主，使我借着耶稣基督罪得赦免，如今更要引领人同得这份拯救。

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