Mar16【每日活水】感到恐惧时要信靠 SHEN

 

撒母耳记上13:1~7

与非利士人争战

1 扫罗登基年四十岁;作以色列王二年的时候,

2 就从以色列中拣选了三千人:二千跟随扫罗密抹伯特利山,一千跟随约拿单便雅悯基比亚;其余的人扫罗都打发各回各家去了。

3 约拿单攻击在迦巴非利士人的防营,非利士人听见了。扫罗就在遍地吹角,意思说,要使希伯来人听见。

4 以色列众人听见扫罗攻击非利士人的防营,又听见以色列人为非利士人所憎恶,就跟随扫罗聚集在吉甲

5 非利士人聚集,要与以色列人争战,有车三万辆,马兵六千,步兵像海边的沙那样多,就上来在伯‧亚文东边的密抹安营。 

6以色列百姓见自己危急窘迫,就藏在山洞、丛林、石穴、隐密处,和坑中。

7有些希伯来人过了约旦河,逃到迦得基列地。扫罗还是在吉甲,百姓都战战兢兢地跟随他。

1 Saul was thirty years old when he became king, and he reigned over Israel forty- two years.
2 Saul chose three thousand men from Israel; two thousand were with him at Mikmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah in Benjamin. The rest of the men he sent back to their homes.
3 Jonathan attacked the Philistine outpost at Geba, and the Philistines heard about it. Then Saul had the trumpet blown throughout the land and said, “Let the Hebrews hear!” 
4 So all Israel heard the news: “Saul has attacked the Philistine outpost, and now Israel has become obnoxious to the Philistines.” And the people were summoned to join Saul at Gilgal.
5 The Philistines assembled to fight Israel, with three thousand chariots, six thousand charioteers, and soldiers as numerous as the sand on the seashore. They went up and camped at Mikmash, east of Beth Aven. 
6 When the Israelites saw that their situation was critical and that their army was hard pressed, they hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in pits and cisterns.
7 Some Hebrews even crossed the Jordan to the land of Gad and Gilead.Saul remained at Gilgal, and all the troops with him were quaking with fear. 
 

内容观察

1.以色列人跟随扫罗的理由是什么?(4节)

2.以色列人如何应对非利士人的攻击?(6~7节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.以色列人既已如愿立了王,为何仍因非利士人的攻击而躲藏?
 

个人感受

4.看到以色列人如愿立了王,却还是恐惧害怕,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.此刻让我感到恐惧的事情或问题是什么?

6.为了信靠 SHEN ,而非靠世间的方式面对问题,我具体决定怎么做?

以色列为非利士人所憎恶(4节):两方的对立由来已久,而约拿单突袭非利士人,进一步激化了两方的矛盾。

灵/修指南

扫罗登基之后,选召了三千人来组成军队。他使两千人与自己一起驻扎在密抹和伯特利山区,另外一千人屯于便雅悯的基比亚,由他儿子约拿单率领(1~2节)。约拿单率先对非利士人发动突袭,非利士人随即集结兵力反击(3~5节)。以色列人听到非利士人的军队前来进攻的消息,竟然不是选择与他们所立的王一同迎敌,反倒跑去躲在山洞、丛林、岩隙、地窖和深坑中。那些跟随扫罗的人也都因敌人而惊惶战栗,从现实上来看,他们的恐惧情有可原,因为他们的战力与非利士人的军力相比,确实非常悬殊。所以,他们真正需要的不是有人作他们的王,而是当要信靠战争的主宰,求 SHEN 带领他们胜过挑战。现实中看似毫无胜算的情势会使我们感到恐惧,但我们所仰望的 SHEN 却有能力带领我们战胜一切挑战。愿我们在面临可怕的挑战时,懂得来到 SHEN 面前倚靠 TA ,享受有主作王的平安。
 

内室dao告

求主帮助我在面临可怕的挑战时,懂得来到 SHEN 面前倚靠 TA ,享受 SHEN 所赐的平安。

 

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