Sep 11【每日活水】成为属灵战场中的先锋

申命记3：12~22

定居约旦河东的二支派半

（民32‧1－42）

12「那时，我们得了这地。从亚嫩谷边的亚罗珥起，我将基列山地的一半，并其中的城邑，都给了吕便人和迦得人。

13 其余的基列地和巴珊全地，就是噩王的国，我给了玛拿西半支派。亚珥歌伯全地乃是巴珊全地；这叫做利乏音人之地。

14 玛拿西的子孙睚珥占了亚珥歌伯全境，直到基述人和玛迦人的交界，就按自己的名称这巴珊地为哈倭特‧睚珥，直到今日。

15 我又将基列给了玛吉。

16 从基列到亚嫩谷，以谷中为界，直到亚扪人交界的雅博河，我给了吕便人和迦得人，

17 又将亚拉巴和靠近约旦河之地，从基尼烈直到亚拉巴海，就是盐海，并毗斯迦山根东边之地，都给了他们。

18「那时，我吩咐你们说：『耶和华－你们的　神已将这地赐给你们为业；你们所有的勇士都要带着兵器，在你们的弟兄以色列人前面过去。

19 但你们的妻子、孩子、牲畜（我知道你们有许多的牲畜）可以住在我所赐给你们的各城里。

20 等到你们弟兄在约旦河那边，也得耶和华－你们　神所赐给他们的地，又使他们得享平安，与你们一样，你们才可以回到我所赐给你们为业之地。』

21 那时我吩咐约书亚说：『你亲眼看见了耶和华－你　神向这二王所行的；耶和华也必向你所要去的各国照样行。

22 你不要怕他们，因那为你争战的是耶和华－你的　神。』」

Division of the Land

12 Of the land that we took over at that time, I gave the Reubenites and the Gadites the territory north of Aroer by the Arnon Gorge, including half the hill country of Gilead, together with its towns.

13 The rest of Gilead and also all of Bashan, the kingdom of Og, I gave to the half-tribe of Manasseh. (The whole region of Argob in Bashan used to be known as a land of the Rephaites.

14 Jair, a descendant of Manasseh, took the whole region of Argob as far as the border of the Geshurites and the Maakathites; it was named after him, so that to this day Bashan is called Havvoth Jair.)

15 And I gave Gilead to Makir.

16 But to the Reubenites and the Gadites I gave the territory extending from Gilead down to the Arnon Gorge (the middle of the gorge being the border) and out to the Jabbok River, which is the border of the Ammonites.

17 Its western border was the Jordan in the Arabah, from Kinnereth to the Sea of the Arabah (that is, the Dead Sea), below the slopes of Pisgah.

18 I commanded you at that time: “The Lord your God has given you this land to take possession of it. But all your able-bodied men, armed for battle, must cross over ahead of the other Israelites.

19 However, your wives, your children and your livestock (I know you have much livestock) may stay in the towns I have given you,

20 until the Lord gives rest to your fellow Israelites as he has to you, and they too have taken over the land that the Lord your God is giving them across the Jordan. After that, each of you may go back to the possession I have given you.”

Moses Forbidden to Cross the Jordan

21 At that time I commanded Joshua: “You have seen with your own eyes all that the Lord your God has done to these two kings. The Lord will do the same to all the kingdoms over there where you are going.

22 Do not be afraid of them; the Lord your God himself will fight for you.”

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内容观察

1. 摩西如何分配约旦河东边的土地?(12~13节)

2.摩西对被分配到约旦河东边的三个支派，有何吩咐?(18~20节)

思考与默想

3.为什么摩西特别嘱咐这三个支派要成为以色列的先锋?

个人感受

4.虽然已被分配土地，但神仍要他们成为群体的先锋，帮助其他未得地的弟兄姐妹，对此你有何感受?

决心与应用

5. 你可曾因不合乎自身利益，而回避群体的责任与需求?

6.为能不忽视群体的需要，无私帮助他人，你认为自己可以做些什么?

那时，我吩咐约书亚……照样做(21节):摩西分配土地后，把自己的统帅权交给了约书亚，约书亚从此背负带领以色列百姓过约旦河、进应许之地的责任。

灵修指南

当以色列百姓占领约旦河东边的土地后，摩西便把那地分给了吕便、迦得与玛拿西半支派。首先，吕便与迦得支派分到了从亚嫩谷旁的亚罗珥起到基列山区的一半(12节);玛拿西半支派则分配到其余的基列地和巴珊全地(13节)。但是分配完约旦河东土地的摩西，却吩咐他们要作先锋攻击迦南(18节)。不仅如此，他还说要待其余的以色列支派都得着土地后，他们才能回到约旦河东边(20节)。这意味着尽管神已将他们的份赐给了他们，但整个民族的任务还未结束，他们不能只求自身的安逸，而忽视群体的需要。因为神的儿女在神面前就是一个身体，而神期望各肢体间彼此互助与帮补，不是只单顾自己的需要。当我们在自己所属群体看见需要时，让我们学习履行自己的责任，而非选择漠视。

内室祷告

求神让我成为肢体的帮助，在他人的需要上也看见自己的责任。

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