
百姓悖逆
1「以色列啊,你当听!你今日要过约旦河,进去赶出比你强大的国民,得着广大坚固、高得顶天的城邑。
2那民是亚衲族的人,又大又高,是你所知道的;也曾听见有人指着他们说:『谁能在亚衲族人面前站立得住呢?』
3你今日当知道,耶和华-你的 神在你前面过去,如同烈火,要灭绝他们,将他们制伏在你面前。这样,你就要照耶和华所说的赶出他们,使他们速速灭亡。
4「耶和华-你的 神将这些国民从你面前撵出以后,你心里不可说:『耶和华将我领进来得这地是因我的义。』其实,耶和华将他们从你面前赶出去是因他们的恶。
5你进去得他们的地,并不是因你的义,也不是因你心里正直,乃是因这些国民的恶,耶和华-你的 神将他们从你面前赶出去,又因耶和华要坚定他向你列祖亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各起誓所应许的话。
Not Because of Israel’s Righteousness
1Hear, Israel: You are now about to cross the Jordan to go in and dispossess nations greater and stronger than you, with large cities that have walls up to the sky.
2The people are strong and tall—Anakites! You know about them and have heard it said: “Who can stand up against the Anakites?”
3But be assured today that the Lord your God is the one who goes across ahead of you like a devouring fire. He will destroy them; he will subdue them before you. And you will drive them out and annihilate them quickly, as the Lord has promised you.
4After the Lord your God has driven them out before you, do not say to yourself, “The Lord has brought me here to take possession of this land because of my righteousness.” No, it is on account of the wickedness of these nations that the Lord is going to drive them out before you.
5It is not because of your righteousness or your integrity that you are going in to take possession of their land; but on account of the wickedness of these nations, the Lord your God will drive them out before you, to accomplish what he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
1.摩西说,神会为以色列百姓做什么?(1, 3节)
2.以色列百姓是因为什么缘故,才能得着这些?(4~5节)
3.为什么神强调,以色列百姓征服迦南,不是因为他们的义?
4.神赐应许地给以色列人,不是因为他们的义,这带给你什么提醒?
5.你认为事情得以成就全是因自己的能力或努力吗?
6.若要看见神在这些事背后的掌权与恩典,你认为要如何放下自己的骄傲和自义?
创15:16 “到了第四代,他们必回到这里,因为亚摩利人的罪恶到现在还没有满盈。”
提后1:9 “神救了我们,以圣召召我们,不是按我们的行为,而是按他的旨意和恩典;这恩典是万古之先在基督耶稣里赐给我们的。”
摩西在征服迦南之前训诫百姓,要让他们正确地面对将来的胜利与随之而来的诱惑(1~2节)。以色列之所以能赶出比他们强大的民族且占领迦南,是因神如同烈火般在前方灭绝了这些强国(3节)。摩西一再反复强调,以色列的胜利并非因他们的义,而是出于神对这些强国罪恶的审判,并要成就祂与亚伯拉罕、以撒、雅各所立的约(4~5节;参创15:16),让以色列人警惕胜利后的骄傲与自义,看见与谨记神对他们所施的恩典。可见,救恩并不是出于人的行为,乃是出于圣洁真神的旨意与恩典(参提后1:9)。明白这件事,会让我们放下“至少我比你好”的傲慢心态,全然信靠神的恩典和信实,并以此向世界夸口。
求神让我放下自己的自义和骄傲,单单倚靠祢的恩典而生活
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