Jun 21 【每日活水】每天期待 SHEN 的恩典

以斯帖记9:1~10

犹大人除灭他们的仇敌
1 十二月,乃亚达月十三日,王的谕旨将要举行,就是犹大人的仇敌盼望辖制他们的日子,犹大人反倒辖制恨他们的人。
2 犹大人在亚哈随鲁王各省的城里聚集,下手击杀那要害他们的人。无人能敌挡他们,因为各族都惧怕他们。
3 各省的首领、总督、省长,和办理王事的人,因惧怕末底改,就都帮助犹大人。
4 末底改在朝中为大,名声传遍各省,日渐昌盛。
5 犹大人用刀击杀一切仇敌,任意杀灭恨他们的人。
6 在书珊城,犹大人杀灭了五百人;
7 又杀巴珊大他、达分、亚斯帕他、
8 破拉他、亚大利雅、亚利大他、
9 帕玛斯他、亚利赛、亚利代、瓦耶撒他;
10 这十人都是哈米大他的孙子、犹大人仇敌哈曼的儿子。犹大人却没有下手夺取财物。1 On the thirteenth day of the twelfth month, the month of Adar, the edict commanded by the king was to be carried out. On this day the enemies of the Jews had hoped to overpower them, but now the tables were turned and the Jews got the upper hand over those who hated them.

2 The Jews assembled in their cities in all the provinces of King Xerxes to attack those determined to destroy them. No one could stand against them, because the people of all the other nationalities were afraid of them.

3 And all the nobles of the provinces, the satraps, the governors and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because fear of Mordecai had seized them.

4 Mordecai was prominent in the palace; his reputation spread throughout the provinces, and he became more and more powerful.

5 The Jews struck down all their enemies with the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did what they pleased to those who hated them.

6 In the citadel of Susa, the Jews killed and destroyed five hundred men.

7 They also killed Parshandatha, Dalphon, Aspatha,

8 Poratha, Adalia, Aridatha,

9 Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vaizatha,

10 the ten sons of Haman son of Hammedatha, the enemy of the Jews. But they did not lay their hands on the plunder.

 

内容观察

1.十二月十三日原是什么日子,实际发生了什么事?(1~2节)

2.末底改的名声传遍各省后,发生了什么事?(3节)

 

思考与默想

 

3.各省的领袖、总督、省长,和办理王事务的人,为什么会惧怕末底改,并帮助犹太人?
 

个人感受

4.看到本该是灭绝犹太人的日子,最后变成了犹太人除灭仇敌的日子,我有什么感想?
 

决心与应用

5.我何时曾因 SHEN 的帮助而转危为安?

6.为了每天经历 SHEN 的恩典,过得胜的生活,我决定要怎么做?

十二月,就是亚达月十三日(1节):对应阳历约在二月中旬到三月中旬,为纪念犹太人在亚达月十三日这一天摆脱仇敌得享平安,这一天被定为普珥日。
民6:25~27 “愿耶/和/华使他的脸光照你,赐恩给你。愿耶/和/华向你仰脸,赐你平安。’他们要如此奉我的名为以色列人祝福;我也要赐福给他们。’”

灵/修指南

犹太历十二月十三日是哈曼原定要灭绝犹太人的日子,然而, SHEN 透过以斯帖和末底改,让全体犹太人经历了从死到生,从灭绝到得胜的逆转。外邦人想要制伏犹太人,哈曼想要让末底改屈服于自己——这些都可以归结为他们想要敌挡 SHEN ——结果 SHEN 赐下逆转的恩典,让末底改统治了巴比伦全国,让想要制伏犹太人的外邦人惧怕犹太人(2~4节)。这一切都是在 SHEN 的带领下发生的,因为 SHEN 爱 TA 的百姓始终施恩给他们(参民6:25~27)。因此,生活在这个地上的 SHEN 百姓应当每天期待 SHEN 的恩典,活出信心。即便我们当下所处的状况艰难,也要仰望 SHEN 的作为,活出喜乐的人生。
 

内室dao告

求 SHEN 让我不屈服于世上的权势,成为靠着 SHEN 的恩典经历伟大胜利的人。

 

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