第三十七章
5希西家王的臣僕就去見以賽亞。6以賽亞對他們說：“要這樣對你
們的主人說：‘耶和華如此說：你聽見亞述王的僕人褻瀆我的話，
不要懼怕。7我必驚動（註：原文作“使靈進入”）他的心，他要
聽見風聲就歸回本地，我必使他在那裡倒在刀下。’”
14希西家從使者手裡接過書信來，看完了，就上耶和華的殿，將書
信在耶和華面前展開。15希西家向耶和華禱告說：16“坐在二基路
伯上萬軍之耶和華以色列的神啊，你，惟有你是天下萬國的神！你
曾創造天地。17耶和華啊，求你側耳而聽！耶和華啊，求你睜眼而
看！要聽西拿基立的一切話，他是打發使者來辱罵永生神的。
18耶和華啊！亞述諸王果然使列國和列國之地變為荒涼，19將列國
的神像都扔在火裡，因為它本不是神，乃是人手所造的，是木頭、
石頭的，所以滅絕它。20耶和華我們的神啊，現在求你救我們脫離
亞述王的手，使天下萬國都知道惟有你是耶和華！”
默想：
1.希西家王上到聖殿向神禱告，求神拯救他和百姓所面臨的極
難。亞述軍隊已經包圍耶路撒冷，希西家王禱告說：“你，惟
有你是天下萬國的神！……求你救我們……”。
2.想像一下當時的情況，希西家王會有什麼感受？留意希西家王
接到敵人的戰書之後，他怎樣回應？你最感動的是什麼？這與
你的現況有什麼關係？
3.思考一下，在你負責的各方面責任中，例如：小組長、經理，
或是有責任維繫一個友誼、關係等。你最近是否遇到什麼問
題，是你有責任來解決的？你怎樣處理（或是不去處理）這個
問題？希西家王的處理方式，能否給你一些榜樣或借鑒？
4.與神交談關於你在這件事上的責任，將你所想，所感受的，都
告訴神。
禱告與筆錄：
繼續安靜在神面前，與神對話，並聆聽祂對我說的話。將心中
的思想（心得），或是與神的禱告，記錄在「靈程筆記簿」上面。
Chapter 37
5 When the servants of King Hezekiah came to Isaiah, 6 Isaiah said to
them, “Say to your master, ‘Thus says the LORD: Do not be afraid because
of the words that you have heard, with which the young men of the
king of Assyria have reviled me. 7 Behold, I will put a spirit in him, so that
he shall hear a rumor and return to his own land, and I will make him fall
by the sword in his own land.’”14 Hezekiah received the letter from the
messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the LORD and
spread it out before the LORD. 15 And Hezekiah prayed to the LORD:16
“LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, enthroned between the cherubim, you
alone are God over all the kingdoms of the earth. You have made heaven
and earth. 17 Give ear, LORD, and hear; open your eyes, LORD, and see;
listen to all the words Sennacherib has sent to ridiculethe living God.
18 “It is true, LORD, that the Assyrian kings have laid waste all these
peoples and their lands. 19 They have thrown their gods into the fire and
destroyed them, for they were not gods but only wood and stone, fashioned
by human hands. 20 Now, LORD our God, deliver us from his hand,
so that all the kingdoms of the earth may know that you, LORD, are the
only God. ”
Meditation
1.King Hezekiah went to the temple and prayed for God to intervene
in the desperate situation facing his people. The Assyrian army had
surrounded Jerusalem. The king prayed, “You alone are God over
all the kingdoms of the earth…. Deliver us.”
2.Picture what’s going on, and imagine what Hezekiah, the king of
Judah, might be feeling in this situation. Notice how does Hezekiah
react to the message his enemy sends him? What stands out to
you? How do they relate to you?
3.Think about an area in which you hold responsibility, such as being
a group leader, or a manager, or having responsibility to uphold
your end of a friendship. What are some recent problems that you
are responsible to help resolve? In what ways are you dealing (or
not dealing) with them?
4.Talk with God about what it’s like for you to have responsibility in
this area; share your heart and mind with him.
Prayer & Journaling: Stay with God for a little longer. Continue to converse
with God and listen to what he wants to tell me. Then write down
any thought and/or prayer in the 2012 “Spiritual Journal” book.