第七章
1烏西雅的孫子、約坦的兒子猶大王亞哈斯在位的時候，亞蘭王利
汛和利瑪利的兒子以色列王比加上來攻打耶路撒冷，卻不能攻取。
2有人告訴大衛家說：“亞蘭與以法蓮已經同盟。”王的心和百姓
的心就都跳動，好像林中的樹被風吹動一樣。3耶和華對以賽亞
說：“你和你的兒子施亞雅述出去，到上池的水溝頭，在漂布地的
大路上去迎接亞哈斯。4對他說：‘你要謹慎安靜，不要因亞蘭王
利汛和利瑪利的兒子──這兩個冒煙的火把頭所發的烈怒害怕，也
不要心裡膽怯。5因為亞蘭和以法蓮並利瑪利的兒子設惡謀害你，
6說：我們可以上去攻擊猶大，擾亂它，攻破它，在其中立他比勒
的兒子為王。7所以主耶和華如此說：這所謀的必立不住，也不得
成就。8原來亞蘭的首城是大馬士革，大馬士革的首領是利汛。六
十五年之內，以法蓮必然破壞，不再成為國民。9以法蓮的首城是
撒馬利亞，撒馬利亞的首領是利瑪利的兒子。你們若是不信，定然
不得立穩。’”
默想：
1.猶大國的亞哈斯王錯過了一個在艱難困苦中仰望依靠神的重要
機會，他太害怕而不肯信靠神，並且太驕傲而不肯求神賜的記
號（14節）。亞哈斯的統治可以用這句話來說明：“無論是他
的宗教信仰，或是他治國的政治中，他完全沒有依靠神的信
心”。
2.第9節“你們若是不信，定然不得立穩”，你曾否經歷過這節
經文的事實？回憶當時的情形，以及你當時的回應。
3.與神對話，傾談一下你怎樣才可以更好的準備自己，去面對生
命中真實或是假想的危機。求神保守你不會失去信心。
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 7
1 When Ahaz son of Jotham, the son of Uzziah, was king of Judah, King
Rezin of Aram and Pekah son of Remaliah king of Israel marched up to
fight against Jerusalem, but they could not overpower it.2 Now the house
of David was told, “Aram has allied itself with Ephraim ”; so the hearts
of Ahaz and his people were shaken, as the trees of the forest are shaken
by the wind.3 Then the LORD said to Isaiah, “Go out, you and your son
Shear-Jashub, to meet Ahaz at the end of the aqueduct of the Upper Pool,
on the road to the Launderer’s Field. 4 Say to him, ‘Be careful, keep calm
and don’t be afraid. Do not lose heart because of these two smoldering
stubs of firewood—because of the fierce anger of Rezin and Aram and of
the son of Remaliah. 5 Aram, Ephraim and Remaliah’s son have plotted
your ruin, saying, 6 “Let us invade Judah; let us tear it apart and divide it
among ourselves, and make the son of Tabeel king over it.” 7 Yet this is
what the Sovereign LORD says: “‘It will not take place, it will not happen,
8 for the head of Aram is Damascus, and the head of Damascus is
only Rezin. Within sixty-five years Ephraim will be too shattered to be a
people.9 The head of Ephraim is Samaria, and the head of Samaria is only
Remaliah’s son.If you do not stand firm in your faith, you will not stand
at all.’”
Meditation
1.King Ahaz of Judah missed a crucial opportunity to trust God in
troubled times. He was too frightened to trust God and too vain or
proud to ask for the offered sign (v14). Ahaz’s leadership can be
summarized in this way: “Faith played no part in his religion or his
politics”.
2.When have you found verse 9—”If you do not stand firm in your
faith, you will not stand at all”— to be true for you? Recall the situation
and your response.
3.Have a conversation with God about how you can better prepare
to meet some real or imagined crisis. Pray that you will not lose
heart.
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.