第十五章
1論摩押的默示:一夜之間,摩押的亞珥變為荒廢,歸於無有;一
夜之間,摩押的基珥變為荒廢,歸於無有。2他們上巴益,又往底
本,到高處去哭泣。摩押人因尼波和米底巴哀號,各人頭上光禿,
鬍鬚剃淨。3他們在街市上都腰束麻布,在房頂上和寬闊處俱各哀
號,眼淚汪汪。4希實本和以利亞利悲哀的聲音達到雅雜,所以摩
押帶兵器的高聲喊嚷,人心戰兢。5我心為摩押悲哀,她的貴冑(
註:或作“逃民”)逃到瑣珥,到伊基拉、施利施亞。他們上魯希
坡隨走隨哭;在何羅念的路上,因毀滅舉起哀聲。6因為寧林的水
成為乾涸,青草枯乾,嫩草滅沒,青綠之物一無所有。7因此,摩
押人所得的財物和所積蓄的都要運過柳樹河。8哀聲遍聞摩押的四
境;哀號的聲音達到以基蓮;哀號的聲音達到比珥以琳。9底們的
水充滿了血;我還要加增底們的災難,叫獅子來追上摩押逃脫的民
和那地上所餘剩的人。
默想:
1.摩押自以色列人出埃及以來,一向都是攻擊他們的仇敵;現在
摩押突然被毀滅,所有的城市都成廢墟,全地都是哀哭之聲。
就算逃到異國他鄉,他們的敵人依然尾追不止。
2.想想目前世界各地的戰爭與不安,找出一個你經常聽聞或是閱
讀的國家。每當你聽到這個國家對百姓的壓迫,及人民的煎熬
時,你有什麼感受?你認為神會如何回應這樣的苦難?
3.請為這個國家或地區的百姓禱告,求神拯救這些百姓,使他們
能夠自由、和平的生活,並且有機會聽到彌賽亞神的福音。
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 15
1 A prophecy against Moab: Ar in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night!
Kir in Moab is ruined, destroyed in a night! 2 Dibon goes up to its temple,
to its high places to weep; Moab wails over Nebo and Medeba.Every head
is shaved and every beard cut off. 3 In the streets they wear sackcloth; on
the roofs and in the public squares they all wail, prostrate with weeping.
4 Heshbon and Elealeh cry out, their voices are heard all the way to Jahaz.
Therefore the armed men of Moab cry out, and their hearts are faint.
5 My heart cries out over Moab; her fugitives flee as far as Zoar, as far as
Eglath Shelishiyah.They go up the hill to Luhith, weeping as they go; on
the road to Horonaim they lament their destruction. 6 The waters of Nimrim
are dried up and the grass is withered; the vegetation is gone and nothing
green is left. 7 So the wealth they have acquired and stored up they
carry away over the Ravine of the Poplars.8 Their outcry echoes along the
border of Moab; their wailing reaches as far as Eglaim, their lamentation
as far as Beer Elim.9 The waters of Dimon are full of blood, but I will
bring still more upon Dimon—a lion upon the fugitives of Moab and upon
those who remain in the land.
Meditation
1.Moab is a country that has been a perpetual enemy of Israel since
the days of the Exodus. Yet, all of sudden, they were faced with
devastation. All the major cities became ruin, there were weeping
all over the place. Even when they fled to foreign lands, their enemies
still pursued them.
2.Think of the political chaos and war in the world. Identify one
country that you have known or read about. When you hear the oppression
and suffering people of that country/area experience due to
these situations, what do you feel? How do you think God responds
to such misery?
3.Pray for people in that country/area. Ask for God’s deliverance that
people will live in freedom and peace; and have opportunities to
hear the good news of Messiah God.
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.