第二十八章
5到那日，萬軍之耶和華必作他餘剩之民的榮冠華冕，6也作了在位
上行審判者公平之靈，並城門口打退仇敵者的力量。7就是這地的
人，也因酒搖搖晃晃，因濃酒東倒西歪。祭司和先知因濃酒搖搖晃
晃，被酒所困，因濃酒東倒西歪。他們錯解默示，謬行審判。8因
為各席上滿了嘔吐的污穢，無一處乾淨。9譏誚先知的說：“他要
將知識指教誰呢？要使誰明白傳言呢？是那剛斷奶離懷的嗎？10他
竟命上加命、令上加令，律上加律、例上加例，這裡一點、那裡一
點。”11先知說：“不然，主要藉異邦人的嘴唇和外邦人的舌頭對
這百姓說話。”12他曾對他們說：“你們要使疲乏人得安息，這樣
才得安息，才得舒暢。”他們卻不肯聽。13所以耶和華向他們說的
話是：命上加命、令上加令，律上加律、例上加例，這裡一點、那
裡一點。以致他們前行仰面跌倒，而且跌碎，並陷入網羅被纏住。
默想：
1.猶大的祭司和假先知飲酒作歡，甚至酒醉到嘔吐了一桌子。以
賽亞故意用重覆的詞句，來模仿這些醉漢行路不穩，語無倫次
的樣子。
2.但是這些醉漢卻嘲笑以賽亞，認為他的教導又簡單又重覆，不
予置信理睬。因此，神就要藉著亞述來說出百姓不會錯認的語
言——就是刀、劍、災害、苦難。
3.若我們不願聆聽神微小關愛的聲音，祂仍然能夠抓住我們的肩
膀，搖醒我們，來留意祂的話語。
4.你最近聆聽了神的聲音嗎？你是怎樣回應的？
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 28
5 In that day the LORD Almighty will be a glorious crown, a beautiful
wreath for the remnant of his people.6 He will be a spirit of justice to the
one who sits in judgment, a source of strength to those who turn back
the battle at the gate.7 And these also stagger from wine and reel from
beer: Priests and prophets stagger from beer and are befuddled with wine;
they reel from beer, they stagger when seeing visions, they stumble when
rendering decisions.8 All the tables are covered with vomit and there is
not a spot without filth.9 “Who is it he is trying to teach? To whom is he
explaining his message? To children weaned from their milk, to those just
taken from the breast?10 For it is: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule
for that; a little here, a little there. ”11 Very well then, with foreign lips
and strange tongues God will speak to this people,12 to whom he said,
“This is the resting place, let the weary rest”; and, “This is the place of
repose”—but they would not listen.13 So then, the word of the LORD to
them will become: Do this, do that, a rule for this, a rule for that; a little
here, a little there — so that as they go they will fall backward; they will
be injured and snared and captured.
Meditation
1.The priests and the false prophets in Judah were so drunk that they
vomited all over the tables. Isaiah chose repeated words to mimic
the staggering and stumbling of the drunkards: “do and do, do and
do, rule on rule, rule on rule”.
2.Yet these drunken leaders mocked Isaiah for the simplicity and
repetition with which he presented the Lord’s messages. So, God
determined that the Assyrians would speak in a language God’s
people could not mistake – the language of sword, fire, devastation
and misery.
3.If we do not listen to God’s quiet, loving voice, he remains capable
of grabbing us by the shoulders and shaking us until we pay attention!
4.What have you listened to God’s voice lately? And how did you
respond?
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.
Family: vv16,17. A carpenter uses many tools to build a house. He uses
a measuring line to measure the proper size and a plumb line to check for
“straightness”. Isaiah used construction terminology to explain how God
measures us. What do these verses tell us about God’s standard? What is
God looking for in our lives? Is your life in “plumb”?