旧约 - 创世记(Genesis)第2章

Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array.
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.
And God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created. When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens--
and no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth and no plant of the field had yet sprung up, for the LORD God had not sent rain on the earth and there was no man to work the ground,
but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground--
the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Now the LORD God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden; and there he put the man he had formed.
And the LORD God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground--trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
A river watering the garden flowed from Eden; from there it was separated into four headwaters.
The name of the first is the Pishon; it winds through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
(The gold of that land is good; aromatic resin and onyx are also there.)
The name of the second river is the Gihon; it winds through the entire land of Cush.
The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it.
And the LORD God commanded the man, "You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;
but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die."
The LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the beasts of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds of the air and all the beasts of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh.
Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
The man said, "This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man."
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
创世记第二章   第 2 章 

  创 2:2-3> 忙碌等于勤恳?休息等于闲懒?圣经的教导是…… 

  2:2-3 我们生活在一个做个不停的世界上,每个人都十分忙碌,没有时间休息,但神指出休息是合宜的。既然神也歇下祂的工作来休息,我们需要休息也就顺理成章了。耶稣和门徒劳碌工作后,也坐船离开群众去休息(参可 6:31-32 )。休息使我们在事奉上能重新得力。 

  七天的创造 

  创 2:3> 为什么我要在圣日中放下一切愁烦的心思,专心仰望神? 

  2:3 神赐福第七日,将这一天分别为圣。神在十诫中吩咐人要守安息日(参出 20:1-17 )。 

  创 2:7> 基督信仰强调生命的价值;我又是如何看生命的价值? 

  2:7 “地上的尘土”表明构成我们身体的化学成分没有什么奇特。身体本来是个毫无生命的躯壳,直到神将生气吹进,这身体才成为活人。当神收回所赐的生命气息,我们的身体就要归回尘土,所以我们的生命和价值都是来自神的灵。许多人夸耀自己的能力与成就,自以为是自己努力经营得来的;也有些人为自己没有杰出的能力而自卑。事实上,我们的价值并不在于自己的成就,乃在于赐给我们奇妙生命的真神。因此我们应当像祂那样重视生命。 

  创 2:9> 分别善与恶…… 

  2:9 “分别善恶树”这个名称暗示了恶已存在,若不在伊甸园里,就是在撒但堕落的时候已出现。 

  创 2:9,16-17> 罪使人失去了永恒的生命,我对罪有足够的警醒吗? 

  2:9,16-17 经文中所说的生命树和分别善恶树是真有其树吗?通常有两种看法:( 1 )树是真的,但只有象征的意义:吃生命树上的果子象征有永恒的生命、与神同在;( 2 )树是真的,且有特别的性质:亚当夏娃吃了生命树的果子,就会有永恒的生命,永远成为神的儿女。无论是哪一种看法,亚当夏娃犯罪,都使他们跟生命树隔绝,不能得到永恒的生命。将来,当人得到永恒的生命,与神同在时,生命树就会重现(参启 22 章)。 

  创 2:15-17> 神既给我选择的自由,我就可以按自己的心意去做──不是吗?那该…… 

  2:15-17 神让亚当负责看守伊甸园,吩咐他不可吃分别善恶树的果子。实际上神并没有采取措施阻止他吃,而是容他选择,因此他就有可能作出错误的抉择。神让我们选择,我们也常常会选择错误,这些错误的选择可能叫我们受苦;但我们能从中得到教训、变得成熟,以便日后作出较好的选择。既然要承受后果,我们就应谨慎地作出每一个抉择。 

  创 2:16-17> 神为什么在伊甸园中安放一棵树,又不准亚当吃那树上的果子呢? 

  2:16-17 神这样吩咐是因为神要亚当自由地选择顺服祂。没有选择权,亚当就好像囚犯一样,只有表面的顺服。这两棵树让亚当作抉择:要顺服神得奖赏,或要违背神得惩罚。当你面对抉择时,务必选择顺服神。 

  创 2:18-24> 神用不同的方法造男造女来表达婚姻的精义,对我有何提醒? 

  2:18-24 神的创造工作,直到祂造了女人才告完成。祂本来可以像造男人那样用地上的土造女人;然而,祂选择用男人的骨头和肉来造女人。祂要向我们说明,婚姻象征男女成为一体,是二人的心灵与生命奇妙的结合。在圣经中,神一直认真地看待婚姻。你已经结婚了或者准备结婚吗?你愿意持守这个要二人成为一体的诺言吗?婚姻不单要使二人成为密友,更要成为一体。 

  创 2:21-23> 神造男造女,自是有分别,我要怎样看待异性的角色? 

  2:21-23 神装备男人女人担当不同的任务,而这一切的任务都是要荣耀神。女人由男人而出,人类又是由女人而生;每个角色都有其独特性,在性别上并没有孰优孰劣之分。 

  创 2:24> 对恋爱及婚姻的态度,有什么地方需要神的话语来校正? 

  2:24 神将婚姻赐给亚当和夏娃,他们是天造地设的一对。婚姻不是为了方便,也不是社会文化的产物,而是神所设立的;当中有三个基本意义:( 1 )人要离开父母,并且公开自己与配偶的合法关系;( 2 )男女双方要爱对方胜于一切,负起责任,使对方幸福快乐;( 3 )二人藉亲密的性关系结为一体,这种关系是婚姻所独有的。 

  圣经对婚姻的看法 

  创 2:25> 我在生命中是否隐藏了什么,以致阻碍了与神和与配偶的关系? 

  2:25 你有没有留意过婴儿在众多陌生人面前赤身露体地爬行,一点也不觉得难堪?他没有觉察到自己是赤条条的,正如亚当与夏娃在犯罪以前对此也毫无尴尬一样。但犯罪以后,他们感到羞耻和尴尬,跟神有了隔阂。我们在婚姻里也常常碰到这些障碍。夫妇间应该没有隔膜,双方能够坦然地彼此敞开,但因为我们有些事情不想让配偶或神知道,于是我们就会掩盖自己并藏起来,像亚当夏娃围上无花果树的叶子并躲避神一样( 3:7 )。婚姻若缺少灵性上、感情上、理智上的结合,肉体上的亲密关系往往也会受到破坏。同样,当我们不能向神陈明内心的隐秘时,我们与祂的交通也会断绝了。──《灵修版圣经注释》