旧约 - 创世记(Genesis)第33章

Jacob looked up and there was Esau, coming with his four hundred men; so he divided the children among Leah, Rachel and the two maidservants.
He put the maidservants and their children in front, Leah and her children next, and Rachel and Joseph in the rear.
He himself went on ahead and bowed down to the ground seven times as he approached his brother.
But Esau ran to meet Jacob and embraced him; he threw his arms around his neck and kissed him. And they wept.
Then Esau looked up and saw the women and children. "Who are these with you?" he asked. Jacob answered, "They are the children God has graciously given your servant."
Then the maidservants and their children approached and bowed down.
Next, Leah and her children came and bowed down. Last of all came Joseph and Rachel, and they too bowed down.
Esau asked, "What do you mean by all these droves I met?" "To find favor in your eyes, my lord," he said.
But Esau said, "I already have plenty, my brother. Keep what you have for yourself."
"No, please!" said Jacob. "If I have found favor in your eyes, accept this gift from me. For to see your face is like seeing the face of God, now that you have received me favorably.
Please accept the present that was brought to you, for God has been gracious to me and I have all I need." And because Jacob insisted, Esau accepted it.
Then Esau said, "Let us be on our way; I'll accompany you."
But Jacob said to him, "My lord knows that the children are tender and that I must care for the ewes and cows that are nursing their young. If they are driven hard just one day, all the animals will die.
So let my lord go on ahead of his servant, while I move along slowly at the pace of the droves before me and that of the children, until I come to my lord in Seir."
Esau said, "Then let me leave some of my men with you." "But why do that?" Jacob asked. "Just let me find favor in the eyes of my lord."
So that day Esau started on his way back to Seir.
Jacob, however, went to Succoth, where he built a place for himself and made shelters for his livestock. That is why the place is called Succoth.
After Jacob came from Paddan Aram, he arrived safely at the city of Shechem in Canaan and camped within sight of the city.
For a hundred pieces of silver, he bought from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem, the plot of ground where he pitched his tent.
There he set up an altar and called it El Elohe Israel.
创世记第卅三章   第 33 章 

  创 33:1-11> 人生不如意事十常八九。人在其中,可以怎样面对? 

  33:1-11 以扫雅各两兄弟再次见面的时候,以扫的心改变了,真叫人欢喜!以扫曾经因为失去长子名分和祝福而心中怀恨( 25:29-34 ),现在这苦毒和恼怒似乎已经消失了,他满足于自己所拥有的。雅各因哥哥跟他和好而感到非常欢喜。  人生不如意的事十常八九,有时或会感到吃亏,好像以扫一样,但是我们不必心怀苦毒和怨恨。只要把心中的感受诚诚实实地告诉神,原谅伤害我们的人,以自己所有的为满足,怨恨和苦毒就能一扫而空。 

  创 33:3> 人际关系常会不完美,至于我,我会对有芥蒂的人心存尊重吗? 

  33:3 一连七次俯伏在地,就好像我国古时向皇帝行三跪九叩之礼一样,是向君王表示尊敬。雅各跟以扫见面以前,采取了各样的预防措施,希望藉此消除他报复的想法。 

  创 33:4> 彼此饶恕,知易行难。我要怎样去学习这功课? 

  33:4 以扫迎见兄弟雅各,二人热烈拥抱,一切的嫌隙都消除了。一个曾咬牙切齿地说要杀死自己兄弟的人有这样重大的转变,是多么的难得!时间医治了彼此的创伤,随着时间的过去,兄弟二人发现手足之情比财产更重要。我们信徒也当这样彼此饶恕(参西 3:12-13 )。 

  创 33:11> 送礼,在当时包含了多少意思? 

  33:11 雅各打发人先送礼物给以扫。当时,送礼可有几个原因:( 1 )贿赂,希望用礼物赢得对方的欢心和支持。以扫在起初不愿接受雅各的礼物,因为他不想、也不需收受贿赂,他已经原谅了雅各,况且他自己也丰衣足食。( 2 )相爱的表现。( 3 )在重要的会面前,作为礼貌上的问候。这些礼物常常跟对方的职业有关,以扫是个牧人,所以雅各将牛羊牲畜送给以扫。 

  创 33:14-17> 流浪者找到暂时的安歇之所,可是还有更远的路要走…… 

  33:14-17 我们不知道雅各为什么说去西珥,却在疏割住下。也许雅各在途中发现,疏割的景色迷人,牧草丰饶,所以就停下来。无论是什么原因,雅各和以扫和平地分手,直到他们的父亲死了,他们仍是对方的比邻( 36:6-8 )。 

  雅各前往示剑──《灵修版圣经注释》