旧约 - 阿摩司书(Amos)第2章

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Moab, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because he burned the bones of the king of Edom into lime:
But I will send a fire upon Moab, and it shall devour the palaces of Kirioth: and Moab shall die with tumult, with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet:
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Judah, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have despised the law of the LORD, and have not kept his commandments, and their lies caused them to err, after the which their fathers have walked:
But I will send a fire upon Judah, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem.
Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they sold the righteous for silver, and the poor for a pair of shoes;
That pant after the dust of the earth on the head of the poor, and turn aside the way of the meek: and a man and his father will go in unto the same maid, to profane my holy name:
And they lay themselves down upon clothes laid to pledge by every altar, and they drink the wine of the condemned in the house of their god.
Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height was like the height of the cedars, and he was strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.
Also I brought you up from the land of Egypt, and led you forty years through the wilderness, to possess the land of the Amorite.
And I raised up of your sons for prophets, and of your young men for Nazarites. Is it not even thus, O ye children of Israel? saith the LORD.
But ye gave the Nazarites wine to drink; and commanded the prophets, saying, Prophesy not.
Behold, I am pressed under you, as a cart is pressed that is full of sheaves.
Therefore the flight shall perish from the swift, and the strong shall not strengthen his force, neither shall the mighty deliver himself:
Neither shall he stand that handleth the bow; and he that is swift of foot shall not deliver himself: neither shall he that rideth the horse deliver himself.
And he that is courageous among the mighty shall flee away naked in that day, saith the LORD.
阿摩司书第二章   第 2 章 

  摩 2:1-3> 摩押凶残成性,终受审判;从其身上,我得着了…… 

  2:1-3 摩押人是罗得与他大女儿乱伦所生的摩押的后裔(参创 19:30-38 )。摩押王巴勒曾雇用先知巴兰咒诅以色列,以为可以使他们败阵(参民 22-24 章),但巴兰口中所说全是神赐福的话,结果巴勒事与愿违。不过一些摩押女子引诱以色列人得手,使他们转而敬拜巴力(参民 25:1-3 )。摩押人素以残暴着称(参王下 3:26-27 ),考古发现,在一块名为“摩押石版”上记载着说,摩押人喜欢乘人之危,趁火打劫。 

  摩 2:4-6> 犹大作为神的选民,仍背弃神拜偶像,终受罚;我们这些认识神的人,若也是如此…… 

  2:4-6 所罗门死后,王国分裂。犹大和便雅悯两个支派组成南国犹大,由所罗门的儿子罗波安统治;其他十个支派则跟随背叛罗波安的耶罗波安,成为北国以色列。 

  神因列国的恶行和残暴而惩罚他们;同样,神也要因以色列和犹大轻视祂的律法而施行审判。列邦是因无知而没有遵守神的道,但神的选民犹大和以色列,虽清楚知道神的要求,仍然置之不理,且加入外邦的行列去敬拜偶像。所以,如果我们认识神的命令却拒绝遵行,就如以色列一样,所犯的罪恶比别人更大。 

  摩 2:4-6> 先知是神的代言人,能否因为国家民族及个人利益而闭口或改变信息?为何? 

  2:4-6 阿摩司宣告神向以色列周围列邦施行审判的信息,必定赢得其听众欢呼赞赏;不过他在宣告神对以色列的控告之前,也斥责了自己的国家犹大。 

  摩 2:6-7> 这些以色列人的信仰与生活分家,虚有其表;回看自己,我能“活”出我的信仰吗? 

  2:6-7 阿摩司是在针对上流社会讲话,因为在以色列,根本就没有中产阶级,只有极富和赤贫的人。有钱人遵行宗教礼仪,供献额外的金钱,又到各处邱坛献上祭牲。可是,他们心里贪婪不公,甚至向无依无靠者取利。当我们忠诚地参与教会活动,遵行各种宗教礼仪时,切忌忽视别人的需要。神期望我们活出信仰,就是向有需要的人施以援手。 

  摩 2:6-16> 以色列的罪,加起来竟有──我们社会、教会不会如此吧…… 

  2:6-16 神谴责以色列五种罪行:( 1 )卖穷人作奴隶(参申 15:7-11 ;摩 8:6 );( 2 )屈枉贫寒(参出 23:6 ;申 16:19 );( 3 )乱伦苟合(参利 20:11-12 );( 4 )借贷时取不当的抵押品(参出 22:26-27 ;申 24:6 , 12-13 );( 5 )敬拜假神(参出 20:3-5 )。 

  摩 2:9-11> 先知不断提醒,以色列人不断忘记,啊,应是“我们”,是吗? 

  2:9-11 先知不断掀起百姓的回忆,要他们回应神所做的一切。当我们细阅这清单时,有没有为以色列的善忘而感到愕然?但假如先知传讲的对象是我们,他又会对我们作何评价?神的信实提醒以色列人要顺服祂;同样,祂在我们身上所做的一切,也提醒我们要为祂而活。 

  摩 2:11> 连拿细耳人都犯罪!那时以色列的光景会是…… 

  2:11 拿细耳人曾许下誓言要事奉神,誓言包括禁戒清酒浓酒和不剪头发。以色列人非但不尊重他们这种严肃及节制的生活,还迫使他们违背自己所许的誓言。如果连拿细耳人都腐化了,以色列中哪里还会有什么善良? 

  摩 2:16> 那日,为何人都会胆丧?那是一个什么日子? 

  2:16 “那日”指亚述攻陷以色列、摧毁撒马利亚、掳走百姓的日子(公元前 722 年)。在先知宣告这信息的数十年后,事情真的发生了。 

  摩 2:16> 有些人总说神何足惧,没有神的人生也是如此的过;有时候,我心也在偷偷这样想…… 

  2:16 电影中的英雄常是无所惧怕的。今天,许多人都为自己塑造坚强不屈的形像。不过,对这种表面的勇敢,神并不为之动容。祂说当审判来临之时,即使最勇敢的人也要胆怯。你认识一些认为没有神也能度过此生的人吗?切勿被他们满有自信的言辞所影响。要知道神不怕任何人,而总有一天,全人类都要惧怕祂。──《灵修版圣经注释》