旧约 - 民数记(Numbers)第13章

And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,
Send thou men, that they may search the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel: of every tribe of their fathers shall ye send a man, every one a ruler among them.
And Moses by the commandment of the LORD sent them from the wilderness of Paran: all those men were heads of the children of Israel.
And these were their names: of the tribe of Reuben, Shammua the son of Zaccur.
Of the tribe of Simeon, Shaphat the son of Hori.
Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.
Of the tribe of Issachar, Igal the son of Joseph.
Of the tribe of Ephraim, Oshea the son of Nun.
Of the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
Of the tribe of Zebulun, Gaddiel the son of Sodi.
Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
Of the tribe of Dan, Ammiel the son of Gemalli.
Of the tribe of Asher, Sethur the son of Michael.
Of the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
Of the tribe of Gad, Geuel the son of Machi.
These are the names of the men which Moses sent to spy out the land. And Moses called Oshea the son of Nun Jehoshua.
And Moses sent them to spy out the land of Canaan, and said unto them, Get you up this way southward, and go up into the mountain:
And see the land, what it is; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they be strong or weak, few or many;
And what the land is that they dwell in, whether it be good or bad; and what cities they be that they dwell in, whether in tents, or in strong holds;
And what the land is, whether it be fat or lean, whether there be wood therein, or not. And be ye of good courage, and bring of the fruit of the land. Now the time was the time of the firstripe grapes.
So they went up, and searched the land from the wilderness of Zin unto Rehob, as men come to Hamath.
And they ascended by the south, and came unto Hebron; where Ahiman, Sheshai, and Talmai, the children of Anak, were. (Now Hebron was built seven years before Zoan in Egypt.)
And they came unto the brook of Eshcol, and cut down from thence a branch with one cluster of grapes, and they bare it between two upon a staff; and they brought of the pomegranates, and of the figs.
The place was called the brook Eshcol, because of the cluster of grapes which the children of Israel cut down from thence.
And they returned from searching of the land after forty days.
And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and brought back word unto them, and unto all the congregation, and shewed them the fruit of the land.
And they told him, and said, We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.
Nevertheless the people be strong that dwell in the land, and the cities are walled, and very great: and moreover we saw the children of Anak there.
The Amalekites dwell in the land of the south: and the Hittites, and the Jebusites, and the Amorites, dwell in the mountains: and the Canaanites dwell by the sea, and by the coast of Jordan.
And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.
But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched unto the children of Israel, saying, The land, through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it are men of a great stature.
And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
民数记第十三章   第 13 章 

  民 13:17-20> 调查是为了知彼知己,在事奉,生活中,我是如何做的? 

  13:17-20 百姓要进入应许之地前,摩西必须掌握当地的情况,于是他打发十二个探子去探察。当你要接受新任务时,你必须要了解情况,掌握应有的知识。拥有基本常识对成全神的旨意极有帮助。 

  迦勒 

  探子窥地路线 

  民 13:25-29> 面对抉择,我能得神的应许吗?有勇气积极面对吗? 

  13:25-29 神告诉以色列人,祂所应许之地是流奶与蜜之地。探子虽然将那地的土产带回给摩西,但是惧怕当地的巨人与坚固的城邑,忘记了神扶持的大能。当你面对艰难抉择的时候,不要让不利的因素令你看不到正面的光景,要仔细衡量正反两面,不要让预期的困难令你忘记神的应许和帮助的大能。 

  民 13:26> 在关键之处,以色列人退却了,结果…… 

  13:26 加低斯靠近迦南地南部的边界,虽只是旷野之中的小绿洲,却是以色列人历史上的关键之处。探子侦察过迦南地后,回到加低斯报告,百姓面临是进入那地,还是转身退回的抉择。可惜他们缺乏信心,竟决定回埃及去,结果被神惩罚在旷野飘流 40 年。摩西也是在加低斯不顺从神( 20:7-12 ),为此而不得进入应许之地的。亚伦与米利暗同样不得进入。因为没有信心,以色列人要用不只一代人的时光,才能从加低斯迈进应许之地。 

  民 13:27> 果然是流奶与蜜之地── 

  13:27 应许之地又被称为迦南美地,十二个探子看见当地景色十分壮丽,圣经常称它为流奶与蜜之地。这地的面积虽不大,南北长 241 公里,东南宽 96.5 公里,但它满山遍野长满了无花果树、枣树与栗子树,是神应许要赐给亚伯拉罕、以撒和雅各之地。 

  民 13:28> 这亚衲族是── 

  13:28 亚衲族也可译为亚衲的后裔,是身材异常高大的一族。歌利亚的家族可能由此而出。(参看撒下 21:16-22 )。 

  民 13:28-29> 坚固的城令以色列人惧怕;原来── 

  13:28-29 探子提到的坚固城邑是由高墙围建,墙宽 6.1 公尺,高 7.6 公尺,其上有卫兵站岗,远眺全境。探子又说当地居民高大,有 2.1 至 2.7 米 高,以色列人与其相比,就如蚱蜢( 13:33 )。防备森严的城堡和巨人,令百姓心中惧怕。 

  民 13:30-32> 我是清醒的勇士吗?我曾像迦勒那样扞卫真理吗? 

  13:30-32 在绝大多数人持相反意见时发言,是一件不容易的事。迦勒却甘愿孤军奋斗到底,照神的吩咐去做。若要矛盾迎刃而解,取得众人的赞同,你必须要有下列三个条件:( 1 )有事实依据(迦勒亲眼看见那地);( 2 )有正确的态度(迦勒信靠神的应许,要将那地赐给他们);( 3 )有足够的信心(迦勒说: " 我们足能得胜 " )。 

  民 13:33-14:4> 不实事求是,不明辨是非,以色列人因此付出了什么代价?这使我明白…… 

  13:33-14:4 在探子消极的报导下,百姓心生悖逆。人很容易把别人的意见当作事实看待,所以在提出负面意见的时候,要特别小心。若是发言者有特殊影响力,更要小心说话的内容。──《灵修版圣经注释》