旧约 - 约伯记(Job)第3章

After this, Job opened his mouth and cursed the day of his birth.
He said:
"May the day of my birth perish, and the night it was said, 'A boy is born!'
That day--may it turn to darkness; may God above not care about it; may no light shine upon it.
May darkness and deep shadow claim it once more; may a cloud settle over it; may blackness overwhelm its light.
That night--may thick darkness seize it; may it not be included among the days of the year nor be entered in any of the months.
May that night be barren; may no shout of joy be heard in it.
May those who curse days curse that day, those who are ready to rouse Leviathan.
May its morning stars become dark; may it wait for daylight in vain and not see the first rays of dawn,
for it did not shut the doors of the womb on me to hide trouble from my eyes.
"Why did I not perish at birth, and die as I came from the womb?
Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?
For now I would be lying down in peace; I would be asleep and at rest
with kings and counselors of the earth, who built for themselves places now lying in ruins,
with rulers who had gold, who filled their houses with silver.
Or why was I not hidden in the ground like a stillborn child, like an infant who never saw the light of day?
There the wicked cease from turmoil, and there the weary are at rest.
Captives also enjoy their ease; they no longer hear the slave driver's shout.
The small and the great are there, and the slave is freed from his master.
"Why is light given to those in misery, and life to the bitter of soul,
to those who long for death that does not come, who search for it more than for hidden treasure,
who are filled with gladness and rejoice when they reach the grave?
Why is life given to a man whose way is hidden, whom God has hedged in?
For sighing comes to me instead of food; my groans pour out like water.
What I feared has come upon me; what I dreaded has happened to me.
I have no peace, no quietness; I have no rest, but only turmoil."
约伯记第三章   第 3 章 

  伯 3 章 > 受撒但第二次攻击后,约伯的态度有没有改变? 

  3 章 约伯面对第二次攻击──肉体折磨时的反应,与他受到第一次攻击后的态度有了很大的差别( 1:20-22 )。约伯没有诅咒神,但他诅咒了自己的生日。他觉得被神弃绝还不如不出生好。约伯在肉体、感情、灵性上都有挣扎。他的苦难又深又广。在患难和受苦的日子里,千万不要低估我们的脆弱。我们即使不能解脱,也要持守我们的信心。 

  伯 3:8> 这一节挺特别的,是指…… 

  3:8 在约伯时代,人可以雇别人来发诅咒。约伯情愿占卜者呼唤“鳄鱼”吞掉他的生日。 

  伯 3:11> 你如何看待约伯求死解脱的要求? 

  3:11 约伯经历着肉体上极度的痛苦,以及家庭和财产损失带来的悲哀。他希望自己死也是无可厚非的。约伯的痛苦把他放在信心的十字路口上,许多对神的观念都被动摇了(例如祂使你富有,一直保守你免受麻烦和痛苦,或保护你所爱的人)。约伯被赶回到信心的起点。他有两种选择:( 1 )诅咒神和放弃祂,( 2 )信靠神,从祂那里取得继续活下去的力量。 

  伯 3:23-26> 用什么来衡量神对人的爱,是人领受了多少福分吗? 

  3:23-26 约伯一直非常谨慎地不去敬拜物质财富,只敬拜神。尽管如此,他仍被灾难淹没,故此他抱怨为什么自己过正直的生活也有试炼来临。他所有的生活准则都被打碎,他开始失去方向。试炼和悲痛,无论是暂时的或是长期的,都摧毁不了生命的真正目的。生命的目的并非仅是追求幸福和个人成就,更是要服事和荣耀神。生活的价值和意义并非建筑在感觉上,而是在无人能拿走的真实之上,那便是神对我们的爱。不要假设因为神真爱你,便会阻止痛苦发生,事实可能刚好相反。神的爱不能以我们所受痛苦的大小来测度。保罗教导我们,没有东西可以将我们与神的爱隔绝(参罗 8:38-39 )。──《灵修版圣经注释》