旧约 - 约伯记(Job)第40章

The LORD said to Job:
"Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let him who accuses God answer him!"
Then Job answered the LORD:
"I am unworthy--how can I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth.
I spoke once, but I have no answer--twice, but I will say no more."
Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the storm:
"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me.
"Would you discredit my justice? Would you condemn me to justify yourself?
Do you have an arm like God's, and can your voice thunder like his?
Then adorn yourself with glory and splendor, and clothe yourself in honor and majesty.
Unleash the fury of your wrath, look at every proud man and bring him low,
look at every proud man and humble him, crush the wicked where they stand.
Bury them all in the dust together; shroud their faces in the grave.
Then I myself will admit to you that your own right hand can save you.
"Look at the behemoth, which I made along with you and which feeds on grass like an ox.
What strength he has in his loins, what power in the muscles of his belly!
His tail sways like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are close-knit.
His bones are tubes of bronze, his limbs like rods of iron.
He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword.
The hills bring him their produce, and all the wild animals play nearby.
Under the lotus plants he lies, hidden among the reeds in the marsh.
The lotuses conceal him in their shadow; the poplars by the stream surround him.
When the river rages, he is not alarmed; he is secure, though the Jordan should surge against his mouth.
Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?
约伯记第四十章   第 40 章 

  伯 40:2-5> 你曾与全能的神争辩过吗? 

  40:2-5 你是否在不如意的时候要求神给你回覆,譬如在失业、亲爱的人患病或死去,财政困难、遇到挫折失败,或遇意外改变的时候?下一次你打算埋怨神时,不妨回想神给予你何等的爱,也回想约伯对神的回应。你是比约伯还糟,还是比他更为称义?请你给神一个机会,让祂显现祂在你身上的计划吧。但请记住,祂的计划开展的时间不一定是你所期望的时刻。 

  伯 40:4> 神让约伯争辩,他却捂口不言,神使约伯学到了哪些功课? 

  40:4 在忍受痛苦的过程中,约伯一直渴望能向神申明自己是无辜的。但当神出现在约伯面前时,他却用手捂口,闭口不言,因为他知道此刻不需要再说任何话了。神让约伯知道了他作为一个有限的凡人,在创造天地的全能主面前,既没有能力论断神,也没有资格质问神为什么。神的工作不会因我们而受限制,祂会做祂认为是最好的事,不管我们认为是否公平。神向约伯显现的主要目的是要彰显祂对约伯的爱及眷顾。 

  伯 40:15> 河马是…… 

  40:15 “河马”是一种巨大的陆上动物,可能是指大象或河马。──《灵修版圣经注释》