旧约 - 以西结书(Ezekiel)第24章

Again in the ninth year, in the tenth month, in the tenth day of the month, the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, write thee the name of the day, even of this same day: the king of Babylon set himself against Jerusalem this same day.
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:
Gather the pieces thereof into it, even every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill it with the choice bones.
Take the choice of the flock, and burn also the bones under it, and make it boil well, and let them seethe the bones of it therein.
Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city, to the pot whose scum is therein, and whose scum is not gone out of it! bring it out piece by piece; let no lot fall upon it.
For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;
That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance; I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe to the bloody city! I will even make the pile for fire great.
Heap on wood, kindle the fire, consume the flesh, and spice it well, and let the bones be burned.
Then set it empty upon the coals thereof, that the brass of it may be hot, and may burn, and that the filthiness of it may be molten in it, that the scum of it may be consumed.
She hath wearied herself with lies, and her great scum went not forth out of her: her scum shall be in the fire.
In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.
I the LORD have spoken it: it shall come to pass, and I will do it; I will not go back, neither will I spare, neither will I repent; according to thy ways, and according to thy doings, shall they judge thee, saith the Lord GOD.
Also the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears run down.
Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and eat not the bread of men.
So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died; and I did in the morning as I was commanded.
And the people said unto me, Wilt thou not tell us what these things are to us, that thou doest so?
Then I answered them, The word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
Speak unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will profane my sanctuary, the excellency of your strength, the desire of your eyes, and that which your soul pitieth; and your sons and your daughters whom ye have left shall fall by the sword.
And ye shall do as I have done: ye shall not cover your lips, nor eat the bread of men.
And your tires shall be upon your heads, and your shoes upon your feet: ye shall not mourn nor weep; but ye shall pine away for your iniquities, and mourn one toward another.
Thus Ezekiel is unto you a sign: according to all that he hath done shall ye do: and when this cometh, ye shall know that I am the Lord GOD.
Also, thou son of man, shall it not be in the day when I take from them their strength, the joy of their glory, the desire of their eyes, and that whereupon they set their minds, their sons and their daughters,
That he that escapeth in that day shall come unto thee, to cause thee to hear it with thine ears?
In that day shall thy mouth be opened to him which is escaped, and thou shalt speak, and be no more dumb: and thou shalt be a sign unto them; and they shall know that I am the LORD.
以西结书第廿四章   第 24 章 

  结 24:1-14> 有时人以为最安全的地方,恰恰是最危险的…… 

  24:1-14 以西结于公元前 588 年发出这一信息,比前述最早的一个信息晚了三年( 20:1-2 )。仍在犹大的百姓认为自己是“被选中的肉”,因为在公元前 597 年巴比伦最后一次攻击该地的时候他们没有被掳走。以西结以前曾用过这样的图解( 11 章),说如果人们认为“在自己的锅里头”最安全保险,那么这个“锅”实际上就是他们被毁灭的地方。就在以西结向被掳到巴比伦的人传讲这段信息的同一天,巴比伦向耶路撒冷进攻( 24:2 ),并开始了历时两年的围城,最后毁灭了这座城。神的审判一到是毫不留情的。 

  结 24:6-13> 我是否像一口长锈的锅?我怎样才能得洁净? 

  24:6-13 耶路撒冷像一个盛满罪恶的锅,已无法洁净。神要洁净那些住在耶路撒冷的人,祂今天也要洁净我们。有时候神要用艰难困苦来炼净我们。当我们面对艰难的时候,要让我们生命中的罪在煎熬我们的火中烧掉。把我们的问题看成是我们信心成长的机会吧。当这些机会来到的时候,生活中不必要的优先考虑和转移就被除去了。我们可以重新省察自己的生活,这样我们的所作所为才真正算数。 

  结 24:15-18> 亲人死去却不可悲哀哭泣,这很难做到啊…… 

  24:15-18 神告诉以西结,他的妻子要死去,但他不可为她悲伤。就像何西阿接受吩咐去同一位不忠的妇女结婚一样(参何 1:2-3 ),以西结也顺服了神。这两件不寻常的事都是象征性的行动,描述了神同百姓的关系。顺服神的代价很高,但若不顺服神便失去了永生,这比失去伴侣又不能哭泣更痛苦。以西结总是全心全意地顺服神。我们也应该这样做。我们可以从学做神吩咐我们的事开始,即使是要做我们不想做的事情。我们愿意不愿意像以西结那样来事奉主呢? 

  结 24:20-24> 神的安排总是有意义的,即使我们不理解,也要相信…… 

  24:20-24 不允许以西结为他死去的妻子表示悲伤,是为了向被掳的人们说明,他们不要为耶路撒冷的被毁而悲伤。任何个人的悲哀都会很快地被国家的悲哀──耶路撒冷被毁的恐怖所遮盖。那里的人都会因自己的罪被毁灭,并引起该城的毁灭。 

  结 24:27> 以西结的哑口与众不同,那是神在控制── 

  24:27 有些时候神不许以西结说话,除非神有信息让他传递给百姓( 3:25-27 )。对以西结的这一限制在耶路撒冷被毁不久就解除了。以西结对犹大和耶路撒冷的预言全部实现了( 33:21-22 )。──《灵修版圣经注释》