旧约 - 以西结书(Ezekiel)第29章

In the tenth year, in the tenth month on the twelfth day, the word of the LORD came to me:
"Son of man, set your face against Pharaoh king of Egypt and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.
Speak to him and say: 'This is what the Sovereign LORD says: "'I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great monster lying among your streams. You say, "The Nile is mine; I made it for myself."
But I will put hooks in your jaws and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales. I will pull you out from among your streams, with all the fish sticking to your scales.
I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and not be gathered or picked up. I will give you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.
Then all who live in Egypt will know that I am the LORD. "'You have been a staff of reed for the house of Israel.
When they grasped you with their hands, you splintered and you tore open their shoulders; when they leaned on you, you broke and their backs were wrenched.
"'Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I will bring a sword against you and kill your men and their animals.
Egypt will become a desolate wasteland. Then they will know that I am the LORD. "'Because you said, "The Nile is mine; I made it,"
therefore I am against you and against your streams, and I will make the land of Egypt a ruin and a desolate waste from Migdol to Aswan, as far as the border of Cush.
No foot of man or animal will pass through it; no one will live there for forty years.
I will make the land of Egypt desolate among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.
"'Yet this is what the Sovereign LORD says: At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the nations where they were scattered.
I will bring them back from captivity and return them to Upper Egypt, the land of their ancestry. There they will be a lowly kingdom.
It will be the lowliest of kingdoms and will never again exalt itself above the other nations. I will make it so weak that it will never again rule over the nations.
Egypt will no longer be a source of confidence for the people of Israel but will be a reminder of their sin in turning to her for help. Then they will know that I am the Sovereign LORD.'"
In the twenty-seventh year, in the first month on the first day, the word of the LORD came to me:
"Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon drove his army in a hard campaign against Tyre; every head was rubbed bare and every shoulder made raw. Yet he and his army got no reward from the campaign he led against Tyre.
Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I am going to give Egypt to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he will carry off its wealth. He will loot and plunder the land as pay for his army.
I have given him Egypt as a reward for his efforts because he and his army did it for me, declares the Sovereign LORD.
"On that day I will make a horn grow for the house of Israel, and I will open your mouth among them. Then they will know that I am the LORD."
以西结书第廿九章   第 29 章 

  结 29 章 > 埃及为何受到神的审判?以色列与埃及的关系如何? 

  29 章 在第 29 至 32 章中共有七个预言,都是关于对埃及的审判。这是以西结大约在公元前 587 年发出的第一个预言。希西家、约亚敬和西底家(犹大王)虽知道神的警告,但仍向埃及求助。发布这预言有三个重要原因:( 1 )埃及在古代是犹太人的敌人,曾奴役他们 400 年;( 2 )埃及拜许多神;( 3 )埃及的财富和权力使他们看上去像个很好的联盟伙伴。埃及向犹大提供帮助,只是因为从中有利可图。当埃及人得不到自己所期望的东西时,他们会背弃协定,而不管曾经作出的任何承诺。 

  结 29:2-21> 神借谁的手惩罚了埃及? 

  29:2-21 埃及有伟大的艺术宝藏,发达的文明和举世闻名的军事力量。不幸的是它邪恶,自高自大,拜偶像并残酷对待奴隶。因着这些罪,神谴责了埃及。在公元前 605 年迦基米施战役中,巴比伦把埃及连同亚述一并打垮。当时亚述处于世界的领袖地位。 

  结 29:9-10> 我视自己取得的成就是怎么来的? 

  29:9-10 尼罗河横贯旷野之中,是埃及的骄傲、快乐和赐生命的活水。埃及不但不感谢神,反而声称:“尼罗河是我的,是我为自己造的。”我们也会说:“这房子是我的,我建了它。”或者说:“这个教会是我建的,这个生意或名誉,都是我白手起家建立的。”这些说法都显示出我们的骄傲。有时候我们对神的赏赐习以为常,认为成就全是自己努力而来的。当然,我们是付出了努力和辛苦,但提供资源,给我们能力和机会的是神。我们不要像埃及人那样宣扬自己的伟大,而要宣扬神的伟大,将荣誉归与神。(密夺在埃及的北部,阿斯旺在南部,因此这意味着整个埃及。) 

  结 29:13-16> 埃及果真荒凉了四十年之久吗? 

  29:13-16 很难确切指出埃及的四十年“荒凉期”是什么时间。尼布甲尼撒约于公元前 572 年攻击了埃及,并掳了很多人去巴比伦,幸免被掳的人逃往邻国避难。约 33 年后波斯帝国国王塞鲁士占领了巴比伦,允许被征服的埃及人返回家园。也许加上七年的重组以及旅途中的时间,差不多就是四十年。自从那时起,埃及再未恢复到以往的世界霸主的地位。上埃及是在尼罗河三角洲以南的地区。 

  结 29:17-18> 埃及的命运已经定了── 

  29:17-18 以西结是在公元前 571 年发出这一预言的,实际上也是他发出的最新预言。在长达十五年耗资巨大的围城之后(公元前 586-571 年),尼布甲尼撒终于征服了推罗。他不甘心自己受到的损耗,于是挥军南下,征服了埃及来弥补在征服推罗中蒙受的一切损失。以西结在这里的预言要描述的是,谁将把审判带给埃及。神正在使用尼布甲尼撒这么一位恶人,充当惩罚推罗、犹大和埃及这些邪恶的国家的工具。当巴比伦没有认识到神的帮助的时候,神也会同样地审判巴比伦。──《灵修版圣经注释》