旧约 - 以西结书(Ezekiel)第8章

And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.
Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.
And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.
And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, lift up thine eyes now the way toward the north. So I lifted up mine eyes the way toward the north, and behold northward at the gate of the altar this image of jealousy in the entry.
He said furthermore unto me, Son of man, seest thou what they do? even the great abominations that the house of Israel committeth here, that I should go far off from my sanctuary? but turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations.
And he brought me to the door of the court; and when I looked, behold a hole in the wall.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, dig now in the wall: and when I had digged in the wall, behold a door.
And he said unto me, Go in, and behold the wicked abominations that they do here.
So I went in and saw; and behold every form of creeping things, and abominable beasts, and all the idols of the house of Israel, pourtrayed upon the wall round about.
And there stood before them seventy men of the ancients of the house of Israel, and in the midst of them stood Jaazaniah the son of Shaphan, with every man his censer in his hand; and a thick cloud of incense went up.
Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.
He said also unto me, Turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations that they do.
Then he brought me to the door of the gate of the LORD's house which was toward the north; and, behold, there sat women weeping for Tammuz.
Then said he unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? turn thee yet again, and thou shalt see greater abominations than these.
And he brought me into the inner court of the LORD's house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.
Then he said unto me, Hast thou seen this, O son of man? Is it a light thing to the house of Judah that they commit the abominations which they commit here? for they have filled the land with violence, and have returned to provoke me to anger: and, lo, they put the branch to their nose.
Therefore will I also deal in fury: mine eye shall not spare, neither will I have pity: and though they cry in mine ears with a loud voice, yet will I not hear them.
以西结书第八章   第 8 章 

  结 8 章 > 第 8 至 11 章的预言所记的,主要是什么信息? 

  8 章 这个预言发于公元前 592 年。第 8 至 11 章的信息是特指耶路撒冷和它的领袖。第 8 章记载了以西结在异象中从巴比伦被提到了耶路撒冷,看见了在那里所行的大邪恶的事情。百姓和他们的宗教领袖完全败坏了。以西结的第一个异象(第 1-3 章)说明审判是来自神,这个异象则是说,审判的原因是他们的罪。 

  结 8:2> 是谁将先知提往耶路撒冷的圣殿? 

  8:2 这个人可能是天使,或神自己的显现。在以西结前一次的异象中,描述有一个与此相似、面貌仿佛人的坐在神的宝座上( 1:26-28 )。 

  结 8:3-5> 立于圣殿中的偶像是什么? 

  8:3-5 “惹忌邪的偶像”可能是指迦南丰收之神亚舍拉的形像。亚舍拉的特点是鼓励性滥交和自我满足。玛拿西王曾在殿中竖立过这偶像(参王下 21:7 )。约西亚王虽烧毁了亚舍拉神柱(参王下 23:6 ),但在周围肯定还有许多其他的偶像。 

  结 8:6-18> 当神将我的生活同样一幕幕地呈现在我眼前时,我见到的会是什么景象? 

  8:6-18 神一幕幕地向以西结启示了百姓拥抱偶像和邪恶的程度。神的灵在我们的里面也做着类似的工,在我们生活中启示我们的罪。如果今天神为你的生活开办一个展览会,你会感到舒服吗? 

  结 8:14> 搭模斯是什么神?这种偶像崇拜的方式也出现在我身处的社会中吗? 

  8:14 搭模斯是巴比伦的幽冥之神。据称他是伊施塔女神的丈夫或情人。这一教派的追随者相信,绿色蔬菜在炎热的夏天若枯干或死了,是因为搭模斯死了并下到了阴间;崇拜者们就为他的死亡悲哀哭泣。到了春季蔬菜长出来了,他们认为这是搭模斯复活了,并为此高兴。神显给以西结看,人们不再敬拜那赐生命和蔬菜的真神。我们也不应在花太多时间去思考被造物的益处时,忘记了创造的主。 

  结 8:17> 犹大人所做的动作为什么会惹神发怒? 

  8:17 拿枝条举向鼻前可能是说崇拜的仪式,或者是说犹大的罪恶变成了枝子举向了神。──《灵修版圣经注释》