旧约 - 以西结书(Ezekiel)第8章

In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders of Judah were sitting before me, the hand of the Sovereign LORD came upon me there.
I looked, and I saw a figure like that of a man. From what appeared to be his waist down he was like fire, and from there up his appearance was as bright as glowing metal.
He stretched out what looked like a hand and took me by the hair of my head. The Spirit lifted me up between earth and heaven and in visions of God he took me to Jerusalem, to the entrance to the north gate of the inner court, where the idol that provokes to jealousy stood.
And there before me was the glory of the God of Israel, as in the vision I had seen in the plain.
Then he said to me, "Son of man, look toward the north." So I looked, and in the entrance north of the gate of the altar I saw this idol of jealousy.
And he said to me, "Son of man, do you see what they are doing--the utterly detestable things the house of Israel is doing here, things that will drive me far from my sanctuary? But you will see things that are even more detestable."
Then he brought me to the entrance to the court. I looked, and I saw a hole in the wall.
He said to me, "Son of man, now dig into the wall." So I dug into the wall and saw a doorway there.
And he said to me, "Go in and see the wicked and detestable things they are doing here."
So I went in and looked, and I saw portrayed all over the walls all kinds of crawling things and detestable animals and all the idols of the house of Israel.
In front of them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, and Jaazaniah son of Shaphan was standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.
He said to me, "Son of man, have you seen what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the darkness, each at the shrine of his own idol? They say, 'The LORD does not see us; the LORD has forsaken the land.'"
Again, he said, "You will see them doing things that are even more detestable."
Then he brought me to the entrance to the north gate of the house of the LORD, and I saw women sitting there, mourning for Tammuz.
He said to me, "Do you see this, son of man? You will see things that are even more detestable than this."
He then brought me into the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men. With their backs toward the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east, they were bowing down to the sun in the east.
He said to me, "Have you seen this, son of man? Is it a trivial matter for the house of Judah to do the detestable things they are doing here? Must they also fill the land with violence and continually provoke me to anger? Look at them putting the branch to their nose!
Therefore I will deal with them in anger; I will not look on them with pity or spare them. Although they shout in my ears, I will not listen to 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》