旧约 - 士师记(Judges)第10章

And after Abimelech there arose to defend Israel Tola the son of Puah, the son of Dodo, a man of Issachar; and he dwelt in Shamir in mount Ephraim.
And he judged Israel twenty and three years, and died, and was buried in Shamir.
And after him arose Jair, a Gileadite, and judged Israel twenty and two years.
And he had thirty sons that rode on thirty ass colts, and they had thirty cities, which are called Havothjair unto this day, which are in the land of Gilead.
And Jair died, and was buried in Camon.
And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him.
And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon.
And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.
Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed.
And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.
And the LORD said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?
The Zidonians also, and the Amalekites, and the Maonites, did oppress you; and ye cried to me, and I delivered you out of their hand.
Yet ye have forsaken me, and served other gods: wherefore I will deliver you no more.
Go and cry unto the gods which ye have chosen; let them deliver you in the time of your tribulation.
And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.
And they put away the strange gods from among them, and served the LORD: and his soul was grieved for the misery of Israel.
Then the children of Ammon were gathered together, and encamped in Gilead. And the children of Israel assembled themselves together, and encamped in Mizpeh.
And the people and princes of Gilead said one to another, What man is he that will begin to fight against the children of Ammon? he shall be head over all the inhabitants of Gilead.
士师记第十章   第 10 章 

  士 10:1-5> 短短几节经文中,介绍了两位士师…… 

  10:1-5 从这五节经文中,我们看到两位士师,共治理以色列人四十五年。对他们的生平,除了在任的时间以外,只知其中的一位有三十个儿子,骑三十匹驴驹。在你一生之中,有什么是你为神所做的,有什么是没有价值的呢?你一生过去后,别人对你的纪念,是否只在于你有多少财产,或是你活了多少年呢? 

  士 10:6> 这里所指的都是些什么假神? 

  10:6 诸巴力与亚斯她录都是假神(参 2:11-15 与 3:7 的注释)。亚兰人与西顿人的神非常相似。摩押人与亚扪人的神是基抹与摩洛。非利士人的神是大衮、亚施她录、亚舍拉与巴力西卜。 

  士 10:9-10> 日子一好过就离弃神,难道以色列人注定要受苦吗?我们对神的态度与他们的也差不多吧…… 

  10:9-10 以色列人又受到外族多年的压迫,才离弃他们的罪,求神帮助( 4:1-3 ; 6:1-7 )。请注意他们到达计穷力竭之时,才不再指望异教之神来帮助,转而仰望真正能帮助他们的独一真神。 

  神是不是你的最后倚靠?我们常受到许多冤枉痛苦,全因为不早早地求告神,直到用尽其他方法以后才求祂。与其等事态变得不可收拾,不如首先求告神。祂有你所需要的聪明与能力,足以解决一切困难。 

  士 10:11-16> 你有没有处于反叛时期的儿女?你可由此体验被拒绝的滋味…… 

  10:11-16 这几节说明以色列人偏离神极远,要顺服祂真的很难。在凡事顺利时人们常常会忘记神。尽管神常常被祂自己的百姓弃绝,但在他们悔改呼求的时候,祂从来没有不去拯救。我们行事正像以色列人,将神放在日常事务以外,而不放在生活中心。父母在儿女悖逆的时候,怎样感到被弃绝,我们不理或忽略神的时候,祂也会更加感到被弃绝(参撒上 8:4-9 ; 10:17-19 ;约 12:44-50 )。我们应当竭力保持与神亲近,别再自行其是,以为审判不会来临。 

  士 10:17-18> 亚扪人的来历颇为不光彩…… 

  10:17-18 亚扪人的势力,在以色列人的士师时代已达到高峰。罗得的女儿用酒把父亲灌醉后,与他乱伦怀孕生下亚扪,这孩子的后裔就是亚扪人(参创 19:30-38 )。亚扪位于耶路撒冷以东的约旦河对面。在他们以南有摩押地,那是罗得酒醉以后,另一个女儿与他乱伦所生之子摩押的后裔。摩押常与亚扪结盟。要打败这两族,是项艰巨的任务。──《灵修版圣经注释》