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經文:歷代志下十三至十四章
鑰節:「耶和華阿,惟有您能幫助軟弱的,勝過強盛的。耶和華我們的上帝啊!求您幫助我們。因為我們仰賴您,奉您名來攻擊這大軍。」(14:11)
提要

        羅波安和耶羅波安之間的鬥爭,到了羅波安兒子亞比雅統治時,終於爆發成為全面的大戰(王上15:1稱為「亞比央」)。雖然從列王紀上,我們知道他的心並不像大衛一樣對主忠誠,但是歷代志則記載亞比雅的治理,仍有一段對上帝大有信心的時期。他只治理了猶大三年,但是他用計謀勝過以色列,有助於帶給這塊土地多年的和平。

        主曾禁止羅波安和耶羅波安交戰,因為他們是兄弟;但在此祂並沒有介入,阻止這場戰爭。可能的原因是藉此對耶羅波安和北方諸族施以審判。雖然亞比雅的軍隊在規模上只有耶羅波安的一半,但他仍然信靠上帝。他相信,他的仇敵不能「抵擋主的王國」,這王國乃是在上帝以「鹽約」指定大衛的後代治理(13:5;參利2:13;民18:19)。鹽是一種保存東西的用料;所以這表示上帝的約將永遠留存,不能打破。上主應允大衛將有一個綿長的世代(參撒下7:16),而祂的應允必然信守不渝。經由大衛偉大的子孫,我們的主耶穌基督,上帝已履行了這個長存的「鹽約」,因為耶穌將永遠統治。

        在亞比雅警告以色列的話中,他譏諷他們的偶像──牛犢崇拜,為「虛無之神」(13:9),並強調祂的王國,猶大,一直保持了對上帝的忠貞。他們照摩西的指示按時獻祭,而且這是正式由亞倫後裔產生的祭司執行的。相對的,耶羅波安的外邦祭司則可由任何支派產生。

        亞比雅大力警告北國以色列,不可攻擊上主,耶羅波安的心卻不為所動。他已經派人埋伏在猶大軍兵之後,並施以攻擊。兩面受夾攻的猶大軍兵了解他們惟一的幫助是在主裡,因此大家一起向祂呼喊。祭司們,謹守著摩西的指導,吹起號角,相信上帝會拯救他們(13:14;參民10:9)。上主以一種神奇的方式介入,幫助猶大,使他們打了勝仗。北王國遭受了奇慘的損失,所以幾年之間,他們不能對猶大構成威脅。事實上,猶大由於拿回了伯特利,而大得力量。雅各曾在那地方看見了大異象(創28:10 19)。耶羅波安則在那裡建立了北王國牛犢敬拜的中心。這是他從埃及學回的一種策略。

        亞比雅死了之後,他的兒子亞撒繼任。他治理的頭十年,是和平而繁榮的。「因為耶和華賜他平安」(14:6),他做了在上帝眼中看為正的事。猶大所經歷的和平,是一種從上帝而來的祝福;因為人民尋找祂並順服祂,又拆毀一切與偶像有關的東西(14:3、5;參申12:2~3),包括邱壇和所羅門為外邦妻子所建的神廟(王上1:5~8)。

        亞撒勢必曾由他父親與耶羅波安作戰的經驗中學習到信賴上帝。當他遭遇數目龐大的埃提阿伯大軍來攻擊時,他亦大聲呼求上主(參創18:14;39:13)。當時,他的敵人是伊索匹亞、埃及、和其他南非各部的聯合軍隊。(16:8)上主又再一次介入:祂不僅使他們不吃敗仗,並且賜福他們,擄取了豐富的物品。

        這兩章清楚地表明,本書受聖靈恩助的撰寫者,極力高舉耶和華他們列祖的上帝(13:18)。專心信靠上帝,確能移山(參太17:20)。

禱告

主,我們所讀的,清楚顯明,唯當我們尋求您,並行您的旨意時,我們才能蒙福;如果我們偏行已路,我們便失喪了。主,保守我們在您旨意中,因為在您沒有難成的事。奉耶穌基督的名禱告,阿們。

English

Scriptures:Read 2 Chronicles 13&14
Key Verse:"... Lord it is nothing for You to help, whether with many or with those who have no power; help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on You, and in Your name we go against this multitude..."(2 Chronicles 14:11)
Overview

        The strife that had existed between Rehoboam and Jeroboam finally broke out into a full-scale war under the rule of Rehoboam's son Abijah (referred to as "Abijam" in 1 Kings 15:1). Although from the book of Kings we learn that his heart was not loyal to the Lord, as was David's, yet the chronicler notes that Abijah's reign was not without some periods of great faith in God. He ruled Judah for only three years, but his decisive victory over Israel helped to bring peace in the land for many years.

        The Lord had forbidden Rehoboam and Jeroboam to fight, since they were brethren, but here He does not intervene to stop this battle, possibly in order to bring judgment upon Jeroboam and the northern tribes for their apostasy. Although Abijah's army was half the size of the Jeroboam's, Abijah put his trust in God. He believed that his enemies could not "withstand the kingdom of the Lord" under the divinely appointed Davidic dynasty, which had been sealed by a "covenant of salt" (13:5; cf. Leviticus 2:13; Numbers 18:19). Salt is a preserving agent; therefore, the expression refers to God's covenant that will be preserved and will endure forever; it cannot be broken. The Lord Himself promised that David would have a lasting dynasty (cf. 2 Samuel 7:16), and His promises will always be fulfilled. Through the great Son of David, our Lord Jesus Christ, God has fulfilled this lasting "covenant of salt", for Jesus will forever reign.

        In Abijah's warning to Israel, he mocked their idol worship of calves as "things that are not gods" (13:9) and stressed that his kingdom, Judah, had remained faithful to the Lord their God. They observed the regular offerings as Moses had instructed, which were officiated over by authorized priests from the line of Aaron. On the other hand, Jeroboam's heathen priests could be from any tribe.

        While Abijah was warning Israel not to fight against the Lord, Jeroboam's heart was unmoved. He had already sent an ambush behind the men of Judah to attack them. They realized their only help was in the Lord, so they all cried out to Him. The priests, obedient to Moses' instruction, blew their trumpets in faith that the Lord would save them (13:14; cf. Numbers 10:9). In a miraculous way, the Lord intervened to help Judah, and they were victorious. The Northern Kingdom suffered a terrible loss, so that for many years they were of no threat to Judah. In fact, Judah was strengthened by taking over Bethel, the site where Jacob had seen his great vision (Genesis 28:10-19). It was there that Jeroboam had established the Northern Kingdom's centre for calf worship, a practice he had brought back with him from Egypt.

        After Abijah's death, his son Asa succeeded him. His reign was peaceful and prosperous for the first ten years. "The Lord had given him rest" (14:6), because he did what was right in God's sight. The peace Judah experienced was a blessing from God because the people had sought Him and were obedient to Him by destroying anything connected with idolatry (14:3, 5; cf. Deuteronomy 12:2-3). These included the pagan altars and shrines Solomon had built for his foreign wives (1 Kings 11:5-8).

        Asa must have learned to trust in God from his father's experience in battle with Jeroboam. When he was far outnumbered by the Ethiopian army that came against him, Asa expected the impossible, knowing nothing was too hard for the Lord (cf. Genesis 18:14; Mark 9:23). It appears that his enemies were a united force from Ethiopia, Egypt, and other parts of North Africa (16:8). Once again, the Lord intervened; He not only saved them from defeat, giving them a miraculous victory, but also blessed them with an abundance of spoil.

        These two chapters clearly illustrate what the inspired writer is seeking to show through his historical record: "the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied on the Lord God of their fathers" (13:18). Faith in God can truly move mountains (cf. Matthew 17:20).

Prayer

        Lord, our reading shows clearly that when we seek You and do Your will, we are blessed, but when we do our own thing, we're lost. Keep us, O Lord, in Your will, for there is nothing impossible for You.


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