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經文:以西結書第七、八、九章
鑰節:「我已經照您所吩咐的行了。」(9:11)
提要

        第七章是以西結接續從第六章(6:2)對耶路撒冷所宣告的噩耗。以西結帶著上帝的怒氣,一再重覆宣告:「結局到了!」(7:2、3、6)在聖靈的默示下,以西結非常鮮明地預見,那百姓不願接受卻無法逃避的事情。百姓迷信地認定耶路撒冷城不會傾毀,因為有上帝的聖殿在其中。然而,他們不久就知道,因著拜偶像的事,聖殿大遭玷污--即使至聖所中還供奉著約櫃--上帝早就放棄不要這個殿了。結果,入侵的敵人不但會劫掠它,還要進一步褻瀆它(7:20~22)。那些拜偶像的祭壇也會被毁壞,而且要被祭拜者的死屍玷污(7:24)。至於那些悻存者,要像一條鎖鍊被牽到被擄之地。其原因是猶大遍滿流血和強暴的罪(7:23),他們不但殺害先知和義人,甚至還把孩子獻給偶像摩洛(參:王下21:6、16;24:4)。

        上帝要人為那些惡行償付罪債,因為人種的是什麼,收的就是什麼。上帝的烈怒將速速臨到(7:4、9)那些不悔改的人,不管他們在城內或城外(7:15),祂的聖潔和公正必引出祂的憤怒。不過,祂仍是慈愛的上帝。證據是:祂一直差派許多先知去警告他們。但是,上帝若不處置罪,祂就不是聖潔的上帝,那麼祂的愛也就不值得稱揚了。

        在以西結所宣告的惡耗中,我們看見許多人因上帝的憐憫而仍能逃脫,並為罪懺悔,這正是上帝施刑罰的目的(7:16~18)。他們將因此知道,以色列的上帝是全地萬有之統管者。至於那些他們所倚賴的金銀--也就是作了他們絆腳石的金銀,不再能拯救他們(7:19)。他們當中那些引人入歧途的領袖(君王、王子、祭司、長老及假先知),將要住嘴並首先敗亡(7:26~27;9:6)。

        第八至十一章的異象,發生在以西結蒙召後第十四個月的秋天(8:1)。猶大眾長老來到他那裡,要他去求問耶和華(8:1;11:25),那時上帝的靈在異象中將他領到耶路撒冷,他非常震驚、恐懼地看著以色列人拜偶像、行大可憎的事。以西結憂懼地為著百姓向上帝求情(9:8)。耶路撒冷的居民從鄰邦中採納了許多拜偶像的形式,還以為上帝看不見。他們有的人公然「背向耶和華的殿,面向東方拜日頭」(8:16),有七十個長老私下在暗室中,敬拜各種畫像神祇,宛若異教的祭司(8:11)。有些婦女竟坐在聖殿門口,為塔模斯哭泣。可能因這個管植物的神,被認為在秋天死去,到春天才復活。因著他們拜偶像,忘記最大的誡命(出20:3),惹動上帝的忌忿,他們的社會才這麼快遍滿罪孽、冤屈和暴力(9:9),就像今天的社會一樣。

        第九章描述上帝親自刑罰耶路撒冷的異象。六個帶兵器的使者,本是監管這城的,現在來處決城中的惡人。第七個人身穿細麻衣而來,象徵聖潔和高貴,好像大祭司的外袍。這個聖者帶著審判的權柄(參:約5:22;27),標示著義者的記號。我們知道,祂就是將要道成肉身而來的主耶穌基督--三位一體上帝的第二位--也是我們的大祭司。祂順服上帝的吩咐,憐憫保全了那些被畫上記號的義者(9:11;約5:30)。耶利米就是其中的一個(耶40:1-4)。同樣地,今天凡被畫上記號屬耶穌基督的人,都將免於上帝的忿怒(啟7:3;9:4;14:1;22:4)。

禱告

        主啊,感謝您!我們這些愛您,尊崇您及您的兒子耶穌為救主的人,已有了您的記號。藉著您,我們可以與天父和好了。奉主耶穌基督的名,阿們!

English

Scriptures:Read Ezekiel 7, 8 &9
Key Verse:"... 'I have done as You commanded me.'"(Ezekiel 9:11)
Overview

        In chapter seven, Ezekiel continues his pronouncement of doom upon Jerusalem that he began in chapter six (6:2). With the indignation of the Lord (cf. 6:11), Ezekiel repeatedly proclaimed as an already completed fact: "the end has come!" (7:2, 3, 6). Under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, Ezekiel vividly foresaw the inevitable, but it was this very thing that the people refused to accept. They superstitiously believed Jerusalem to be indestructable, because of the Temple of the Lord in her midst. They were soon to learn, however, that because of their abominations and defilement of the Temple with idolatry, the Lord had abandoned it and would give it up, even His secret place — the Holy of Holies — which housed the Ark of the Covenant. Invading enemies would rob it and bring further defilement (7:20-22). The idolatrous shrines would also be broken down and defiled with the dead bodies of those who had worshipped there (7:24). Many of those who survived would be fastened to each other, like a chain, and carried away captive. One reason given for this calamity is because Judah was full of "crimes of blood" and "violence" (7:23). As well as killing many prophets and other righteous people, they also practiced child sacrifice to the idol Molech (cf. 2 Kings 21:6, 16; 24:4).

        In Ezekiel's proclamation, the Lord stressed that He would repay the people for their wickedness, for truly whatsoever a man sows, that shall he also reap. The burning wrath of God was soon to come without pity (7:4, 9) upon all the unrepentant, be they within the city or without (7:15). His holiness and justice demanded this retribution, yet He was then, and still is, a God of love. His love was evident in His sending numerous prophets with messages of warning. If He had not punished sin, He would not be holy, and then His love would be without significance.

        In the midst of the pronouncement of coming doom, we read that in God's mercy some would escape and repent of their iniquity, thus fulfilling God's purpose in their chastisement (7:16-18). They will also come to know that the God of Israel is the Lord — the Sovereign Ruler and Master over all the earth. The gold and silver upon which they had depended, which had led many to fall into sin, will be worthless (7:19). The leaders (king, princes, priests, elders, and false prophets) upon whom they had also depended, who led them astray, will be silent; they will be the first to perish (7:26-27; 9:6b).

        The vision recorded in chapters eight through eleven is dated in the autumn, fourteen months after Ezekiel's call (8:1; 1:1; the first month of their year was mid-March to mid-April). The elders of Judah had come to Ezekiel to inquire of the Lord (8:1; 11:25). As they sat before him, he was transported by the Spirit of God in a vision to Jerusalem where, with shock, horror, and indignation, he saw the people's apostacy and idolatry, and he interceded for the remnant with sorrow and weeping (9:8). The inhabitants of Jerusalem had adopted many forms of idolatry from the surrounding heathen countries which they practised, falsely believing that God did not see them, possibly because the visible cloud of His presence had long since left the Temple. Their open defiance is evident in the turning of their backs from the Temple of the Lord and worshipping the sun (8:16), and their secret rebellion is evident in the worshipping of the various grosteque deities in the dark room by the seventy leaders and judges of the community who acted as cultic priests (8:11). Even at the gate of the Temple, women were mourning for Tammuz, possibly the god of certain vegetation who was supposed to die in the autumn and resurrect in the spring. In their idolatry (playing the harlot) they provoked the Lord to jealousy and fury. By ignoring the first and greatest commandment (Ex. 20:3), their society quickly became full of iniquity, perversity, and violence (9:9), as is the case in societies today.

        Chapter nine outlines the way in which the Lord was directly involved in the punishment upon Jerusalem. The six men with weapons would have been the angelic beings who had been placed over the city but were now commissioned to be the executioners of the wicked. The seventh was a man clothed with linen, signifying sanctity and eminence, like the garments of the high priest. Since this divine being was given the authority to judge (cf. John 5:22, 27) and was all-knowing in marking the righteous, we understand Him to be none other than the preincarnate Lord Jesus Christ, the Second Person of the Trinity, our great High Priest. In obedience to the will of God, He mercifully safeguarded the righteous who had been sealed by His mark (9:11; John 5:30). Jeremiah was one such person whom the Lord preserved from the slaughter in Jerusalem (Jer. 40:1-4). Even today, those who are marked as belonging to Jesus Christ will escape the wrath of God (Rev. 7:3; 9:4; 14:1; 22:4).

Prayer

        Thank You Lord, that Your mark is upon those who love and respect Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Saviour and Lord. Through Him we have been reconciled to You.


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