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旧约 出埃及记 26:31–28:43
新约 马太福音 23:1–39

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旧约出埃及记 26:31–28:43

前情提要

上回说到

昨天():摩西用血立约,长老们上山看见神,在神面前吃喝;摩西上山四十昼夜。神吩咐百姓甘心献上材料,照山上的样式造圣所:法柜和施恩座、陈设饼的桌子、金灯台,以及帐幕的幔子、罩棚和竖板。

今天你会读到

继续圣所的设计:隔开圣所和至圣所的幔子、门帘、铜的燔祭坛、帐幕的院子,以及常点的灯油;接着吩咐为亚伦和他儿子做圣衣:以弗得、决断的胸牌、蓝色外袍、刻着“归耶和华为圣”的金牌,以及内袍、冠冕和腰带。

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留意大祭司身上刻的名字:两肩的红玛瑙和胸牌的十二颗宝石都刻着以色列支派的名字(、)。他进到神面前时,是把全体百姓担在肩上、带在胸前。

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祭司的职分从亚伦家开始;新约希伯来书称耶稣是我们的大祭司()。

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出埃及记 第 26 章

隔开至圣所的幔子

31“你要用蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,和捻的细麻织幔子,以巧匠的手工绣上基路伯。Make a veil of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen, with cherubim skillfully worked into it.

32要把幔子挂在四根包金的皂荚木柱子上,柱子上当有金钩,柱子安在四个带卯的银座上。Hang it with gold hooks on four posts of acacia wood, overlaid with gold and standing on four silver bases.

33要使幔子垂在钩子下,把法柜抬进幔子内;这幔子要将圣所和隔开。And hang the veil from the clasps and place the ark of the Testimony behind the veil. So the veil will separate the Holy Place from the Most Holy Place.

34又要把施恩座安在至圣所内的法柜上,Put the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony in the Most Holy Place.

35把桌子安在幔子外帐幕的北面;把灯台安在帐幕的南面,彼此相对。And place the table outside the veil on the north side of the tabernacle, and put the lampstand opposite the table, on the south side.

帐幕的门帘

36“你要拿蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,和捻的细麻,用绣花的手工织帐幕的门帘。For the entrance to the tent, you are to make a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen.

37要用皂荚木为帘子做五根柱子,用金子包裹。柱子上当有金钩;又要为柱子用铜铸造五个带卯的座。”Make five posts of acacia wood for the curtain, overlay them with gold, use hooks of gold, and cast five bronze bases for them.

出埃及记 第 27 章

铜的燔祭坛

1“你要用皂荚木做坛。这坛要四方的,长五肘,宽五肘,高三肘。“You are to build an altar of acacia wood. The altar must be square, five cubits long, five cubits wide, and three cubits high.

2要在坛的四拐角上做,与坛接连一块,用铜把坛包裹。Make a horn on each of its four corners, so that the horns are of one piece, and overlay it with bronze.

3要做盆,收去坛上的灰,又做铲子、盘子、、;坛上一切的器具都用铜做。Make all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.

4要为坛做一个铜网,在网的四角上做四个铜环,Construct for it a grate of bronze mesh, and make a bronze ring at each of the four corners of the mesh.

5把网安在坛四面的以下,使网从下达到坛的半腰。Set the grate beneath the ledge of the altar, so that the mesh comes halfway up the altar.

6又要用皂荚木为坛做杠,用铜包裹。Additionally, make poles of acacia wood for the altar and overlay them with bronze.

7这杠要穿在坛两旁的环子内,用以抬坛。The poles are to be inserted into the rings so that the poles are on two sides of the altar when it is carried.

8要用板做坛,坛是空的,都照着在山上指示你的样式做。”Construct the altar with boards so that it is hollow. It is to be made just as you were shown on the mountain.

帐幕的院子

9“你要做帐幕的院子。院子的南面要用捻的细麻做帷子,长一百肘。You are also to make a courtyard for the tabernacle. On the south side of the courtyard make curtains of finely spun linen, a hundred cubits long on one side,

10帷子的柱子要二十根,带卯的铜座二十个。柱子上的钩子和杆子都要用银子做。with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and silver hooks and bands on the posts.

11北面也当有帷子,长一百肘,帷子的柱子二十根,带卯的铜座二十个。柱子上的钩子和杆子都要用银子做。Likewise there are to be curtains on the north side, a hundred cubits long, with twenty posts and twenty bronze bases, and with silver hooks and bands on the posts.

12院子的西面当有帷子,宽五十肘,帷子的柱子十根,带卯的座十个。The curtains on the west side of the courtyard shall be fifty cubits wide, with ten posts and ten bases.

13院子的东面要宽五十肘。The east side of the courtyard, toward the sunrise, is to be fifty cubits wide.

14门这边的帷子要十五肘,帷子的柱子三根,带卯的座三个。Make the curtains on one side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases,

15门那边的帷子也要十五肘,帷子的柱子三根,带卯的座三个。and the curtains on the other side fifteen cubits long, with three posts and three bases.

16院子的门当有帘子,长二十肘,要拿蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,和捻的细麻,用绣花的手工织成,柱子四根,带卯的座四个。The gate of the courtyard shall be twenty cubits long, with a curtain embroidered with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and finely spun linen. It shall have four posts and four bases.

17院子四围一切的柱子都要用银杆连络,柱子上的钩子要用银做,带卯的座要用铜做。All the posts around the courtyard shall have silver bands, silver hooks, and bronze bases.

18院子要长一百肘,宽五十肘,高五肘,帷子要用捻的细麻做,带卯的座要用铜做。The entire courtyard shall be a hundred cubits long and fifty cubits wide, with curtains of finely spun linen five cubits high, and with bronze bases.

19帐幕各样用处的器具,并帐幕一切的,和院子里一切的橛子,都要用铜做。”All the utensils of the tabernacle for every use, including all its tent pegs and the tent pegs of the courtyard, shall be made of bronze.

常点的灯

20“你要吩咐以色列人,把那为点灯拿来给你,使灯常常点着。And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.

21在会幕中法柜前的幔外,亚伦和他的儿子,从晚上到早晨,要在耶和华面前这灯。这要作以色列人世世代代永远的定例。”In the Tent of Meeting, outside the veil that is in front of the Testimony, Aaron and his sons are to tend the lamps before the LORD from evening until morning. This is to be a permanent statute for the Israelites for the generations to come.

出埃及记 第 28 章

为亚伦做圣衣

1“你要从以色列人中,使你的哥哥亚伦和他的儿子拿答、亚比户、以利亚撒、以他玛一同就近你,给我供祭司的职分。“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.

2你要给你哥哥亚伦做圣衣为荣耀,为华美。Make holy garments for your brother Aaron, to give him glory and splendor.

3又要吩咐一切心中有智慧的,就是我用智慧的灵所充满的,给亚伦做衣服,使他分别为圣,可以给我供祭司的职分。You are to instruct all the skilled craftsmen, whom I have filled with a spirit of wisdom, to make garments for Aaron’s consecration, so that he may serve Me as priest.

4所要做的就是胸牌、以弗得、外袍、杂色的内袍、冠冕、腰带,使你哥哥亚伦和他儿子穿这圣服,可以给我供祭司的职分。These are the garments that they shall make: a breastpiece, an ephod, a robe, a woven tunic, a turban, and a sash. They are to make these holy garments for your brother Aaron and his sons, so that they may serve Me as priests.

5要用金线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,并细麻去做。They shall use gold, along with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and fine linen.

以弗得

6“他们要拿金线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻,用巧匠的手工做以弗得。They are to make the ephod of finely spun linen embroidered with gold, and with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn.

7以弗得当有两条肩带,接上两头,使它相连。It shall have two shoulder pieces attached at two of its corners, so it can be fastened.

8其上巧工织的带子,要和以弗得一样的做法,用以束上,与以弗得接连一块,要用金线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻做成。And the skillfully woven waistband of the ephod must be of one piece, of the same workmanship—with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

9要取两块红玛瑙,在上面刻以色列儿子的名字:Take two onyx stones and engrave on them the names of the sons of Israel:

10六个名字在这块宝石上,六个名字在那块宝石上,都照他们生来的次序。six of their names on one stone and the remaining six on the other, in the order of their birth.

11要用刻宝石的手工,,按着以色列儿子的名字,刻这两块宝石,要镶在金槽上。Engrave the names of the sons of Israel on the two stones the way a gem cutter engraves a seal. Then mount the stones in gold filigree settings.

12要将这两块宝石安在以弗得的两条肩带上,为以色列人做纪念石。亚伦要在两肩上担他们的名字,在耶和华面前作为纪念。Fasten both stones on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel. Aaron is to bear their names on his two shoulders as a memorial before the LORD.

13要用金子做二槽,Fashion gold filigree settings

14又拿精金,用拧工仿佛拧绳子,做两条链子,把这拧成的链子搭在二槽上。”and two chains of pure gold, made of braided cord work; and attach these chains to the settings.

决断的胸牌

15“你要用巧匠的手工做一个。要和以弗得一样的做法:用金线和蓝色、紫色、朱红色线,并捻的细麻做成。You are also to make a breastpiece of judgment with the same workmanship as the ephod. Construct it with gold, with blue, purple, and scarlet yarn, and with finely spun linen.

16这胸牌要四方的,叠为两层,长一,宽一虎口。It must be square when folded over double, a span long and a span wide.

17要在上面镶宝石四行:第一行是红宝石、、红玉;And mount on it a setting of gemstones, four rows of stones: In the first row there shall be a ruby, a topaz, and an emerald;

18第二行是绿宝石、蓝宝石、金钢石;in the second row a turquoise, a sapphire, and a diamond;

19第三行是紫玛瑙、白玛瑙、紫晶;in the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;

20第四行是水苍玉、红玛瑙、碧玉。这都要镶在金槽中。and in the fourth row a beryl, an onyx, and a jasper. Mount these stones in gold filigree settings.

21这些宝石都要按着以色列十二个儿子的名字,仿佛刻图书,刻十二个支派的名字。The twelve stones are to correspond to the names of the sons of Israel, each engraved like a seal with the name of one of the twelve tribes.

22要在胸牌上用精金拧成如绳的链子。For the breastpiece, make braided chains like cords of pure gold.

23在胸牌上也要做两个金环,安在胸牌的两头。You are also to make two gold rings and fasten them to the two corners of the breastpiece.

24要把那两条拧成的金链子,穿过胸牌两头的环子。Then fasten the two gold chains to the two gold rings at the corners of the breastpiece,

25又要把链子的那两头接在两槽上,安在以弗得前面肩带上。and fasten the other ends of the two chains to the two filigree settings, attaching them to the shoulder pieces of the ephod at the front.

26要做两个金环,安在胸牌的两头,在以弗得里面的边上。Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.

27又要做两个金环,安在以弗得前面两条肩带的下边,挨近相接之处,在以弗得巧工织的带子以上。Make two additional gold rings and attach them to the bottom of the two shoulder pieces of the ephod, on its front, near its seam just above its woven waistband.

28要用蓝细带子把胸牌的环子与以弗得的环子系住,使胸牌贴在以弗得巧工织的带子上,不可与以弗得离缝。The rings of the breastpiece shall be tied to the rings of the ephod with a cord of blue yarn, so that the breastpiece is above the waistband of the ephod and does not swing out from the ephod.

29亚伦进圣所的时候,要将决断胸牌,就是刻着以色列儿子名字的,带在胸前,在耶和华面前常作纪念。Whenever Aaron enters the Holy Place, he shall bear the names of the sons of Israel over his heart on the breastpiece of judgment, as a continual reminder before the LORD.

30又要将放在决断的胸牌里;亚伦进到耶和华面前的时候,要带在胸前,在耶和华面前常将以色列人的决断牌带在胸前。”And place the Urim and Thummim in the breastpiece of judgment, so that they will also be over Aaron’s heart whenever he comes before the LORD. Aaron will continually carry the judgment of the sons of Israel over his heart before the LORD.

以弗得的外袍

31“你要做以弗得的外袍,颜色全是蓝的。You are to make the robe of the ephod entirely of blue cloth,

32袍上要为头留一领口,口的周围织出领边来,仿佛的领口,免得破裂。with an opening at its top in the center. Around the opening shall be a woven collar with an opening like that of a garment, so that it will not tear.

33袍子周围底边上要用蓝色、紫色、朱红色线做石榴。在袍子周围的石榴中间要有金铃铛:Make pomegranates of blue, purple, and scarlet yarn all the way around the lower hem, with gold bells between them,

34一个金铃铛一个石榴,一个金铃铛一个石榴,在袍子周围的底边上。alternating the gold bells and pomegranates around the lower hem of the robe.

35亚伦供职的时候要穿这袍子。他进圣所到耶和华面前,以及出来的时候,袍上的响声必被听见,使他不至于死亡。Aaron must wear the robe whenever he ministers, and its sound will be heard when he enters or exits the sanctuary before the LORD, so that he will not die.

刻着归耶和华为圣的金牌

36“你要用精金做一面牌,在上面按刻图书之法刻着‘’。You are to make a plate of pure gold and engrave on it as on a seal: HOLY TO THE LORD.

37要用一条蓝细带子将牌系在冠冕的前面。Fasten to it a blue cord to mount it on the turban; it shall be on the front of the turban.

38这牌必在亚伦的额上,亚伦要担当干犯圣物条例的罪孽;这圣物是以色列人在一切的圣礼物上所分别为圣的。这牌要常在他的额上,使他们可以在耶和华面前蒙悦纳。And it will be worn on Aaron’s forehead, so that he may bear the iniquity of the holy things that the sons of Israel consecrate with regard to all their holy gifts. It shall always be on his forehead, so that they may be acceptable before the LORD.

内袍、冠冕和祭司的衣服

39要用杂色细麻线织内袍,用细麻布做冠冕,又用绣花的手工做腰带。You are to weave the tunic with fine linen, make the turban of fine linen, and fashion an embroidered sash.

40“你要为亚伦的儿子做内袍、腰带、裹头巾,为荣耀,为华美。Make tunics, sashes, and headbands for Aaron’s sons, to give them glory and splendor.

41要把这些给你的哥哥亚伦和他的儿子穿戴,又要,将他们分别为圣,好给我供祭司的职分。After you put these garments on your brother Aaron and his sons, anoint them, ordain them, and consecrate them so that they may serve Me as priests.

42要给他们做细麻布裤子,遮掩下体;裤子当从腰达到大腿。Make linen undergarments to cover their bare flesh, extending from waist to thigh.

43亚伦和他儿子进入会幕,或就近坛,在圣所供职的时候必穿上,免得担罪而死。这要为亚伦和他的后裔作永远的定例。”Aaron and his sons must wear them whenever they enter the Tent of Meeting or approach the altar to minister in the Holy Place, so that they will not incur guilt and die. This is to be a permanent statute for Aaron and his descendants.

摘要

神详细指示摩西建造帐幕的内部结构,包括分隔圣所与至圣所的幔子、燔祭坛、院子的帷幔,以及常燃的灯台用油。接着神吩咐为大祭司亚伦制作圣衣——以弗得、决断胸牌、蓝色外袍、金牌等,肩带与胸牌上刻有以色列十二支派的名字,使亚伦在神面前为百姓作记念。每一细节都彰显神的圣洁与祂渴望住在百姓中间的心意,祭司必须按规定穿戴圣服才能进入事奉,免得担罪而死。

反思问题

  1. 帐幕的精细设计反映神对敬拜的重视,你在日常亲近神时,是否也以敬畏的心预备自己?
  2. 大祭司将十二支派的名字担在肩上与胸前,这提醒你基督如何在神面前为你代求?你如何回应这份恩典?
  3. 神赐智慧的灵给工匠来完成圣工,你是否愿意将自己的专业技能献上,用在服事神与人的事上?

新约马太福音 23:1–39

前情提要

上回说到

昨天():法利赛人和希律党、撒都该人、律法师轮流试探耶稣。耶稣回答“凯撒的物当归给凯撒; 神的物当归给 神”,又把律法总结为爱神和爱人两条诫命;最后祂反问基督是谁的子孙,从此没有人敢再问祂。

今天你会读到

耶稣对众人和门徒说,文士和法利赛人能说不能行,又爱受人尊崇;接着宣告七个“有祸了”,责备他们假冒为善:重外表轻内心、重小事轻公义怜悯信实。最后祂为耶路撒冷叹息,像母鸡要把小鸡聚集在翅膀底下。

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留意 :耶稣没有说十分之一不重要,而是指出“那律法上更重的事,就是公义、怜悯、信实”不可忽略。

点时代可看说明

这是耶稣在圣殿最后一次公开教训,责备的对象是当时的宗教领袖,不是一般的犹太百姓。

马太福音 第 23 章

能说不能行

1那时,耶稣对众人和门徒讲论,Then Jesus spoke to the crowds and to His disciples:

2说:“文士和法利赛人坐在上,“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.

3凡他们所吩咐你们的,你们都要谨守遵行。但不要效法他们的行为;因为他们能说,不能行。So practice and observe everything they tell you. But do not do what they do, for they do not practice what they preach.

4他们把难担的重担捆起来,在人的肩上,但自己一个指头也不肯动。They tie up heavy, burdensome loads and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are not willing to lift a finger to move them.

爱受人尊崇

5他们一切所做的事都是要叫人看见,所以将做宽了,衣裳的做长了,All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels.

6喜爱筵席上的,会堂里的高位,They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues,

7又喜爱人在街市上问他安,称呼他(拉比就是夫子)。the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.

你们都是弟兄

8但你们不要受拉比的称呼,因为只有一位是你们的夫子;你们都是弟兄。But you are not to be called ‘Rabbi,’ for you have one Teacher, and you are all brothers.

9也不要称呼地上的人为父,因为只有一位是你们的父,就是在天上的父。And do not call anyone on earth your father, for you have one Father, who is in heaven.

10也不要受的称呼,因为只有一位是你们的师尊,就是基督。Nor are you to be called instructors, for you have one Instructor, the Christ.

11你们中间谁为大,谁就要作你们的用人。The greatest among you shall be your servant.

12凡自高的,必降为卑;自卑的,必升为高。For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.

假冒为善的有祸了

13“你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了!因为你们正当人前,把天国的门关了,自己不进去,正要进去的人,你们也不容他们进去。(有古卷加:Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You shut the kingdom of heaven in men’s faces. You yourselves do not enter, nor will you let in those who wish to enter.

14你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了!因为你们侵吞寡妇的家产,假意做很长的祷告,所以要受更重的刑罚。)(BSB 英译本没有这一节)

15“你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了!因为你们走遍洋海陆地,勾引一个人,既入了教,却使他作地狱之子,比你们还加倍。Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.

指着殿和坛起誓

16“你们这瞎眼领路的有祸了!你们说:‘凡指着殿起誓的,这算不得什么;只是凡指着殿中金子起誓的,他就该谨守。’Woe to you, blind guides! You say, ‘If anyone swears by the temple, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound by his oath.’

17你们这无知瞎眼的人哪,什么是大的?是金子呢?还是叫金子成圣的殿呢?You blind fools! Which is greater: the gold, or the temple that makes it sacred?

18你们又说:‘凡指着坛起誓的,这算不得什么;只是凡指着坛上礼物起誓的,他就该谨守。’And you say, ‘If anyone swears by the altar, it means nothing; but if anyone swears by the gift on it, he is bound by his oath.’

19你们这瞎眼的人哪,什么是大的?是礼物呢?还是叫礼物成圣的坛呢?You blind men! Which is greater: the gift, or the altar that makes it sacred?

20所以,人指着坛起誓,就是指着坛和坛上一切所有的起誓;So then, he who swears by the altar swears by it and by everything on it.

21人指着殿起誓,就是指着殿和那住在殿里的起誓;And he who swears by the temple swears by it and by the One who dwells in it.

22人指着天起誓,就是指着 神的宝座和那坐在上面的起誓。And he who swears by heaven swears by God’s throne and by the One who sits on it.

更重的事:公义、怜悯、信实

23“你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了!因为你们将,献上十分之一,那律法上更重的事,就是公义、怜悯、信实,反倒不行了。这更重的是你们当行的;那也是不可不行的。Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.

24你们这瞎眼领路的,你们就滤出来,骆驼你们倒吞下去。You blind guides! You strain out a gnat but swallow a camel.

外面干净,里面污秽

25“你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了!因为你们洗净杯盘的外面,里面却盛满了勒索和放荡。Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence.

26你这瞎眼的法利赛人,先洗净杯盘的里面,好叫外面也干净了。Blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of the cup and dish, so that the outside may become clean as well.

27“你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了!因为你们好像,外面好看,里面却装满了死人的骨头和一切的污秽。Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside but on the inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of impurity.

28你们也是如此,在人前,外面显出公义来,里面却装满了假善和不法的事。In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.

杀害先知者的子孙

29“你们这假冒为善的文士和法利赛人有祸了!因为你们建造先知的坟,修饰义人的墓,说:Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous.

30‘若是我们在我们祖宗的时候,必不和他们同流先知的血。’And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’

31这就是你们自己证明是杀害先知者的子孙了。So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

32你们去充满你们祖宗的吧!Fill up, then, the measure of the sin of your fathers.

33你们这些蛇类、啊,怎能逃脱地狱的刑罚呢?You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell?

34所以我差遣先知和智慧人并文士到你们这里来,有的你们要杀害,要钉十字架;有的你们要在会堂里鞭打,从这城追逼到那城,Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town.

35叫世上所流义人的血都归到你们身上,从义人亚伯的血起,直到你们在殿和坛中间所杀的巴拉加的儿子的血为止。And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar.

36我实在告诉你们,这一切的罪都要归到这世代了。”Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

为耶路撒冷叹息

37“耶路撒冷啊,耶路撒冷啊,你常杀害先知,又用石头打死那奉差遣到你这里来的人。我多次愿意聚集你的儿女,好像母鸡把小鸡聚集在翅膀底下,只是你们不愿意。O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling!

38看哪,你们的家成为留给你们。Look, your house is left to you desolate.

39我告诉你们,从今以后,你们不得再见我,直等到你们说:‘奉主名来的是应当称颂的。’”For I tell you that you will not see Me again until you say, ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.’”

摘要

耶稣公开斥责文士和法利赛人的假冒为善,指出他们注重外在宗教表现却忽略公义、怜悯与信实,把难担的重担加在人身上自己却不动一指头,又关闭天国的门不让人进去。耶稣连续宣告七祸,揭露他们内外不一的本质——如同粉饰的坟墓,外面好看、里面污秽。最后耶稣为耶路撒冷哀叹,表达祂渴望聚集百姓却被拒绝的深切悲伤。

反思问题

  1. 耶稣指出法利赛人重小节轻大义,你的信仰生活中是否也有重形式轻内在的倾向?如何调整?
  2. “凡自高的必降为卑,自卑的必升为高”——在你的职场或教会服事中,你如何实践谦卑的领导?
  3. 耶稣为拒绝祂的耶路撒冷哀哭,这显示神怎样的心肠?面对身边尚未信主的人,你是否也有这份迫切的爱?