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士師記:神最出色的工作   --   戴元涔牧師

9/19/2021

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​   最近我們靈修的經文是《士師記》。士師記充滿了性與暴力、強姦與殺戮、凶殘與詭詐,這些題材似乎與神拯救的故事不搭調。聖經的主旨既然是關乎神、祂的拯救、美好的生活、真誠的愛,我們很自然會期待聖經中給我們作榜樣的,都是善良、高尚、可敬的人物。因此,當我們看到士師記有許多血腥和暴力的記載時,不免感到驚訝。『以色列人行耶和華眼中看為惡的事』,不斷在士師記中出現(2:11, 3:12, 4:1, 6:1, 10:6, 13:1)。

   如果這些品格低劣、甚至無恥的領袖(士師)只是反面教材,那我們也許不會感到如此困惑。然而,故事的發展竟然不是這樣。士師記的敘事手法帶著一種漠然、事不關己的口吻,使我們似乎聽見神在說:『既然你們只有這樣的人可讓我工作,那我就按他們的本質使用這些人,繼續我那拯救的故事。』由於這些人在歷史上佔有一席之地,可見他們絕不是被污衊或嘲笑的對象。

   於是我們發現,原來神並不是要透過好人才能作成祂的善工。無論我們的品格或靈命如何,祂都會、也能夠在我們身上工作。我們會慢慢認識到,神有時會藉著最不可能的人施展最奇妙的作為。拯救的故事是神榮耀的工作,如果在這過程中,神可以讓這班領袖(士師)擔任重要位置;那麼祂也一定可以使用我們,以及那些被人/我們看為無可救藥的朋友或鄰舍。

   士師記有兩次(17:6,21:25)提到『那時以色列中沒有王,各人任意而行。』但我們知道,以色列中有王:神就是王。雖然士師時代的以色列沒有地上的王,以致在道德上和政治上陷在無法無天的困境,然而因為神的掌權一直都在,以色列要成為王國的應許也一直都在。今天我們生活在道德低落、各人任意而行的世代,然而不要忘記神的掌權一直都在,祂要與我們同在的應許也一直都在。

本文節錄於畢德生牧師(Eugene Peterson)所寫的《請你吃聖經》



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