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與巴力抗爭    --   戴元涔牧師

8/22/2021

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​    最近我們靈修的經文看士師記中基甸的故事。神呼召基甸之後,給他的第一個吩咐和挑戰是:拆毀他父親為巴力所築的祭壇,並且為耶和華築一座新的祭壇(士6:25-26)。當時以色列民在敬拜耶和華之外,又敬拜巴力,他們認為這是沒有衝突的。但真正的耶和華信仰卻不能容忍巴力的敬拜。因此,巴力是不是神就成了爭辯的核心。這個問題也表現在基甸的名字上,『基甸』這名的意思是『砍伐者』,他又被稱為為耶路巴力,意思是『與巴力爭辯的人』(6:32)。與巴力抗爭是基甸故事的核心,也是全本士師記呼召以色列人要做的。

    基甸自己在與巴力抗爭的過程中,有順服的一面,他『照著耶和華吩咐他的行了』(6:27);也有懼怕的一面,『他因怕父家和本城的人,不敢在白晝行這事,就在夜間行了』(6:27)。但他的父親約阿施在這個問題上的表現比基甸更有力。當約阿施知道基甸拆毀了自己為巴力所築的壇時,卻沒有懲罰基甸。當城裡的人要他交出基甸來處死時,巴力是不是神在他心裡成為一個尖銳的問題。結果,他很有智慧地將問題帶到更高的層面去解決:讓巴力為自己爭辯(6:30-31)。這樣,如果巴力不是神,該死的就不是基甸,而是敬拜巴力的人。

    士師記第六章的經文讓我們清楚看到,只有耶和華是真神,巴力是虛無的。巴力不僅沒有為自己爭辯,刻著巴力的木偶還任人砍伐、燒毀(6:28)。真正為自己爭辯是耶和華,祂吩咐基甸拆毀巴力的祭壇(6:25)。『巴力是不是神』的問題,在以色列的歷史中是一個長期爭辯的問題。直到今日,神的百姓仍然要與『巴力』所代表的一切偶像抗爭。神呼召基甸之後,給他的吩咐也是給我們所有蒙召之人的吩咐:拆毀一切的偶像(包括金錢、兒女…),去除一切攔阻人全心敬拜神的東西。

   禱告:親愛的天父,求祢幫助我,去除生命中的偶像,使我能以心靈和誠實敬拜祢這位唯一的真神。奉耶穌基督的名禱告,阿門!


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