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請你吃聖經(九):歷史書 平凡與不平凡   --   戴元涔牧師

9/29/2019

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   整本聖經是神所賜上等屬靈佳餚,基督徒要學好吃的藝術,不是囫圇吞棗,而是津津有味地咀嚼,並且『在神的故事中看見自己』。這是『請你吃聖經』系列的第九篇,節錄於畢德生牧師(Eugene Peterson)所寫的《請你吃聖經》。
   從約書亞記到以斯帖記的12卷書,傳統上稱為『歷史書』。但『歷史』一詞並不能充分說明這些書卷的內容,因為這裡所記的歷史,都是論述人如何遇見神、經歷神。希伯來人對於那些在他們身上或他們身邊發生的事,都會留心觀察,且積極參與。因為他們相信神是親自在世上,在他們的群體中,在他們裡面活著和活動。
   神是活的神,祂隨時都在作成祂自己的旨意,又激勵人起來回應祂的呼召;祂挑起人順服和信靠的心,建立敬拜的群體,顯出祂的慈愛和憐憫,又對罪實行審判。神做事有特定的時間,在特定的地點,針對特定的人:這就是歷史。不僅如此,神在日常生活中與我們相遇,而所謂日常生活,就是由平凡或不平凡的瑣事所組成。如此深廣的歷史感——以自己的歷史地位自豪,神臨在於歷史中——解釋了希伯來人說話和寫作的風格。他們的著作乃是為了啟示神與人、神與世界的關係。
    你們要稱謝耶和華,求告祂的名,在萬民中傳揚祂的作為。要向祂唱詩、歌頌,談論祂一切奇妙的作為。要以祂的聖名誇耀,尋求耶和華的人心中應當歡喜。要尋求耶和華與祂的能力,時常尋求祂的面。祂僕人以色列的後裔,祂所揀選雅各的子孫哪,你們要記念祂奇妙的作為和祂的奇事,並祂口中的判語。祂是耶和華我們的神,全地都有祂的判斷。你們要記念祂的約,直到永遠,祂所吩咐的話,直到千代,就是與亞伯拉罕所立的約,向以撒所起的誓,祂又將這約向雅各定為律例,向以色列定為永遠的約,說:『我必將迦南地賜給你,作你產業的分,當時你們人丁有限,數目稀少,並且在那地為寄居的。』他們從這邦游到那邦,從這國行到那國。耶和華不容甚麼人欺負他們,為他們的緣故責備君王,說:『不可難為我受膏的人,也不可惡待我的先知。』全地都要向耶和華歌唱,天天傳揚祂的救恩。在列邦中述說祂的榮耀,在萬民中述說祂的奇事。因耶和華為大,當受極大的讚美,祂在萬神之上當受敬畏。
   對希伯來人來說,沒有世俗的歷史。所有曾發生的事,都是在一個有神的環境下發生的。在他們的敘述中,神一直在場。這種思維模式對我們來說,不容易掌握,因為我們已經習慣從所謂的歷史學家、學者、新聞工作者的筆下看歷史。對他們來說,神並不存在於他們所記錄或研究的史實中,他們也看不出神在其中的作為。我們經過學校、報章、傳媒的影響,都習慣於從政治、經濟、人類的利益以及環境的情況來看歷史。然而,只要我們留意,仍可看出神在場。這些從約書亞記到以斯帖記的卷書,會引導我們從特定的角度看歷史,並把我們和周圍的人拉進神的行動中。
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