2025-03-05

March 5 ¶

Reading for Today:
今日读经：

Numbers 7:1–8:26
民数记 7:1–8:26
Psalm 31:1-5
诗篇 31:1-5
Proverbs 11:4-6
箴言 11:4-6
Mark 9:1-29
马可福音 9:1-29

Notes:
注解：

Numbers 7:89 He spoke to him. With the completion of the tabernacle, the Lord communicated His word to Moses from the mercy seat in the Holy of Holies (see Lev. 1:1, Num. 1:1).
民数记 7:89 耶和华对他说话。 会幕建成后，耶和华从至圣所的施恩座上向摩西传达祂的话（参见利1:1，民1:1）。

Psalm 31:5 Into Your hand. This is applied to both the lesser David and the Greater David (Luke 23:46). Here it involves the common denominator of trust. This is a metaphor depicting God’s power and control (see v. 15a; contra. vv. 8, 15b).
诗篇 31:5 我将我的灵魂交在你手里。 这既适用于小大卫，也适用于更大的大卫（路23:46）。这里涉及信任的共同点。这是一个比喻，描述神的能力与掌管（参见15a节；对比8节，15b节）。

Proverbs 11:4 day of wrath. Money buys no escape from death in the day of final accounting to God, the divine Judge (see Is. 10:3; Ezek. 7:19; Zeph. 1:18; Luke 12:16–21).
箴言 11:4 忿怒的日子。 在向神——这位神圣审判者交账的日子，金钱无法使人逃脱死亡（参见赛10:3；结7:19；番1:18；路12:16–21）。

Mark 9:22 to destroy him. This demon was an especially violent and dangerous one. Open fires and unfenced bodies of water were common in first-century Palestine, providing ample opportunity for the demon’s attempts to destroy the child. The father’s statement added to the pathos of the situation. The boy himself was probably disfigured from burn scars, and possibly further ostracized because of them. His situation also created a hardship for his family, who would have had to watch the boy constantly to protect him from harm.
马可福音 9:22 要害死他。 这鬼是一个特别凶暴且危险的鬼。一世纪的巴勒斯坦地区常有明火和无围栏的水体，为鬼试图害死这孩子提供了充足的机会。父亲的陈述增添了这情景的悲情。这孩子可能因烧伤疤痕而毁容，甚至因此被排斥。他的处境也给家庭带来了困难，他们不得不时刻看护他，以免他受到伤害。

DAY 5: What was the purpose of Jesus’ Transfiguration?
第五天：耶稣变像的目的是什么？

Matthew and Mark place the Transfiguration “six days” after Jesus’ promise that some disciples would “see the kingdom of God present with power”(Mark 9:1). Peter, James, and John, as the inner circle of Jesus’ disciples, were allowed to witness this great event on “a high mountain” (Mark 9:2), most likely Mt. Hermon, the highest mountain in the vicinity of Caesarea Philippi (see 8:27). Jesus was “transfigured,” meaning “to change in form” or “to be transformed,” in front of them. In some inexplicable way, Jesus manifested some of His divine glory to the 3 disciples (see 2 Pet. 1:16). The divine glory emanating from Jesus made even His clothing radiate brilliant white light (Mark 9:3). Light is often associated with God’s visible presence (see Ps. 104:2; Dan. 7:9; 1 Tim. 6:16; Rev. 1:14; 21:23).
马太和马可将变像事件记载在耶稣应许一些门徒将“看见神的国大有能力临到”之后的“六天”（可9:1）。彼得、雅各和约翰作为耶稣门徒的核心圈，被允许在“一座高山”上见证这一伟大事件（可9:2），很可能是该撒利亚腓立比附近最高的黑门山（参见8:27）。耶稣在他们面前“变了形像”，意为“改变形态”或“被转化”。以一种难以解释的方式，耶稣向这三位门徒显明了一些祂的神性荣耀（参见彼后1:16）。从耶稣身上发出的神圣荣耀甚至使祂的衣服发出耀眼的白色光芒（可9:3）。光常与神可见的同在相关联（参见诗104:2；但7:9；提前6:16；启1:14；21:23）。

Also appearing with Jesus were “Elijah…with Moses” (Mark 9:4). They were symbolic of the Prophets and the Law, the two great divisions of the Old Testament. They “were talking with Jesus,” and the subject was His coming death (Luke 9:31). Then “a cloud…overshadowed them” (v. 7). This is the glory cloud, Shekinah, which throughout the Old Testament was symbolic of God’s presence (Ex. 13:21; 33:18–23; 40:34, 35; Num. 9:15; 14:14; Deut. 9:33). And “a voice came out of the cloud,” which was the Father’s voice, saying, “This is My beloved Son”—repeating the affirmation of His love for the Son first given at Jesus’ baptism (Mark 1:11). “Hear Him!” says the Father. Jesus, the One to whom the Law and Prophets pointed (see Deut. 18:15), is the One whom the disciples are to listen to and obey (see Heb. 1:1, 2).
与耶稣一同出现的还有“以利亚……和摩西”（可9:4）。他们象征先知和律法，即旧约的两大部分。他们“和耶稣说话”，话题是祂即将到来的死亡（路9:31）。随后，“有一朵云彩……遮盖他们”（7节）。这是荣耀的云彩，即Shekinah，在旧约中象征神的同在（出13:21；33:18–23；40:34,35；民9:15；14:14；申9:33）。接着，“有声音从云彩里出来”，这是父神的声音，说：“这是我的爱子”——重复了在耶稣受洗时首次表达的对祂的爱（可1:11）。“你们要听祂！”父神说。耶稣是律法和先知所指向的那一位（参见申18:15），是门徒应当听从和顺服的那一位（参见来1:1,2）。

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