2025-04-20

4月20日 ¶

Reading for Today: 今日读经：

Judges 5:1–6:40
士师记 5:1–6:40
Psalm 49:1-9
诗篇 49:1-9
Proverbs 14:20-21
箴言 14:20-21
Luke 15:1-10
路加福音 15:1-10

Notes: 注解：

Judges 6:8 the LORD sent a prophet. He used prophets in isolated cases before Samuel, the band of prophets Samuel probably founded (1 Sam. 10:5), and later such prophets as Elijah, Elisha, and the writing prophets—major and minor. Here the prophet is sent to bring the divine curse because of their infidelity (v. 10).
士师记 6:8 耶和华差遣先知。 在撒母耳以前，神曾在个别情况下使用先知，后来有撒母耳可能创建的先知团体（撒上10:5），以及后来的以利亚、以利沙和众著书先知—大先知和小先知。在这里，先知被差遣是为了因他们的不忠而传达神的咒诅（第10节）。

Psalm 49:6 Those who trust in their wealth. Mankind's propensity to trust in his own material goods is well attested in Scripture (e.g., Ps. 52:7; Jer. 17:5). Biblically this is exposed as the epitome of stupidity (see Prov. 23:4, 5; Luke 12:16ff.).
诗篇 49:6 那些倚仗财物的。 人类倾向于信靠自己的物质财富，这一点在圣经中有充分证据（如诗52:7；耶17:5）。圣经揭示这是愚蠢的极致（参见箴23:4, 5；路12:16及以下）。

Proverbs 14:20 This sad-but-true picture of human nature is not given approvingly, but only as a fact.
箴言 14:20 这幅描绘人性的图画虽令人悲哀却是真实的，这并非表示认可，仅是陈述事实。

Luke 15:7 joy in heaven. A reference to the joy of God Himself. There was complaining on earth, among the Pharisees (v. 2); but there was great joy with God and among the angels (v. 10). persons who need no repentance. I.e., those who think themselves righteous (see 5:32; 16:15; 18:9).
路加福音 15:7 在天上也要这样为他欢喜。 这是指神自己的喜乐。地上有法利赛人发怨言（第2节）；但神和众天使却大大喜乐（第10节）。不用悔改的人。 即那些自以为义的人（参见5:32；16:15；18:9）。

DAY 20: Was it right for Gideon to ask God for signs?
第二十天：基甸向神求印证对吗？

In Judges 6:11, Gideon received a visitation from the "Angel of the LORD." This is identified as "the LORD" Himself (vv. 14, 16, 23, 25, 27). See Genesis 16:7–14; 18:1; 32:24–30 for other appearances. Conditions in the land were grim due to the Midianites, which led Gideon to express his frustration that the Lord had forsaken them utterly.
在士师记6:11中，基甸得到"耶和华的使者"的造访。这位使者被确认为"耶和华"自己（第14、16、23、25、27节）。其他显现可参见创世记16:7-14；18:1；32:24-30。由于米甸人的缘故，当地情况十分严峻，这导致基甸表达了他的沮丧，认为耶和华已完全离弃他们。

Like Moses (Ex. 33), Gideon desired a sign when the Lord directed him to rise up and lead a deliverance (v. 17). In both incidents, revelation was so rare and wickedness so prevalent that they desired full assurance. God graciously gave it. In vv. 18–23, the fire from God brought the realization of the presence of God to Gideon, filling him with awe and even the fear of death. When he saw the Lord, he knew the Lord had also seen him in his fallenness. Thus he feared the death that sinners should die before Holy God. But God graciously promised life (v. 23).
像摩西一样（出33章），当耶和华指示基甸起来带领拯救时，他渴望得到印证（第17节）。在这两起事件中，启示如此罕见，邪恶如此普遍，他们渴望得到完全的确据。神恩慈地赐给了他们。在第18-23节中，从神而来的火使基甸意识到神的同在，他因此充满敬畏，甚至害怕死亡。当他看见耶和华时，他知道耶和华也看见他的堕落。因此，他害怕罪人在圣洁的神面前应当遭受的死亡。但神恩慈地应许他生命（第23节）。

In vv. 36–40, Gideon's two requests for signs in the fleece should be viewed as weak faith. Even Gideon recognized this when he said, "Do not be angry with me" (v. 39), since God had already specifically promised His presence and victory (vv. 12, 14, 16). But they were also legitimate requests for confirmation of victory against seemingly impossible odds (6:5; 7:2, 12). God nowhere reprimanded Gideon, but was very compassionate in giving what his inadequacy requested. In 7:10–15, God volunteered a sign to boost Gideon's faith.
在第36-40节中，基甸两次求羊毛上的印证应被视为信心软弱的表现。基甸自己也承认这一点，当他说"求你不要向我发怒"（第39节）时，因为神已经明确应许了祂的同在和胜利（第12、14、16节）。但这些也是合理的请求，为了确认在看似不可能的情况下（6:5；7:2, 12）能得胜。神从未斥责基甸，反而以极大的怜悯给予他因软弱所求的。在7:10-15中，神主动提供印证来增强基甸的信心。

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