2025-05-07

5月7日 ¶

Reading for Today:
今日读经：

1 Samuel 16:1–17:58
撒母耳记上 16:1–17:58
Psalm 57:4-11
诗篇 57:4-11
Proverbs 15:26
箴言 15:26
Luke 23:26-56
路加福音 23:26-56

Notes:
注解：

1 Samuel 16:7 his appearance…physical stature. Samuel needed to be reminded that God's anointed was not chosen because of physical attributes. This was initially a difficult concept for Samuel as he was accustomed to a king whose only positive attributes were physical. the LORD looks at the heart. The Hebrew concept of "heart" embodies emotions, will, intellect, and desires. The life of the man will reflect his heart (see Matt. 12:34, 35).
撒母耳记上 16:7 他的外貌...身材高大。 撒母耳需要被提醒，神所膏立的人并非因外表而蒙拣选。这对撒母耳来说最初是个难以理解的概念，因为他习惯于一位唯一优点是外表的王。耶和华是看内心。 希伯来文中"心"的概念包含情感、意志、智力和愿望。人的生命会反映他的内心（参见太12:34，35）。

1 Samuel 17:4 champion. Literally, "the man between two." An appropriate appellation as Goliath stood between the two armies and offered his challenge to a "duel" of hand-to-hand combat, the outcome of which would settle the battle for both sides. six cubits and a span. One cubit measures approximately 18 inches and one span about 9 inches, making Goliath about 9 feet 9 inches in height.
撒母耳记上 17:4 champion（勇士）。 字面意思是"两军之间的人"。这是个恰当的称呼，因为歌利亚站在两军之间，挑战进行一对一的肉搏"决斗"，其结果将决定双方战争的胜负。六肘零一虎口。 一肘约为18英寸，一虎口约为9英寸，使歌利亚的身高约为9英尺9英寸（约2.97米）。

1 Samuel 17:32 Let no man's heart fail. Joshua and Caleb exhorted Israel in the same fashion regarding the giant Anakim 400 years prior (Num.13:30; 14:8, 9). The heathens' hearts fail at the name of the Lord God of Israel (Josh. 2:11).
撒母耳记上 17:32 人都不必因他丧胆。 约书亚和迦勒在400年前以同样的方式鼓励以色列人面对亚衲族巨人（民13:30；14:8，9）。外邦人因以色列的神耶和华之名而心里消化（书2:11）。

1 Samuel 17:37 The LORD…He will deliver me. Just as Jonathan believed earlier (14:6). David had a wholehearted faith in the God of Israel. the LORD be with you. One of the first explicit indications in the text that Saul knew that the Lord was with David (see 15:28).
撒母耳记上 17:37 耶和华...必救我。 就像约拿单先前所相信的一样（14:6）。大卫对以色列的神有全心全意的信心。愿耶和华与你同在。 这是经文中首次明确表明扫罗知道耶和华与大卫同在的迹象之一（参见15:28）。

Luke 23:42 Lord, remember me. The penitent thief's prayer reflected his belief that the soul lives on after death; that Christ had a right to rule over a kingdom of the souls of men; and that He would soon enter that kingdom despite His impending death. His request to be remembered was a plea for mercy, which also reveals that the thief understood he had no hope but divine grace and that the dispensing of that grace lay in Jesus' power. All of this demonstrates true faith on the part of the dying thief, and Christ graciously affirmed the man's salvation (v. 43).
路加福音 23:42 主啊，求你记念我。 悔改的强盗的祷告反映了他相信灵魂死后仍然存在；基督有权统治人灵魂的国度；尽管面临死亡，他很快就会进入那国度。他请求被记念是对怜悯的恳求，也表明强盗明白自己除了神的恩典别无指望，而这恩典的赐予在于耶稣的权能。这一切都显明了将死的强盗真实的信心，基督恩慈地确认了那人的救恩（43节）。

DAY 7: Contrast the spiritual anointings of David and Saul.
第七天：对比大卫和扫罗的属灵恩膏。

David was first anointed by Samuel "in the midst of his brothers" (1 Sam. 16:13). David's first anointing was before his family/house. His second anointing would be before the assembly of his tribe, Judah; and his third anointing would be before the nation Israel. At this time, "the Spirit of the LORD came upon David." This familiar Old Testament expression relates to empowerment for some God-given task (see 10:6, 11; 11:6; 19:20, 23; 2 Sam. 23:2; 2 Chr. 20:14; Is. 11:2; 61:1; Ezek. 11:5; 37:1). David's anointing was an external symbol of an inward work of God. The operation of the Holy Spirit in this case was not for regeneration, but for empowerment to perform his (David's) role in God's program for Israel. After David sinned with Bathsheba (2 Sam. 11; 12), he prayed, "Do not take Your Holy Spirit from me" (Ps. 51:11).
大卫首次被撒母耳膏立是"在他众弟兄中间"（撒上16:13）。大卫第一次受膏是在他的家人/家族面前。他第二次受膏将在他的支派犹大的会众面前；第三次受膏将在以色列全国面前。此时，"耶和华的灵大大感动大卫"。这一旧约中常见的表达与神所赐任务的能力有关（参见10:6，11；11:6；19:20，23；撒下23:2；代下20:14；赛11:2；61:1；结11:5；37:1）。大卫的膏立是神内在工作的外在象征。在这种情况下，圣灵的运行不是为了重生，而是为了赋予他（大卫）在神对以色列计划中履行角色的能力。在大卫与拔示巴犯罪之后（撒下11；12），他祷告说："不要从我收回你的圣灵"（诗51:11）。

When David's ascent to the throne began, Saul's slow and painful descent began also. "The Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul" (1 Sam. 16:14). Without God's empowering Holy Spirit, Saul was effectively no longer king over Israel (15:28), although his physical removal from the throne, and his death, happened many years later. "And a distressing spirit from the LORD troubled him." God, in His sovereignty, allowed an evil spirit to torment Saul (see Judg. 9:23; 1 Kin. 22:19–23; Job 1:6–12) for His purpose of establishing the throne of David. This spirit, a messenger from Satan, is to be distinguished from a troubled emotional state brought on by indwelling sin or the harmful consequences of the sinful acts of others (e.g., spirit of jealousy, Num. 5:14). This demon spirit attacked Saul from without, for there is no evidence that the demon indwelt Saul. Saul, whose inward constitution was already prone to questionable judgment and the fear of men, began to experience God's judgment in the form of severe bouts of depression, anger, and delusion, initiated and aggravated by the evil spirit assigned to him. There are several New Testament occasions where God turned people over to demons or Satan for judgment (see Acts 5:1–3; 1 Cor. 5:1–7; 1 Tim.1:18–20).
当大卫开始登上王位时，扫罗缓慢而痛苦的衰落也开始了。"耶和华的灵离开扫罗"（撒上16:14）。没有神赋予能力的圣灵，扫罗实际上不再是以色列的王（15:28），尽管他实际离开王位和死亡发生在多年之后。"有恶魔从耶和华那里来扰乱他。"神在祂的主权中，允许恶魔折磨扫罗（参见士9:23；王上22:19-23；伯1:6-12），为要成就建立大卫王位的旨意。这个灵，撒但的使者，与因内住的罪或他人犯罪行为的有害后果而产生的情绪困扰状态（如妒忌的灵，民5:14）不同。这个恶魔从外部攻击扫罗，因为没有证据表明恶魔内住于扫罗。扫罗的内在本性已经倾向于可疑的判断和对人的惧怕，开始经历神的审判，表现为严重的抑郁、愤怒和妄想，这些都是由指派给他的恶灵引发和加剧的。新约中有几个例子，神将人交给恶魔或撒但接受审判（参见徒5:1-3；林前5:1-7；提前1:18-20）。

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