2025-05-14

5月14日 ¶

Reading for Today:
今日读经：

1 Samuel 29:1–31:13
撒母耳记上 29:1–31:13
Psalm 61:5
诗篇 61:5
Proverbs 16:7-9
箴言 16:7-9
John 3:19-36
约翰福音 3:19-36

Notes:
注解：

1 Samuel 30:6 distressed…grieved. Arriving home to the reality of their great tragedy caused David immense distress and provoked the wickedness of his men to entertain the treasonous idea of stoning him. Having not inquired of the Lord before his departure to support Achish in battle, David was in need of God's getting his attention. strengthened himself in the LORD his God. This was the key to David's being a man after God's heart (1 Sam. 13:14; Acts 13:22).
撒母耳记上 30:6「心里苦恼...悲痛」 回到家中面对巨大悲剧的现实使大卫极其苦恼，并激起他手下人的恶念，竟考虑用石头打死他这一叛逆的想法。在出发去支持亚吉打仗之前没有求问耶和华，大卫需要神引起他的注意。「倚靠耶和华他的神，心里坚固」 这是大卫成为合神心意之人的关键（撒上13:14；徒13:22）。

1 Samuel 30:19 nothing…was lacking. In spite of David's previous failures, God showed Himself to be more than gracious and abundant in His stewardship of the wives, children, livestock, and possessions of David and his men.
撒母耳记上 30:19「没有一样...失落的」 尽管大卫先前有过失败，神仍显明自己极其恩慈丰盛，保守大卫和他手下人的妻子、儿女、牲畜和财物。

Proverbs 16:9 Sovereign God overrules the plans of men to fulfill His purposes. (See Gen. 50:20; 1 Kin. 12:15; Ps. 119:133; Jer. 10:23; Dan. 5:23–30; 1 Cor. 3:19,20.)
箴言 16:9 至高的神驾驭人的计划来成就祂的旨意。（参见创50:20；王上12:15；诗119:133；耶10:23；但5:23-30；林前3:19,20。）

DAY 14: How did John the Baptist respond to the growing ministry of Christ?
第十四天：施洗约翰如何回应基督日渐增长的事工？

The potential conflict between John and Jesus as depicted in John 3:26 was heightened by the fact that both were engaged in ministry in close proximity to each other. Because baptism is mentioned in v. 22, Jesus may have been close to Jericho near the fords of the Jordan, while John was a short distance north baptizing at Aenon. John's followers were especially disturbed by the fact that so many were flocking to Jesus whereas formerly they had come to John.
约翰福音3:26所描述的约翰与耶稣之间的潜在冲突因两人在相近地区同时开展事工而加剧。由于第22节提到了施洗，耶稣可能在靠近耶利哥的约旦河渡口附近，而约翰则在北边不远处的哀嫩施洗。约翰的门徒特别困扰的是，那么多人涌向耶稣，而他们以前都是来找约翰的。

John's response was to emphasize God's sovereign authority in granting any ministry opportunity (v. 27). It must be "given to him from heaven." And he conveyed his understanding of his own role through the use of a parable (v. 29).The "friend of the bridegroom" was the ancient equivalent of the best man who organized the details and presided over the Judean wedding. This friend found his greatest joy in watching the ceremony proceed without problems. Most likely, John was also alluding to Old Testament passages where faithful Israel is depicted as the bride of the Lord (Is. 62:4,5; Jer. 2:2; Hos. 2:16–20).
约翰的回应是强调神在赐予任何事工机会上的主权（第27节）。这必须是"从天上赐的"。他通过一个比喻表达了对自己角色的理解（第29节）。"新郎的朋友"相当于古代的伴郎，负责安排细节并主持犹太婚礼。这位朋友在看到婚礼顺利进行时获得最大的喜乐。很可能，约翰也在暗指旧约中将忠信的以色列描绘为主的新妇的经文（赛62:4,5；耶2:2；何2:16-20）。

In vv. 31–36, John the Baptist gave 5 reasons for Christ's superiority to him: 1) Christ had a heavenly origin (v. 31); 2) Christ knew what was true by firsthand experience (v. 32); 3) Christ's testimony always agreed with God (v. 33); 4) Christ experienced the Holy Spirit in an unlimited manner (v. 34); and 5) Christ was supreme because the Father sovereignly had granted that status to Him (v. 35).
在第31-36节中，施洗约翰给出了基督超越他的5个原因：1）基督有属天的来源（第31节）；2）基督凭亲身经历知道真理（第32节）；3）基督的见证总是与神一致（第33节）；4）基督经历圣灵是没有限量的（第34节）；5）基督至高是因为父神主权地赐给祂这地位（第35节）。

In a fitting climax to the chapter (v. 36), John the Baptist laid out two alternatives, genuine faith and defiant disobedience, thereby bringing to the forefront the threat of looming judgment. As John faded from the forefront, he offered an invitation to faith in the Son and clearly expressed the ultimate consequence of failure to believe, i.e., "the wrath of God."
在本章的高潮部分（第36节），施洗约翰摆出了两个选择：真实的信心和抗拒的不顺服，从而将迫在眉睫的审判威胁带到前面。当约翰从前线淡出时，他发出了信靠神子的邀请，并清楚表明不信的最终后果，即"神的震怒"。

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