旧约 - 尼希米记(Nehemiah)第10章

Now those that sealed were, Nehemiah, the Tirshatha, the son of Hachaliah, and Zidkijah,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Pashur, Amariah, Malchijah,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Maaziah, Bilgai, Shemaiah: these were the priests.
And the Levites: both Jeshua the son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel;
And their brethren, Shebaniah, Hodijah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Micha, Rehob, Hashabiah,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Hodijah, Bani, Beninu.
The chief of the people; Parosh, Pahathmoab, Elam, Zatthu, Bani,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Ater, Hizkijah, Azzur,
Hodijah, Hashum, Bezai,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
Meshezabeel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hashub,
Hallohesh, Pileha, Shobek,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
And Ahijah, Hanan, Anan,
Malluch, Harim, Baanah.
And the rest of the people, the priests, the Levites, the porters, the singers, the Nethinims, and all they that had separated themselves from the people of the lands unto the law of God, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, every one having knowledge, and having understanding;
They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
And that we would not give our daughters unto the people of the land, nor take their daughters for our sons:
And if the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of them on the sabbath, or on the holy day: and that we would leave the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt.
Also we made ordinances for us, to charge ourselves yearly with the third part of a shekel for the service of the house of our God;
For the shewbread, and for the continual meat offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make an atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.
And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, after the houses of our fathers, at times appointed year by year, to burn upon the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:
And to bring the firstfruits of our ground, and the firstfruits of all fruit of all trees, year by year, unto the house of the LORD:
Also the firstborn of our sons, and of our cattle, as it is written in the law, and the firstlings of our herds and of our flocks, to bring to the house of our God, unto the priests that minister in the house of our God:
And that we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.
And the priest the son of Aaron shall be with the Levites, when the Levites take tithes: and the Levites shall bring up the tithe of the tithes unto the house of our God, to the chambers, into the treasure house.
For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the corn, of the new wine, and the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.
尼希米记第十章   第 10 章 

  尼 10:28-39> 物质上的建造与精神上的建造有什么关系?孰重孰轻? 

  10:28-39 城墙竣工,神在摩西时代与以色列人立的约也重新确立(参申 8:1-20 )。这约的精意对我们十分重要。我们与神的关系,不应该限于上教会和定期的事奉,还应影响我们的时间( 10:31 )、财物( 10:32-39 )和彼此间的关系( 10:30 )。你既选择跟从神,就当立志如此事奉祂。可惜以色列人破坏了原先的约。我们不论顺逆,都当持守向神所立的约。 

  尼 10:30> 以色列人与外邦人通婚就一定会离弃神吗?摩西不是也娶了外邦女子吗? 

  10:30 神的子民若要向外邦人作见证,便需要一个团结一致敬畏主的大家庭。他们也要远离拜偶像的人,免受引诱。神禁止以色列人与异族通婚,又不准外邦人居于这地(参申 7:3-4 ),正是基于这个缘故。然而每一个时代,以色列人都犯上与异族通婚的罪,对家庭和国家造成灾难性的后果。因为与外邦人通婚,使以色列人跟从配偶膜拜偶像(参王上 11:1-11 )。国家一旦远离神,必然衰败危殆。 

  尼 10:31> 星期日一定要去崇拜聚会吗?有时忙不过来就算了吧…… 

  10:31 神深知人若沉迷于钱财利益,便会忘记休息,所以祂禁止在安息日进行买卖。以色列人也明白,敬拜荣耀神才是最重要的,故此他们拒绝作金钱的奴隶。在现实生活里,我们常要在神与金钱、利益、安逸中间作抉择。我们必须省察自己的工作,留意自己的敬拜生活,到底是否将神放在首位? 

  尼 10:31> 欠债也不让讨,是否不公平呢?这条律法现今还有意义吗? 

  10:31 律法规定每逢第七年,所有债务都要被豁免(参出 23:10 ;申 15:1-2 )。以色列人在此背诵律法并许愿遵行神的律法,谨守与祂所立的约。 

  尼 10:32> 向圣殿纳丁税是从何时开始的? 

  10:32 七十年前,在先知哈该、撒迦利亚的鼓励以及以斯拉的带领下,圣殿被重建(参拉 6:14-15 );百姓也恢复向圣殿纳丁税、献祭并且守节。 

  尼 10:36> 奉献头生的给神,这律法的精义何在?对我们有何指导? 

  10:36 奉献头生的人、畜的条例,源自以色列人出埃及的时代(参出 13:12-14 )。尼希米恢复古例,以色列人便要重新学习把头生的献与神(参出 13:1-2 ;民 3:40-51 )。虽然新约时代已取消此例,但它的精神犹在,就是要把最好的时间、财富与才能优先献给神。你有将最好的献给主吗?还是只献剩余的部分呢? 

  尼 10:37-39> 在今日,谁是“利未人”?谁是“祭司”?我们怎样支持他们的事奉? 

  10:37-39 根据神的律法,以色列人要将他们所得出产的十分之一献给利未人(他们负责管理圣殿和施行宗教仪式),而利未人也要献出所得的十分之一给祭司。这样做的本意,是保证支援神的家和神的仆人。我们不可忽视对神仆人应尽的责任。──《灵修版圣经注释》