旧约 - 何西阿书(Hosea)第5章

"Hear this, you priests! Pay attention, you Israelites! Listen, O royal house! This judgment is against you: You have been a snare at Mizpah, a net spread out on Tabor.
The rebels are deep in slaughter. I will discipline all of them.
I know all about Ephraim; Israel is not hidden from me. Ephraim, you have now turned to prostitution; Israel is corrupt.
"Their deeds do not permit them to return to their God. A spirit of prostitution is in their heart; they do not acknowledge the LORD.
Israel's arrogance testifies against them; the Israelites, even Ephraim, stumble in their sin; Judah also stumbles with them.
When they go with their flocks and herds to seek the LORD, they will not find him; he has withdrawn himself from them.
They are unfaithful to the LORD; they give birth to illegitimate children. Now their New Moon festivals will devour them and their fields.
"Sound the trumpet in Gibeah, the horn in Ramah. Raise the battle cry in Beth Aven; lead on, O Benjamin.
Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of reckoning. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
Judah's leaders are like those who move boundary stones. I will pour out my wrath on them like a flood of water.
Ephraim is oppressed, trampled in judgment, intent on pursuing idols.
I am like a moth to Ephraim, like rot to the people of Judah.
"When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah his sores, then Ephraim turned to Assyria, and sent to the great king for help. But he is not able to cure you, not able to heal your sores.
For I will be like a lion to Ephraim, like a great lion to Judah. I will tear them to pieces and go away; I will carry them off, with no one to rescue them.
Then I will go back to my place until they admit their guilt. And they will seek my face; in their misery they will earnestly seek me."
何西阿书第五章   第 5 章 

  何 5:1-2> 以色列人选择跟从他们的领袖而泥足深陷;我看我今天所作的选择,是…… 

  5:1 -2 米 斯巴和他泊是敬拜假神巴力的主要地点,领袖甚至教唆百姓在这些地方犯罪。朝野腐败堕落令人失望,以色列的百姓可说是没什么指望了。他们仰望领袖引导时应有此发现。今日,我们常可选择自己的领导人,但仍须注意他们 是在带领我们接近还是远离神。神要求人为自己所做的事负责,同样,祂也要我们为自己的行为和抉择负责。 

  何 5:4> 人会对罪感到麻木!?我…… 

  5:4 持续不断地犯罪使人心变得刚硬、不易悔改。故意选择跟神对抗使人的良心麻木,犯了一次罪,下次就更易再犯。要尽量远离罪恶的行为,避免让它在你里面留下轨迹。 

  何 5:8> 吹号,带来的信息是…… 

  5:8 基比亚和拉玛是离耶路撒冷不远的以色列的城。何西阿预言这两座城将要吹响审判将至的警号。 

  何 5:10> 犹大为何惹得神发怒? 

  5:10 移动地界是严重的罪行(参申 27:17 )。何西阿在这里指责犹大首领如同那些移动界石来欺骗百姓的人(参申 19:14 )。 

  何 5:13> 神的旨意,我能改变吗?我…… 

  5:13 在米拿现和何细亚统治年间,以色列向亚述求助(参王下 15:19-20 ; 17:3-4 )。但即使是当时的世界强国也不能帮以色列的忙,因为神已决意要审判这个国家。如果我们轻视神对我们发出的悔罪的呼召,又怎能逃过祂的审判呢?(参来 2:3 )──《灵修版圣经注释》