旧约 - 耶利米书(Jeremiah)第30章

This is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD:
"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you.
The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity and restore them to the land I gave their forefathers to possess,' says the LORD."
These are the words the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah:
"This is what the LORD says: "'Cries of fear are heard--terror, not peace.
Ask and see: Can a man bear children? Then why do I see every strong man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor, every face turned deathly pale?
How awful that day will be! None will be like it. It will be a time of trouble for Jacob, but he will be saved out of it.
"' In that day,' declares the LORD Almighty, 'I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them.
Instead, they will serve the LORD their God and David their king, whom I will raise up for them.
"'So do not fear, O Jacob my servant; do not be dismayed, O Israel,' declares the LORD. 'I will surely save you out of a distant place, your descendants from the land of their exile. Jacob will again have peace and security, and no one will make him afraid.
I am with you and will save you,' declares the LORD. 'Though I completely destroy all the nations among which I scatter you, I will not completely destroy you. I will discipline you but only with justice; I will not let you go entirely unpunished.'
"This is what the LORD says: "'Your wound is incurable, your injury beyond healing.
There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sore, no healing for you.
All your allies have forgotten you; they care nothing for you. I have struck you as an enemy would and punished you as would the cruel, because your guilt is so great and your sins so many.
Why do you cry out over your wound, your pain that has no cure? Because of your great guilt and many sins I have done these things to you.
"'But all who devour you will be devoured; all your enemies will go into exile. Those who plunder you will be plundered; all who make spoil of you I will despoil.
But I will restore you to health and heal your wounds,' declares the LORD, 'because you are called an outcast, Zion for whom no one cares.'
"This is what the LORD says: "'I will restore the fortunes of Jacob's tents and have compassion on his dwellings; the city will be rebuilt on her ruins, and the palace will stand in its proper place.
From them will come songs of thanksgiving and the sound of rejoicing. I will add to their numbers, and they will not be decreased; I will bring them honor, and they will not be disdained.
Their children will be as in days of old, and their community will be established before me; I will punish all who oppress them.
Their leader will be one of their own; their ruler will arise from among them. I will bring him near and he will come close to me, for who is he who will devote himself to be close to me?' declares the LORD.
"'So you will be my people, and I will be your God.'"
See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a driving wind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.
The fierce anger of the LORD will not turn back until he fully accomplishes the purposes of his heart. In days to come you will understand this.
耶利米书第三十章   第 30 章 

  耶 30-31 章 > 神在审判中常有怜悯,在烈怒中不缺安慰…… 

  30-31 章 这两章记载了耶利米的信息。他既表达了安慰与盼望,也充满哀愁和苦楚。终有一天,百姓会从被掳之地归回本土,与神重新立约,代替那被破坏了的旧约。他们也会从罪恶中悔改归正,顺服神。 

  耶 30:8-9> 先知究竟是以什么视野来透视将来要发生的事?应该怎样诠释先知的信息? 

  30:8-9 耶利米像以赛亚先知那样,把即将发生和将来发生的事联系起来。我们读的时候,好比远观山脉,山峰紧紧相接连绵一片;等走近了就会看到山峰与山峰之间其实相距甚远。就耶利米的预言来说,人们常常以为即将发生的事与结局只有咫尺之隔,事实上却不然。耶利米既看见犹大即将被掳的厄运,又看到将来基督永远统管万物的情景。这里的大卫王并非真的指大卫,而是指他的后代、万众仰慕的弥赛亚(参路 1:69 )。 

  耶 30:12-17> 惟有神才可医治人因罪而种下的祸患,其他一切疗法都是枉然…… 

  30:12-17 这几节经文用医学的语言表明罪是可以根治的。犯罪的人不能靠行善或参加宗教活动而得到医治。如果你的罪不断蔓延,为你带来痛苦,就更得小心。不要倚靠无用的方法试图根除罪恶,因为只有神才能根治我们的罪恶劣疾,只要你愿意求祂就必得医治。 

  耶 30:15> 犹大人总是不会汲取从错误而来的教训,我在曾犯下的错误中,又学到了多少东西? 

  30:15 虽然犹大人因为自己的罪恶而吞吃苦果是羞耻的事,但他们仍然抗议神的惩罚。其实,惩罚往往能令人明白罪的恶果,从而是一个使人成长的机会。因此,人应该常常反省从错误中得到了什么教训。下次你受神管教时记得想想这些话。 

  耶 30:18> 先知应许犹大人重归故土的预言,要到什么时候才得以应验? 

  30:18 这里关于重建耶路撒冷的预言,在以斯拉、尼希米和所罗巴伯时期只实现了一部分。当时以色列人从被掳之地归回,重建圣城,确实部分地应验了先知的预言,但耶路撒冷完全地得以重建,则要等到所有信主的人全归在基督的国度里时。这重建包括建筑物( 30:18 )、人民( 30:19 )和领袖( 30:21 )。 

  耶 30:21> 回归的允诺,与基督的救恩有没有关系?对我又有什么意义? 

  30:21 这节经文既可指被掳后的回归,又可指万民在基督里最后重归于一,得以回归。──《灵修版圣经注释》