旧约 - 耶利米书(Jeremiah)第43章

When Jeremiah finished telling the people all the words of the LORD their God--everything the LORD had sent him to tell them--
Azariah son of Hoshaiah and Johanan son of Kareah and all the arrogant men said to Jeremiah, "You are lying! The LORD our God has not sent you to say, 'You must not go to Egypt to settle there.'
But Baruch son of Neriah is inciting you against us to hand us over to the Babylonians, so they may kill us or carry us into exile to Babylon."
So Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers and all the people disobeyed the LORD'S command to stay in the land of Judah.
Instead, Johanan son of Kareah and all the army officers led away all the remnant of Judah who had come back to live in the land of Judah from all the nations where they had been scattered.
They also led away all the men, women and children and the king's daughters whom Nebuzaradan commander of the imperial guard had left with Gedaliah son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Jeremiah the prophet and Baruch son of Neriah.
So they entered Egypt in disobedience to the LORD and went as far as Tahpanhes.
In Tahpanhes the word of the LORD came to Jeremiah:
"While the Jews are watching, take some large stones with you and bury them in clay in the brick pavement at the entrance to Pharaoh's palace in Tahpanhes.
Then say to them, 'This is what the LORD Almighty, the God of Israel, says: I will send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will set his throne over these stones I have buried here; he will spread his royal canopy above them.
He will come and attack Egypt, bringing death to those destined for death, captivity to those destined for captivity, and the sword to those destined for the sword.
He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt; he will burn their temples and take their gods captive. As a shepherd wraps his garment around him, so will he wrap Egypt around himself and depart from there unscathed.
There in the temple of the sun in Egypt he will demolish the sacred pillars and will burn down the temples of the gods of Egypt.'"
耶利米书第四十三章   第 43 章 

  耶 43:1-3> 祷告若无顺服的心,便与求仙问卜以求安心的心态无异…… 

  43:1-3 约哈难一伙人来找耶利米的目的根本不是求问神的指引,乃是希望神赞同他们的计划。我们也常常会犯同样的毛病──要神答允自己期望的事,而不是寻求祂的心意和引导。除非我们愿意让神改变我们的计划,否则一切计划都是徒然;除非我们愿意接受神的回答,否则一切祈祷都无益处。 

  逃往埃及 

  耶 43:4-7> 你经历过神的应许实现了的事吗?你相信那是出于神吗? 

  43:4-7 约哈难和军事将领等人都害怕听从神的吩咐,执意继续上路投奔埃及,并且胁迫耶利米与他们一起走,以为与耶利米同在神就不会降祸于他们。耶利米作先知四十年,所说的很多预言都应验了,他更放弃在巴比伦享受安逸生活的机会,甘愿回到同胞身边共度忧患。可是,他的同胞对他的肺腑之言仍然置若罔闻。听众的反应不一定能反映我们是否成功。耶利米已遵照神的一切吩咐而行,无奈他服事的人冥顽不灵,一句也没有听进心里。 

  耶 43:10-13> 巴比伦王必进攻埃及,犹大所托付的庇护之所并不能带来真正的安全保障…… 

  43:10-13 尼布甲尼撒在公元前 568 至 567 年入侵埃及,埃及顽强抵抗,但很快就被巴比伦征服,情况与犹大一样。这个犹大曾寄予不少厚望的大帝国,倾刻间就瓦解了!──《灵修版圣经注释》