旧约 - 弥迦书(Micah)第7章

Woe is me! for I am as when they have gathered the summer fruits, as the grapegleanings of the vintage: there is no cluster to eat: my soul desired the firstripe fruit.
The good man is perished out of the earth: and there is none upright among men: they all lie in wait for blood; they hunt every man his brother with a net.
That they may do evil with both hands earnestly, the prince asketh, and the judge asketh for a reward; and the great man, he uttereth his mischievous desire: so they wrap it up.
The best of them is as a brier: the most upright is sharper than a thorn hedge: the day of thy watchmen and thy visitation cometh; now shall be their perplexity.
Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.
For the son dishonoureth the father, the daughter riseth up against her mother, the daughter in law against her mother in law; a man's enemies are the men of his own house.
Therefore I will look unto the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation: my God will hear me.
Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the LORD shall be a light unto me.
I will bear the indignation of the LORD, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness.
Then she that is mine enemy shall see it, and shame shall cover her which said unto me, Where is the LORD thy God? mine eyes shall behold her: now shall she be trodden down as the mire of the streets.
In the day that thy walls are to be built, in that day shall the decree be far removed.
In that day also he shall come even to thee from Assyria, and from the fortified cities, and from the fortress even to the river, and from sea to sea, and from mountain to mountain.
Notwithstanding the land shall be desolate because of them that dwell therein, for the fruit of their doings.
Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thine heritage, which dwell solitarily in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.
According to the days of thy coming out of the land of Egypt will I shew unto him marvellous things.
The nations shall see and be confounded at all their might: they shall lay their hand upon their mouth, their ears shall be deaf.
They shall lick the dust like a serpent, they shall move out of their holes like worms of the earth: they shall be afraid of the LORD our God, and shall fear because of thee.
Who is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy.
He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea.
Thou wilt perform the truth to Jacob, and the mercy to Abraham, which thou hast sworn unto our fathers from the days of old.
弥迦书第七章   第 7 章 

  弥 7 章 > 黑暗的开始,光明的结束,我看到的是── 

  7 章 本章以忧愁开始( 7:1-6 ),以希望结束( 7:8-20 )。弥迦看到周围的社会一派腐化。统治者要求人献礼,执法人收贿赂,腐化堕落无处不在。但神应许百姓说,祂要将他们领出黑暗,进入祂的光明之中。到那时候,人们就会赞美神的大信实。只有神才最信实。 

  弥 7:1-4> 世上不公平不公义的事太多,是妥协?是抗争?随大流最安全?神的意思是…… 

  7:1-4 弥迦在地上找不到一个正直的人。就是在今天,正直者(诚实、廉正)也难寻见。社会在使罪恶合理化,就连基督徒有时也为达到自己的目的,放弃基督徒的原则,向社会妥协。我们很容易就说服自己“放松放松”,尤其是看到别人都在这样做的时候,我们更会这样。但是真诚的标准不是来自社会,而是来自神。因为神就是真理,我们也要与神相似,作个诚实的人。 

  弥 7:5-6> “人的仇敌就是自己家里的人”,如何理解? 

  7:5-6 罪恶已影响了政府官员和整个社会。欺骗和不忠已毁坏了社会的细胞──家庭。结果惟一使百姓得洁净的路就是神的惩罚,这将把整个民族拉回到神的身边,使百姓从里到外重新复兴。 

  弥 7:7-10> 神必为祂的百姓申冤,只是要等多久呢…… 

  7:7-10 弥迦说他要等候神,因为当有需要的时候,神会垂听和救助;弥迦说神会带领百姓度过艰难岁月;弥迦说以色列要耐心经历审判,因为神要将他们带出黑暗;弥迦说他们的敌人将受到惩罚。这都显示出他个人对神的忠心( 7:7 ),也代表了以色列的利益( 7:8-10 )。我们也可以同神建立一种关系,使我们能像弥迦一样有信心。这并不需要我们要有特别的才干,只要我们相信神,并愿意凭信心行事就行。 

  弥 7:14> 巴珊和基列在哪里? 

  7:14 巴珊和基列是约旦河东的一块肥沃土地,以前曾是吕便、迦得和一半玛拿西支派的疆土。 

  弥 7:18> 神愿意赦罪,人却不情愿认罪悔改,我当…… 

  7:18 神非常乐于施恩怜悯人!神的赦免并非出于不情愿,我们一旦悔改神就高兴,一旦归向神,神就赦免我们。今天我们大可以向神认罪悔改,并接受神慈爱的赦免。但我们千万不要心高气傲地拒绝神这免费的礼物。 

  弥 7:20> “发诚实、施慈爱”,神的应许不会变,但祂对人也有要求── 

  7:20 在弥迦生活的时代里,宗教信仰没有给人们的生活带来什么改变,但弥迦对百姓说,神要求百姓要有公义、怜悯和谦卑的心( 6:8 )。今天神也同样对每一位基督徒有这样的要求。在这不公义的世界上,我们必须施行公义;在这充满骄傲和私欲的社会中,我们必须谦卑地与神同行。我们只有按照神的旨意生活,才能开始影响我们的家庭、我们的社会和我们的世界。──《灵修版圣经注释》