4 月 10 日 预苦期第五周 星期四

(陈喜瑞传道 谢恩堂)

经文-耶利米书 26:1-16

26 犹大王约西亚的儿子约雅敬登基的时候，有这话从耶和华临到耶利米说： 2 “耶和华如此说：你站在耶和华殿的院内，对犹大众城邑的人，就是到耶和华殿来礼拜的，说我所吩咐你的一切话，一字不可删减。 3 或者他们肯听从，各人回头离开恶道，使我后悔，不将我因他们所行的恶想要施行的灾祸降于他们。 4 你要对他们说：‘耶和华如此说：你们若不听从我，不遵行我设立在你们面前的律法， 5 不听我从早起来差遣到你们那里去我仆人众先知的话（你们还是没有听从）， 6 我就必使这殿如示罗，使这城为地上万国所咒诅的。’” 7 耶利米在耶和华殿中说的这些话，祭司、先知与众民都听见了。8 耶利米说完了耶和华所吩咐他对众人说的一切话，祭司、先知与众民都来抓住他，说：“你必要死！ 9 你为何托耶和华的名预言说‘这殿必如示罗，这城必变为荒场无人居住’呢？”于是，众民都在耶和华的殿中聚集到耶利米那里。

10 犹大的首领听见这事，就从王宫上到耶和华的殿，坐在耶和华殿的新门口。 11 祭司、先知对首领和众民说：“这人是该死的！因为他说预言攻击这城，正如你们亲耳所听见的。” 12 耶利米就对众首领和众民说：“耶和华差遣我预言攻击这殿和这城，说你们所听见的这一切话。 13 现在要改正你们的行动作为，听从耶和华你们神的话，他就必后悔，不将所说的灾祸降于你们。 14 至于我，我在你们手中，你们眼看何为善何为正，就那样待我吧！ 15 但你们要确实地知道：若把我治死，就使无辜人的血归到你们和这城并其中的居民了，因为耶和华实在差遣我到你们这里来，将这一切话传于你们耳中。”16 首领和众民就对祭司、先知说：“这人是不该死的，因为他是奉耶和华我们神的名向我们说话。”

经文反思

大家是否记得？当年，杰里迈亚先知被神呼召的时候，杰里迈亚是婉拒的。他的理由就是：“主耶和华啊，我不知怎样说，因为我是年幼的。”但是耶和华神清清楚楚告诉他：“你不要说‘我是年幼的’，因为我差遣你到谁那里去，你都要去；我吩咐你说的话，你都要说。你不要惧怕他们，因为我与你同在，要拯救你。”耶和华神说到做到，在上面这种千钧一发的时候，神给杰里迈亚智慧的言语，让以色列人还存有的对神的敬畏，使得杰里迈亚幸免于难！

祷告

慈爱的天父上帝啊，我们要称颂您的信实可靠！您当年呼召杰里迈亚先知的时候，应许保护他，您就一直保护他到底。我们今天这些蒙您呼召侍奉的您的小仆人，和杰里迈亚一样，我们需要您的保护，一直都需要！阿们！

应用

上面的经文里面，我们发现一件有趣的事情，那就是杰里迈亚先知是怎么样化险为夷的呢？虽然身呼召他的时候，应许会保护他。但是当天看到危机临近的时候，他不是坐以待毙，而是用智慧的言语转危为安，我们要好好学习！

10 April The Thursday in the Fifth Week of Lent

(Ps Cyril Chen Camberwell Methodist Church)

Scripture - Jeremiah 26:1–16

26 In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord: 2 “Thus says the Lord: Stand in the court of the Lord's house, and speak to all the cities of Judah that come to worship in the house of the Lord all the words that I command you to speak to them; do not hold back a word. 3 It may be they will listen, and every one turn from his evil way, that I may relent of the disaster that I intend to do to them because of their evil deeds. 4 You shall say to them, ‘Thus says the Lord: If you will not listen to me, to walk in my law that I have set before you, 5 and to listen to the words of my servants the prophets whom I send to you urgently, though you have not listened, 6 then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse for all the nations of the earth.’” 7 The priests and the prophets and all the people heard Jeremiah speaking these words in the house of the Lord. 8 And when Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the Lord had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die! 9 Why have you prophesied in the name of the Lord, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the Lord.

10 When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king's house to the house of the Lord and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the Lord. 11 Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.” 12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, “The Lord sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard. 13 Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the Lord your God, and the Lord will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. 14 But as for me, behold, I am in your hands. Do with me as seems good and right to you. 15 Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the Lord sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”

Reflections on the Scripture

Do you all remember? When the prophet Jeremiah was called by God, he initially rejected the call. His reason was: "Alas, Sovereign Lord, I do not know how to speak; I am too young." But the Lord clearly told him, "Do not say, 'I am too young.' You must go to everyone I send you to and say whatever I command you. Do not be afraid of them, for I am with you and will rescue you," declares the Lord. God kept His promise, and in that critical moment, He gave Jeremiah wise words, causing the people of Israel to still have some fear of God, and thus, Jeremiah was spared from harm!

Prayer

Loving Heavenly Father, we praise and honor Your faithfulness and reliability! When You called Jeremiah, You promised to protect him, and You did protect him all the way through. As Your servants called to serve You today, just like Jeremiah, we need Your protection, and we need it continuously! Amen!

Application

In the passage above, we find something interesting: How did the prophet Jeremiah got out of danger? Though God had promised to protect him when He called him, when crisis was approaching, he did not wait passively. Instead, he used wise words to turn the danger into peace. We should learn this lesson well!