旧约 - 创世记(Genesis)第22章

And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
And he said, Take now thy son, thine only son Isaac, whom thou lovest, and get thee into the land of Moriah; and offer him there for a burnt offering upon one of the mountains which I will tell thee of.
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.
Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.
And Abraham said unto his young men, Abide ye here with the ass; and I and the lad will go yonder and worship, and come again to you.
And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering, and laid it upon Isaac his son; and he took the fire in his hand, and a knife; and they went both of them together.
And Isaac spake unto Abraham his father, and said, My father: and he said, Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood: but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?
And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.
And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built an altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar upon the wood.
And Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay his son.
And the angel of the LORD called unto him out of heaven, and said, Abraham, Abraham: and he said, Here am I.
And he said, Lay not thine hand upon the lad, neither do thou any thing unto him: for now I know that thou fearest God, seeing thou hast not withheld thy son, thine only son from me.
And Abraham lifted up his eyes, and looked, and behold behind him a ram caught in a thicket by his horns: and Abraham went and took the ram, and offered him up for a burnt offering in the stead of his son.
And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh: as it is said to this day, In the mount of the LORD it shall be seen.
And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time,
And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son:
That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies;
And in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
So Abraham returned unto his young men, and they rose up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt at Beersheba.
And it came to pass after these things, that it was told Abraham, saying, Behold, Milcah, she hath also born children unto thy brother Nahor;
Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,
And Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaph, and Bethuel.
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother.
And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bare also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
创世记第廿二章   第 22 章 

  以撒 

  创 22:1> 百般的试炼,究竟对我有何意义? 

  22:1 神要试验亚伯拉罕,并不是要捉弄他,使他跌倒;而是要增强他对神的顺服,建立他的品格。正如用火把矿沙炼净一样,神也藉着艰难的环境熬炼我们。当我们受到试炼时,不要埋怨神,也许是祂要锻炼我们的品格。 

  亚伯拉罕前往摩利亚山 

  创 22:3> 顺服常是艰难的事。我多么的渴求能够做到,但…… 

  22:3 这个清晨,亚伯拉罕开始了人类有史以来顺服神的最伟大的行动。他走了八十多公里来到摩利亚山。多年来他在艰苦的磨练中已学到顺服神的重要;这次他对神的顺服既迅速又完全。顺服神常常是一种挣扎,因为这意味着我们要放弃自己最心爱的人或物。不要以为顺服神是一件容易、自然的事。 

  创 22:6> 22:6 我们不知道亚伯拉罕怎样带着火,他也许带着烧燃的炭火或以燧石取火。 

  创 22:7-8> 神为什么要亚伯拉罕杀人献祭呢? 

  22:7-8 异教民族有杀人献祭的惯例,神谴责这种可怕的罪行(参利 20:1-5 )。神并不是要亚伯拉罕杀死以撒,只是要他在心中献上以撒,以显明亚伯拉罕爱神,多于爱神所应许的他期待已久的儿子,神在考验亚伯拉罕。考验的目的是要锻炼我们的品格,帮助我们更顺服神和祂的安排。经过这次艰难的体验后,亚伯拉罕加强了对神的委身和顺服,也认识到神供应的大能。 

  创 22:12> 甘心如亚伯拉罕,连挚爱都献上;我看我手所紧握的,我怕我舍不得啊…… 

  22:12 把心中所挚爱的献上是一件难事。爱自己的独生子岂不是理所当然吗?只要当我们肯献上神所要的,祂所赏赐的就远超过我们所想的。祂所赐的属灵恩福比我们的牺牲更大。还有什么东西是你舍不得献上的呢?你所爱的、你的孩子,还是你的时间?这些不都是从祂而来的吗?我们当信靠祂必为我们预备一切( 22:8 )。 

  创 22:13> 昔日神为亚伯拉罕预备了公山羊,今日为我们预备的是…… 

  22:13 请留意那代替以撒献在坛上的公山羊,与在十字架上代替我们受死的耶稣,两者之间的相似之处。神阻止亚伯拉罕杀他的儿子,却不保留自己的独生子耶稣,要祂死在十字架上。若耶稣存活,则全人类都要死。神差独生子为我们死,好使我们免受应得的永死,反得永生(参约 3:16 )。 

  创 22:15-18> 顺服为自己和别人带来祝福。我也可以成为神赐福的器皿? 

  22:15-18 亚伯拉罕毫无保留地顺服神,所以他得到神极多的祝福:( 1 )神赐给他的后裔有胜过仇敌的能力;( 2 )神应许他的子孙要使全世界的人得福。世人认识他和他后裔的信仰,生命就会改变。我们常常以为福气是供自己享受的,但是,原来神赐福给我们,是要我们把福气跟别人分享。──《灵修版圣经注释》