旧约 - 历代记上(1 Chronicles)第5章

The sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (he was the firstborn, but when he defiled his father's marriage bed, his rights as firstborn were given to the sons of Joseph son of Israel; so he could not be listed in the genealogical record in accordance with his birthright,
and though Judah was the strongest of his brothers and a ruler came from him, the rights of the firstborn belonged to Joseph)--
the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel: Hanoch, Pallu, Hezron and Carmi.
The descendants of Joel: Shemaiah his son, Gog his son, Shimei his son,
Micah his son, Reaiah his son, Baal his son,
and Beerah his son, whom Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria took into exile. Beerah was a leader of the Reubenites.
Their relatives by clans, listed according to their genealogical records: Jeiel the chief, Zechariah,
and Bela son of Azaz, the son of Shema, the son of Joel. They settled in the area from Aroer to Nebo and Baal Meon.
To the east they occupied the land up to the edge of the desert that extends to the Euphrates River, because their livestock had increased in Gilead.
During Saul's reign they waged war against the Hagrites, who were defeated at their hands; they occupied the dwellings of the Hagrites throughout the entire region east of Gilead.
The Gadites lived next to them in Bashan, as far as Salecah:
Joel was the chief, Shapham the second, then Janai and Shaphat, in Bashan.
Their relatives, by families, were: Michael, Meshullam, Sheba, Jorai, Jacan, Zia and Eber--seven in all.
These were the sons of Abihail son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz.
Ahi son of Abdiel, the son of Guni, was head of their family.
The Gadites lived in Gilead, in Bashan and its outlying villages, and on all the pasturelands of Sharon as far as they extended.
All these were entered in the genealogical records during the reigns of Jotham king of Judah and Jeroboam king of Israel.
The Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh had 44,760 men ready for military service--able-bodied men who could handle shield and sword, who could use a bow, and who were trained for battle.
They waged war against the Hagrites, Jetur, Naphish and Nodab.
They were helped in fighting them, and God handed the Hagrites and all their allies over to them, because they cried out to him during the battle. He answered their prayers, because they trusted in him.
They seized the livestock of the Hagrites--fifty thousand camels, two hundred fifty thousand sheep and two thousand donkeys. They also took one hundred thousand people captive,
and many others fell slain, because the battle was God's. And they occupied the land until the exile.
The people of the half-tribe of Manasseh were numerous; they settled in the land from Bashan to Baal Hermon, that is, to Senir (Mount Hermon).
These were the heads of their families: Epher, Ishi, Eliel, Azriel, Jeremiah, Hodaviah and Jahdiel. They were brave warriors, famous men, and heads of their families.
But they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers and prostituted themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-Pileser king of Assyria), who took the Reubenites, the Gadites and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. He took them to Halah, Habor, Hara and the river of Gozan, where they are to this day.
历代志上第五章   第 5 章 

  代上 5:1> 犯罪的结果原是要向神,向人负责的,而我的生活…… 

  5:1 圣经记载吕便犯乱伦之罪,成为后人的警戒。如此写下他的墓志铭,并不是要羞辱他的名声,而是说明犯罪不仅给人留下痛苦的回忆,罪的苦果更能败坏人的一生。吕便本来是雅各的长子,有权继承父亲的双分产业,又可以率领亚伯拉罕的后裔,那已经成长壮大了的支派。但是他犯了罪,长子名分和特权都被剥夺且祸及整个家族。在你受试探、遇引诱的时候,你要仔细思量,认清罪会苦害你和别人的一生,后果是极其悲惨的。 

  代上 5:2> “君王由他而出”意指…… 

  5:2 从犹大支派所出的君王,指大卫与他的王族谱系,也是指大卫最显赫的后裔,就是弥赛亚耶稣。 

  代上 5:18-22> 有能力的人要靠神,那么我呢? 

  5:18-22 吕便、迦得与玛拿西支派的人英勇善战,是因为他们倚靠神。他们虽然有军人本色、能征善战,仍然祷告寻求神的引导。神赐给我们先天和后天的才能为祂使用,绝不是要我们以此不倚靠祂。我们若靠聪明、才干和力量而不倚靠神,就会骄傲自大。遭遇困境时,我们理当寻求神的旨意,求祂的引领,赐下能力,诗篇说:“有人靠车,有人靠马,但我们要提到耶和华我们神的名。”(诗 20:7 ) 

  代上 5:22> 被掳者为什么不能回归?原来…… 

  5:22 这里所提被掳之人,是指在公元前 722 年被掳往亚述的北国以色列的十个支派。他们从此一直没有回到故土(这事记在王下 15:29-17:41 )。 

  代上 5:24-25> 有说信徒皆为祭司,祭司的职责又是什么? 

  5:24-25 这些族长是大能的勇士,因文韬武略,统领有方而负盛名。但是在神眼中,他们缺少最重要的美德──对神的忠心。如果你想在社会上追名逐利,可能也会忽略人生的真义,就是讨神喜悦、全心顺服祂。最终,神要察看我们的内心,判断我们一生的功过。──《灵修版圣经注释》