旧约 - 以赛亚书(Isaiah)第25章

O LORD, you are my God; I will exalt you and praise your name, for in perfect faithfulness you have done marvelous things, things planned long ago.
You have made the city a heap of rubble, the fortified town a ruin, the foreigners' stronghold a city no more; it will never be rebuilt.
Therefore strong peoples will honor you; cities of ruthless nations will revere you.
You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat. For the breath of the ruthless is like a storm driving against a wall
and like the heat of the desert. You silence the uproar of foreigners; as heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud, so the song of the ruthless is stilled.
On this mountain the LORD Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine--the best of meats and the finest of wines.
On this mountain he will destroy the shroud that enfolds all peoples, the sheet that covers all nations;
he will swallow up death forever. The Sovereign LORD will wipe away the tears from all faces; he will remove the disgrace of his people from all the earth. The LORD has spoken.
In that day they will say, "Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. This is the LORD, we trusted in him; let us rejoice and be glad in his salvation."
The hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain; but Moab will be trampled under him as straw is trampled down in the manure.
They will spread out their hands in it, as a swimmer spreads out his hands to swim. God will bring down their pride despite the cleverness of their hands.
He will bring down your high fortified walls and lay them low; he will bring them down to the ground, to the very dust.
以赛亚书第廿五章   赛 25:1> 神以忠信诚实行奇妙的事,你有何切身体会? 

  25:1 以赛亚知道神完成了祂自己的计划,便欢呼赞美神。一想到神所回应的祷告,我们便要赞美祂的信实。 

  赛 25:4> 你感到受人欺压吗?生活窘困吗?向神呼求倾诉吧…… 

  25:4 穷人受到无情地压迫,他们在受苦,但神关心他们,神是他们的避难所。当我们受压迫或生活条件差的时候,我们可向神求安慰和帮助,耶稣说神的国属于穷人(参路 6:20 )。 

  赛 25:6> 谁有份儿出席神的筵席?我有份儿吗? 

  25:6 这是对“万民”的预言:外邦人将与犹太人在弥赛亚的筵席上,共同庆祝推翻邪恶、与神同在的永恒欢乐。这说明神要让祂的拯救信息传到全世界,不局限于犹太人。在欢宴期间,神要永远终止死亡( 25:7-8 ),出席者将是那些始终靠信心生活的人。这就是为什么他们说:“看哪,这是我们的神,我们一直在等候他,我们必因他的救恩欢喜快乐”( 25:9 )。请参见第 55 章对这一盛宴的介绍。 

  赛 25:8> 主必擦去各人脸上的眼泪,这给你何等的安慰? 

  25:8 主的话一出口必定实现,我们明白这些就会非常平静。当我们照神的旨意祷告(像圣经中表述的那样),并祈求神的应许时(像圣经中记载的那样),神会垂听我们的祷告并回应我们的要求。 

  赛 25:8> 这节经文在旧约中有何独特之处? 

  25:8 本节经文中的一部分被引用在哥林多前书 15 章 54 节中,描述基督战胜了死亡。神最终的胜利是在我们的最大敌人被击败的时候(参何 13:14 )。本节的另一部分被引用在启示录 21 章 4 节中,描述了神与其子民同在的感人场面。 

  赛 25:10> 摩押代表着──