旧约 - 尼希米记(Nehemiah)第10章

Those who sealed it were: Neemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah. Zedekiah,
Seraiah, Azariah, Jeremiah,
Pashhur, Amariah, Malkijah,
Hattush, Shebaniah, Malluch,
Harim, Meremoth, Obadiah,
Daniel, Ginnethon, Baruch,
Meshullam, Abijah, Mijamin,
Maaziah, Bilgai and Shemaiah. These were the priests.
The Levites: Jeshua son of Azaniah, Binnui of the sons of Henadad, Kadmiel,
and their associates: Shebaniah, Hodiah, Kelita, Pelaiah, Hanan,
Mica, Rehob, Hashabiah,
Zaccur, Sherebiah, Shebaniah,
Hodiah, Bani and Beninu.
The leaders of the people: Parosh, Pahath-Moab, Elam, Zattu, Bani,
Bunni, Azgad, Bebai,
Adonijah, Bigvai, Adin,
Ater, Hezekiah, Azzur,
Hodiah, Hashum, Bezai,
Hariph, Anathoth, Nebai,
Magpiash, Meshullam, Hezir,
Meshezabel, Zadok, Jaddua,
Pelatiah, Hanan, Anaiah,
Hoshea, Hananiah, Hasshub,
Hallohesh, Pilha, Shobek,
Rehum, Hashabnah, Maaseiah,
Ahiah, Hanan, Anan,
Malluch, Harim and Baanah.
"The rest of the people--priests, Levites, gatekeepers, singers, temple servants and all who separated themselves from the neighboring peoples for the sake of the Law of God, together with their wives and all their sons and daughters who are able to understand--
all these now join their brothers the nobles, and bind themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God given through Moses the servant of God and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations and decrees of the LORD our Lord.
"We promise not to give our daughters in marriage to the peoples around us or take their daughters for our sons.
"When the neighboring peoples bring merchandise or grain to sell on the Sabbath, we will not buy from them on the Sabbath or on any holy day. Every seventh year we will forgo working the land and will cancel all debts.
"We assume the responsibility for carrying out the commands to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God:
for the bread set out on the table; for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings; for the offerings on the Sabbaths, New Moon festivals and appointed feasts; for the holy offerings; for sin offerings to make atonement for Israel; and for all the duties of the house of our God.
"We--the priests, the Levites and the people--have cast lots to determine when each of our families is to bring to the house of our God at set times each year a contribution of wood to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law.
"We also assume responsibility for bringing to the house of the LORD each year the firstfruits of our crops and of every fruit tree.
"As it is also written in the Law, we will bring the firstborn of our sons and of our cattle, of our herds and of our flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there.
"Moreover, we will bring to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the priests, the first of our ground meal, of our grain offerings, of the fruit of all our trees and of our new wine and oil. And we will bring a tithe of our crops to the Levites, for it is the Levites who collect the tithes in all the towns where we work.
A priest descended from Aaron is to accompany the Levites when they receive the tithes, and the Levites are to bring a tenth of the tithes up to the house of our God, to the storerooms of the treasury.
The people of Israel, including the Levites, are to bring their contributions of grain, new wine and oil to the storerooms where the articles for the sanctuary are kept and where the ministering priests, the gatekeepers and the singers stay. "We will not neglect the house of our God."
尼希米记第十章   第 10 章 

  尼 10:28-39> 物质上的建造与精神上的建造有什么关系?孰重孰轻? 

  10:28-39 城墙竣工,神在摩西时代与以色列人立的约也重新确立(参申 8:1-20 )。这约的精意对我们十分重要。我们与神的关系,不应该限于上教会和定期的事奉,还应影响我们的时间( 10:31 )、财物( 10:32-39 )和彼此间的关系( 10:30 )。你既选择跟从神,就当立志如此事奉祂。可惜以色列人破坏了原先的约。我们不论顺逆,都当持守向神所立的约。 

  尼 10:30> 以色列人与外邦人通婚就一定会离弃神吗?摩西不是也娶了外邦女子吗? 

  10:30 神的子民若要向外邦人作见证,便需要一个团结一致敬畏主的大家庭。他们也要远离拜偶像的人,免受引诱。神禁止以色列人与异族通婚,又不准外邦人居于这地(参申 7:3-4 ),正是基于这个缘故。然而每一个时代,以色列人都犯上与异族通婚的罪,对家庭和国家造成灾难性的后果。因为与外邦人通婚,使以色列人跟从配偶膜拜偶像(参王上 11:1-11 )。国家一旦远离神,必然衰败危殆。 

  尼 10:31> 星期日一定要去崇拜聚会吗?有时忙不过来就算了吧…… 

  10:31 神深知人若沉迷于钱财利益,便会忘记休息,所以祂禁止在安息日进行买卖。以色列人也明白,敬拜荣耀神才是最重要的,故此他们拒绝作金钱的奴隶。在现实生活里,我们常要在神与金钱、利益、安逸中间作抉择。我们必须省察自己的工作,留意自己的敬拜生活,到底是否将神放在首位? 

  尼 10:31> 欠债也不让讨,是否不公平呢?这条律法现今还有意义吗? 

  10:31 律法规定每逢第七年,所有债务都要被豁免(参出 23:10 ;申 15:1-2 )。以色列人在此背诵律法并许愿遵行神的律法,谨守与祂所立的约。 

  尼 10:32> 向圣殿纳丁税是从何时开始的? 

  10:32 七十年前,在先知哈该、撒迦利亚的鼓励以及以斯拉的带领下,圣殿被重建(参拉 6:14-15 );百姓也恢复向圣殿纳丁税、献祭并且守节。 

  尼 10:36> 奉献头生的给神,这律法的精义何在?对我们有何指导? 

  10:36 奉献头生的人、畜的条例,源自以色列人出埃及的时代(参出 13:12-14 )。尼希米恢复古例,以色列人便要重新学习把头生的献与神(参出 13:1-2 ;民 3:40-51 )。虽然新约时代已取消此例,但它的精神犹在,就是要把最好的时间、财富与才能优先献给神。你有将最好的献给主吗?还是只献剩余的部分呢? 

  尼 10:37-39> 在今日,谁是“利未人”?谁是“祭司”?我们怎样支持他们的事奉? 

  10:37-39 根据神的律法,以色列人要将他们所得出产的十分之一献给利未人(他们负责管理圣殿和施行宗教仪式),而利未人也要献出所得的十分之一给祭司。这样做的本意,是保证支援神的家和神的仆人。我们不可忽视对神仆人应尽的责任。──《灵修版圣经注释》