士师记［第二十章］
Book of Judges 20
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士师记第二十章|Book of Judges 20【自义铸成大错】
01/02/2023
引言: 贼喊抓贼的故事
一、自义的民铸成内战（V1-16）
1.全民的内战，无神介入（V1–2）
一位利未人的影响力可以召集以色列全境的人集合，从但到别是巴是从最北端的城市直到最南端的城市。当时候一定是有祭司利未人，像是祭司非尼哈都在其中。面对不公义的事情，只有人不断召集议论，却没有提出要先寻求神的公义。
2.自义利未人，怂恿他人（V3–11）
这一位利未人本来应该是最明白神旨意的人，但他却起来用自己的方式来报复。当他向以色列民诉说的时候，并没有把自己交自己的妾出去顶替自己的事情说出来，一直在那里带领大家筹划商议如何去讨伐自己的弟兄。
3.不以神为先，爆发内战（V12–16）
全民合一，如同一人就是为了要报复自己的同胞。这一定就不是神的旨意。当人满了仇恨与怒气的时候，已经没了神，最后酿成死伤惨重的内战。
二、不认识神，一错再错（V17-45）
1．神任凭人的决定（V17–28）
以色列民一开始召集的时候都没有寻求神，到做了要自己替天行道的决定。后来才把神摆出来。人一旦走在自己的路上，若不对自己彻底绝望，总是不肯甘心回转。所以神允许百姓继续打仗，让他们接受彻底的拆毁，这场战役死伤惨重。
人以为美、神又允许的，不一定是我们所盼望的好事，也可能是对我们的拆毁和管教；唯有神以为美的，才是上好的。所以我们千万不要满足于神的允许。
2．无知酿死伤惨重（V29–45）
原先只有一群基比亚匪徒和一位想要报复的利未人，最后靠人的血气造成众人血流成河。即便便雅悯人都累了，以色列人一点怜悯都没有，对弟兄赶尽杀绝，他们继续追杀他们、践踏他们，但这是弟兄。
面对应该杀尽的迦南恶民，应该杀的他们却没杀，反而杀弟兄却按照圣战的方法，这是完全违背真理，完全不认识神。
总结：先求神的国和义，免得铸成大错！
当我们把自己的决定和自义放大的时候，反映出来的就是血气和怒气，以至于就会酿成大错。无论谁对谁错，我们应该先求神的国和祂的义，相信属神的方式会比自己爆发的内战来的更好，更能彰显神的属性。
Judges 20: Self-righteousness leads to big mistake
GK611 Morning Devotion
01/02/2023
Speaker: Asher Chang + Rev Tan
Introduction: The story of the thief who cried out for help
1. Self-righteousness of the people cast into civil war （V1-16）
(1) The Civil War of All People without Divine Intervention （V1-2）
The influence of a Levite could gather all the people of Israel, from Dan to Beersheba, from the northernmost city to the southernmost city. There must have been priestly Levite, such as Phinehas the priest, among them. In the face of injustice, only men kept convening and discussing, but did not propose to seek God's justice first.
(2) Self-righteous Levite, encouraging others （V3-11）
This Levite should have been the one who understood God's will best, but he rose up to take revenge in his own way. When he spoke to the people of Israel, he did not tell them that he had sent his concubine to take his place, but kept leading the people in planning and discussing how to crusade against his brother.
(3) Not putting God first, civil war breaks out （V12-16）
The unity of the whole nation, as one man, is to take revenge on his fellow man. This must not be the will of God. When people are full of hatred and anger, there is no longer a God, and it ends up in a deadly civil war.
2. Not knowing God and making mistakes again and again （V17-45）
(1) God leaves the decision to man （V17-28）
The people of Israel did not seek God at the beginning of the gathering, but made the decision to do their own work for God. It was only later that God was set forth. Once a man is in his own way, he always refuses to turn back willingly unless he despairs of himself completely. So God allowed the people to continue to fight and let them receive a complete demolition, a battle with many deaths and injuries.
What man thinks is beautiful and God allows is not necessarily the good we hope for, but may also be a demolition and discipline for us; only what God thinks is beautiful is the best. Therefore, we must not be satisfied with God's permission.
(2) Ignorance leads to death and injury （V29-45）
It started with a group of Gibeah and a Levite who wanted to take revenge, but in the end it was human blood that caused the blood of the people to flow. Even when the Benjamites were tired, the Israelites had no compassion at all and drove out their brothers, they continued to hunt them down and trample them, but they were brothers.
Faced with the wicked people of Canaan, who should have been killed, they did not kill them, but instead killed the brethren but according to the method of the holy war, which is completely against the Truth and does not know God at all.
Conclusion:
Seek first the kingdom of God and righteousness before you make a big mistake! When we magnify our own decisions and self-righteousness, it is reflected in blood and anger, so much so that it will lead to a big mistake. No matter who is right and who is wrong, we should seek God's kingdom and His righteousness first, believing that godly ways will be better and will reveal God's attributes more than civil wars that break out on their own.
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