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撒母耳记上［第22章］
Book of 1 Samuel 22

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撒母耳记上［第22章］|Book of 1st Samuel 22

【兴起和衰落】

主讲: 林国晶传道

10/08/2023


引言：

我们从大卫和扫罗身上来看神是如何使投靠祂的人兴起，而转离祂的人衰落。

一、扫罗的衰落（v6-19）

1.嫉妒恐慌（v6-8)

扫罗里面有恐慌。他认为人人都针对他，脑子里都是幻想出来的四面受敌的情境。事实上，根本没有人结党，没有人同谋要害他。属肉体的扫罗也陷入自怜和嫉妒，责怪所有的人。

2. 屠杀祭司（v9-19)

这里看见扫罗比以前更加扭曲！之前的一次战役中，扫罗要杀他的儿子，但因为众人起来阻止，他就不杀了。来到如今，扫罗吩咐侍卫去杀祭司和他家。虽侍卫反对，但他仍然坚持要杀，显出他比过往更狠、更刚硬。

二、大卫的兴起（v1-5, v20-23)

1.成为领袖（v1-2)

当时有许多人来投靠大卫。所以，本来是没有人跟随大卫的，但忽然间他就变成四百人的领袖；这些精神、情绪、状态都不好的人似乎没有出路，他们可能想跟着大卫或许是一条出路。我们看见神将大卫带到亚杜兰洞中，塑造他的生命能起来管理这四百位不同类型的人。

2.愿意聆听（v3-5）

神差遣先知迦得催促大卫往犹大地去，不必在以色列以外寻求庇护。一个领袖的生命是要愿意聆听，尤其在他还没有成为以色利人的王之前，他就要先学习聆听。我们看见大卫在经历许多逆境和困难之后，也学习要完成倚靠神。因此，当大卫听到神的吩咐，他就照着去做，往犹大地去。

3. 承担责任（v20-23)

在祭司被屠杀的这场悲剧面前，大卫的回应是反省自己，把整个事情的责任承担过来（22节）。虽然他并不是直接害死祭司，但他承认是自己的诡诈连累了别人。

身为领袖，我们理当是那一个愿意聆听，常常反省自己并愿意承担责任的人。

总结：

愿神帮助我们，能够有谦卑但却是被神兴起的生命！

1 Samuel 22 Rise and fall
GK611 Morning Devotion
10/8/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Stella Ling

Introduction:

We look at David and Saul to see how God raises up those who turn to Him and declines those who turn away from Him.

1. Saul's fall (v6-19)

(1) Jealousy and Panic (v6-8)

There was panic in Saul. He thought everyone was against him, and his mind was filled with fantasized scenarios of enemies on all sides. In fact, no one was ganging up at all, no one was conspired against him. The carnal Saul also fell into self-pity and envy, blaming everyone.

(2) Slaughter of the priests (v9-19)

Here Saul is seen to be even more twisted than before! In a previous battle, Saul was about to kill his son, but because the people rose up to stop him, he refrained from killing him. Coming to the present day, Saul commanded the guards to kill the priests and his household. Even though the guards objected, he still insisted on killing them, showing that he was more ruthless and hardened than ever before.

2. The Rise of David (v1-5, v20-23)

(1) Becoming a Leader (v1-2)

At that time many people came to David. So there was no one following David, but suddenly he became the leader of 400 men; these men who were in a bad mental, emotional, and state of mind seemed to have no way out, and they may have thought that following David might be a way out. We see God taking David into the cave of Adullam and molding his life to be able to rise up and manage these 400 different types of people.

(2) Willing to listen (v3-5)

God sent the prophet Gad to urge David to go to the land of Judah and not have to seek refuge outside of Israel. The life of a leader is to be willing to listen, especially before he has become king of the Israelites, he has to learn to listen first. We see David learning to accomplish dependence on God even after much adversity and difficulty. Therefore, when David heard God's command, he did as he was told and went to the land of Judah.

(3) Taking responsibility (v20-23)

In the face of this tragedy of the slaughter of the priests, David responded by reflecting on himself and taking responsibility for the whole thing (v22). Although he was not directly responsible for the death of the priests, he recognised that it was his own guile that had implicated others.

As leaders, we are supposed to be the ones who are willing to listen, often reflect on ourselves and be willing to take responsibility.

Conclusion:

May God help us to have lives that are humble, yet raised up by Him.