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撒母耳记上［第28章］
Book of 1 Samuel 28

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撒母耳记上［第28章］|Book of 1st Samuel 28

【两个自陷困境的王】

主讲: 丘均发传道

22/08/2023


引言：

这章经文让我们看见，大卫和扫罗因为在困境中心里惧怕，忘记了神，以自己的方法应付问题，结果使自己陷入更大的困境！

一、投敌的大卫陷两难（V1-2）

上一章描述，大卫因害怕死在扫罗的追杀，就靠自己的想法逃奔非利士地寻求庇护。但是，却必须靠说谎欺骗来换取安定的生活。现在，更是面临要和非利士人一起去攻打以色列，陷入进退两难的局面！

当我们在进退两难的时候，正是要牢牢地抓紧神的时候！更要牢记得神曾经为我们成就的一切事！不然我们就会被恶者‘牢牢地抓住’！

二、交鬼的扫罗活见鬼（V3-25）

1. 扫罗问神 神却静默（V3-6）

扫罗惧怕非利士人的攻击，急着要求问神，但是神没有任何的回应。因为扫罗的心中只有王位，他对神的敬畏，只是想保住王位的手段而已！

我们都会面临许多事需要抉择，想要知道下一步神的旨意。但是要明白神旨意，不是在危急时才来求问；而是在乎我们平常跟神的关系、对神话语的认识。

2. 指神的名 誓要交鬼（V7-10）

扫罗求问神没有得到回答，他就想起死去的撒母耳，于是去找交鬼的妇人，甚至还以神的名起誓，交鬼妇人绝不会受到惩罚！扫罗为达成自己的目的，竟然不顾后果用神的名字亵渎神！

当一个人在绝望的时候，很常就会孤注一掷，什么事都有可能做！求神光照我们，有没有隐而未现的罪？有没有把神当做神？是否也会在情急中利用神的名？

3. 撒母耳回答何必问（V11-19）

当招了撒母耳上来时，扫罗就问他当如何行，而撒母耳的回答是：何必问（V16）！因为神的心意之前已向扫罗显明，要将国权交给大卫！如果再问的话，就是更明确的答案：明日你与你的众子必死！

当人以拜偶像的心态求问神，是无法得到神的启示，或是得到刑罚的启示。求主改变我们对神的态度！

4. 扫罗扑倒 因甚惧怕（V20-25）

当扫罗最需要指示和安慰的时候，撒旦反而叫他害怕扑倒。他已经没有信心和体力来应付下一场争战了。扫罗本想借着交鬼消除惧怕，结果却是更惧怕；本希望能找到出路，结果得知的却是死路！这是扫罗悖逆神不知悔改的结果！

总结：

大卫和扫罗这两个自陷困境的王，虽然在神面前都是罪人，但结果大卫蒙恩得救，扫罗却遭到弃绝。因为大卫懂得悔改归向神，而扫罗却是一意孤行，心中只有王位而没有神！

这道离你不远 (罗10:8)，其实只要真心向神认罪悔改，神必赦免。虽然罪罚仍会临到，因为这是罪的工价！但是神的赦免和同在，可以除去害怕！得回平安与永生！

1 SAMUEL 28 TWO KINGS IN TROUBLE
GK611 MORNING DEVOTION
22/8/2023
THE MORNING DEVOTION SPEAKER: PS. DANIEL KEW

INTRODUCTION：

THIS CHAPTER SHOWS US THAT BECAUSE DAVID AND SAUL WERE AFRAID AT THE CENTRE OF THEIR DIFFICULTIES, THEY FORGOT ABOUT GOD AND DEALT WITH THE PROBLEMS IN THEIR OWN WAYS, WHICH RESULTED IN EVEN GREATER DIFFICULTIES FOR THEMSELVES!

1. DAVID, WHO SURRENDERED TO THE ENEMY, WAS CAUGHT IN A DILEMMA (V1-2)

THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER DESCRIBED THAT DAVID FLED TO THE PHILISTINES TO SEEK REFUGE BECAUSE HE WAS AFRAID OF BEING HUNTED BY SAUL. HOWEVER, HE MUST RELY ON LYING AND DECEPTION IN EXCHANGE FOR A STABLE LIFE. NOW, HE IS FACING A SITUATION WHERE HE NEEDS TO ATTACK ISRAEL WITH THE PHILISTINES AND IS CAUGHT IN A DILEMMA!

WHEN WE ARE IN A DILEMMA, IT IS TIME TO HOLD ON TO GOD FIRMLY! REMEMBER ALL THE THINGS THAT GOD HAS DONE FOR US! OTHERWISE, WE WILL BE ‘TIGHTLY GRASPED’ BY THE EVIL ONE!

2. SAUL, WHO COMMUNE WITH THE MEDIUM, MET THE DEAD (V3-25)

(1) SAUL ASKED GOD, BUT GOD WAS SILENT (V3-6)

FEARING THE ATTACKS OF THE PHILISTINES, SAUL ASKED GOD ANXIOUSLY, BUT GOD DID NOT RESPOND. BECAUSE SAUL ONLY HAD THE THRONE IN HIS HEART, AND HIS FEAR OF GOD WAS JUST A MEANS TO KEEP THE THRONE!

WE ALL FACE MANY DECISIONS AND WANT TO KNOW GOD’S WILL FOR THE NEXT STEP. BUT TO UNDERSTAND GOD’S WILL, WE DON’T JUST ASK FOR IT WHEN WE ARE IN A CRISIS; IT DEPENDS ON OUR USUAL RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD AND OUR UNDERSTANDING OF GOD’S WORDS.

(2) SWORE BY THE NAME OF GOD TO COMMUNE WITH MEDIUM (V7-10)

SAUL ASKED GOD AND GOT NO ANSWER, SO HE THOUGHT OF THE DEAD SAMUEL, SO HE WENT TO FIND A MEDIUM, AND EVEN SWORE IN THE NAME OF GOD THAT THE MEDIUM WOULD NEVER BE PUNISHED! TO ACHIEVE HIS OWN PURPOSE, SAUL USED THE NAME OF GOD TO BLASPHEME GOD REGARDLESS OF THE CONSEQUENCES!

WHEN A PERSON IS IN DESPAIR, HE OFTEN PUTS ALL HIS EGGS IN ONE BASKET AND CAN DO ANYTHING! MAY GOD ENLIGHTEN US, IS THERE ANY HIDDEN SIN? DO YOU REGARD GOD AS GOD? DO YOU ALSO USE GOD’S NAME IN DESPERATION?

(3) SAMUEL ANSWERED WHY ASK (V11-19)

WHEN SAMUEL WAS CALLED UP, SAUL ASKED HIM WHAT HE SHOULD DO, AND SAMUEL'S ANSWER WAS:SO WHY DO YOU ASK ME? (V16)! BECAUSE GOD’S WILL HAD BEEN REVEALED TO SAUL BEFORE,TO HAND OVER THE KINGDOM TO DAVID! IF YOU ASK AGAIN, IT WILL BE A CLEARER ANSWER: TOMORROW YOU AND YOUR SONS WILL DIE!

WHEN PEOPLE INQUIRE OF GOD WITH AN IDOLATROUS MENTALITY, THEY CANNOT GET REVELATION FROM GOD, OR REVELATION OF PUNISHMENT. MAY THE LORD CHANGE OUR ATTITUDE TOWARDS GOD!

(4) SAUL FELL DOWN BECAUSE OF GREAT FEAR (V20-25)

WHEN SAUL NEEDED INSTRUCTION AND COMFORT MOST, SATAN MADE HIM FALL WITH FEAR. HE NO LONGER HAS THE CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTH TO DEAL WITH THE NEXT BATTLE. SAUL WANTED TO USE COMMUNE WITH THE MEDIUM TO ELIMINATE HIS FEAR, BUT IN THE END, HE WAS EVEN MORE AFRAID; HE HOPED TO FIND A WAY OUT, BUT WHAT HE LEARNED WAS A DEAD END! THIS WAS THE RESULT OF SAUL’S DISOBEDIENCE TO GOD AND HIS LACK OF REPENTANCE!

CONCLUSION：

DAVID AND SAUL, TWO KINGS WHO WERE IN TROUBLE, BOTH WERE SINNERS BEFORE GOD, BUT IN THE END, DAVID WAS SAVED BY GRACE, BUT SAUL WAS REJECTED. BECAUSE DAVID KNEW HOW TO REPENT AND TURN TO GOD, BUT SAUL WAS DETERMINED TO GO HIS OWN WAY, WITH ONLY THE THRONE IN HIS HEART AND NO GOD!

IN FACT, "THE WORD IS NEAR YOU" (ROMANS 10:8), AS LONG AS YOU SINCERELY CONFESS AND REPENT TO GOD, GOD WILL FORGIVE YOU. ALTHOUGH THE PUNISHMENT WILL STILL COME BECAUSE THIS IS THE WAGES OF SIN! BUT GOD'S FORGIVENESS AND PRESENCE CAN REMOVE FEAR! GET BACK PEACE AND ETERNAL LIFE!