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撒母耳记下［第17章］|Book of 2 Samuel 17

【谋事在人 成事在神】

主讲: 丘均发传道

03/10/2023


引言：

箴言16:33 签放在怀里，定事由耶和华。意思是我们所的事，最后的结果还得看神的旨意。因为谋事在人，成事在神！

一、神定意 破恶人良谋 (V1-14)

1. 亚希多弗 再献计谋（V1-5） 亚希多弗很有智谋，现在献第二计便要追杀大卫，速战速决。所以大家都以这计谋为美。

押沙龙既然有了亚希多弗这么好的策略，为什么还要想到听听户筛怎么说呢？这就是神奇妙的工作！就像箴言21:1所说：王的心在耶和华手中好像垄沟的水，随意流转。

2.神借户筛 破坏良谋（V6-13） 户筛刻意强调‘你父亲是英雄，跟随他的人也都是勇士’，让押沙龙不敢立即追击大卫，必须等大军聚集后再出击。户筛又知道押沙龙是一个虚荣的人，所以又强调押沙龙应当‘亲自率领他们出战’，成为得胜的王。

骄傲使押沙龙爱慕虚荣，没有足够的智慧去判断哪一个是‘良谋’，结果否决了亚希多弗的计谋。

3. 为要降祸在押沙龙（V14） 押沙龙会信任户筛，甚至觉得他的主意比亚希多弗更好，这都是出于神的决定！因为神的应许是要大卫作王。所以V14说：…这是因耶和华定意破坏亚希多弗的良谋，为要降祸与押沙龙。

这其实是神应许了大卫的祷告：使亚希多弗的计谋变为愚拙（撒下15:31）。这一切事情的发生都在神的旨意！

二、神掌权 保守报信人（V15-23）

户筛并不晓得押沙龙最后决定，所以他得到情报后，赶紧经过：祭司撒督和亚比亚他、使女、约拿单和亚希玛斯在巴户琳妇人的掩护逃出，才通知到大卫连夜过约但河，其中任何一步出错都不成。

虽然这一切是出于神的带领和掌权，但人也必须去做有自己该做的事。面对应该要做的，我们不要轻看或忽略，其实都很重要，即使只能做一点点，都是成就神事工的一块拼图！少了一块都不行！

三、神同在 旷野有恩待（V24-29）

大卫来到玛哈念，押沙龙很快也率领以色列全军追上来。这里提到三个人来见大卫，就是：朔比、玛吉和巴西莱。这几个外邦人和大卫之间，本来没有什么交情，甚至以前是仇敌，却在大卫落难的时候，给大卫带来生活上最基本的必需品。

大卫现在是在神的管教当中，但是我们仍然看见，神借着这些外邦人跟河东的以色列人，来向大卫显明神没有忘记他、没有放弃他。神仍然在那里看顾恩待大卫！与大卫同在！

总结：

我们看到神对大卫的保守，即使有天下第一谋士出了上好的计策，但押沙龙也无法伤害大卫，因为神保护大卫！愿神帮助我们，不只是做什么事情求主帮助，更是要明白我们要做的是否出于神的旨意，然后尽力做我们该做的事，并把结果交给神！因为谋事在人，成事在神！

2 Samuel 17 Man plans, but God accomplishes
GK611 Morning Devotion
3/10/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps. Daniel Kew

Introduction：

Proverbs 16:33 The lot is cast into the lap, but its every decision is from the LORD. This means that the final result of what we do depends on God’s will. It’s up to man to plan, but it’s up to God to make it happen!

1. God had determined to defeat the evil man’s good plan (V1-14)

(1) Ahithophel presents another strategy (V1-5)

Ahithophel was very resourceful, and now he came up with a second plan to pursue David and kill him quickly. So, everyone thought this plan was a good idea.

Since Absalom had such a good strategy by Ahithophel, why would he want to listen to what Hushai said? This is the wonderful work of God! As Proverbs 21:1 says: The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord, Like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes.

(2) God uses Hushai to destroy good plans (V6-13)

Hushai deliberately emphasised that ‘you know your father and his men, that they are mighty men’ so that Absalom did not dare to pursue David immediately and had to wait for the army to gather before attacking. Hushai also knew that Absalom was a vain man, so he emphasised that Absalom should "lead them personally into battle" and become a victorious king.

Pride made Absalom love vanity, and he did not have enough wisdom to judge which one was a "good plan", so he rejected Ahithophel's plan.

(3) To bring disaster upon Absalom (V14)

Absalom would trust Hushai and even think that his idea was better than Ahithophel’s. This was all due to God’s decision! Because God’s promise was to make David king. Therefore, V14 says: ...This is because the Lord had purposed to defeat the good advice of Ahithophel, to the intent to bring disaster on Absalom.

This was God’s answer to David’s prayer: He turned Ahithophel’s advice into foolishness (2 Samuel 15:31). All these things happen according to God’s will!

2. God is in control and the messenger is safe (V15-23)

Hushai did not know Absalom's final decision, so after he got the information, he hurried escaped under the cover of Zadok and Abiathar the priests, the female servant, Jonathan and Ahimaaz with the Bahurim woman. Only then did they inform David that he had to cross the Jordan River overnight, and there was no way he could go wrong in any step.

Although all of this is under the guidance and control of God, people must also do what they should do. When faced with what we should do, we should not underestimate or ignore it. In fact, it is all very important. Even if we can only do a little bit, it is a piece of the puzzle to accomplish God’s ministry! Not even be short of one piece!

3. God with us, there is kindness in the wilderness (V24-29)

David came to Mahanaim, and Absalom soon followed him with the Israelite army. Three people are mentioned here who came to see David: Shobi, Machir, and Barzillai. There was no friendship between these foreigners and David. They were even enemies in the past. However, when David was in trouble, they brought him the basic necessities.

David is now under God's discipline, but we still see that God used these foreigners and the Israelites east of the river to show David that God had not forgotten him or given up on him. God was still there to care for David! Be with David!

Conclusion：

We see God’s protection of David. Even if the best counsellor in the world came up with a good plan, Absalom could not harm David because God protected David! May God help us, not only to ask the Lord for help with what we do but also to understand whether what we want to do is according to God’s will, then try our best to do what we should do and leave the results to God! Because it’s up to man to plan, but it’s up to God to make it happen!