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历代志上［第十一章］
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历代志上 第十一章|Book of 11 Chronicles 10

【等候神的应许成就】

主讲：陈惠菁传道

27/06/2024


引言：拔苗助长

一、神应许，人要等候（V1-9）

1.耐心等候不要心急（V1-3）

大卫深知自己还不是时候登基作王，所以当扫罗死后，他不是问神他可以登基作王吗？而是问他可以往犹大的那一座城去？结果神就让他到希伯伦，而且一去就7年半。

人很常无法耐心等候，心急就动手帮神成就应许，结果弄巧反拙。就像亚伯拉罕与撒拉，搞出了一个以实玛利，几千年来的仇恨到今天还没解决。

求神赐我们信心与耐心。即使祂成就应许所预定的时间跟我们所期盼的不同，也不要心急。

2.是你的人不能拦阻（V4-6）

当时的耶路撒冷是在耶布斯人的手中。大卫要在那里建立首都却被拦阻。但是，约押从耶布斯人的秘密水道进攻，取下耶路撒冷，成为以色列的首都。而约押也按大卫所承诺的，成为以色列的元帅。

我们要相信，神对我们所应许和承诺的，是你的，就是人想要拦阻也拦阻不了。就如扫罗想尽方法要拦阻大卫成为以色列的王，最终把自己的命也丧掉。

3.神同在就日见强盛（V7-9）

V9大卫日见强盛，因为万军之耶和华与他同在。 耶路撒冷虽然离扫罗的京城基比亚只有6公里，扫罗做王40年都无法占领它。但是，大卫一来到就攻取了城。可见有神同在是何等的重要。 要蒙恩和活出与地上万民有分别的生命，我们所做的每件事、我们的事奉、事业、学业、服事等，都不能缺少神的同在。

小结：

信实神所应许的祂都必要成就。求神帮助我们不让自己成为拦阻神成就对我们生命所应许的人。

二、神应许，神必预备（V10-47）

V11-47记载了大卫51位勇士的首领。这些都是奋勇帮助大卫建立王朝的大能勇士。并且V10说是照着耶和华吩咐以色列人的话。

可见得当神应许时，祂就负责到底。只要我们愿意等候神的带领并回应神；就如神为大卫预备了众多的猛将一样，神也必为我们所需的来预备。

1. 勇猛忠心不怕死的勇士（V11-19）

V11-14提到大卫的2位勇猛善战，且忠心耿耿的猛将。

雅朔班是猛将中的猛将。他一次过举枪就杀了300人。V12以利亚撒在每个人都惧怕逃跑时，他却独自击败非利士人，救护了大麦田。

大麦田是以色列百姓主要的食物之一。也可以预表我们属灵生命的灵粮，也就是真理。你会为主耶稣勇敢的维护真理吗？纵使身边的人都反对你，甚至许多基督徒因为群众压力而妥协时，你是否还愿意为真理而站稳？

V15纪录了3位勇士一听到大卫想喝家乡井里的水，连命都不要的就闯过非利士人的营盘，从伯利恒城门旁的井里打水，拿来奉给大卫。

让我们透过这3位勇士对大卫真诚无比的爱来思想，我们与权柄的关系够真吗？还是有很多事我都不想让权柄知道，因为不想被要求或调整，不愿意顺服？作为孩子的，我们知道父母喜欢和不喜欢的是什么吗？

大卫不敢喝3位勇士以生命取回来的水。并将水浇奠在耶和华面前。弟兄姐妹，我们对主耶稣的爱，是否像大卫倒在神面前的水那样，将生命浇奠在神的面前，为了主所渴慕的毫无保留的摆上生命来事奉祂？

2.尊贵大能得美名的勇士（V20-25）

经文记载亚比筛与比拿雅，在勇士中最尊贵并得了名。比拿雅在冰天雪地的时候下坑里去杀了狮子、杀了身高五肘的埃及人。让我们拥有像比拿雅，不向环境和仇敌低头的信心。因为争战得胜在乎耶和华。

3. 合而为一建神国的勇士（V26-47）

这段经文提了很多外邦人的名字。神让以色列人和外邦人配搭，奋勇帮助大卫得国，使他坐上宝座。

以弗所书记载外邦教会要与以色列选民两下合为一，成为一个新人（One new man）后，耶稣基督才会再来。因此，就像大卫国度的那些勇士一样，虽然我们的能力不同、出身不同、不同种族、是外邦人，我们都有一个共同的使命，就是把福音传回耶路撒冷。

总结：预备好自己

神有应许，人要回应。很常我们的回应也就是神给我们的生命成长、成熟与扩张的机会。因此，在等候神的应许成就的同时，要预备好自己。抓住每个机会，成为神国的勇士、将领。使主的应许不止成就在我们身上，也成就在他人的身上。


1 Chronicles 11 Wait for the Fulfillment of God's Promises
GK611 Morning Devotion
27/06/2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Deborah Tan
Introduction: Uprooting

1. God promised, man must wait (V1-9)

(1) Wait patiently and do not be hasty (V1-3)

David knew that it was not yet time for him to be crowned king, so when Saul died, he did not ask God if he could be crowned king. Rather, he asked him which city in Judah he could go to? As a result, God let him go to Hebron, and he went there for 7.5 years.

Often people are unable to wait patiently, and in their haste to fulfill God's promises, they end up doing the opposite of what they should have done. Just like Abraham and Sarah, they created an Ishmael, and the thousands of years of enmity is still unresolved today.

Ask God to give us faith and patience. Don't be impatient even if His appointed time for the fulfillment of His promises is different from what we expect.

(2) Man cannot stand against things that are yours (V4-6)

Jerusalem was in the hands of the Jebusites. David wanted to establish the capital there but was prevented from doing so. But Joab attacked from the secret waterways of the Jebusites and took Jerusalem and made it the capital of Israel. And Joab became Israel’s marshal as David had promised.

We have to believe that what God has promised and committed to us is yours, that is, man cannot stop it even if he wants to. Just as Saul tried to stop David from becoming the king of Israel, and eventually lost his own life.

(3) Man grows strong with God’s presence (V7-9)

V9 So David went on and became great, and the Lord of hosts was with him. Although Jerusalem was only 6 kilometers away from Gibeah, Saul's capital city, Saul was unable to capture it for 40 years as king. However, David captured the city as soon as he arrived. This shows how important it is to have God's presence. To be blessed and to live a life set apart from the nations of the earth, We cannot do everything we do, our ministries, our careers, our studies, our service, etc., without the presence of God.

Summary:

Be faithful that whatever God has promised He will ulfil. We plead that God to help us not to let ourselves be the ones who stop God from fulfilling the promises He has made for our lives.

2. God promises, He will prepare (V10-47)

v11-47 records the leaders of David's 51 warriors. These were the mighty warriors who had risen up to help David establish his kingdom. And v10 says it was according to the Word of the Lord which he commanded the Israelites.

It is evident that when God promised, He is responsible to the end. If we are willing to wait for God's leading and respond to Him; just as God prepared many mighty men for David, so He will prepare what we need.

(1) Fierce and faithful warriors who were not afraid to die (V11-19)

V11-14 mentions 2 of David’s mighty men of valor and faithfulness.

Jashobeam was the fiercest of the fiercest. He killed 300 men in one pass with his spear. V12 Eleazar alone defeated the Philistines and saved the field of barley when everyone fled in fear.

The barley fields were one of the main foods of the people of Israel. It can also prefigure the spiritual food of our spiritual life, which is truth. Will you boldly defend the truth for the Lord Jesus? Even when everyone around you is against you, and even when many Christians compromise because of mass pressure, will you stand firm for the truth?

V15 records that when the three warriors heard that David wanted to drink water from the well in his hometown, they even risked their lives to break through the Philistine encampment and drew water from the well by the gate of Bethlehem and brought it to David.

Let’s think through these 3 warriors’ genuine and immense love for David, are we authentic enough in our relationship with authority? Or are there many things I don’t want the authority to know because I don’t want to be asked, adjusted, or not willing to obey? As children, do we know what our parents like and don’t like?

David was afraid to drink the water that the 3 warriors had taken back with their lives. And poured the water before the Lord. Brothers and sisters, is our love for the Lord Jesus like the water David poured out in front of God, pouring out our lives before God, and serving the Lord with our lives unreservedly for what He desires?

(2) Honourable and mighty warriors with a beautiful name (V20-25)

The scripture records that Abishai and Benaiah were the most honourable of all the warriors and earned their name. Benaiah went down into the pit in the freezing cold to kill a lion and an Egyptian who was five elbows tall. Let us have the faith to be like Benaiah and not bow down to circumstances and enemies. For to be victorious in battle depends on the Lord.

(3) Warriors united to build the kingdom of God (V26-47)

This passage mentions many Gentiles by name. God paired Israel with the Gentiles to valiantly help David gain the kingdom and put him on the throne.

The book of Ephesians records that the Gentile church will not return until the two churches are united with the chosen people of Israel as one new man. Therefore, like those warriors of David’s kingdom, although we have different abilities, different origins, different races, and are Gentiles, we all have a common mission, which is to bring the gospel back to Jerusalem.

Conclusion: Prepare yourself

God has a promise, and man has to respond. Often our response is the opportunity God gives us to grow, mature and expand our lives. Therefore, while waiting for God's promises to be fulfilled, prepare yourself. Seize every opportunity to become a warrior and general of the kingdom of God. So that the promises of the Lord will be fulfilled not only in us, but also in others.