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撒母耳记上［第20章］
Book of 1 Samuel 20

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撒母耳记上［第20章］|Book of 1st Samuel 20

【受苦之时有神助】

主讲: 陈炎明牧师

03/08/2023


引言：

俗语说：‘工欲善其事，必先利其器。’神所要用的人，难免经历生命的历练与煎熬。

一、义人为何无故受苦（20:1-3）

大卫作了什么错事吗？没有。大卫说错什么话吗？也没有。但是大卫面对扫罗王的敌对，已经到了要命的地步。只因为大卫为国家立了大功，为扫罗王制服了敌人，成为大受欢迎的人。除了被比下去而嫉妒成仇的扫罗王之外，几乎没有人不喜欢大卫。

说到义人为什么受苦？站在历史的这一端，我们完全可以理解，这是神对大卫的锻炼。而大卫也保持一个正面依靠神的心态，因此这些煎熬才让他写出了成为圣经经典的诗篇。正如在《诗篇39:9》所读到：‘因我所遭遇的是出于你，我就默然不语。’ 这真是对大卫的生命之考验。受苦也显明他真是义人、显出义者的风范。

二、好友竟舍命陪君子（20:4-13）

约拿单【识英雄重英雄】！两位杰出的青年才俊成为知己好友，知道大卫面对父王的为难，宁愿舍命陪君子。为大卫而瞒骗父王，这是欺君之罪。而且还暗中帮助大卫逃避父王的逮捕，这又是另一个死罪不是吗？若不是在这样的患难时刻，就没有看到兄弟间的如此真情。

三、在神的慈爱里结盟（20:14-23）

约拿单与大卫再次在神面前结盟，表明神的慈爱在他们中间。约拿单在灵里面已经看到大卫将来会是以色列的王，所以才说将来不可灭绝扫罗家族。果然后来大卫是信守承诺的人，他就恩待了扫罗家，约拿单仅存的儿子米非波设。之后就按照所约定的方式指示大卫要逃避扫罗王的追杀。

四、嫉恨填胸六亲不认（10:24-34）

每逢月朔是献祭的时候，臣仆们与王供餐的日子，第一天大卫没出现。扫罗还没有多想，只当成是一般原因缺席，例如打仗杀人，沾染尸体而不洁等。不料第二天还是没来，问及约拿单才知道是他允许让大卫‘休假’去。王一生气竟然六亲不认，用难听的话骂了儿子一顿，知道是他包庇大卫。当被问及为什么大卫该死？恼羞成怒的扫罗竟然连亲儿子都想杀了。可见暴怒可以让人失去理智，几乎做出傻事！

一个没有灵性的人更显得自私，表面是说大卫会抢夺他们的王位，意思说儿子才是将来的继承人。但是一怒之下，连儿子都想杀。可见扫罗是何等的自我中心。

五、患难与共肝胆相照（20:35-42）

面对无情无义的父王，约拿单很无奈。虽然大卫是肝胆相照的好兄弟，除了按照约定的暗号指示大卫逃命之外，约拿单只能再三说明彼此的誓约，祝福Shalom而送别好友。约拿单是个有灵性的人，他意识到将来大卫会作王，事实上真的是自己的王位的竞争者，但是他显出了属神的真爱。

总结：基督的荣耀来自十架受难

属灵的原则总是如此，经历磨炼的人生才让生命变得更丰盛！

1 Samuel 20 [God's help in times of suffering]
GK611 Morning Devotion
4/8/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Rev David Tan

Introduction:

As the saying goes: 'If a worker wants to do a good job, he must first sharpen his tools. ’ People who are used by God will inevitably experience the trials and tribulations of life.

1. Why the righteous suffer for no reason (20:1-3)

Did David do something wrong? No. Did David say something wrong? No too. But David faced the hostility of King Saul to the point of death. Just because David made great contributions to the country and subdued the enemy for King Saul, he became a very popular person. Except for King Saul, who was compared to and became jealous and enmity, almost no one disliked David.

Speaking of why the righteous suffer? Standing at this end of history, we can fully understand that this is God's training of David. And David also maintained a positive attitude of relying on God, so these sufferings allowed him to write a psalm that has become a classic in the Bible. As it is read in Psalm 39:9: ‘I was mute, I did not open my mouth, Because it was You who did it.’ This was really the test of David’s life. Suffering also showed that he was really a righteous man and showed the quality of a righteous man.

2. Good friend risks his life to accompany a nobleman (20:4-13)

Jonathan [know a hero and value a hero]! The two outstanding young talents became confidantes and friends. Knowing that David faced his father's arrest, he would rather sacrifice his life to accompany the nobleman. It is the crime of deceiving the king to lie to his father for David. And secretly helped David escape the arrest of his father, isn't this another capital crime? It wouldn't have seen such true love between brothers if it weren't for such a difficult time.

3. Alliance in God's love (20:14-23)

Jonathan and David once again made an alliance before God, showing that God's love was in their midst. Jonathan had already seen in his spirit that David would be the king of Israel in the future, so he said that Saul's family should not be wiped out in the future. Sure enough, David was a man who kept his promise, so he treated Saul's family, Jonathan's only surviving son Mephibosheth. Thereafter, according to the agreed method, David was instructed to escape from the pursuit of King Saul.

4. Jealousy filled the heart and self- centredness (10:24-34)

Every new moon is the time of offering sacrifices, the day when the servants and the king had meals, and David did not appear on the first day. Saul didn't think much about it and just regarded it as a usual reason for his absence, such as fighting and killing people, staining corpses and being unclean, etc. Unexpectedly, he still didn’t come the next day. After asking about Jonathan, he found out that he had allowed David to go on “leave”. King was furious that he disregarded for family and scolded his son with harsh words, knowing that he was protecting David. When asked why David deserved to die? Saul became so angry that he even wanted to kill his own son. It can be seen that rage can make people lose their minds and almost do stupid things!

A person without spirituality is even more selfish. On the surface, he implies that David will snatch his throne, meaning that the son is the future heir. But in a fit of rage, he even wanted to kill his son. It can be seen how self-centred Saul was.

5. Sharing weal and woe with sincerity (20:35-42)

Facing his ruthless father, Jonathan was helpless. Although David is a good brother with all his heart, in addition to instructing David to escape according to the agreed secret plan, Jonathan can only repeat the vows to each other, bless Shalom and bid farewell to his friend. Jonathan was a spiritual man. He realised that David would be king in the future. In fact, he was really a contender for his throne, but he showed true love of God.

Conclusion: The glory of Christ comes from the cross

The spiritual principle is always like this, only a life that undergoes trials can make life more abundant!