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撒母耳记下［第10章］|Book of 2 Samuel 10

【智慧的决定】

主讲: 郑伟健同工

20/09/2023


引言：一只猴子的故事

一、提防流言蜚语

1. 冷静分辨 （V1-3）

大卫本来因着要实现对他们父亲的承诺，要厚待亚扪王哈嫩。但亚扪王哈嫩听见首领们小人之心的煽动，最后因为流言蜚语而挑起了这场战争。

在职场上，我们也要特别留心，要懂得分辨挑衅的话语。

2. 明智处理 （V4-5）

哈嫩听信领袖们的挑衅后就羞辱大卫的使者，将他们的胡须剃去一半，又割断他们下半截的衣服，打发他们回去。这其实是一种宣战行动，因为羞辱大卫的使者等同羞辱大卫！

面对挑衅、煽动，我们可以先安静自己，才做决定免得酿成大祸。

二、提防意气用事

1. 做决定不冲动 （V6-14）

哈嫩预备庞大的雇佣军，是要发动消灭以色列的全面战争。大卫听见了也二话不说，就差派约押统带勇猛的全军出去。两军其实势均力敌，因为约押对弟弟亚比筛说的战术其实是行不通的战术，纯粹是彼此鼓励而已。

神保守以色列，让他们局势反转。无论大卫或哈嫩都因为冲动而挑起了那么庞大的争战。在人的软弱里，我们看见神默默施恩典，而以色列军能回耶路撒冷全是恩典！

2. 赔夫人又折兵 V15-19

亚兰人并没有因为一次败仗后学习到功课，他们单凭局势自己作判断，又再次召聚再次攻打以色列，结果换来败阵、损失惨重。

总结：知道祂是神

不要因为自义而酿成大祸，要留心处理。哈嫩被煽动，结果损失惨重；亚兰人不服气，结果又酿成败仗；大卫在一切的行动上没有寻求神，结果差一点就酿成大祸。

让我们不要在非常情绪的时候做决定，凡事安静，先求问神。

2 Samuel 10 Wise Decisions
GK611 Morning Devotion
20/9/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Co-worker Asher Chang

Introduction: A Monkey's Tale.

1. Beware of rumours

(1) Discern calmly (V1-3)

David was supposed to treat Hanun, king of Ammon, well because he wanted to fulfil his promise to their father. But Hanun, king of Ammon, heard the petty incitement of the leaders and ended up starting the war because of rumours.

In the workplace, we also need to be especially careful to know how to discern provocative words.

(2) Handle wisely (V4-5)

When Hanun heard the provocations of the leaders, he humiliated David's messengers, shaved half of their beards and cut off the lower part of their clothes, and sent them back. This was actually a declaration of war action because humiliating David's messengers was equivalent to humiliating David!

In the face of provocation and incitement, we can quiet ourselves before we make a decision that could lead to disaster.

2. Beware of impulsiveness

(1) Do not make impulsive decisions (V6-14)

Hanun was preparing a large mercenary army to wage a full-scale war to destroy Israel. When David heard about this, he sent Joab out with a valiant army without saying a word. The two armies were actually evenly matched because the tactics Joab told his brother Abishai were actually tactics that didn't work, but purely encouragement to each other.

God preserved Israel and turned the situation around. Either David or Hanun had picked such a huge fight out of impulse. In the midst of human weakness, we see God's quiet grace, and it was all grace that enabled the Israelites to return to Jerusalem.

(2) To suffer a double loss (V15-19)

The Ammonites did not learn a lesson from their defeat. They made their own judgment based on the situation alone, and called for another attack on Israel, which resulted in a defeat and heavy losses.

Conclusion: know that He is God

Don't let self-righteousness lead to great trouble; handle it with care. Hanun was incited and ended up in a great lost; the Ammonites were disobedient and ended up losing another battle; David didn't seek God in all his actions and ended up coming close to a great disaster.

Let us not make decisions in times of great emotion, but be quiet in all things and seek God first.