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撒母耳记下［第18章］|Book of 2 Samuel 18

【有神与无神的军队】

主讲: 陈炎明牧师

04/10/2023


引言：门徒与糊涂！

一、不得已被逼迎战（18:1-5）

大卫要与自己所爱的儿子打仗吗？这是十分不得已的无奈回应。

1.大卫帅兵出征（V1-2）

大卫若真的率兵出征，这将是一场很矛盾的战事！战场上不是你死就是我亡；但敌军竟然是自己的儿子，因此就不会想看到对方死。可是要自己的军队死那也不行，那该怎办呢？大卫和他的军队都有神，因此在矛盾的时刻，神总会指引出路。

2.军兵拦阻大卫（V3-4）

果然在大卫左右为难的时刻。连军兵都开口说话：“你不可出战。若是我们逃跑，敌人必不介意；我们阵亡一半，敌人也不介意。因为你一人强似我们万人，你不如在城里预备帮助我们。”如此一来不但解开了大卫的矛盾，也带出一个更有效的军事战略。18:5 王嘱咐约押、亚比筛、以太说：“你们要为我的缘故宽待那少年人押沙龙。”王为押沙龙嘱咐众将的话，兵都听见了。

王吩咐手下要款待敌人押沙龙！这对大卫的军队而言也是极大的矛盾。但是他的将领完全明白大卫王为什么会这么说，因此这话是否成为‘不可违抗的圣旨呢？’很显然，大家心照不宣，一路见机行事。

二、有神与无神之战（18:6-18）

1.明显是神出手（V6-8）

大卫的军队有神，相反的押沙龙所率领的以色列军队反而无神无真理，因此他们一开战就死了二万人。而且意外死于树林里的比被杀的还多。你们可以想象是何等神迹奇事不是吗？

2.神悬挂作孽者（V9-18）

作恶者难逃一死，这是属灵法则中的原则。因此，叛逆的押沙龙最终也是死在树林里。 率领军队的约押没有听从大卫王的命令，把押沙龙给杀了，这不是犯法又犯罪吗？表面上看是的，但是若以属灵观点来分析。押沙龙违反了大部分的诫命，杀人、奸淫、不孝敬父母。按照神的律法这是该死的，因此约押变成是替神执行旨意，除灭押沙龙。

三、报好消息坏消息（18:19-33）

大卫的敌军之首领押沙龙死了，这对大卫的军队而言是大好消息不是吗？但是，死者又是大卫王的爱子，因此这也是坏消息。战争结束是个好消息，因此报讯的信差认为这是大好机会去向王汇报。而且这是得王奖赏的机会不是吗？事实并非如此，显然大卫身旁的约押就很明白王心里的矛盾，因此他劝祭司的儿子今日不可报信，他日再去报讯。因为他知道大卫一定很难接受孩子死了。果然后来终于得着孩子死了，大卫极度伤心难过。

大卫为什么难过押沙龙的死？如果这儿子已经反目成仇，不但不承认大卫的王权和父权，甚至还占有了大卫的妃嫔，抢夺了王位，甚至还要赶尽杀绝。如此大逆不道的儿子死了，大卫却如此为他伤心痛哭，这是何等深切的爱。但是，这爱只有心动而毫无实际行动，所以结局只有悲伤。

总结：有神的大卫本该怎么做？

与孩子保持沟通管道，在日常生活中要时时沟通，遇到问题时更要深入沟通。要有真理立场作判断与教导，否则难免问题越来越大！

2 Samuel 18 Armies with and without God
GK611 Morning Devotion
4/10/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Rev David Tan

Introduction：Discipleship and Confusion!

1. Forced into battle (18:1-5)

Was David going to fight against the son he loved? It was a desperate response of great necessity.

(1) David marched out with his army (V1-2)

If David did lead his army into battle, it would be a very conflicted battle! It was either you or me on the battlefield; but the enemy army turned out to be his own son, so he would not want to see the other side die. But it's not good enough for your own army to die, so what should you do? David and his army both had God, so in times of conflict, God will always show the way out.

(2) The soldiers stopped David (V3-4)

Sure enough, at the moment of David's dilemma, even the soldiers spoke up. Even the soldiers spoke up, "You must not go out to battle. The enemy will not mind if we run away, nor will he mind if half of us are killed. For you alone are better than ten thousand of us, and you might as well be in the city ready to help us." This not only untangled David's conflict, but also brought out a more effective military strategy.18:5 Joab, Abishai, and Ittai, saying, "Be lenient to the young man Absalom for my sake." The soldiers heard what the king commanded the captains for Absalom.

The king commanded his men to show hospitality to his enemy, Absalom! This was also a great contradiction for David's army. But his generals fully understood why King David said what he said, so did the words become 'a holy decree that cannot be disobeyed?' Obviously, there was an unspoken agreement to see it through all the way.

2. The battle between God and godlessness (18:6-18)

(1) Obviously is God's hand (V6-8)

David's army had God, on the contrary the Israelite army led by Absalom was rather godless and truthless, therefore 20,000 men died as soon as they started the battle. And more died accidentally in the woods than were killed. Can you imagine the signs and wonders?

(2) God hung the sinner (V9-18)

It is a principle of spiritual law that evil-doers cannot escape death. Therefore, the rebellious Absalom eventually died in the woods.

Joab, who led the army, did not obey King David's order to kill Absalom; was this not a transgression of the law and a crime? On the surface yes, but if you analyse it from a spiritual point of view. Absalom had violated most of the commandments, killing, adultery, and dishonouring his parents. According to God's law this is deserving of death, therefore Joab has become the one who carries God's will for God and get rid of Absalom.

Conclusion: What should a godly David have done?

Maintain a line of communication with your children. Communicate at all times in your daily life, and even more deeply when you encounter problems. Have a position of truth to judge and teach, or else the problem will inevitably grow bigger and bigger!