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约伯记［第39-40章］|Book of Job 39-40

【更加谦卑敬畏神】

主讲: 陈惠菁传道

07/02/2024


一、从动物生态看神智慧（39章）

神继续从动物的生态让约伯思考祂创造的细腻和智慧。祂治理的范围和创造的奥秘，都是超过约伯所能够想象的。

1.野山羊与母鹿（39:1-4）

神以野山羊和母鹿向约伯提问，“约伯，野山羊和母鹿什么时候怀孕、怀胎到生产的时间多长，什么时候生产？它们在没有任何人类帮助的情况下能够轻松生产。幼崽出生后，在无人保护的情况下，能快速成长，学会自保生存，这一切的一切，约伯，你想是怎么一回事？”

约伯完全没有办法回答。因为这些都是野生动物。他们能够出生、长大、一代一代的生生不息，都是因为神在照管和护理，不是人的作为。

2.野驴与野牛（39:5-12）

野驴跟人所养、运载货物的驴是不一样的。野驴自由不受人的拘束，神亲自驯养它。v9提到的野牛，大多数学者认为这种野牛很可能是17世纪以后已经灭绝的原牛（Aurochs）。神虽赐给野牛巨大的力量，却没有让它像家牛一样为人服务。不管是野驴，还是野牛，它们在神旨意中的地位和价值，并不是以它们是否为人们服务来衡量的。只有神是它们的主人，是神决定他们的价值。

神不是以我们的Doing来衡量我们的价值。神要我们自由的活出祂所创造的我们的being。

3.鸵鸟（39:13-18）

在人看来，鸵鸟极笨，遇到敌人会把头往沙堆里埋。不但如此，它似乎也很无情。不会保护幼鸟，把生出来的蛋留在地上，被踹碎或遭野兽践踏，都不在意。

鸵鸟为什么会这样呢？难道是神在创造上出了差错？v17因为神使他没有智慧，没有给它护蛋的能力，也未将悟性赐给他。但，鸵鸟所领受的恩典却是够用的。它看起来虽然是呆头呆脑的，但神却使它有飞快奔跑速度。

神以鸵鸟让约伯思考在经历苦难中，神在他身上有够用的恩典。神也同样的以鸵鸟对我们说，每当我们觉得神把我们的门给关了，恰好是为我们开另一扇更大、更蒙福的门。所以，我们不要像鸵鸟那样，把头往沙堆里埋，自欺欺人的以为逃避就是最好的方法。

4.马（39:19-25）

神用了非常生动的描述来形容是祂给了马力量和战斗的勇猛。马不但力大，而且不怕刀剑。一旦被激动，就会不顾一切地冲锋陷阵。知道只有一条出路，就是尽自己的职责，带着主人奔向胜利。

5.鹰（39:26-30）

神在鹰雀的脑袋里建造了一种 ，比现代飞机上最复杂的导航仪器还要准确的方向感和时间感。老鹰的眼睛有超过人5倍的视觉准确度，在几千米的高空高速飞行时，也能准确无误地辨别地上的猎物。神如何使用兀鹰来清理腐尸，维持自然生态的平衡，这一切都是神智慧的创造，不是人所能及的。

求神开启我们属灵眼睛，有老鹰一样的视觉，看透仇敌的作为。像兀鹰一样，在这腐败，悖谬的世代，成为清理腐尸，带给人盼望的器皿。

二、被神光照当谦卑自省（40章）

1.约伯还不够谦卑（40:1-5）

听完了神述说对每一样祂所造的都有祂的旨意和奥秘后，约伯其实只能承认：我是卑贱的！只好用手捂口，无言以对。约伯不再争辩，只是因为被神的威荣所慑服，他还是不明白神让他经历苦难的旨意是什么？

神不要我们倚靠肉体强装属灵、故作刚强、盲目地信靠祂。神要我们明白祂为什么这样作，真认识祂所做的都是为我们好、是爱我们，没有疑惑的相信祂，建立更深的关系。

2.神光照要更谦卑（40:6-24）

神认为约伯既然自义的认为神统治世界和判断上不公平，那末，他可尝试自己来做神，以能力去除掉一切的恶人。显然约伯知道自己无法叫行恶的人不作恶。

神接着神以力大无穷，刀枪不入的河马（一种不知名的巨兽，有学者认为是恐龙）问约伯，如果这河马有警觉，你有办法拿住它、把它关起来、刺穿它的鼻子吗？

总结：

每当我们面对苦难、感到失落时，记得观看神手所造的，跟它说：“神正在照顾你，祂也必看顾我。” 也不是拼命的想知道苦难的原因，而是得着亲眼看见神、更谦卑的敬畏神的生命！


Job 39-40 With greater humility and fear God GK611 Morning Devotion 7 Feb 2024 The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Deborah Tan

1. God's Wisdom from the Ecology of Animals (Chapter 39) God continues to make Job think about the delicacy and wisdom of His creation from the ecology of the animals. He governs, governs to a greater extent and creates mysteries than Job could have imagined.

(1) The wild goat and the deer (39:1-4) God asked Job with the wild goat and the doe, "Job, when do the wild goat and the doe conceive, how long do they carry their babies to term, and when do they give birth? They are able to give birth easily without any human help. After the fawns are born, unprotected, they are able to grow quickly and learn to survive on their own, what do you think is going on with all of this, Job?"

Job had no answer at all. Because these were wild animals. They were able to be born, grow up, and live from generation to generation, all because God was tending and caring for them, not the work of man.

(2) Wild donkey and wild ox (39:5-12) The wild donkey is not the same as the donkey that man raises and carries his goods. The wild ass is free from man's constraints, and God himself tames it. v9 The wild oxen mentioned in v9, which most scholars believe are probably the Aurochs, which became extinct after the 17th century, are not the same as the wild oxen. Although God gave the wild ox great strength, he did not make it serve man like the domestic ox. Whether it is a wild donkey or a wild ox, their status and value in God's will is not measured by whether they serve people or not. God alone is their master, and it is God who determines their value.

God is not measuring our worth by our DOING. God wants us to be free to live out the BEING He created us to be.

(3) The Ostrich (39:13-18) To man, the ostrich appears to be extremely stupid and will bury its head in the sand when it encounters an enemy. Not only that, but it also seems to be ruthless. It will not protect its young, and it does not care if the eggs it lays are left on the ground to be kicked or trampled by wild animals.

Why is the ostrich like this? Could it be that God made a mistake in creation?v17 Because God deprived her of wisdom,
And did not endow her with understanding. But, the grace that the ostrich received was sufficient. Though it appears to be dull, God has made it to run with flying speed.

God used the ostrich to make Job think that God had sufficient grace in him in the midst of his suffering. In the same way, God uses the ostrich to say to us that whenever we feel that God has shut the door on us, it happens to be opening another door for us that is bigger and more blessed. So let us not be like the ostrich, burying our heads in the sand and deceiving ourselves into thinking that escape is the best way.

(4) The Horse (39:19-25) God used a very vivid description of the fact that it was He who gave the horse strength and valor in battle. Not only is the horse powerful, but it is not afraid of the sword. Once agitated, it will charge into battle regardless. Knowing that there is only one way out, it is to do its duty and run to victory with its master.

(5) The Eagle (39:26-30) God has built into the head of the eagle a sense of direction and time more accurate than the most sophisticated navigational instruments on modern airplanes. The eagle's eyes have more than five times the visual accuracy of a man's, and it can accurately identify prey on the ground while flying at high speeds at altitudes of several thousand meters. How God uses the vulture to clean up rotting corpse and maintain the balance of the natural ecology is all a creation of God's wisdom and beyond the reach of man.

Pray for God to open our spiritual eyes to have eagle-like vision to see through the works of the enemy. Like the vulture, be a vessel of hope to clean up the rotting carcasses in this corrupt and perverse generation.

2. Being enlightened by God When Humble and Self-examining (Chapter 40)

(1) Job is not humble enough (40:1-5)
After listening to God's statement that He has His will and mystery for each and every thing He has made, Job could actually only admit: I am lowly! He could only cover his mouth with his hand and was speechless. Job stopped arguing simply because he was intimidated by God's awesome glory, and he still did not understand what God's will was in letting him go through suffering?

God does not want us to rely on the flesh to pretend to be spiritual, to pretend to be strong, and to trust Him blindly. God wants us to understand why He does what He does, to truly recognise that He does what He does for our good and loves us, to trust Him without doubt, and to build a deeper relationship.

(2) God enlightened him to be more humble (40:6-24)
God thought that since Job was self-righteous in thinking that God ruled the world and was unfair in judgment, he could try to be God himself and get rid of all the wicked with power. Obviously Job knew that he could not tell the evil doers to stop doing evil.

God then God asked Job with a hippopotamus (an unknown beast that some scholars believe to be a dinosaur) of great strength and invulnerability, if this hippopotamus is alert, do you have a way to hold it, shut it up, and pierce its nose?

Conclusion: Whenever we face suffering and feel lost, remember to watch what God's hands have made and say to it, "God is taking care of you, and He will watch over me." And instead of desperately trying to figure out the cause of the suffering, gain a life of seeing God with your own eyes and fearing Him more humbly!

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