约伯记［第41-42章］
Book of Job 41-42
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约伯记［第41-42章］|Book of Job 41-42【无敌大神赐恩福】
08/02/2024
引言：守得云开见月明！
山穷水尽疑无路，柳暗花明又一村！
一、人所不能但神能！（约伯41章）
1.有谁能制服海怪恐龙？（41:1-8）
你能用鱼钩钓上鳄鱼吗？如果是我们今天所认识的鳄鱼，确实有人用鱼钩钓过鳄鱼。
很显然，圣经这里所说的鳄鱼并非我们所知道的鳄鱼。
鳄鱼的原文 livyathan 海怪、龙、蛇（leviathan, sea monster, dragon）
(a) 一种巨大的海中动物 （large aquatic animal）
(b) 也许是已经绝种的恐龙、蛇颈龙 （perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus）
恐龙岂是可以当飞鸟给孩子玩？当货物让人拿来卖？牠何等惊人，无人能与对抗啊！
你是否看过超人大战恐龙的电影？虽然那是人编造的动画，原来圣经也如此形容恐龙。
恐龙的存在应该是真的，但是超人则绝对是想像出来的。 事实上，唯独基督徒有圣灵的帮助，就等于有了超人的能力不是吗？
2.神的能力超越这一切（41:9-34）
（1）神更是无人能敌挡（V9-10）
若说恐龙之力天下无敌，神就更加不用说，因为神是造万物、造恐龙的神啊！
（2）有谁能与神相争呢（V11）
谁能给神以致蒙神偿还而给予呢？万物都是来自神，有什么是所谓“奉献”给神呢？原来我们所能奉献的钱、摆上的时间、付出的生命代价···，其实都是从神来的。换言之，为神而活是理所当然的。
（3）对海怪恐龙的描述（V12-34）
—完美骨骼（V12-17）
—牠口能喷火（V18-23）
—牠刀枪不入（V24-34）
恐龙虽巨大无比，整个身体的结构都近乎完美。但是，兽性必然还是兽性，毫无人性可言。恐龙如今已经不存在与地上，但是龙、蛇、兽都是启示录对魔鬼的用词与形容。而且牠对世人的祸害与威胁，一点都不亚于恐龙。因此，我们如果不是紧紧依靠神，又如何能过得胜的人生呢？
二、得见神且福加倍（约伯42章）
1.经历苦难才亲眼见神（42:1-6）
面对神的质问，人真是无言以答；这才发现原来人根本就不认识神到底有多伟大？或说人所能认识的神，也许还不到百分之一。透过面对神的发问，人才能渐渐明白自己的不知道。约伯从前风闻有神，而如今亲眼见主，这是一个信仰的必经之路。正如未经历风雨就还不能见到彩虹。
2.神亲自判定友人不是（42:7-8）
约伯的朋友们批评论断约伯，原来神都在看！到了时候神果然出面说话。而且神力挺约伯，这是何等荣耀和安慰的事啊！能够忍耐等待到神出手，那才是最荣耀的得胜不是吗？
3.恢复清白且加倍蒙福（42:9-12）
当约伯经过极大的试验，而且保守自己不放弃信心、不离弃神的时候，果然神一出手就全然翻转。而且末后的荣耀远大过先前的荣耀。
4.得儿女为业是祝福啊（42:13-17）
在荣耀的大结局里，不是光有许多的产业，而是能有家庭儿女才是最大的祝福。而且圣经记载的不是儿子的名，而是三个美貌女儿的名。可见神造女人的美，原来是让完美的家庭更完美。
大总结：苦尽甘来庆团圆
人生在世有起伏，而且黑暗困苦的日子虽漫长，但是只要认定独一神、敬畏神、坚信到底才是最终的圆满得胜。而且得胜不是一个人，而是全家蒙恩，全家蒙福。
祝福大家新年蒙福大团圆！
Job 41-42 The invincible God who blesses
GK611 Morning Devotion
08 Feb 2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Rev David Tan
Introduction: After enduring hardships, one will see the light at the end of the tunnel. There is no way out of the mountain, but there is another village in the darkness!
1. What man cannot do but God can! (Job 41)
(1) Who can subdue the sea monster dinosaur? (41:1-8)
Can you catch a crocodile on a fishhook? It is true that some people have caught crocodiles with fishhooks if they were the crocodiles we recognise today. Obviously, the crocodiles the Bible speaks of here are not the crocodiles we know. The original text of crocodile is livyathan sea monster, dragon, serpent (leviathan, sea monster, dragon)
(a) a large aquatic animal
(b) perhaps the extinct dinosaur, plesiosaurus (蛇颈龙)
Wouldn't a dinosaur be a bird for a child to play with? Can they be sold as merchandise? They were so amazing, no one could fight them!
Have you ever seen the movie Superman vs. Dinosaurs? Although it was animated, the Bible describes dinosaurs in the same way.
Dinosaurs are supposed to be real, but Superman is definitely imaginary.
As a matter of fact, only Christians who have the help of the Holy Spirit that is to have the power of Superman, don't they?
2. God's power surpasses all this (41:9-34)
(1) God is unrivaled (V9-10)
If the power of the dinosaurs is invincible, God is even more so, for God is the God who made all things and the dinosaurs!
(2) Who can compete with God (V11)
Who can give to God so as to be repaid and given by God? All things come from God, so what is there to "pay" to God? It turns out that all the money we can give, all the time we can spend, all the price we can pay for our lives - all of it comes from God. In other words, it is only natural to live for God.
(3) Descriptions of sea monster dinosaurs (V12-34)
-Perfect bones (V12-17)
-Its mouth breathed fire (V18-23).
-It was invulnerable to weapons (V24-34).
Dinosaurs were huge, and their entire bodies were nearly perfect. However, the beastly nature was necessarily still beastly, and there was nothing human about it. Dinosaurs no longer exist on earth, but dragon, serpent, and beast are all words and descriptions of the devil in the book of Revelation. And they are no less a scourge and threat to the world than the dinosaurs. Therefore, how can we live a victorious life if we do not rely on God?
2. Seeing God and being doubly blessed (Job 42)
(1) Seeing God through suffering (42:1-6)
In the face of God's question, man is speechless; he realises that he does not know how great God is. Or perhaps less than one percent of God is known to man. Through facing God's questions, man can gradually realise what he does not know. Job had heard about God, but now he saw the Lord with his own eyes, which is a necessary part of faith. This is a necessary part of faith, just as one cannot see the rainbow until one has experienced the storm.
(2) God Himself judges friends' fault (42:7-8)
Job's friends criticised and judged Job, but it turned out that God was watching! When the time came, God did step in and speak. And what an honur and comfort it was that God stood up for Job! It is the most glorious victory to be able to wait patiently for God to do something, isn't it?
(3) Restored to innocence and doubly blessed (42:9-12)
When Job went through a great trial and kept himself from giving up his faith and forsaking God, he was completely turned around by God's hand. The glory of this latter shall be greater than the former.
4. What a blessing to have children as an inheritance (42:13-17)
In the great end of glory, it is not the mere possession of many estates that is the greatest blessing, but it is the possession of a family of children that is the greatest blessing. Moreover, the Bible records not the name of a son, but the names of three beautiful daughters. This shows that the beauty of God's creation of women is to make the perfect family even more perfect.
Grand finale: Celebrating Reunion after hardtimes
Life on earth has its ups and downs, and although the days of darkness and hardship are long, the ultimate victory is achieved by recognising the Only God, fearing Him, and believing to the end. Moreover, victory is not for one person, but for the whole family to be blessed.
I wish you all a blessed and Happy New Year!
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