士师记［第2章］
Book of Judges 2
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士师记第2章|Book of Judges 2【杜绝恶性的循环】
28/12/2022
引言：野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
这句话是出自于唐朝诗人白居易。说到不管烈火怎样无情地焚烧青草地，只要春风一吹，遍地又会重新长满青青的野草。因为烈火烧不到野草的根。因此要杜绝野草丛生的方法，就是斩草要除根。整本士师记也让我们看到，以色列百姓因为没有听从耶和华神的吩咐，把野草的根全然拔除，因此将自己陷在恶性循环的旷野里绕圈圈。
一、回转归向信实神（v1-5）
1.离开波金、回到吉甲（v1-2）
虽然神早已吩咐以色列民进入迦南要把仇敌全然赶出，但他们却没有听从。因此神的使者从吉甲上到波金对他们宣判管教。吉甲是以色列人进迦南后行割礼、对付肉体、与神立约的地方。因此，让我们常常回到与神相遇的吉甲。信守圣约的神，必会帮助我们除掉仍有的肉体情欲、让生命与祂对齐。
2.谦卑依靠、真实悔改（v3-5）
神说百姓既然喜欢留下迦南人与他们同住，神从此就会任凭他们。留下这些迦南人成为他们肋下荆棘和网罗。百姓放声而哭，是惧怕将要面对的审判，并非后悔自己得罪了神，因此他们只是撕裂衣服，而没有撕裂心肠的真实悔改。真实的悔改是对神的话有行动，并会结出生命的果子来。
二、言教身教的传承（v6-10）
真实信仰的传承是非常重要。要有效的持续传承不妥协的信仰，除了我们本身要以言教教导真理和述说神的作为外，更是以身教不妥协的活出来。此外，真实的传承，是带领下一代或团队一起来经历神。当他们一起走过、一起经历神，就更容易体会和接棒。一代代的相传。
三、杜绝恶性的循环（v16-23）
信徒从犯罪、跌倒，而遭受审判，很常不是偶然不谨慎发生的。正所谓物腐而后虫生。一件东西生虫，首先是从内部腐烂开始。人会犯罪、跌倒，往往源于日积月累下来的妥协和体贴肉体所造成的。因此，我们要儆醒的杜绝一点点的妥协、治死任何想要体贴肉体的意念。
1. 不叩拜别神（v11-17）
以色列人本是游牧民族，为了要得到迦南人的农业技术，他们不但没有完全赶出迦南人，还弃信仰，妥协跟随敬拜诸巴力，就惹耶和华的愤怒。
在职场里，我们也很常要在妥协或坚持信仰上做出选择。为了赚多一点钱，不来主日崇拜，不参加祷告会、小组？为了多睡一点，不起来晨祷？ 人小小的妥协，或许能暂时得到肉体和私欲的满足，但终究还是会把我们陷入审判灭亡中。凡以别神代替耶和华，愁苦必加增。所以，要认定耶稣，不叩拜别神。
2. 不滥用神恩（v16-19）
因为神有恩典有怜悯，因此人很容易掉入滥用神恩典的危险里。不对付生命的问题也是在滥用神的恩典。滥用神的恩典在罪中继续打滚时，最痛苦的是自己。
3. 不留下各族（v20-23）
神留下约书亚死后的迦南各族，不将他们速速赶出，目的是为了要试验以色列人，看看他们肯不肯守遵行祂的道。
当环境不容易时不要埋怨。要知道如果没有这些环境和困难，就无法验出我们对神的心志和顺服有多少，也无法让我们的生命长大成熟。我们要快快的来回应神，使神为我们速速的赶出迦南族，不留下在生命里。
总结：试金石
试金石是一种黑色坚硬的石块，用黄金在上面画一条纹，就可以看出黄金的成色。就像神为以色列百姓留下了迦南的一些民族，藉此试验他们对神的顺服。神也在我们的生命中，为我们预备了许多的试金石，来试炼我们对祂的顺服。因此，当我们的生命出现像黑色试金石般的旷野时，求神让我们灵里敏锐地知道，这是祂给我们的试炼。我们要选择勇敢的杜绝体贴老我的恶性循环，不留下生命中的任何迦南民族、不再容许老问题有重复的机会。这样生命才能不断的被提升，往一个又一个的属灵高峰前进。让我们这块黄金，在试金石上画出的条纹成色是越来越纯！
Judges 2: Putting an end to the vicious cycle
GK611 Morning Devotion
28/12/2022
Speaker: Ps Deborah
Introduction: The wildfire can't be burnt out, the spring breeze blows again
This quote is from the poet Bai Ju Yi of the Tang Dynasty. It says that no matter how mercilessly the fire burns the grass, as long as the spring breeze blows, the grass will grow again everywhere. Because the fire cannot burn the roots of the weeds. Therefore, the way to stop the growth of weeds is to eliminate the roots of the weeds. The whole book of Judges also shows us that the people of Israel were trapped in a vicious circle in the wilderness because they did not obey the command of the LORD God to uproot all the weeds.
1. Turning back to the faithful God (v1-5)
(1) Leaving Bochim and returning to Gilgal (v1-2)
Although God had commanded the people of Israel to enter Canaan long ago to drive out all their enemies, they did not obey. Therefore God's messengers went up from Gilgal to Bochim to pronounce discipline on them. GilgaL was the place where Israel was circumcised, dealt with the flesh, and made a covenant with God after entering Canaan. Therefore, let us often return to Gilgal, where we met with God. God, who keeps the covenant, will help us to get rid of the lusts of the flesh that we still have and to align our lives with Him.
(2) Depend humbly and true repentance (v3-5)
God said that since the people liked to leave the Canaanites to dwell with them, God would henceforth leave them alone. Leaving these Canaanites behind became a thorn and a snare under their rib. The people cried out in fear of the judgment they would face, not in regret that they had sinned against God, so they only tore their clothes, but not their hearts in true repentance. True repentance is action in response to the word of God, and will bear the fruit of life.
2. The transmission of the Word and the teaching of the Body (v6-10)
The transmission of true faith is very important. To effectively and consistently pass on an uncompromising faith, we must not only teach the Truth and tell the Work of God by our Word, but also live it out uncompromisingly by our example. In addition, an authentic legacy is to lead the next generation or team to experience God together. When they walk together and experience God together, it is easier to experience and take over the baton. Passing on from generation to generation.
3.Putting an end to the vicious circle (v16-23)
It is not often that a believer goes from sinning, falls, and is judged by accidental carelessness. As the saying goes, when something rots, worms are born. When something is wormy, it first begins to rot from within. People often sin and fall because of the compromise and carnality that accumulates over time. Therefore, we need to be careful not to compromise the slightest bit and to put an end to any desire to be carnal.
(1) Do not bow down to other gods (v11-17)
The Israelites were a nomadic people, and in order to get the agricultural technology of the Canaanites, they not only did not drive out the Canaanites completely, but also abandoned their faith and compromised to follow the worship of the Baals, which provoked the anger of the LORD.
In the workplace, we too often have to choose between compromising or sticking to our faith. Not coming to Sunday services, not attending prayer meetings or cell groups in order to make more money? Not getting up for Morning Devotion in order to get more sleep? Small human compromises may provide temporary physical and selfish satisfaction, but they will eventually lead us into judgment and destruction. Where other gods are substituted for the LORD, sorrow will increase. Therefore, identify with Jesus and do not bow down to other gods.
(2) Do not abuse God's grace (v16-19)
Because God is gracious and merciful, it is easy for man to fall into the danger of abusing God’s grace. Not dealing with the problems of life is also abusing God’s grace. The one who suffers most when abusing God’s grace continues to roll around in sin is oneself.
(3) Not leaving the tribes behind (v20-23)
God left the tribes of Canaan after Joshua's death and did not drive them out quickly in order to test the Israelites to see if they would keep His Word.
Do not complain when the circumstances are not easy. Know that without these circumstances and difficulties, we would not be able to test how much we have grown in heart and obedience to God, nor would we be able to grow and mature in our lives. We need to respond to God quickly so that He will drive out the Canaanite tribe for us quickly and not leave it in our lives.
Conclusion: Touchstone
A touchstone is a black, hard stone on which a stripe of gold is drawn to reveal the color of the gold. Just like God left some of the nations of Canaan for the people of Israel to test their obedience to God. God has also prepared many touchstones in our lives to test our obedience to Him. Therefore, when there is a wilderness like a black touchstone in our lives, ask God to make us spiritually sensitive to the fact that this is a trial He has given us. We need to choose to boldly put an end to the vicious cycle of being mindful of the old self, leaving no Canaanite nation in our lives and never allowing old problems to be repeated. In this way life can be constantly lifted up to one spiritual peak after another. Let the streak of gold that we draw on the touchstone become more and more pure!
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