出埃及记［第32章］
[别辜负神的爱]
主讲: 郑伟健传道
21/03/2025
1. 香坛的设立（v.1-6）
1.没耐心，按耐不住
2.没信任，疑东疑西
3.想自己，随意乱来
以色列人等了四十天，看不到摩西回来，就开始慌了。他们害怕、焦虑，觉得自己被丢下了。他们的信心，原来只是建立在眼见的摩西身上，而不是神的话语。
于是，他们转向亚伦，不是来求问神，而是直接要求造一个可以看得见的“神像”，来代替神的带领。这不是单纯的软弱，而是信仰的偏差。他们不愿意信靠那位不可见的神，而是想要一个能“掌控”的偶像。
1.没尽责，不敢挡
2.纵容人，不敢拒
3.推责任，不敢认
亚伦本应是属灵领袖，应该带领百姓归向神。但他没有坚定立场，反而顺从百姓的要求，制造偶像。
不仅如此，他还试图“包装”他们的罪。他没有直接说：“我们要敬拜别的神。”而是说：“这是耶和华！”甚至还搞了一个“敬拜耶和华的节日”。他想用宗教的外壳掩盖错误，结果让百姓陷入更大的罪中。
1.不逃避，敢承担
2.有信任，敢交托
3.勇敢讲，敢纠正
4.忠心走，敢跟随
摩西对神的信任，使他愿意勇敢表达、勇敢交托。他不是站在百姓的角度埋怨神，而是站在神的角度，与神对话。他的代求不是凭感觉，而是建立在神的属性、神的应许、神的约之上。他知道神是慈爱的、信实的，绝不会违背祂自己。
在山下，百姓因不耐烦而造金牛犊，但约书亚却与他们截然不同。他没有和百姓一样急躁，也没有陷入恐慌。他不清楚摩西的情况，不知道接下来的发展，但他因着信任，选择耐心等候。
1.神知道但忍耐
2.神愤怒但怜悯
神是全知的，祂不是在金牛犊事件发生后才惊讶地发现百姓的悖逆。祂早已知道他们的软弱、刚硬和不忠。但即便如此，祂仍然带他们出埃及，行神迹保护他们，赐下律法引导他们。
然而，百姓在短短几天内就背叛神，回头去找埃及的偶像。这种行为就像孩子刚被父母从危险中救出来，转头就去投奔另一个假父母，完全无视真正爱他们的那一位。这让神的心何等痛苦！
Exodus 32
Don’t Let God’s Love Go to Waste!
21/03/2025
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Asher
1. Impatience, unable to hold back
2. Lack of trust, suspicious of everything
3. Thinking about oneself, acting recklessly
The Israelites waited for forty days, but did not see Moses coming back, so they began to panic. They were afraid and anxious, and felt that they were left behind. It turned out that their faith was only based on the Moses they saw, not on God's words.
So, they turned to Aaron, not to ask God, but directly asked to make a visible "idol" to replace God's guidance. This is not simple weakness, but a deviation of faith. They are unwilling to trust the invisible God but want an idol that can "control".
1. Not fulfilling responsibility, not daring to stop
2. Indulging others, not daring to refuse
3. Pushing responsibility, not daring to admit
Aaron should have been a spiritual leader who should have led the people to God. But he did not stand firm but obeyed the people's request and made idols.
Not only that, he also tried to "package" their sins. He did not directly say: "We want to worship other gods." Instead, he said: "This is Jehovah!" He even organized a "festival to worship Jehovah." He wanted to cover up his mistakes with the shell of religion, but ended up making the people fall into greater sin.
1. Do not escape, dare to take responsibility
2. Have trust, dare to entrust
3. Speak bravely, dare to correct
4. Walk faithfully, dare to follow
Moses' trust in God made him willing to express and entrust his trust bravely. He did not complain about God from the perspective of the people but talked to God from the perspective of God. His intercession was not based on feelings, but was based on God's attributes, God's promises, and God's covenant. He knew that God was loving and faithful and would never go against Himself.
At the foot of the mountain, the people made a golden calf out of impatience, but Joshua was completely different from them. He was not as impatient as the people, nor did he fall into panic. He was not clear about Moses' situation and did not know what would happen next, but because of his trust, he chose to wait patiently.
1. God knows but is patient
2. God is angry but merciful
God is all-knowing. He was not surprised to discover the people's rebellion after the incident with the golden calf. He already knew their weakness, hardness, and unfaithfulness. But even so, He still led them out of Egypt, performed miracles to protect them, and gave them laws to guide them.
However, in just a few days, the people rebelled against God and returned to the idols of Egypt. This behavior is like a child who has just been rescued from danger by his parents but then turns around and goes to another false parent, completely ignoring the One who truly loves them. How painful this makes God's heart!