出埃及记［第8章］
[硬心吃苦头，顺服得平安]
主讲: 郑伟健实习传道
07/02/2025
1. 自以为很聪明（V5-7, 18）
法老的术士试图模仿神迹，把水变血、召青蛙上地，但他们无法解决问题，只会使青蛙越来越多，却不能驱除这些烦人的青蛙。到了第三灾，术士们彻底无能为力，因为只有神能创造生命，这时候才承认自己的有限。自以为聪明，却只能制造更大的混乱。
2. 好了伤忘了疼 （V13-15, 9, 32）
青蛙一死，苍蝇一离开，法老立刻反悔，把神的宽容当软弱。法老一遇灾难就求摩西祷告，但当神怜悯他、除去灾祸后，他立刻翻脸不认账。这显示他只想脱离苦难，却没有真正的悔改。
3. 喜欢讨价还价（V8-10, 25-28）
法老说：“你们可以去祭祀，但别走太远。” 更是提出目的是让以色列人在这地祭祀，而不是离开埃及往旷野去。这显示他表面顺服，实则仍想掌控局势。撒但也常用这种方式欺骗基督徒，让我们"不走太远"，仍然留在世界里，不愿意完全归向神。
1. 不是暂时低头（V8）
法老多次求摩西祷告，却从不真正降服。他的信仰只是“危机公关”，不是生命的改变。
2. 不是部分顺服（V28）
法老试图让以色列人"部分"顺服，但神要求他们完全的分别为圣。今天，神也不要我们只是“信一半”，而是全然跟随祂。我们是否在某些领域愿意顺服神，而在其他方面仍自己做主？ 例如，信主后仍然不愿意放下某些不讨神喜悦的习惯。
1. 硬心的得灾祸（V1-4, 16-17, 23-24）
神用青蛙、虱子、苍蝇来证明祂是独一的神，法老的偶像毫无能力。今天，任何取代神的东西最终都会带来灾祸。
2. 顺服的得平安（V8-12）
法老几时答应摩西，灾祸就何时停止。神更是给人时间悔改，不轻易发怒，但若人持续刚硬，最终还是要面对审判。
检查内心、立即行动、相信应许。 三问反思：1.我的生命中是否有「部分掌权」领域？ 2.面对神的管教，我是寻求「灾停」还是「悔改」？ 3.如何活出「不再硬心」的盟约生命？
Exodus 8
Hardheartedness brings hardship, but obedience brings peace
07/02/2025
The Morning Devotion Speaker: IP Asher
1. Thinking oneself is smart （V5-7, 18)
Pharaoh’s magicians tried to imitate miracles, turning water into blood and summoning frogs to the earth, but they could not solve the problem. They only made the frogs multiply but could not get rid of these annoying frogs. By the third plague, the magicians were completely powerless, because only God could create life, and only then did they admit their own limitations. Thinking they were smart but only created greater chaos.
2. The hurt is healed yet the pain is forgotten （V13-15, 19, 32)
As soon as the frog died and the flies left, Pharaoh immediately repented and mistook God's tolerance for weakness. When Pharaoh encountered a disaster, he asked Moses to pray, but when God showed mercy to him and removed the disaster, he immediately turned his back and refused to admit it. This shows that he just wants to escape suffering but has no real repentance.
3. Likes to bargain （V8-10, 25-28)
Pharaoh said: "You can go and offer sacrifices, but don't go too far." He also stated that the purpose was for the Israelites to offer sacrifices here instead of leaving Egypt and going to the wilderness. This shows that he is submissive on the surface but still wants to take control of the situation. Satan also often uses this method to deceive Christians, causing us to "not go too far" and remain in the world, unwilling to fully turn to God.
1. Not bowing temporarily （V8)
Pharaoh asked Moses to pray many times, but he never truly surrendered. His belief is just "crisis management", not life-changing.
2. Not partial submission （V28)
Pharaoh tried to get the Israelites to "partially" obey, but God required complete sanctification. Today, God does not want us to “believe only half” but to follow Him completely. Are we willing to obey God in some areas while still making our own decisions in other areas? For example, after believing in the Lord, you may still be unwilling to let go of certain habits that do not please God.
1. The hard-hearted will get disaster （V1-4, 16-17, 23-24)
God used frogs, lice, and flies to prove that He was the only God and that Pharaoh's idols were powerless. Today, anything that replaces God will ultimately bring disaster.
2. Those who obey find peace （V8-12)
As long as Pharaoh promised Moses, the disaster would stop. God gives people time to repent and is slow to anger, but if people continue to be stubborn, they will eventually face judgment.
Examine your heart, act now, and believe the promise. Three reflection questions：1. Are there areas of “partial control” in my life? 2. When facing God’s discipline, should I seek “an end to the disaster” or “repent”? 3. How to live out the covenant life of “no longer hardening my heart”?