1 Jun 2017, Ex 34 出34章, The LORD your God 耶和华我的神

Posted on May 28, 2017 in Devotions, Exodus |

Scripture Reading        : Ex 34

Theme                            : The  LORD your God

 

A gracious God(1–9).

Because He is gracious and long-suffering, God gave His people another opportunity, just as He does with us today (1 John 2:1–2). He gave a “second chance” to Abraham (Gen. 13:1ff.), Jonah (Jon. 3:1), and Peter (John 21:15ff.). The enemy accuses us and wants us to quit, but God is ready to forgive when we turn to Him (Pss. 103:10–14; 130:3–4).

A jealous God(10–29).

God works for us, but He expects us to walk with Him. He will keep His covenant, but we must beware not to compromise with evil. It is easy to get into sin gradually. First there is agreement in worship (vv. 12–13), then sacrifice (v. 15), then marriage (v. 16); and the result is the loss of our children to false gods. Note the emphasis on putting God first (vv. 19–22, 26).

A glorious God(30–35).

Moses not only sought God’s glory and saw it on the mount, but he shared it as it reflected from his own face. However, this glory faded away, just like the glory of the Law. As we see Christ in the Word, and the Spirit makes us more like Him, we go “from glory to glory” (2 Cor. 3:12–18; see also Prov. 4:18; Matt. 17:1–8; Acts 6:15).[1]

 

Praying the Scripture

  1. Do you know God? Do you bear the image of God? The Bible says, “The LORD, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness.” (Ex 34:6) Let’s pray that we constantly remind ourselves who God is and what are His characters and bear His image in our daily lives.
  2. The Lord made a covenant with his people that they shall not have any other gods except the LORD. He is a jealous God (Ex 34:14). So be sure that the LORD will destroy all your idols including anything, visible or invisible, that stand between you and the LORD. If you love anything more than Him, beware, He will destroy all of them because only He and He alone is your Creator and you belong to Him.
  3. Can Christians marry a non-Christians? No, the Lord God forbid such marriages (Ex 34:16). Deuteronomy is even clearer, “You shall not intermarry with them, giving your daughters to their sons or taking their daughters for your sons.” (Deu 7:3) New Testament gives us the same principle, “Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? (2Co 6:14-16) Let’s pray that we obey God and His commandment. If a person insisting getting marry with an unbeliever, the unbeliever clearly is his/her idol.

[1] Warren W. Wiersbe, With the Word Bible Commentary (Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1991), Ex 34:1.

 
 
 

经文：出34章

主题：耶和华我的神

 

满有恩典的神（1-9）

因为神满有恩典、长久忍耐，所以祂赐予百姓另一个机会；神今日也如此对待我们（约一2:1-2）。祂也赐给亚伯拉罕（创13:1 ）、约拿（拿 3:1），及彼得（约21:15 ）“第二次机会”。敌人控告我们，并要我们放弃，但只要我们愿意转向神，祂随时都肯赦免我们（诗103:3-4，10-14）。

嫉妒的神（忌邪的神）（10-29）

神帮助我们，但也要求我们与祂同行。祂必遵守所立的约，但我们必须小心谨慎不向罪恶妥协。我们很容易就会逐渐陷入罪中；首先是在敬拜上做出的妥协（12-13节），接着是祭物（15节）、婚姻（16节），而其结果就是孩子随从他们的假神行邪淫。请在这里注意神对头生者的强调（19-22，26节）。

充满荣耀的神（30-35）

摩西不仅寻求神的荣耀，并在山上得看见了，现在他更是从自己的脸上向众人反映了这份荣耀。然而，这荣耀终究会消失，就像律法的荣耀一样。当我们在圣经里看到基督，且圣灵使我们越像基督时，我们也“荣上加荣”了（林后3:12-18；亦见箴4:18；太17:1-8；徒6:15）。

 

用经文祷告

  1. 你是否认识神？你是否拥有神的形象？圣经说：“耶和华，是有怜悯有恩典的神，不轻易发怒，并有丰盛的慈爱和诚实。”（出34:6）让我们祷告，叫我们不断提醒自己神是谁、祂的属性，并立志要在每日生命中活出祂的形象。
  2. 主与祂的子民立约，叫他们不可敬拜别神；祂是忌邪的神（出34:14）。所以你可以肯定，耶和华必把阻碍你与祂之间一切有形、无形的偶像一律拆毁。你对它物的爱若胜于神，请小心，祂必将之摧毁，因为唯独祂是你的创造者，而你完全属于祂。
  3. 基督徒是否能与与非基督徒结婚？不，神禁止这等婚姻（出34:16）。申命记更是明确说到：“不可与他们结亲。不可将你的女儿嫁他们的儿子，也不可叫你的儿子娶他们的女儿。”（申7:3）新约圣经也给予我们同样的原则：“不要同负一轭。义和不义有什么相交呢？光明和黑暗有什么相通呢？基督和彼列（彼列就是撒但的别名）有什么相和呢？信主的和不信主的有什么相干呢？神的殿和偶像有什么相同呢？”（林后6:14-16）让我们祷告，叫我们能顺服神和祂的诫命。如果一个基督徒坚持要与非信徒结婚，很显然的，那不信的人就是他/她的偶像