It is a serious thing to enter into a covenant with the Lord. He will keep His part of the agreement, but we are prone to disobey. If we are to be faithful, we need spiritual renewal for our eyes, ears, and hearts (v. 4). We need to see His hand at work, hear His Word, and love Him with all our hearts.
与主立约是一件严肃的事。神必然遵行祂的部分，但我们却倾向悖逆。我们若要忠心与主，就得在眼目、双耳和内心得到圣灵的更新（4节）。我们需要看到祂的工作，听到祂的话，并尽心尽意地爱主。
For forty years, the people saw miracles and heard words, yet they did not perceive what God was doing. They saw His acts but did not understand His ways (Ps. 103:7). They had seen God defeat the idols of Egypt, yet they still had idolatry in their hearts. What could have been spiritual experiences was only a series of historical events because they did not focus on the Lord.
四十年来，以色列人既看到奇迹又听见主话，却仍不晓其用意。他们看到神行事，却不晓得祂的作为（诗篇103:7）。他们目睹神击败埃及的偶像，心里却仍敬拜他神。由于他们不看重神，他们的属灵经历仅被当作是历史事件罢了。
Our responsibility is to obey what we know and not pry into what we do not know (v. 29). Ponder Matthew 13:10–17, and then examine your spiritual perception.
我们的责任是服从我们所知道的，而不是窥探属于耶和华隐必的事（29节）。请思考马太福音13:10-17，然后审察你属灵的视觉。
Praying the Scripture 用经文祷告
- This chapter is the Book of Deuteronomy in miniature. Moses reviewed the past (vv. 1–8), called the people to obey God’s Law (vv. 9–15), and warned them what would happen if they disobeyed (vv. 16–29). As we read and study Moses’ farewell address, we may get weary of these repeated themes, but they are the essence of God’s covenant with His people. Many of the people who accepted the covenant at Sinai had perished in the wilderness, but there was still a “nation of Israel” that was accountable to the Lord to obey that covenant (Deut. 4–5). Future generations of Jews were also bound by the covenant made by their ancestors at Sinai. If the nation followed the idolaters and disobeyed the Lord, the Lord would judge the whole land and it would become an example to others of what happens when God’s law is violated. Let’s pray that we learn the lesson from Israel and not repeat their mistake.
本章是《申命记》的缩影。摩西回顾了过去（1-8节），叫人们遵守神的律法（9-15节），并警告他们违背律法（16-29节）的后果。当我们阅读并学习摩西的告别致辞时，我们或许会对再三重复的主题感到厌倦，但这都是神与祂子民立约的精髓。许多在西奈山与神立约的人都在旷野中灭亡了，但“以色列国”仍有责任遵守约定（申4-5）。后代的犹太人必须遵守他们祖先在西奈山所立的约。如果以色列崇拜偶像，悖逆了主，主將审判以色列全地，以儆效尤。让我们祈祷我们会汲取以色列的教训，不要重蹈覆辙。
- Will Israel be an obedient people? Would God send these curses? What does the future hold for the nation? Some people wonder, but this was not a time for speculation; it was a time for dedication. “The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but those things which are revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may do all the words of this law” (29:29). Our responsibility as God’s people isn’t to try to pry open the doors of the future but to obey God’s will here and now. Let’s pray that we will not rebel against God by focusing on the mysteries like some do, but to obey what God has already made clear to us in the Bible.
以色列是否会听从神的话？神是否会降下诅咒？以色列将有怎样的未来？有些人反复遐想，但这不是猜测的时候，而是委身的时候。 “隐秘的事是属耶和华我们神的；惟有明显的事是永远属我们和我们子孙的，好叫我们遵行这律法上的一切话”（29:29）。身为神的子民，我们的责任不是要尝试撬开未来，而是服从神当下的旨意。让我们祈祷叫自己不要违背神，不要像他人一样把焦点放在隐秘的事上，而是谨守遵行神在圣经中清楚的教导。
