旧约 - 列王记下(2 Kings)第13章

In the twenty-third year of Joash son of Ahaziah king of Judah, Jehoahaz son of Jehu became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned seventeen years.
He did evil in the eyes of the LORD by following the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit, and he did not turn away from them.
So the LORD'S anger burned against Israel, and for a long time he kept them under the power of Hazael king of Aram and Ben-Hadad his son.
Then Jehoahaz sought the LORD'S favor, and the LORD listened to him, for he saw how severely the king of Aram was oppressing Israel.
The LORD provided a deliverer for Israel, and they escaped from the power of Aram. So the Israelites lived in their own homes as they had before.
But they did not turn away from the sins of the house of Jeroboam, which he had caused Israel to commit; they continued in them. Also, the Asherah pole remained standing in Samaria.
Nothing had been left of the army of Jehoahaz except fifty horsemen, ten chariots and ten thousand foot soldiers, for the king of Aram had destroyed the rest and made them like the dust at threshing time.
As for the other events of the reign of Jehoahaz, all he did and his achievements, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
Jehoahaz rested with his fathers and was buried in Samaria. And Jehoash his son succeeded him as king.
In the thirty-seventh year of Joash king of Judah, Jehoash son of Jehoahaz became king of Israel in Samaria, and he reigned sixteen years.
He did evil in the eyes of the LORD and did not turn away from any of the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, which he had caused Israel to commit; he continued in them.
As for the other events of the reign of Jehoash, all he did and his achievements, including his war against Amaziah king of Judah, are they not written in the book of the annals of the kings of Israel?
Jehoash rested with his fathers, and Jeroboam succeeded him on the throne. Jehoash was buried in Samaria with the kings of Israel.
Now Elisha was suffering from the illness from which he died. Jehoash king of Israel went down to see him and wept over him. "My father! My father!" he cried. "The chariots and horsemen of Israel!"
Elisha said, "Get a bow and some arrows," and he did so.
"Take the bow in your hands," he said to the king of Israel. When he had taken it, Elisha put his hands on the king's hands.
"Open the east window," he said, and he opened it. "Shoot!" Elisha said, and he shot. "The LORD'S arrow of victory, the arrow of victory over Aram!" Elisha declared. "You will completely destroy the Arameans at Aphek."
Then he said, "Take the arrows," and the king took them. Elisha told him, "Strike the ground." He struck it three times and stopped.
The man of God was angry with him and said, "You should have struck the ground five or six times; then you would have defeated Aram and completely destroyed it. But now you will defeat it only three times."
Elisha died and was buried. Now Moabite raiders used to enter the country every spring.
Once while some Israelites were burying a man, suddenly they saw a band of raiders; so they threw the man's body into Elisha's tomb. When the body touched Elisha's bones, the man came to life and stood up on his feet.
Hazael king of Aram oppressed Israel throughout the reign of Jehoahaz.
But the LORD was gracious to them and had compassion and showed concern for them because of his covenant with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. To this day he has been unwilling to destroy them or banish them from his presence.
Hazael king of Aram died, and Ben-Hadad his son succeeded him as king.
Then Jehoash son of Jehoahaz recaptured from Ben-Hadad son of Hazael the towns he had taken in battle from his father Jehoahaz. Three times Jehoash defeated him, and so he recovered the Israelite towns.
列王纪下第十三章   第 13 章 

  王下 13:4-6> 我只要神作我的避难所吗?我如何为神而活? 

  13:4-6 神垂听约哈斯的恳求向他施援。以色列人求神帮助,祂就延迟审判,但是人民并未恒久倚赖祂,虽然暂时不拜偶像,却少有信仰上的真诚表现。单单在口头上说不犯罪并不足够;必须心口如一,全心全意地为神而活。偶然求神帮助不能代替天天信靠神的生活。 

  王下 13:5> 亚兰和以色列鱼蚌相争,得利的却是── 

  13:5 亚兰国在以色列之北,常与以色列为敌,因为以色列切断了亚兰通往南面的主要贸易通道,而亚兰也截断了以色列往北的通道。假如两国和平共处的话,他们所有的贸易通道就会畅通无阻,商业也会繁荣。以色列与亚兰两国不断争战,没有想到北方的亚述已兴起、且国势日益强大,不久就令他们两国难以抵挡了( 16:9 ; 17:6 )。 

  神或偶像 

  王下 13:9-10> 约阿施究竟是哪国的王? 

  13:9-10 约哈斯的儿子约阿施在公元前 798 年作以色列王,那时犹大王约阿施的政权已近尾声。在希伯来文中,这二人的名字是同一个字的两种不同写法(中文译名相同)。这两个王用同一个名字,他们二人大概在同一时间一南一北作王。犹大王约阿施开始时是贤君,而以色列王约阿施则是个恶王。 

  王下 13:14> 人常崇拜牧者或大能的祷告者,却忘了施能力的神,约阿施如是──我是吗? 

  13:14 以利沙有先知权能,他为以色列人所行的神迹备受尊崇。约阿施王称呼他为“以色列的战车马兵”。这句话使人想起以利沙对以利亚的称呼( 2:12 )。约阿施怕失去以利沙,因为他把全国的繁荣都归与以利沙,却没有将这功劳归于神。他的恐惧显示他缺少属灵的悟性。自上一次圣经中提到以利沙膏耶户作王的时间( 9:1 ),至此时最少经过了四十三年 ( 公元前 841-798 年 ) 。 

  王下 13:15-19> 约阿施的轻忽,告诫我在任何环境中都要警醒…… 

  13:15-19 以利沙吩咐约阿施用箭打地,约阿施勉强应付。结果,以利沙告诉他将来不能完全打败亚兰人。要想完全领受神对我们一生的计划并承受其中的福气,必须完全顺服神的命令。如果我们不肯完全照神的吩咐去做,也就不会得到完全的福分。 

  王下 13:20-21> 以利沙死后骸骨令死人复活的神迹,提醒人什么? 

  13:20-21 以利沙虽然死了,他美好的灵性却仍有影响力,甚至能行出神迹,显明他实在是神的先知。这件事也证实神的大能──异教的偶像从没有叫死人复生的事。这神迹再一次唤醒以色列人,去遵从神藉着以利沙赐下的话语。 

  历代君王与他们的仇敌──《灵修版圣经注释》