撒母耳记上［第5章］
Book of 1 Samuel 5
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撒母耳记上［第5章］|Book of 1st Samuel 5【独一真神独行奇事】
11/07/2023
一、真神临到偶像仆倒（V1-5）
1.一次仆倒 以为碰巧（V1-3）
非利士人把约柜掳去后，就把它抬到他们所拜的神‘大衮’的神庙，让它在大衮旁边服事他们的神,并且可再多拜一个神明。
神就彰显能力，使大衮仆倒在约柜前。不过，非利士人以为只是巧合，所以就把大衮扶起来，放回原处。
2.独一真神 再施大能（V4-5）
神再次施展大能做奇妙的工作，使大衮不仅仅是仆倒在耶和华约柜面前，而且头和手都在门槛上折断了。神要让非利士人知道，耶和华是真神，他们的偶像是假神。但是非利士人还是不明白，他们还以为有神明在门槛上，吓得从此不敢踏大衮庙的门槛。
只要活在神的同在中，黑暗权势就完全站立不住！
二、神独行奇事显荣耀（V6-12）
1.神出重手 独行奇事（V6-10）
神向非利士人显明祂是独一的真神以后，他们还是不知悔改，于是神又把手重重的加在非利士人身上，败坏他们，使他们都生痔疮。非利士人终于承认：这一切，不管是大衮两次的仆倒，还是他们所得的病，都是神出重手所做的事情！神独行奇事借着‘约柜’的临到，非利士全地都被制伏了！
神向敬畏祂的人是满有慈爱；但向悖逆不信的人，却显为可畏！人用什么态度对待神，就从神那里得到相对的报应！
2.愿将约柜 送回原处（V11-12）
非利士众城，没有一个敢接收耶和华的约柜。最后他们决定将以色列神的约柜送回原处，免得害了众民！神审判非利士人，叫他们生痔疮，自愿将约柜送回原处！
今天世人对于世界难题的解决，也是在那里研究办法，并不晓得信靠神。他们只知道想办法和筹算，但是并没有真正解决问题的根源！基督徒必须知道，唯一的办法和出路就是信靠神!
总结：
神原本是可以施展祂的大能，独自成就任何事，但祂却愿意使用蒙恩被召的人,来完成祂荣耀的工作，因为要我们也可以分享祂的荣耀！
1 Samuel 5 The Only True God Works Miracles Alone
GK611 Morning Devotion
11/7/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps. Daniel
1. Idols fall upon the True God (V1-6)
(1) Thought it was a coincidence on the first fall (V1-3)
After the Philistines captured the Ark of the Covenant, they brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon to serve their god, and also, they could worship one more god.
God manifested his power and caused Dagon to fall before the ark of the covenant. However, the Philistines thought it was just a coincidence, so they lifted Dagon up and put him back where he was.
(2) The only true God exerts great power again (V4-5)
God once again exerted his mighty power to do amazing work, causing Dagon not only to fall before the ark of God but also to have his head and hands broken off on the threshold. God wanted the Philistines to know that Yahweh is the true God and that their idols are false gods. But the Philistines still didn't understand. They thought there was a god on the threshold, and they were so frightened that they never dared to step on the threshold of the Dagon Temple.
As long as we live in the presence of God, the forces of darkness cannot stand at all!
2. God Alone Works Miracles and Shows His Glory (V6-12)
（1） God’s harsh hand work on miracles alone (V6-10)
After God showed the Philistines that He is the only true God, they still did not repent, so God put a harsh hand on the Philistines again, ravaging them and causing them all to have tumours. The Philistines finally admitted: All of this, whether it was Dagon's fall twice, or the illness they got, were all done by supernatural powers! God alone performed miracles and through the coming of the "Ark of the Covenant", the entire land of Philistia was subdued!
God is merciful to those who fear Him, but He is tremendous to those who rebel and unbelieve! Whatever attitude people take toward God, they will get relative retribution from God!
(2) Return the Ark to its original place willingly (V11-12)
None of the Philistine cities dared to accept the ark of the Lord. Finally, they decided to send the Ark of the God of Israel back to its original place, so as not to harm the people! God judged the Philistines, causing them to have tumours, and willingly returned the Ark to its original place!
Today's people in the world are searching for ways to solve the world's problems, and they don't know how to trust God. They only know how to think and plan, but they don't really solve the root of the problem! Christians must know that the only way out is to trust God!
Conclusion：
God could have exerted His might and accomplished anything by himself, but He is willing to use those who have been called by grace to accomplish His glorious work because He wants us to share His glory too!
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