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士师记［第4章］
Book of Judges 4

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士师记第4章|Book of Judges 4

【神在前头为你争战】

主讲：丘均发传道

30/12/2022

引言：

神透过底波拉对巴拉说: 耶和华岂不在你前头行吗？(V14) 意思是耶和华不是在你前头为你争战吗？ 我们要知道，不管我们遭遇任何的事故，神都在前头为我们争战，要带领我们得胜前行。

一、偏行恶事受敌欺压 (V1-3)

士师以笏死后，神的子民又偏离神转去行恶。神便将他们交在敌人手里，受欺压长达二十年，选民才在痛苦中呼求神。 人是善忘的，常常如俗语所说: 好了伤疤忘了疼。不单以色列人如此，现代人也是如此，很容易忘了跟随在前头的神，而偏行己路受管教。

二、神怜悯子民施拯救 (V4-24)

选民在痛苦中呼求神，怜悯的神就使用三个人来拯救他们：

1.底波拉
底波拉虽然是一位为人妻的女性，她却不自我限制，勇敢地回应神的呼召，成为第一位女士师兼先知。底波拉忠于神的托付，呼召巴拉来作军事领袖。虽然巴拉因胆小，要求她同赴战场，她也马上答应完全不推辞。因着她的忠心、勇敢、顺服、以神的荣耀为念，神就拣选她成为当代最重要的领袖。

2.巴拉
巴拉在这次的争战中虽然显出懦弱的一面，但是当巴拉照着神的话去作，就经历到出人意外的胜利，神使用巴拉带领以色列军队将敌军都歼灭了！ 可是在巴拉大获全胜的时候，他却没能抓到西西拉。这也是神的意思，神要把西西拉交在一个妇人的手里。

3.雅亿
雅亿是基尼人希百的妻子。本来妇女在当时是没有什么地位的，再加上她并没有甚么特别的地方。但是她却在适当的时间、遇到适当的人、把握了适当的机会、采取了适当的行动。 可能有人会说这是巧合。但我们要相信这是神的计划！因为神预先说了要把将军西西拉交在一个妇人的手里！以色列人也因此胜了迦南王耶宾，直到将他灭绝了！

总结：

神不是只使用大有才干、大有恩赐的人。只要我们肯紧紧跟从在前头为我们争战的神，就可以在神的手中成为有用并合用的器皿！ 神不一定使用有能力的人，但神一定会让肯被衪使用的人有能力！弟兄姊妹，你肯吗？

Judges 4: God is fighting before you
GK611 Morning Devotion
30/12/2022
Speaker: Ps Daniel + Rev David Tan


Introduction:
Then Deborah said to Barak, Has not the Lord gone out before you (V14) It means, "Is not the LORD fighting for you before you?
We need to know that no matter what happens to us, God fights for us and leads us on in victory.

1.Turning to evil and being oppressed by the enemy (V1-3)
After the death of Ehud, God's people turned away from God to do evil. God gave them into the hands of the enemy, and they were oppressed for twenty years, then the chosen people cried out to God in their distress.
People are forgetful and often forget the pain of their wounds after they are healed, as the saying goes. This is not only true of the Israelites, but also of modern people, who easily forgot about God who are before them, strayed away and were disciplined.

2.God has mercy on His people and saves them (V4-24)
When the chosen people cried out to God in their distress, the merciful God used three men to save them.

(1) Deborah Although Deborah was a woman who was a wife, she did not limit herself, but responded courageously to God's call and became the first judge and prophet. Deborah was faithful to God's commission, Deborah called Barak to be a military leader. Although Barak asked her to go to the battlefield with him because he was timid, she immediately agreed and did not hold back. Because of her faithfulness, courage, obedience, and concern for the glory of God, God chose her to be the most important leader of that time.

(2) Barak Although Barak showed weakness in this battle, when Barak did what God said, he experienced a supernatural victory, and God used Barak to lead the Israelite army to wipe out the enemy!
But in the midst of his great victory, Barak failed to capture Sisera. This was also God's intention, that God would deliver Sisera into the hands of a woman.

(3)Jael Jael was the wife of Heber the Kenite. Women had no status in those days, and there was nothing special about her. But she met the right person at the right time, seized the right opportunity, and took the right action.
Some may say it was a coincidence. But we need to believe that it was God's plan! For God spoke in advance to deliver the general Sisera into the hands of a woman! And so the Israelites prevailed over the Canaanite king, Jabin, until they exterminated him!

Conclusion:
God does not use only those who are greatly talented and gifted. If we are willing to follow God who is fighting for us before us, we can become useful and suitable vessels in God's hands!
God does not necessarily use capable people, but He will definitely make capable people who are willing to be used by Him! Brothers and sisters, are you willing?