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撒母耳记下［第20章］|Book of 2 Samuel 20

【智慧VS血气】

主讲:郑伟健同工

06/10/2023


引言：若在山洞里迷路了，怎么办？

找光源、感应风向、跟对的方向。

一、挑拨的话使人分裂（V1-3）

由于过去扫罗的事情，很多负面的话语导致他们觉得大卫抢了王国，大卫是杀害扫罗的凶手等等。所以示巴起来煽动，就是分裂的行动。我们要十分警醒，若有过去的恩怨，要及时处理，堵住破口。不管受到什么话语，都要安静处理，免得成为被分裂的一份子。

二、阴谋诡计使人混乱

1. 没听好导致耽误 (V4-6)

亚玛撒耽延过了王所限的日期，没有办法三日之内招聚军队，从速行事。其实他完成不了任务，或许可以马上和大卫联系，再详谈计划还是从长计议。但是他没这样做，导致大卫非常急，就派了亚比筛速战速决。

2. 约押因私心杀人 (V7-10)

大卫并没有安排约押一同去，是他自己跟上亚比筛去的。大卫更没有说要杀亚玛撒。这些或许因为大卫不喜悦约押的行为，而没有提拔他为全国的元帅，所以他就一心为自己的利益擅自作主。

约押最后被所罗门处死，而且特别提到约押杀了比他更好更有义的亚玛撒（列王纪上 2:32），而大卫是不知道的。

3. 混淆视听的言语 (V11-13)

约押的一个少年人机智地把“喜悦约押”和“归顺大卫”混为一谈，说“谁喜悦约押，谁归顺大卫，就当跟随约押去”（V11），一面让归顺大卫的犹大人追随约押，一面把约押推到了统帅的地位。

突然之间约押就做了元帅，亚比筛就从军队的指挥地位降了下来。

三、智慧妇女VS血气元帅

1. 约押：急着邀功鲁莽行事 (V14-15)

由于大卫竟然立他的对头亚玛撒作元帅，所以其实他的心里面是十分愤怒的。明明是亚比筛该做的事，却被他急着邀功而抢去了。甚至他到亚比拉城时，就想要消灭整个城市。

2. 妇女：临危不乱智慧行事 (V16-22)

城里有位妇人说话很谦卑又得体，懂得抓住对话的领导权，叫约押来与她说话。妇人智慧地让约押冷静下来思想，也答应把示巴的首级从城墙上丢下来。约押就真的让步了，而且突然之间变得很理性、很冷静，知道只需要针对示巴的个人问题。

四、重新开始整理内阁 (V23-26)

人性的反复无常，使大卫的政治手段一再落空，也让大卫认识到，要重新降服在神面前。最后大卫重新调整内阁，并增加了新的部门，让大卫国度各方面的建设继续发旺。

总结：保持冷静、认定光源、随着圣灵的风向、走出黑暗、回到生命树。

这个故事虽然有许多的插曲，而且彰显了人性在乱中真的非常容易失去方向、失去圣灵，而且充满血气。这位智慧的妇人，让我们学习在黑暗中，要放下怒气、放下血气、随着圣灵的风，寻找出路。

2 Samuel Chapter 20: “Wisdom vs. Flesh”
GK611 Morning Devotion
6/10/2023
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Co-worker Asher Chang

Introduction: What should you do if you get lost in a cave?

Find the source of light, sense the wind direction, and follow the right direction.

1. Provoking words can divide people (V1-3)

Because of what happened to Saul in the past, many negative words led them to think that David had snatched the kingdom, that David was the murderer of Saul, and so on. So, Sheba's agitation was an act of division. We must be very vigilant. If there are past grievances, we must deal with them promptly and mend the breach. No matter what words you receive, you must deal with them quietly to avoid becoming a divided member.

2. Conspiracies and tricks confuse people

(1) Failure to listen well leads to delays (V4-6)

Amasa was delayed beyond the time limit set by the king and could not gather the army within three days and act quickly. In fact, if he couldn't complete the task, he should contact David immediately and discuss the plan in detail or at least not rush to make a decision. But he failed to do so, which made David very anxious and sent Abishai to fight quickly.

(2) Joab kills people out of selfish desire (V7-10)

David did not arrange for Joab to go with Abishai; he went with Abishai himself. David did not even say that he wanted to kill Amasa. This may be because David was dissatisfied with Joab’s behaviour and did not promote him to be the commander of the country. Therefore, Joab simply made decisions for his own interests.

Joab was eventually put to death by Solomon, and Joab is specifically mentioned to have killed Amasa, a better and more righteous man than he was (1 Kings 2:32), without David’s knowledge.

(3) Confusing words (V11-13)

One of Joab's young men cleverly referred to "favours Joab" as "submit to David" and said, "Whoever favours Joab and whoever is for David—follow Joab" (V11), having the people of Judah followed Joab while pushing Joab to the position of commander.

Suddenly Joab was made commander of the army and Abishai was demoted from it.

3. Wise Woman VS Fleshly Commander

(2) Joab: Eager to take credit and act recklessly (V14-15)

Because David appointed his rival Amasa as commander of the army, he was very furious in his heart. It was obviously what Abishai should have done, but he was eager to take credit and snatched it away. To the extent that when he came to the city of Abel, he wanted to destroy the entire city.

(2) Woman: act wisely in times of crisis (V16-22)

There was a woman in the city who spoke very humbly and gracefully and knew how to seize control in a conversation, asked Joab to come and talk to her. The woman wisely asked Joab to calm down and think and agreed to throw Sheba's head off the wall. Joab really gave in and suddenly became very rational and calm, knowing that he only needed to deal with Sheba's issues.

4. Restart organising the cabinet (V23-26)

The capriciousness of human nature caused David's political tactics to fail again and again and made David realise that he must surrender before God once again. Finally, David reorganised the cabinet and added new departments, allowing all aspects of the construction of David's kingdom to continue to flourish.

Conclusion: Stay calm, identify the source of light, and follow the wind of the Holy Spirit to step out of the darkness and return to the Tree of Life.

Although this story has many occurrences, it also shows that human nature is easy to lose direction, lose the Holy Spirit, and can be too fleshly. This wise woman, let us learn to put down our anger and flesh in the darkness and follow the wind of the Holy Spirit to find a way out.