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约伯记［第35-36章］
Book of Job 35-36

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约伯记［第35-36章］|Book of Job 35-36

【以人为小，以神为大】

主讲: 郑伟健同工

02/02/2024


引言：家规与国法

一、人虽小：却把话说大！（伯 35）

1. 以利户的回应（下）（V1-8）

这是以利户回应约伯在申述之前的宣誓的下半段。他不断引申，把约伯说恶人的言论放在约伯身上，来针对攻击约伯。他强调人犯罪或公义的后果不能影响神、只能影响人。

2. 指控约伯虚妄 （V9-16）

以利户指控约伯的呼求是虚妄的，因为他说约伯是恶人的呼求。他指约伯是受神的惩罚才呼求神，他提到没有人会受惩罚时说神在哪里，因为纵然在苦难中，神使人夜间歌唱，就是说神是有安慰的，是不会不理会人的，所以这些哀求是骄傲的呼求。甚至接下来还提说，神虽然未降罚，但神仍会继续降罚。

小结：

以利户不知道天上所发生的事情，他只用自己对神认识、四个老人家的对话、约伯的反应和神没有回应来控告约伯的自义。这仿佛就像以利户拿了神的属性来制造了一套自己在地上的家规来指控约伯是一位恶人。

人的渺小不能理解神的意思，但唯一确定的是神的公义全能是要来爱人、保护人、拯救人，这是神本身的良善，神并不是控诉者。求主帮助我们，让我们有智慧分辨，并在困局中仍不离弃神，继续跟随祂到底。

二、神为大：人更显渺小！ （伯36）

以利户似乎对神非常认识，在这里他说出了神的三个大。

1. 神有大能 （V1-16）

以利户提到说，神的大能不是只在能力，也在智慧上。无论是对付恶人，保护义人，这一切都是出于神的大能。神有大能、不鄙视人、智慧甚广、为困苦人伸冤，他补充神看顾义人，不保护恶人。他高举神来贬低及攻击约伯。

2. 神高大的能力 （V17-23）

以利户提及神有高大的能力，是指神的力量是非常坚固，强大，无人像神一样如此有大能有大力。他指约伯是满口批评是恶人，因为神满有智慧大能，祂没有让约伯离开苦难，就结论说神是责备约伯的。

3. 神为大 （V24-33） 以利户描述神所行的为大，是世界最大的。他高举神的大能来欺压约伯，认为约伯是妄想与神对话，说自己有义、没有犯罪、是被神冤枉，因为以利户觉得这根本不合理。

以利户对神的认识甚强，但他却用错地方，因为他用神的伟大来证明人的罪恶。这是对我们的提醒，我们不需要用自己的知识和经验去证明什么，因为圣灵会亲自动工。

以利户形容神的大能在原文中是渐进式的，第5节是 Strong（强大），第22节是 Power （高大势力），和第24节是 Magnify Increase（成长壮大，最广大，最高的）。

总结：人的有限总是限制了神的无限

在服事安慰人的时候我们要特别留心。在一切事情上祈求和顺着圣灵及神的带领。我们不需要为神打抱不平，而用许多神的大能来诋毁对方，因为这或许成为了负面的元素，好想成为了魔鬼的帮助。

要安静，知道祂是神。求神帮助我们，指引我们在对的时候说合宜的话。


Job 35-36 Man as insignificant, God as great
GK611 Morning Devotion
2 Feb 2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Co-worker Asher Chang

Introduction: Household Rules and the Law of the nations

1. The Charge of Elihu (the Man) (Job 35)

(1) Elihu's Response (below) (V1-8)

This is the second half of Elihu's response to Job's oath before his representation. He continually draws out and puts Job's remarks as wicked on Job to target the attack on Job. He emphasises that the consequences of man's sin or righteousness cannot affect God, only man.

(2) Accusing Job of Vainness (V9-16)

Elihu accuses Job's cry of being vain because he says that Job is the cry of the wicked. He accuses Job of calling on God because he is being punished by God, and he mentions that no one would say where God is when they are being punished, because even in the midst of affliction God causes people to sing at night, which means that God is comforting and will not ignore people, so these laments are the cries of the proud. It is even mentioned that although God has still not sent down punishment and that God will continue to do so.

Summary:

Elihu did not know what was happening in heaven, and he only used his knowledge of God, the conversation of the four old men, Job’s response and God’s lack of response to charge Job with self-righteousness. It was as if Elihu had taken God’s attributes to create his own set of earthly house rules to charge Job with being a wicked man.

The insignificance of man cannot understand God, but the only certainty is that God’s righteous omnipotence is to love, protect, and save people, which is God’s own goodness, and God is not the accuser. Pray that we will have the wisdom to discern and not forsake God in the midst of our predicament and continue to follow Him to the end.

2. The greatness of God (Job 36)

Elihu seems to know God very well, and here he names three greatnesses of God.

(1) God is Mighty(V1-16)

Elihu mentions that God's greatness is not only in power, but also in wisdom. Whether it is dealing with the wicked or protecting the righteous, it is all due to the power of God. God is mighty, does not despise man, is wise in a wide range of ways, and does justice for the needy, and he adds that God looks after the righteous and does not protect the wicked. He exalted God to belittle and attack Job.

(2) God's Exalted Power (V17-23)

Elihu's reference to God's great power refers to the fact that God's strength is very strong and mighty, and that no one is as mighty and powerful as God. He pointed out that Job was full of criticism and was an evil man, because God is full of wisdom and power, and He did not let Job out of his affliction, so he concluded that God was rebuking Job.

(3) God is Greatest (V24-33)

Elihu describes what God has done as great, the greatest in the world. He exalted the power of God to oppress Job, believing that Job was presuming to talk to God, saying that he was righteous, had not sinned, and had been wronged by God, for Elihu felt that this was not reasonable at all.

Elihu had a strong knowledge of God, but he used it in the wrong place because he used God's greatness to justify man's sin. This is a reminder to us that we don't need to use our own knowledge and experience to prove anything, for the Holy Spirit Himself will move.

Elihu describes the power of God as progressive in the original text, Verse 5 is Strong, verse 22 is Power, and verse 24 is Magnify Increase.

Conclusion: Man's limitation always limits God's unlimitedness!

We need to be especially attentive when ministering comfort to people. Pray and submit to the Holy Spirit and God's leading in all things. We don't need to fight for God and denigrate the other person with much of God's power, as this perhaps becomes a negative element, well wanting to be a help to the devil.

Be quiet and know that He is God. Ask God to help us and guide us to say the right things at the right time.