民数记［第二十五章］
Book of Numbers 25
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民数记 第二十五章|Book of Numbers 25【以神的忌邪为心】
25/04/2024
前言：摩押平原的什亭
一、百姓淫乱伤透神的心（V1-3）
以色列百姓到来到什亭，被摩押女子色诱，在巴力的庙里与庙妓行淫苟合，还拜起他们的偶像和吃祭物。
神多次全然的保护心爱的选民不被巴勒咒诅，转而让巴兰宣告祝福在他们身上。没想到走了将近40年，还没进入应许地，他们就行淫乱、拜假神。真的伤透了神的心。
二、领袖起来带头制止罪（V4-5）
神吩咐摩西将百姓中所有的族长对着日头悬挂起来示众，以止息神的怒气。但摩西只吩咐审判官处死那些与巴力·毗珥连合的人。
神为什么要惩罚族长？多给谁，就向谁多取；多托谁，就向谁多要。作为领袖的有责任起来带头制止罪。即使没有与巴力行淫，但看到百姓犯罪却没有严禁阻止，包庇也一样有罪，须负起受罚的责任！
在人看来，只惩罚犯罪的人是更合理的做法。但实际上只有鉴察人心的神知道。就如心利，就没有被摩西和以色列的审判官发现，但却逃不过神。所以当神指示我们当怎么做时，就算通不过我们的逻辑理性，让我们都顺服的遵行。
三、忌邪的心止息神愤怒（V6-13）
1.后悔不能止息神的愤怒（V6-9）
因着摩西没有果断地惩罚族长，结果不但没有立刻阻止罪恶，反而越来越严重。唯有当亚伦的孙子非尼哈，用枪将行淫的男女由腹中刺透。这场瘟疫才止息。
罪如果不认真对付，是会从外到内的影响人的生命。当罪在心中生根时，要拔出是不容易的。
后悔哀哭并不能止息神的忿怒。当百姓犯罪后，瘟疫就已经开始了。虽然摩西和以色列全会众在会幕门前后悔哀哭，但瘟疫依然继续蔓延。唯有当我们按神所吩咐的去对付时，罪才有办法根除，也能止息神的怒气。
2.忌邪之心使神愤怒消退（V10-11，14-15）
神赞赏亚伦的孙子，以利亚撒的儿子非尼哈。虽然心利和哥斯比都是有头有面的人。但非尼哈以神的忌邪为心，勇敢的杀死了他们。结果V10-11，非尼哈不但使神向以色列人所发的怒消了，也止息了正在发生的瘟疫，避免了更多人被神除灭。
作为神的儿女，我们要以神的忌邪为心。不止要与罪恶相争、抵挡到底不妥协。我们忌邪的心更要成为让神对弟兄姐妹、对还没信主的人、对国家止息愤怒的原因。
3.忌邪之心带来平安之约（V12-13）
平安的约指的是，神应许让非尼哈和他的子孙永远继承大祭司的职分，为神的百姓献祭赎罪，平息神的忿怒，使神与人和睦相安。非尼哈后来继承以利亚撒担任大祭司。圣经记载也让我们看到，这个家族的大祭司职位一直延续到新约时代。
我们也是这平安之约的继承。我们已经被托付使人与神和好的义务。（Alpha，12祝福培训外展义工）
四、对待罪恶要斩草除根（V16-18）
耶和华接着要摩西扰害，击杀米甸人。因为神要根除罪恶的源头，好让神的百姓继续在地上完成祂的计划。
正所谓，斩草不除根，春风吹又生。对待罪要斩草除根。如果我们不毁灭罪，罪就会毁灭我们。
总结：要敬畏神
•不要在安逸中以假神代替爱我们的主
•领袖要起来带头制止罪
•以神的忌邪为心，杜绝生命中的罪恶
•成为让神止息怒气的器皿，使人与神和好 ！
Numbers 25 With God's Zeal in Mind
GK611 Morning Devotion
25 April 2024
The Morning Devotion Speaker: Ps Deborah Tan
Introduction: Acacia Grove in the Plains of Moab
1. The people's fornication breaks God's heart (V1-3)
When the people of Israel came to Acacia Grove, they were seduced by Moabite women and committed adultery with temple prostitutes in the temple of Baal, worshipped their idols and ate the sacrifices.
God had many times protected the beloved chosen people from Baal’s curse and turned to Balaam to pronounce a blessing upon them. I didn’t realise that after almost 40 years of traveling, before they entered the Promised Land, they would practice fornication and worship false gods. It really broke God’s heart.
2. Leaders rise up and take the lead to stop sin (V4-5)
God commanded Moses to hang all the tribe leaders of the people out in the sun and show them to the public in order to stop God's anger. But Moses only commanded the judges to execute those who were in league with Baal- Peor.
Why did God punish the tribe leaders? To whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more. It was incumbent on those who were leaders to rise up and take the lead in stopping the sin. Even if one did not commit adultery with Baal, but saw the people sinning but did not forbid it and stop it, harbouring it is just as sinful and must be held responsible for the punishment!
To man, it seems more reasonable to punish only those who sin. But in reality, only God, who is the discerner of hearts, knows. For example, the heart was not discovered by Moses and the judges of Israel, but it did not escape God. So when God shows us what to do, even if it doesn't pass our logical reasoning, let us all obey and do it.
3. A heart of zeal stops God's wrath (V6-13)
(1) Repentance does not stop God's wrath (V6-9)
Because Moses did not decisively punish the tribe leaders, the result was that instead of immediately stopping the evil, it got worse and worse. Only when Aaron's grandson, Phinehas, stabbed the adulterous man and woman through the belly with a spear. Only then did the plague stop.
Sin, if not dealt with seriously, can affect a person's life from the outside to inside. When sin takes root in the heart, it is not easy to pull out.
Regret and weeping do not stop the wrath of God. The plague had already begun when the people sinned. Though Moses and the whole congregation of Israel wept with regret at the door of the Tabernacle, the plague continued to spread. Only when we deal with God as He has commanded us to do, can sin be eradicated and God's wrath be stopped.
(2) The heart of zeal causes God's anger to subside (V10-11, 14-15)
God appreciated Aaron's grandson, Phinehas son of Eleazar. Though both Zimri and Cozbi were men of honour. But Phinehas, with God's zeal of evil in mind, bravely killed them. As a result V10-11, not only did Phinehas make God's anger toward Israel subside, but he also stopped the plague that was going on and prevented more people from being wiped out by God.
As children of God, we are to be mindful of God's zeal against evil. Not only should we fight against evil and resist it to the end without compromise. Our fear of evil should be a reason for God to stop His wrath against our brothers and sisters, against the unbelievers, and against the nation.
(3) A heart of zeal brings a covenant of peace (V12-13)
The covenant of peace refers to God's promise to allow Phinehas and his descendants to inherit the high priesthood forever, to offer sacrifices for the atonement of the sins of God's people, to appease God's wrath, and to bring peace between God and man. Phinehas later succeeded Eleazar as High Priest. The biblical record also shows us that the high priesthood of this family continued into the New Testament era.
We too are heirs of this covenant of peace. We have been entrusted with the duty of reconciling people to God. (Alpha, 12 Blessings training for outreach volunteers)
4. To eradicate the roots of sins (V16-18)
The Lord then asked Moses to disturb and kill the Midianites. This was because God wanted to eradicate the root of sin so that God's people could continue to fulfill His plan on earth.
As the saying goes,If you cut the weeds without digging up their roots, they'll grow again when the spring breeze blows. Sin has to be dealt with by eradicating its roots. If we do not destroy sin, sin will destroy us.
Conclusion: Fear God!
• Don't substitute false gods for the Lord who loves us in idleness.
• Leaders need to rise up and take the lead in stopping sin
• Stop sin in your life with God's zeal against evil
• Become a vessel for God to stop His wrath and reconcile people to God !
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