申命记［第二十四章］
Book of Deuteronomy 24
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申命记 第二十四章|Book of Deuteronomy 24【神在乎我们的幸福】
主讲：郑伟健同工 + 陈炎明牧师11/11/2022
一、婚姻的幸福（V1-5）
1.婚姻机会（V1-4）
丈夫并不是随心所欲休妻，经文提到当妻子做出不合理的事才能有这样的行动。“不合理”原文的意思是指丑事、猥琐的事、可耻的事。 这是一个对行了不合理的事的妻子的后果。
神让百姓明白离婚和复婚的律例并不是鼓励百姓们可以离婚，而是让百姓们明白祂是非常重视婚姻。要三思而后行，不能轻易离婚，离了又再复婚。
2.婚姻之乐（V5）
神赐予新婚夫妇可以有一年的度蜜月，可以说是非常幸福的事情。让彼此可以用一年的时间来彼此了解和适应家中的生活。神在乎我们的婚姻幸福，当我们懂得天天依靠圣灵的时候，我们每一天都可以是度蜜月，因为这是神应许的。
二、人人都幸福（V6-18）
当我们每一个人都遵行神赐我们的律例典章的时候，代表国家太平，人人都幸福。这是神的心意。
1.不可偷呃拐骗（V6-7）
全盘磨石或是上磨石是当时候穷人家买不起加工过的谷物的糊口工具。拿了这工具做抵押，等于断了人家的粮，等于拿了人的命。
拐带的原文是偷，偷了人的命再拿去卖，是不断害了那人，还害了那人的家。
2.不可藐视领袖（V8-9）
神的吩咐是要我们谨慎、照着和遵行祭司（神拣选的领袖）而行。跟上而行是蒙福的法则。米利暗当时候毁谤领袖，不但是悖逆也可能影响别人，所以神非常看重这件事情。
3.要有宽容大量的心 （V10-13）
当我们有能力借出去的时候，乃是神大大供应我们。让我们不是只想到我们自己的需要，也要有宽容大量的心去顾念别人的需要。
4.不可拖延工资（V14-15）
工资对并不是很富有的人家来说是非常重要的。工人应当按时得当得的公价。当工人为工钱忧愁的时候，罪就临到雇主的身上。
5.不可追讨至亲（V16）
不断报仇造成代代追讨人的性命并不是神的旨意。
6.纪念孤儿寡妇（V17-18）
神让孤儿的有家。当我们有需要的时候，神供应和保护我们。祂保守顾念百姓们在埃及为奴的时候，救赎百姓。我们顾念有需要的孤儿寡妇，因为神先顾念我们每一个人。
总结：神在乎我们的幸福，我们也当在乎别人的幸福（V19-22）
当百姓收割庄稼会忘记留下一捆的时候，预表多到不能记得；打橄榄树，枝上还有剩预表丰盛到一次打不完；摘葡萄有剩预表丰盛有余。
神如此祝福我们，我们也应该活出神的形象，祝福更多有需要的人。
Deuteronomy 24: God Cares for Our Happiness
GK611 Morning Devotion
11/11/2022
Speaker: Asher Chang + Rev David Tan
Introduction:
The law is not necessarily a restriction, but a blessing to us.
1. Marital happiness （V1-5）
(1) Marriage opportunity （V1-4）
The husband does not divorce his wife at will. The scripture mentions that he can do so only when his wife does something unreasonable. The original word "unreasonable" means something scandalous, obscene, or shameful.
This is the consequence for a wife who has done something unreasonable. The law of divorce and remarriage was not an encouragement for the people to divorce, but rather to understand that He takes marriage very seriously. You should think twice before you divorce, and you should not divorce easily and remarry afterwards.
(2) The joy of marriage （V5）
God has blessed newlyweds with a year to spend on their honeymoon, which can be a great blessing. It allows each other to spend a year to get to know each other and adapt to life at home. God cares about our marital happiness, and when we know how to rely on the Holy Spirit every day, we can have a honeymoon every day, because this is what God promised.
2. Happiness for all （V6-18）
When each one of us keeps the laws and regulations that God has given us, it represents national peace and happiness for all. This is the heart of God.
(1) Do not steal or cheat （V6-7）
The whole millstone or the upper millstone was a tool for the poor people who could not afford to buy processed grains at that time. Taking this tool as collateral was the same as cutting off people's food and taking their lives.
The original text of abduction is stealing, stealing a person's life and then take it to sell, is constantly harming that person, but also harming that person's family.
(2) Do not despise leaders （V8-9）
God's command is for us to walk carefully, according to and in accordance with the priests (God's chosen leaders). To follow is the law of blessing. Miriam's slander of the leaders at that time was not only disobedient but could also affect others, so God took this matter very seriously.
(3) Have a generous heart （V10-13）
When we have the ability to lend out, it is God who provides for us greatly. Let us not only think of our own needs, but also have a generous heart to think of the needs of others.
(4) Do not delay wages （V14-15）
Wages are very important for people who are not very rich. Workers should receive their fair wages on time. When a worker worries about his wages, sin comes upon the employer.
(5) Do not pursue your next of kin （V16）
It is not God's will to continually avenge the lives of people from generation to generation.
(6) Remembering orphans and widows （V17-18）
God gives homes to orphans. God provides and protects us in our time of need. He kept the people in mind while they were slaves in Egypt and redeemed them. We care for the orphans and widows in need because God first cared for each of us.
Conclusion:
God cares about our happiness, so we should care about the happiness of others. （v19-22）
When the people reap the harvest, they forget to leave a bundle, which means there is too much to remember; when they strike the olive tree, there is still left on the branch, which means there is too much to finish at once; when they pick grapes, there is left over, which means there is a surplus.
As God blesses us so much, we should also live in God's image and bless more people in need.
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