耶利米書02：09-19 (Jeremiah 02:9-19)
2:9 所以，我─上主要再控告自己的子民；我要指控他們的後代。2:
9 "Therefore I bring charges against you again,” declares the LORD. "And I will bring charges against your children's children. 10 Cross over to the coasts of Kittim and look, send to Kedar and observe closely; see if there has ever been anything like this: 11 Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their Glory for worthless idols. 12 Be appalled at this, O heavens, and shudder with great horror," declares the LORD. 13 "My people have committed two sins: They have forsaken me, the spring of living water, and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. 14 Is Israel a servant, a slave by birth? Why then has he become plunder? 15 Lions have roared; they have growled at him. They have laid waste his land; his towns are burned and deserted. 16 Also, the men of Memphis and Tahpanhes have shaved the crown of your head.17 Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the LORD your God when he led you in the way? 18 Now why go to Egypt to drink water from the Shih ? And why go to Assyria to drink water from the River? 19 Your wickedness will punish you; your backsliding will rebuke you. Consider then and realize how evil and bitter it is for you when you forsake the LORD your God and have no awe of me," declares the Lord, the LORD Almighty.
一、中心內容：Core Message
內容：Content
1>上帝對以色列百姓的作為感到質疑，並提出控告。（v9-13
The people of Israel followed worthless idols and rebelled against God. God
questioned and brought charges against them and their descendants. (v9-13)
2>以色列百姓對上帝不忠的結局。（v14-19）
The outcome of the people of Israel that forsook God. (v14-19)
主題：Theme
1>遭上帝控告時。 When Israel and her descendants were accused by God.
2>選民不忠的結局。 The result of the chosen people by God who forsook Him.
二、上帝、耶穌基督、聖靈是誰？Who is God, Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit?
1>因為犯罪的緣故，控告（爭辯）自己選民的上帝。（v9）
God brought charges against the people who were chosen by Him, because they
forsook God. (v9)
2>賜下榮耀給祂選民的上帝。（v11）
God bestowed glory to His people.
3>掌管宇宙萬物（諸天戰慄恐懼，驚惶失措）的上帝。（v12）
God reigns on heaven and on earth. (Be appalled at this, O heaven and shudder with great horror) (v12)
4>活水的泉源上帝。（v13）God is the spring of living water. (v13)
5>一路引領選民的上帝。（v17）God leads His people’s way. (v17)
6>遭祂選民遺棄的上帝。（v17、v19）God was forsook by His chosen people. (v17,19)
7>配得敬畏的上帝。（v19）God is worthy to be awed. (v19)
8>萬軍之統帥上帝。（v19）Almighty God (v19)
三、給我的教訓（命令、應允、榜樣、責備、警告）是什麼？
What lessons (command, covenant, role modeling, rebuking and warning)
are god teaching us?
1>何事惹上帝提告 Why God brought charges against them
這段經文當中，先知首先提到上帝的話語說：
Verse 1: prophet Jeremiah mentioned: “Therefore I bring charges against you and I will bring charges against your children’s children” declares the Lord.
我們都知道，上帝是充滿慈愛的上帝，祂愛自己的選民都來不及了，
經文中所出現「爭辯（控告）」這個名詞，是法律用語，
反省：何事惹上帝提告？我的所作所為，是否合上帝心意？
We all know that God is filled with love, He loves His chosen people. Why would God bring charges against His people and against their children’s children? The reasons are very clear, because the chosen people broke the covenants, they betrayed and forsook Him. “Charge” (accusation) is a law terminology, it means you accuse formally or explicitly in court. At that time among the Israeli, once a charge had been sent to court, the verdict would be very disadvantageous to them. Naturally, they would be punished severely, because they had broken the covenants of God again and again.
Reflection: Do I meet God’s will or go against it? Or have I done something terrible to infuriate God to make Him bring charges against me?
2>離棄真神事假神 People leave God to glorify worthless idols
以色列百姓這種「離棄真神，事奉假神」的愚蠢行徑，
也就是離棄了活水的泉源，選擇那破裂不能貯水的池子，
註：文中提到「基提」與「基達」兩地名。
The Israeli left God to worship worthless idols. That was a sheer stupidity. Therefore, God questioned His people because of their weakness in forsaking Him and in burning incense to other gods. He said: “Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their Glory for worthless idols. And they have forsaken me; the spring of living water and have dug their own cisterns, broken cisterns that cannot hold water. O heavens, and shudder with great horror,” declares the Lord.
P.S. Kittims is located at the west side of Cyprus. Kedar is a desert region located at the east side of Palestine where were the habitations of the Gentile.
反省：回顧自己的過去，是否擁有「離棄真神，事奉假神」
Reflection: Have I ever had any painful experiences of forsaking God and glorified
those worthless idols in the past? Will I ever dare to do it in the future?
3>比外邦人還不如 Israeli’s worship attitude were worse than the gentile
在這段經文當中，特別指出：不管西邊的基提，還是東邊的基達等，
Whether it is Kittim or Kedar or any other place where the habitations of the Gentile were, they didn’t change their (yet they are not gods at all) gods. But the Israeli (God’s chosen people) changed to serve worthless gods. So, the Israeli were worse than the Gentile.
就以今天的情境來看，有人開玩笑的說：假神真拜，真神假拜。
From nowadays point of view, there are some people that say in a humorous way: Devout worship in worthless idols, impious to God. The Gentile worship in worthless idols. But their worship attitude is very religious and pious as if they worship the true God. On the other hand, we Christians worship the only true God. But our worship attitude is not so devout. We worship ceremoniously as if it were to worthless idols. It is an act duplicity. So from the aspect of worship attitude, there are a lot of Christian’s whose religious attitudes are worse than non Christian.
反省：我的敬拜態度如何？是否真神假拜？還是真神真拜？
Reflection: How is my attitude of worship to God? Is my worship and service
attitude better or worse than the Gentile?
4>自討苦吃的選擇 The decision they made will bring on them disaster they cannot
escape.
先知耶利米接著指出，愚蠢的以色列百姓，竟然做出這種「
事實上，以色列百姓並非生來就是如此，他們原本擁有尊貴、
The prophet Jeremiah pointed out that the Israeli were foolish for making this kind of decision that brought on them a disaster they cannot escape. Jeremiah was very worried because the word came to him from Lord that they were going to be captivated, to become servants and slaves of nations. In fact, the Israeli were not born like this. They had honorable and a glorious status. Also, they had freedom and privileges. But their wrong choice brought on them the becoming of slaves of other nations. For their incorrect decision to change their ways, they got involved with south Egypt and north Assyria’s political conflict. They looked for trouble and asked for the punishment. The word of the Lord kept coming to Jeremiah: “Have you not brought this on yourselves by forsaking the LORD your God when he led you in the way?” “Why do they forsake me?”
反省：所謂「敬酒不喝，喝罰酒」的俗語，我是否擁有這樣的經驗？
decision? Have I ever experienced consequences for forsaking God and asking for punishment in my faith life.
5>勿依靠人當靠神 We should trust in God, not to rely on people.
先知耶利米也指出：以色列百姓不依靠上帝，卻依靠列強（
因此，切記！不要倚靠任何勢力，應該全然仰望上帝！
The Prophet Jeremiah also indicated: the Israel people committed the sin of not trusting in God, but relying on other nations (especially Egypt). Nations were ravaged by Egypt and Assyria. So Judah allied with gentile nations. It did not bring peace, but brought trouble and caused the fall of their nation into a bad situation that was never to be recovered. So, remember to not rely on power, but to rely on God completely.
反省：在事奉過程當中，我較多倚靠關係、倚靠才能？
Reflection: Do I rely more on talent and relation or just totally on God during
my service?
Translated into English by Teresa Yang
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