从心出发-第205章
7月24日 瘟疫、疮灾和雹灾
从心出发-第205章
Then Pestilence, Boils, and Hail, July 24
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“耶和华的手加在你田间的牲畜上,……必有重重的瘟疫”(出9:3)。[1]{FH 217.1}
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Behold, the hand of the Lord will be on your cattle in the field, ... a very severe pestilence.Exodus 9:3.{FH 217.1}[1]
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法老预先受到了警告,一个更可怕的报应将来临,瘟疫要降在埃及一切田间的牲畜身上。摩西曾清楚地说明希伯来人的牲畜得免这灾;灾难照所预言的降了下来,法老派人到以色列人家里去,发现“以色列人的牲畜一个都没有死”(出9:6)。王却仍旧顽固不化,祭司和术士们也鼓励他顽抗上帝。[2]{FH 217.2}
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Pharaoh was now forewarned of a still more terrible visitation, that of murrain [pestilence] upon all the Egyptian cattle which were out in the field. It was distinctly stated that the Hebrews should be exempted from this evil. The plague came, as predicted, and Pharaoh, on sending messengers to the homes of the Israelites, found that they had entirely escaped. Still the king was obstinate, and he was encouraged in his persistency by the priests and magicians.{FH 217.2}[2]
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但他们也要受到上帝的刑罚。上帝指示摩西和亚伦取几捧炉灰,在法老面前向天扬起来。当炉灰向天扬起来的时候,这些细灰就飞散在埃及全地,无论落在哪里,就“在人身上和牲畜身上,成了起泡的疮”(出9:10)。术士们不能用他们的法术保护自己免遭这场重灾。他们因这场苦难在摩西亚伦面前站立不住了。当这些术士连自己的身体也不能保护时,埃及通国的人就可以看出信靠术士们自夸的能力多么愚妄了。[3]{FH 217.3}
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But they also were to feel the judgments of God. Moses and Aaron were commanded to take ashes of the furnace and sprinkle them in the air before Pharaoh. As they did so, the fine particles spread as dust over all the land of Egypt, and where it settled became a “boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast.” The magicians could not by any of their enchantments shield themselves from the grievous plague. They could no longer stand before Moses and Aaron, because of this affliction. The Egyptians were thus permitted to see how useless it would be for them to put their trust in the boasted power of the magicians, when they could not protect even their own persons.{FH 217.3}[3]
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法老还不屈服。……随后上帝警告要降下雹灾,毁灭凡在田间的人和牲畜。这是一个机会,要试验埃及人的骄傲之心,显明有多少人真的受了上帝待祂子民奇妙作为的影响。凡相信上帝之话的,就把他们的牲畜赶回来。但那些轻视这警告的就把牲畜留在野外。这样,在为凡接受所赐警告的人提供一条出路的事上,我们看到了上帝在刑罚中的慈悲。[4]{FH 217.4}
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Still there was no yielding on the part of the monarch.... Then a plague of hail was threatened which would destroy the cattle and every man and woman found in the field. Here was an opportunity to test the pride of the Egyptians and to show how many were really affected by the wonderful dealings of God with His people. All who regarded the word of the Lord gathered their cattle into barns and houses, while those who disbelieved the warning left their animals in the field. In thus providing a way of escape for all who chose to act upon the warning given, we see the mercy of God in the midst of judgment.{FH 217.4}[4]
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风暴果然照预先所说的来了──在雷声隆隆中,雹与火搀杂普遍落下,“击打了田间所有的人和牲畜,并一切的菜蔬,又打坏田间一切的树木”(出9:25)。迄今埃及还没有人丧命,但现在毁灭的天使经过什么地方,什么地方就是一片死亡和荒凉。惟有歌珊地得免于难。这就向埃及人说明,全地是在希伯来人的上帝的掌管之下;自然界都听从祂的命令。——《时兆》,1880年3月18日。[5]{FH 217.5}
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The storm came on the morrow as predicted—thunder and hail, and fire mingled with it, destroying every herb, shattering trees, and smiting man and beast. Hitherto none of the lives of the Egyptians had been taken, but now death and desolation followed in the track of the destroying angel. The land of Goshen alone was spared. Here the Lord demonstrated to the Egyptians that the whole earth is under the command of the God of the Hebrews, that even the elements obey His voice.—Signs of the Times, March 18, 1880.{FH 217.5}[5]
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