开朗的宗教-第280章

  10月6日 以色列民因上帝所施的恩惠..

开朗的宗教-第280章

  Israel Was Glad for All the Goodness of God, October 6

开朗的宗教-第280章

  “那时，所罗门和以色列众人，就是从哈马口直到埃及小河所有的以色列人，都聚集成为大会，在耶和华我们的上帝面前守节七日又七日，共十四日。第八日，王遣散众民；他们都为王祝福。因见耶和华向祂仆人大卫和祂民以色列所施的一切恩惠，就都心中喜乐，各归各家去了”（王上8:65,66）。[1]

开朗的宗教-第280章

  And at that time Solomon held a feast, and all Israel with him, a great congregation, from the entering in of Hamath unto the river of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days and seven days, even fourteen days. On the eighth day he sent the people away: and they blessed the king, and went unto their tents joyful and glad of heart for all the goodness that the Lord had done for David His servant, and for Israel His people.1 Kings 8:65, 66.{RRe 281.1}[1]

开朗的宗教-第280章

  所罗门和他的同人为敬拜上帝所建造的圣殿，实在是富丽堂皇、盖世无双的。它遍处镶着宝石，四面是宽广的庭院，院门也非常美丽。圣殿内部是用雕刻的香柏木和耀目的金子装饰的。这个备有刺绣的帘幔和富丽的装饰，实在可以作为上帝在地上教会的象征；历代以来，这个教会一直是根据上帝所指示的样式渐渐成形的。所用的材料也可比作“金、银、宝石，”“是按建宫的样式凿成的”（林前3:12;诗44:12）。基督乃是这属灵圣殿的“房角石；各房靠祂联络得合式，渐渐成为主的圣殿”（弗2:20-21）。（PK 36）[2]

开朗的宗教-第280章

  Of surpassing beauty and unrivaled splendor was the palatial building which Solomon and his associates erected for God and His worship. Garnished with precious stones, surrounded by spacious courts with magnificent approaches, and lined with carved cedar and burnished gold, the temple structure, with its broidered hangings and rich furnishings, was a fit emblem of the living church of God on earth, which through the ages has been building in accordance with the divine pattern, with materials that have been likened to “gold, silver, precious stones,” “polished after the similitude of a palace.”—Prophets and Kings, 36.{RRe 281.2}[2]

开朗的宗教-第280章

  于是“王和众民就在耶和华面前献祭”。“王和众民为上帝的殿行奉献之礼”（代下7:1-5）。从全国各地前来的群众，“就是从哈马口直到埃及小河所有的以色列人，都聚集，成为大会，”守了一次欢乐的节期。后来这幸福的群众又守住棚节七天。他们这样重新献身并欢庆之后，便回到自己家里去。他们“因见耶和华向大卫和所罗门与他民以色列所施的恩惠，就都心中喜乐”（代下7:8;10）。（PK 45）[3]

开朗的宗教-第280章

  “So the king and all the people dedicated the house of God.” For seven days the multitudes from every part of the kingdom, from the borders “of Hamath unto the river of Egypt,” “a very great congregation,” kept a joyous feast. The week following was spent by the happy throng in observing the Feast of Tabernacles. At the close of the season of reconsecration and rejoicing, the people returned to their homes, “glad and merry in heart for the goodness that the Lord had showed unto David, and to Solomon, and to Israel His people.”—Prophets and Kings, 45.{RRe 281.3}[3]

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