以赛亚书第一章，21 至27 节

查经博客－－ 个人想法： 这段经文论道了犹大和耶路撒冷 （以色列）在那段皇朝的堕落。 美丽的城市变得丑陋－ 因为没了公平，他们变得污秽，价值贬低了。 有杀人凶手在其中。 官长和盗贼是同一班的伙伴。居心悖逆，喜爱贿赂，追求（行动词）赃私。 忽略该帮助的人， 不理受屈或需要帮助的无奈人。 耶和华说祂要向祂敌人报仇－－赫然竟是祂的民，那悖逆祂，又行恶的民！ 主炼尽，除净祂的民。祂就从新给他们新的审判官，公义的谋士。这样以色列就可以再次做公义和忠信之城，    

以赛亚书第一章1至九节

这是我个人的笔记，关于这段经文的查经 （查经博客）： 这段经文是以赛亚 先知（亚摩斯的儿子）在犹大皇朝的时候（从乌西雅王，约坦王，亚哈斯王，希西家王），关于犹大和耶路撒冷的默示 （从神给以赛亚的默示，所论到的）。 神所养育的民悖逆了神，甚至不认识，不留意神 神所爱的百姓犯着种种的罪，又行恶，又做败坏的事，离弃了神－－那位创造天地的主宰，那位爱他们，帮助他们的神圣者，名叫耶和华的主。他们藐视神，轻看神，不和神维持关系，甚至向神转了背，抛弃了神。 问题是，为什么这些百姓要一次又一次的悖逆，虽然他们已受到责打，满身伤痕了，却没学习，还继续犯错，连全身（从心里的，到身上的）的伤口开着，发着炎，没有任何清洗或包裹伤口？他们为何没学会离开罪恶? 他们为何如此倔强地悖逆？ 直到他们的国家，城市都背外地敌人所摧毁，侵吞，变成一地荒凉。 但因着耶和华－那万军之王，万国之王，为祂的百姓，伤祂心的百姓，稍留了一些生还者，若不是神为犹大和耶路撒冷留下这些生还者，犹大和耶路撒冷早就被完全消灭，不再存在，成为历史那完全摧毁消灭的国土，没有了今天。 个人想法： 信耶稣的我是神的国民。我有否悖逆神，伤神的心，但还继续犯错，没学习教训吗？ 是因为神的怜悯，神的恩典，我才能存活，我才有罪被赦免，才有永生的盼望，有今天的成就／福气／恩典／平安喜乐。 历史背景： 以赛亚先知的父亲是亚玛谢犹大王的兄弟。这样一来，以赛亚是犹大皇朝里的亲戚。 以赛亚的太太是位女先知，并有儿子名叫施亚雅述，另儿子神为他取名叫玛黑珥沙拉勒哈施罢斯，还有女儿（7：3，8：3，18） 以赛亚先知如何地死，我迟些才说 当乌西雅王死的那年（～公元前７４０年）（７：１）以赛亚被神呼召开始了神所差遣先知的事工。 乌西雅王 （亚玛谢王的儿子－  约坦王 （乌西雅王的儿子） 亚哈斯王 （约坦王的儿子） 希西家王 （亚哈斯王的儿子）    

Bubble gum day

Finally I’m chewing some bubble gum, as some people say, it will help you to concentrate on your studying. It does actually. Coffee is being digested currently. Wondered why I can be so absorbed into my bubble of studying that the world and everything just seems so far away right now. If studying the human

Hope when there is nothing

It’s another sleepless night. In the long night of life, how many souls there are out there, waiting for an answer to something? Some may want to know about whether a loved one can survive an operation or a life threatening illness. Some may be waiting behind bars, waiting for their death sentence to arrive

Rainbow rose versus red rose

Just a very random thought today. If you can be a rainbow rose or a red rose, which will you be? Aesthetically, the rainbow rose looks refreshing and interesting and is nice for a first few glances. But the red rose is the one that will enthrall you truly in its beauty. Had a class

PIlgrim’s chorus

Thanks Flylady for recommending this. Pilgrim’s Chorus Once more with joy O my home I may meet Once more ye fair, flowr’y meadows I greet My Pilgrim’s staff henceforth may rest Since Heaven’s sweet peace is within my breast. The sinner’s ‘plaint on high was heard On high was heard and answered by the Lord

Soft skill that I lack

Been reading an article printed out by a Church pastor: Speaking the Truth in Love by Marion Clark. Among all the soft skills, I think that speaking the truth in love is the hardest to learn and to practice. It is different from all other soft skills, which can be easily feigned. But this skill

Afflictions amid blessings

“But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry.” -2 Timothy 4:5 God has been blessing me greatly, wiith nothing that I lack. When reading this verse, I was reminded of how Timothy and Paul suffered for the sake of the gospel. I am

Jesus we enthrone you

Life’s a mess without Jesus enthroned in our lives. Good people can become bad. Faithful people can turn unfaithful. Clean instruments can become unclean. When sin or ourselves/ or our own wills are enthroned in our lives. It is a leaven that works through the whole batch of dough (our lives). Only true joy comes

Sovereign God

Sovereign hands Nailed to a humble cross Scars you bear Speak of your redeeming love