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1Sa 3:1-10.
英文原文
1Sa 3:1-10.
THE LORD APPEARS TO SAMUEL IN A VISION.
1. the child Samuel ministered unto the Lord before Eli--His ministry consisted, of course, of such duties in or about the sanctuary as were suited to his age, which is supposed now to have been about twelve years. Whether the office had been specially assigned him, or it arose from the interest inspired by the story of his birth, Eli kept him as his immediate attendant; and he resided not in the sanctuary, but in one of the tents or apartments around it, assigned for the accommodation of the priests and Levites, his being near to that of the high priest.
the word of the Lord was precious in those days--It was very rarely known to the Israelites; and in point of fact only two prophets are mentioned as having appeared during the whole administration of the judges
(Jud 4:4; 6:8).
there was no open vision--no publicly recognized prophet whom the people could consult, and from whom they might learn the will of God. There must have been certain indubitable evidences by which a communication from heaven could be distinguished. Eli knew them, for he may have received them, though not so frequently as is implied in the idea of an "open vision."
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3. 神的灯在耶和华的殿内还没有熄灭——「殿」似乎已成为会幕的固定称呼;所指的时间将近拂晓,因为灯在日出时熄灭(Le 6:12, 13)。
英文原文
3. ere the lamp of God went out in the temple of the Lord--The "temple" seems to have become the established designation of the tabernacle, and the time indicated was towards the morning twilight, as the lamps were extinguished at sunrise (see
Le 6:12, 13).
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5-18. 他跑到以利那里,说:我在这里,因为你呼唤我——显然他的卧房紧邻这位年迈大祭司的卧房,夜间被唤对他来说是常事。对这孩子连续三次的呼唤,使以利确信说话者是出于神,于是他劝这孩子以敬畏之心留心所传的信息。信息的核心,是对以利家即将临到之审判的特别预警。年迈的祭司从孩子口中探出这痛苦的秘密后,便呼喊说:「这是出于耶和华,愿祂凭自己的意旨而行。」无论神的安排多么严厉、多么痛苦,我们都当以这样柔顺、毫无怨言的顺服来接受。但要正确评估以利在此场合的言语和举止,我们必须考虑那针对他本人、他儿子们、他后裔——他的祭坛和他国家——所宣告的层层叠加的重判。面对如此可畏的前景,他的敬虔与柔和实属难能可贵。论其个人品格,他似乎是个好人,但他儿子们的行径却公然败坏;虽然他的不幸值得同情,我们却无法认可、也无法辩护那软弱而不忠的道路——正是这条路在神报应的公义中为他招来了这些灾祸。
英文原文
5-18. he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me--It is evident that his sleeping chamber was close to that of the aged high priest and that he was accustomed to be called during the night. The three successive calls addressed to the boy convinced Eli of the divine character of the speaker, and he therefore exhorted the child to give a reverential attention to the message. The burden of [the Lord's message] was an extraordinary premonition of the judgments that impended over Eli's house; and the aged priest, having drawn the painful secret from the child, exclaimed, "It is the Lord; let him do what seemeth him good." Such is the spirit of meek and unmurmuring submission in which we ought to receive the dispensations of God, however severe and afflictive. But, in order to form a right estimate of Eli's language and conduct on this occasion, we must consider the overwhelming accumulation of judgments denounced against his person, his sons, his descendants--his altar, and nation. With such a threatening prospect before him, his piety and meekness were wonderful. In his personal character he seems to have been a good man, but his sons' conduct was flagrantly bad; and though his misfortunes claim our sympathy, it is impossible to approve or defend the weak and unfaithful course which, in the retributive justice of God, brought these adversities upon him.
1Sa 3:1-10.
耶和华 在异象中 向撒母耳 显现
1. 童子撒母耳在以利面前事奉耶和华——他的事奉当然是指在圣所内或周围、适合他年龄的种种职务;此时他的年龄大约十二岁。这职分究竟是特别指派给他的,还是因他出生的故事所引发的关切而来的,我们不得而知;但以利把他留在身边作贴身侍从,他并不住在圣所之内,而是住在圣所周围的帐幕或厢房之中,这些是为祭司和利未人而设的,他的那一间紧挨着大祭司的住处。
耶和华的言语稀少——以色列人极少得着它;事实上,在整个士师时代,仅有两位先知被提及曾经出现
(Jud 4:4; 6:8)。
不常有默示——没有公认的先知,百姓可以向他求问,从他得知神的旨意。要辨别从天上来的信息,必有某些无可置疑的凭据;以利知道这些凭据,他可能也曾领受过,只是不像「默示」所暗示的那样频繁罢了。