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Ex 33:1-23.
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Ex 33:1-23.
THE LORD REFUSES TO GO WITH THE PEOPLE.
1. the Lord said--rather "had" said unto Moses. The conference detailed in this chapter must be considered as having occurred prior to the pathetic intercession of Moses, recorded at the close of the preceding chapter; and the historian, having mentioned the fact of his earnest and painful anxiety, under the overwhelming pressure of which he poured forth that intercessory prayer for his apostate countrymen, now enters on a detailed account of the circumstances.
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3. 我自己不同你们上去,恐怕我在路上把你们灭绝——此处耶和华被描述为决意要行祂后来并未行的事。(参见
出 32:7)。
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3. I will not go up . . . lest I consume thee--Here the Lord is represented as determined to do what He afterwards did not. (See on
Ex 32:7).
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4. 百姓听见这凶信——是摩西从山上下来时传给他们的。
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4. when the people heard these evil tidings--from Moses on his descent from the mount.
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5. 摘下装饰——在哀悼之时,东方人习惯放下一切华美之物,脱去珠宝、金饰,以及一切衣着上华贵灿烂之物。这忧伤的记号,正是主向祂犯罪的百姓所要求的。
好我知道怎样待你——这话是迁就人微弱的悟性而说的。神是凭着行为的取向来判断内心的光景。在以色列人的事上,祂存着施怜悯的旨意;祂一发现悔改的初步迹象——他们摘下装饰,如同自知有错、真诚忧伤的悔改者——这一事实便为摩西恳切的祷告增加了分量,使他在为百姓代求时蒙神垂听。
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5. put off thy ornaments--In seasons of mourning, it is customary with Eastern people to lay aside all gewgaws and divest themselves of their jewels, their gold, and every thing rich and splendid in their dress. This token of their sorrow the Lord required of His offending people.
that I may know what to do unto thee--The language is accommodated to the feeble apprehensions of men. God judges the state of the heart by the tenor of the conduct. In the case of the Israelites, He cherished a design of mercy; and the moment He discerned the first symptoms of contrition, by their stripping off their ornaments, as penitents conscious of their error and sincerely sorrowful, this fact added its weight to the fervency of Moses' prayers, and gave them prevalence with God in behalf of the people.
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7. 摩西将帐棚支搭在营外——不是那已赐下样式的会幕,因为它尚未立起,而是他自己的帐棚——作为领袖的帐棚,引人注目——他在其中一部分听断案件,并为百姓的利益与神交通;因此称为「会幕」,它的撤去,是出于对被玷污之营的厌恶,被视为神所警告的完全离弃的第一步。
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7. Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp--Not the tabernacle, of which a pattern had been given him, for it was not yet erected, but his own tent--conspicuous as that of the leader--in a part of which he heard cases and communed with God about the people's interests; hence called "the tabernacle of the congregation," and the withdrawal of which, in abhorrence from a polluted camp, was regarded as the first step in the total abandonment with which God had threatened them.
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8. 百姓都起来,各人站在自己帐棚的门口——帐棚的撤去引起了深切而普遍的惊惶;不难想象众人的眼目会何等焦虑地注视着它;当一种现象出现、由此可以产生令人鼓舞的盼望时,那喜讯又会何等迅速地传开。
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8. all the people rose up, and stood every man at his tent door--Its removal produced deep and universal consternation; and it is easy to conceive how anxiously all eyes would be directed towards it; how rapidly the happy intelligence would spread, when a phenomenon was witnessed from which an encouraging hope could be founded.
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9-11. 云柱降下来,立在会幕门前——当那象征的云彩被看见缓缓而庄严地降下、停在会幕门口时,百姓沮丧的心将何等振奋——喜乐的潮水将何等涌溢在每个胸怀!
摩西进去的时候——正是当他作为中保出现,当他日复一日前去为他们代求之时,那蒙悦纳的确据便赐下,表明他的代求已蒙垂听,以色列的罪已蒙赦免,神必再施恩典。
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9-11. the cloudy pillar descended, and stood at the door of the tabernacle--How would the downcast hearts of the people revive--how would the tide of joy swell in every bosom, when the symbolic cloud was seen slowly and majestically to descend and stand at the entrance of the tabernacle!
as Moses entered--It was when he appeared as their mediator, when he repaired from day to day to intercede for them, that welcome token of assurance was given that his advocacy prevailed, that Israel's sin was forgiven, and that God would again be gracious.
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18-23. 求你显出你的荣耀给我看——这是圣经所描述最奥秘的场景之一:为着他的安慰和鼓励,他得以华美而充分地看见神圣威严的彰显——不是在毫无遮蔽的光辉中,而是在人性软弱所能容受的范围内。至于面、手、背,都当按比喻来理解。
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18-23. I beseech thee, show me thy glory--This is one of the most mysterious scenes described in the Bible: he had, for his comfort and encouragement, a splendid and full display of the divine majesty, not in its unveiled effulgence, but as far as the weakness of humanity would admit. The face, hand, back parts, are to be understood figuratively.
出埃及记 33:1-23.
耶和华 拒绝 与百姓 同去
1. 耶和华说——更准确地说,是「曾」对摩西说。本章所详述的会谈,必须视为发生在摩西于上一章末尾所记那段恳切代求之前;史家既已提及他在那压倒性的重担之下,怀着恳切而痛苦的焦虑,为那些背道的同胞倾吐了那段代祷,如今便进而详细叙述其中的经过。