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Ge 13:1-18.
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Ge 13:1-18.
RETURN FROM EGYPT.
1. went up . . . south--Palestine being a highland country, the entrance from Egypt by its southern boundary is a continual ascent.
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2. 极其富足——与亚伯拉罕所属的游牧部族相比而言。一位亚拉伯酋长若有百顶或两百顶帐棚，六十至一百匹骆驼，各千只绵羊山羊，便算富足。亚伯兰既极其富足，其牧产必远超此数。“金银”在这些民族中既然稀少，他的大概是在埃及出售出产所得。
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2. very rich--compared with the pastoral tribes to which Abraham belonged. An Arab sheik is considered rich who has a hundred or two hundred tents, from sixty to a hundred camels, a thousand sheep and goats respectively. And Abram being very rich, must have far exceeded that amount of pastoral property. "Gold and silver" being rare among these peoples, his probably arose from the sale of his produce in Egypt.
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3. 循他的路程——他的前行必是缓慢的行进和频繁的扎营，因亚伯兰须按水草的前景调度行动。
到了……伯特利和艾的中间——“一座显著的山——其最高峰依于其下的岩石坡上，又因橄榄林而著称——为祭坛提供了一个天然的台基，为列祖的帐棚提供了一个相称的荫蔽”〔STANLEY〕。
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3. went on his journeys--His progress would be by slow marches and frequent encampments as Abram had to regulate his movements by the prospect of water and pasturage.
unto the place . . . between Beth-el and Hai--"a conspicuous hill--its topmost summit resting on the rocky slopes below, and distinguished by its olive groves--offering a natural base for the altar and a fitting shade for the tent of the patriarch" [STANLEY].
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4. 亚伯兰就在那里求告耶和华的名——他感到强烈的心愿，要在从前敬拜的地方复兴自己的信心与敬虔：也许是因在埃及的失检而表达谦卑悔改，或为脱离危险而感恩——要在回到迦南的头一个机会，带领全家重新向神效忠，并献上那指向应许之福的预表性祭物。
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4. there Abram called on the name of the Lord--He felt a strong desire to reanimate his faith and piety on the scene of his former worship: it might be to express humility and penitence for his misconduct in Egypt or thankfulness for deliverance from perils--to embrace the first opportunity on returning to Canaan of leading his family to renew allegiance to God and offer the typical sacrifices which pointed to the blessings of the promise.
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7. 在那里有了争竞——亚伯拉罕的品格在此显得极为可爱。他有强烈的宗教感，怕作任何有损信仰品格或使信仰之名蒙羞的事；他正确地判断，若两个本性和恩典如此紧密相连的人竟至破裂，便会发生这种不幸的后果
[Ge 13:8]。
他放下自己的权利，把选择的自由给了罗得。亚伯拉罕的举动不仅无私而和平，更是极度的慷慨与谦让，示范了圣经的教训
(Mt 6:32； Ro 12:10, 11； Php 2:4)。
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7. And there was a strife--Abraham's character appears here in a most amiable light. Having a strong sense of religion, he was afraid of doing anything that might tend to injure its character or bring discredit on its name, and he rightly judged that such unhappy effects would be produced if two persons whom nature and grace had so closely connected should come to a rupture
[Ge 13:8].
Waiving his right to dictate, he gave the freedom of choice to Lot. The conduct of Abraham was not only disinterested and peaceable, but generous and condescending in an extraordinary degree, exemplifying the Scripture precepts
(Mt 6:32; Ro 12:10, 11; Php 2:4).
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10. 罗得举目——旅行者说，从这座山顶——稍在“伯特利东边”
[Ge 12:8]
——可以看见约但河、两岸的广阔草场，以及标明河道的那一线青翠。
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10. Lot lifted up his eyes--Travellers say that from the top of this hill, a little "to the east of Beth-el"
[Ge 12:8],
they can see the Jordan, the broad meadows on either bank, and the waving line of verdure which marks the course of the stream.
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11. 于是罗得选择约但河的全平原——从世俗的眼光看，这是极佳的选择，却对他的最大利益极不智。他虽是敬虔人，却似乎太受自私和贪心之灵的影响：唉，有多少人为属世利益的远景而危及自己灵魂的益处！
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11. Then Lot chose him all the plain--a choice excellent from a worldly point of view, but most inexpedient for his best interests. He seems, though a good man, to have been too much under the influence of a selfish and covetous spirit: and how many, alas! imperil the good of their souls for the prospect of worldly advantage.
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14, 15. 你举目……凡你所看见的地——如此广阔的视野，向四面八方，在该处附近任何别的地点都得不到；而那些在孤寂列祖眼前当时荒凉的平原和山岭，将住着一个“多得如地上的尘土”的强民，正如所罗门时代一样
(1Ki 4:20)。
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14, 15. Lift up now thine eyes . . . all the land which thou seest--So extensive a survey of the country, in all directions, can be obtained from no other point in the neighborhood; and those plains and hills, then lying desolate before the eyes of the solitary patriarch, were to be peopled with a mighty nation "like the dust of the earth in number," as they were in Solomon's time
(1Ki 4:20).
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18. 幔利的平原……筑了……一座坛——应许的更新，被亚伯拉罕以新的敬虔感恩之祭来承认。
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18. the plain of Mamre . . . built . . . an altar--the renewal of the promise was acknowledged by Abram by a fresh tribute of devout gratitude.
Ge 13:1-18.
从埃及回来。
1. 上……南地——迦南地是一处高原之地，从埃及沿其南界进入，是一路上行的。