QT 14/09/2025 Sun. Ezekiel 44 “Uncircumcised in heart and flesh” “身心都未受割礼”
QT 14/09/2025 Sun. Ezekiel 44 “Uncircumcised in heart and flesh”
READ http://www.esv.org/eze44
📖 Ezekiel 44:6–9 (ESV)
“And say to the rebellious house of Israel, Thus says the Lord GOD: O house of Israel, enough of all your abominations, in admitting foreigners, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, to be in my sanctuary, profaning my temple, when you offer to me my food, the fat and the blood. You have broken my covenant, in addition to all your abominations. And you have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have set others to keep my charge for you in my sanctuary.”
“Thus says the Lord GOD: No foreigner, uncircumcised in heart and flesh, of all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, shall enter my sanctuary.”
✝️ Evangelical Reflection
This passage is often interpreted both historically and spiritually.
🔹 1. “Uncircumcised in Heart and Flesh”
Literal meaning: Refers to Gentiles who were not physically circumcised according to the covenant of Moses, and who lacked the spiritual transformation that true worship requires.
Spiritual meaning: Symbolizes those who may outwardly appear religious or affiliated with God's people but whose hearts are not truly devoted to God.
📍Cross-reference: Romans 2:29 – "But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit..."
True holiness begins inwardly. God desires a circumcised heart—a heart transformed by the Spirit, not just external rituals or religious appearances.
🔹 2. Holiness in Worship
Ezekiel 44 lays out requirements for priests and temple servants, emphasising that only those who are set apart—holy both in body and heart—can approach God.
This is a call to personal purity and reverence in worship. Our bodies and hearts are temples (cf. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20), and thus should not be defiled.
🔹 3. Access to God through Christ
Under the Old Covenant, access to the temple was restricted. But the New Covenant opens the way through Christ:
“But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ.” (Ephesians 2:13)
So, while Ezekiel 44 restricts access to the sanctuary, the Gospel proclaims access to God through Christ by spiritual circumcision—regeneration by the Holy Spirit (Colossians 2:11-14).
🙏 Application
(1) Repentance: Turn away from external religion and seek a heart change.
(2) Holiness: Live a consecrated life, honouring God with both body and soul.
(3) Worship: Approach God with reverence, knowing you are His temple.
(4) Grace: Remember that through Jesus, even those once "uncircumcised" can be made holy.
QT 14/09/2025 星期日. 以西结书 44 “身心都未受割礼”
阅读 http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/Eze/44/
📖 经文重点: 以西结书 44:6–9
6 你要对悖逆的以色列家说：‘主耶和华这样说：以色列家啊！你们所行一切可憎的事，该够了吧！7 你们除了行这一切可憎的事之外，还在你们把脂肪和血献给我作食物的时候，把身心都未受割礼的外族人带进我的圣所，玷污了我的殿，违背了我的约。 8 你们自己没有看守我的圣物，却委派别人在我的圣所里代你们看守。’” 9 主耶和华这样说：“以色列人中一切身心都未受割礼的外族人，都不可进入我的圣所。
✝️ 福音反思
这段经文常从历史与属灵双重角度解读。
🔹 1. “身心都未受割礼的”
字面含义：指未按摩西之约受肉体割礼的外邦人，其灵性未经历敬拜真神所需的更新。
属灵含义：象征那些外表看似虔诚或归属神子民，内心却未真正归向神之人。
📍交叉参考：罗马书2:29——“唯有在内心作犹太人的才是犹太人；割礼也是心里的，是靠着圣灵而不是靠着仪文。这样的人所受的称赞，不是从人来的，而是从 神来的。”
真正的圣洁始于内心。神渴慕的是受割礼的心——被圣灵改变的心，而非仅止于外在仪式或宗教表象。
🔹 2. 敬拜中的圣洁
《以西结书》44章列明祭司与圣殿侍奉者的要求，强调唯有被分别为圣——身心都圣洁的人——才能亲近神。
这是对敬拜中个人纯洁与敬畏的呼召。我们的身体和心灵都是圣殿（参见《哥林多前书》6:19-20），因此不可玷污。
🔹 3. 借基督亲近神
旧约时代，进入圣殿受严格限制。但新约借基督开辟了道路：
你们从前远离的人，现今在基督耶稣里，靠着他的血已经可以亲近了。（以弗所书2:13）
故以西结书44章限制圣所进入权，而福音宣告借着属灵的割礼——圣灵重生（歌罗西书2:11-14）——得以亲近神。
🙏 实践要点
(1) 悔改：弃绝外在宗教仪式，寻求内心更新。
(2) 圣洁：活出分别为圣的生命，以身心尊荣神。
(3) 敬拜：怀着敬畏之心亲近神，因你就是祂的殿。
(4) 恩典：谨记借着耶稣，连从前“未受割礼”之人也能成为圣洁。
