QT 22/09/2024 Sun. Ezekiel 26. Warning against pride towards God. 告诫人们不要在上帝面前骄傲。
QT 22/09/2024 Sun. Ezekiel 26.
https://www.esv.org/Eze+26/
MEDITATION: The city of Tyre gloated when Jerusalem suffered (Ezek 26:2). But Tyre itself was included in the oracles of the LORD against the foreign nations. The LORD was sovereign over all.
Tyre was made up of a coastal city and an island opposite it "in the midst of the sea" (Ezek 26:4-5). Wars were fought there throughout history, including Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon (Ezek 26:7-12) and later Alexander the Great in 332 B.C.
Note that Nebuchadnezzar was even described as "king of kings" (Ezek 26:7). Nevertheless, the prophetic book of Ezekiel clearly showed that the true King of kings over nations was the LORD Himself. He was the one who "will bring Nebuchadnezzar against Tyre from the north" (Ezek 26:7).
If a nation or a person seek to make themselves standout as special—special in the negative sense of being famous for evil or ungodliness, they would also "stand out" in the eyes of God for special attention. Other nations like Tyre, Egypt and Babylon were such nations.
The word Egypt was used as a byword for the slavery, immorality, and idolatry. Babylon equates with violent and godless governing styles, conquests and political rein. Tyre is a byword for priding in her own wealth and self-sufficiency that denied God's participation in the nation (26:1–6).
REFLECTION: The LORD was the true King over all. Let us reflect on how much we submit to the true King and how much loyalty, energy and resources we have kept to ourselves instead of surrendering to Him for His purposes.
星期日 2024年9月26日 今日读经：以西结书26章. 告诫人们不要在上帝面前骄傲。
http://m.bbintl.org/bible/ncv/eze/26/
默想：当耶路撒冷遭难时，推罗城在那里幸灾乐祸(结26:2)。但推罗本身已被列在耶和华对付外来的国家的神谕中。耶和华主宰着一切。
推罗是由一个沿海的城市和在对面一个“在海中”的岛组成的(结26:4-5)。在历史上，这个地方战火连连、诸王争战，包括巴比伦王尼布甲尼撒(结26:7-12)和后来公元前332年的亚历山大大帝。
尼布甲尼撒当时被称为“诸王之王”(结26:7)。尽管如此，以西结这本先知书清楚地让人看到真正的诸王之王就是耶和华祂自己。祂就是那位带领尼布甲尼撒“从北方来攻击推罗”的那位神(结26:7)。
如果一个国家或一个人试图使自己脱颖而出，成为特别的--特别的消极含义是因邪恶或不虔诚而出名，那么他们在上帝眼中也会 “脱颖而出”，受到特别的关注。推罗、埃及和巴比伦就是这样的国家。
埃及一词是奴役、不道德和偶像崇拜的代名词。巴比伦是暴力和不敬神的统治方式、征服和政治统治的代名词。推罗是一个代名词，指以自己的财富和自给自足为荣，否认上帝对这个国家的参与（26:1-6）。
反思：耶和华是掌管一切、真正的王。让我们反思一下，我们自己对这位真正的万王之王有多顺从，我们的忠诚、精力和资源，有多少是为了实现祂的目标而完全奉献的，又有多少是留给了自己。
