MHC:西番雅书 3

Chapter 3

第3章

Chapter Outline

章节纲要

Further reproofs for sin.

对罪的深度谴责 (1–7)

Encouragement to look for mercy.

鼓励寻找怜悯 (8–13)

Promises of future favour and prosperity.

未来恩惠与繁荣的应许 (14–20)

Verses 1–7

第1–7节

The holy God hates sin most in thosenearest to him. A sinful state is, and will be, a woful state. Yet they had thetokens of God's presence, and all the advantages of knowing his will, with thestrongest reasons to do it; still they persisted in disobedience. Alas, thatmen often are more active in doing wickedness than believers are in doing good.

那些离上帝最近却又犯罪的人是上帝所最憎恶的。一个有罪的国度就是（将是）一个悲痛的国度。他们晓得耶和华在他们中间，且知道通晓耶和华意念所得的福分，且他们有足够的理由来通晓这一切；然而他们依然亵渎耶和华之律法。悲哀啊，与信徒们倾向于行公义之事相比，他们在行邪恶之事上更为活跃。

Verses 8–13

第8–13节

The preaching of the gospel is predicted,when vengeance would be executed on the Jewish nation. The purifying doctrinesof the gospel, or the pure language of the grace of the Lord, would teach mento use the language of humility, repentance, and faith. Purity and piety incommon conversation is good. The pure and happy state of the church in thelatter days seems intended. The Lord will shut out boasting, and leave mennothing to glory in, save the Lord Jesus, as made of God to them wisdom,righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Humiliation for sin, andobligations to the Redeemer, will make true believers upright and sincere,whatever may be the case among mere professors.

根据预言，当复仇行在犹太民族中间时，福音将被广传。届时，福音中清洁的教义或者上帝之清洁的恩典言语将教导人们使用谦卑、忏悔、和信心之语。在常用对话中显出纯洁和虔诚是美好的。教会的纯净之日和欢乐之日快要临近了。上帝将剪除那些浮夸之人，让他们不会再因上帝赐给他们的智慧、正义、神圣、以及救赎而感到荣耀。因罪而感到羞耻以及顺服救世主才会显出真正信徒的正直和真诚，无论纯粹的教授遭遇什么。

Verses 14–20

第14–20节

After the promises of taking away sin,follow promises of taking away trouble. When the cause is removed, the effectwill cease. What makes a people holy, will make them happy. The preciouspromises made to the purified people, were to have full accomplishment in thegospel. These verses appear chiefly to relate to the future conversion andrestoration of Israel, and the glorious times which are to follow. They showthe abundant peace, comfort, and prosperity of the church, in the happy timesyet to come. He will save; he will be Jesus; he will answer the name, for hewill save his people from their sins. Before the glorious times foretold,believers would be sorrowful, and objects of reproach. But the Lord will savethe weakest believer, and cause true Christians to be greatly honoured wherethey had been treated with contempt. One act of mercy and grace shall serve,both to gather Israel out of their dispersions and to lead them to their ownland. Then will God's Israel be made a name and a praise to eternity. Theevents alone can fully answer the language of this prophecy. Many are thetroubles of the righteous, but they may rejoice in God's love. Surely ourhearts should honour the Lord, and rejoice in him, when we hear such words ofcondescension and grace. If now kept from his ordinances, it is our trial andgrief; but in due time we shall be gathered into his temple above. The gloryand happiness of the believer will be perfect, unchangeable, and eternal, whenhe is freed from earthly sorrows, and brought to heavenly bliss.

耶和华免除了刑罚，也赶走了灾祸，这些应许均已实现。当起因被剪除后，随之而致的后果也将结束。让人变圣洁的东西也会让人幸福。当这些宝贵的应许临到纯净之人时，福音也就被完全成就了。这几节经文主要与未来的信仰转变、以色列复国以及随之而来的恩典时代有关。从中可看出恩典时代来临之后教堂中充满的丰盛的平安，祥和和繁荣。祂将大施拯救，祂就是耶稣，祂将显明他名字的含义，因为祂将把他的民从罪中拯救出来。在预言此荣耀时刻之前，信徒们须经受悲伤，遭受耻辱。但是上帝必拯救柔弱的信徒，让真正的基督徒在他们受蔑视的地方得极大的荣耀。耶和华施行怜悯和恩典的一个举动是让分散的以色列人聚集并领他们回到他们的国。此后，上帝之国—以色列将在万民中有名声，得称赞。这些事本身便是对上帝预言的回答。很多人因公义而受苦，但他们将在上帝的爱里得到欢乐。当我们听到谦卑和恩典之福音时，我们的心当称颂上帝，当在主里面喜乐。如果现在我们还不能得到这喜乐，说面我们正接受试验和遭遇不幸；但在适当的时候，我们将聚集在他的大殿中。当信徒脱离尘世的悲伤而进入到天国的福祉时，将享受永恒不变的最美好的荣耀和喜乐。

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