Daily Devotion||每日靈修

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 Matthew||馬太福音 Mark||馬可福音 Luke||路加福音 John||約翰福音 Deuteronomy||申命記
Genesis||創世記 Exodus||出埃及記 Leviticus||利未記 Numbers||民數記 Ephesians||以弗所書
Acts||使徒行傳 1 Corinthians||哥林多前書 James||雅各書 1 Kings||列王紀上 Philippians||腓立比書
Joshua||約書亞記 2 Corinthians||哥林多後書 1 Samuel||撒母耳記上 2 Kings||列王紀下 Colossians||歌羅西書
Romans||羅馬書 Judges||士師記 2 Samuel||撒母耳記下 Titus||提多書 Philemon||腓利門書
Ruth||路得記 1 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦前書 1 Timothy||提摩太前書 1 John||約翰壹書 1 Chronicles||歷代志上
Jonah||約拿書 2 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦後書 2 Timothy||提摩太後書 2 John||約翰貳書 2 Chronicles||歷代志下
Jude||猶大書 Ezra||以斯拉記 Hosea||何西阿書 3 John||約翰叄書 Hebrews||希伯來書
Nehemiah||尼希米記 Amos||阿摩司書 Jeremiah||耶利米書 Ezekial||以西結書
Daniel||但以理書 Obadiah||俄巴底亞書 Lamentation||耶利米哀歌 Haggai||哈該書
Esther||以斯帖記 Ecclesiates||傳道書 Zechariah||撒迦利亞書
Isaiah||以賽亞書 1 Peter||彼得前書 Habakkuk||哈巴谷書
2 Peter||彼得後書 Nahum||那鴻書
Micah||彌迦書 Zephaniah||西番雅書
Joel||約珥書 Revelation||啟示錄
Malachi||瑪拉基書 Galatians||加拉太書

■Old Testament||■舊約 ■New Testament||■新約

OLD TESTAMENT||舊約 NEW TESTAMENT||新約
Genesis||創世記 Ezra||以斯拉記 Micah||彌迦書 Matthew||馬太福音 1 Timothy||提摩太前書
Exodus||出埃及記 Nehemiah||尼希米記 Nahum||那鴻書 Mark||馬可福音 2 Timothy||提摩太後書
Leviticus||利未記 Esther||以斯帖記 Habakkuk||哈巴谷書 Luke||路加福音 Titus||提多書
Numbers||民數記 Ecclesiates||傳道書 Zephaniah||西番雅書 John||約翰福音 Philemon||腓利門書
Deuteronomy||申命記 Isaiah||以賽亞書 Haggai||哈該書 Acts||使徒行傳 Hebrews||希伯來書
Joshua||約書亞記 Jeremiah||耶利米書 Zechariah||撒迦利亞書 Romans||羅馬書 James||雅各書
Judges||士師記 Lamentation||耶利米哀歌 Malachi||瑪拉基書 1 Corinthians||哥林多前書 1 Peter||彼得前書
Ruth||路得記 Ezekial||以西結書 2 Corinthians||哥林多後書 2 Peter||彼得後書
1 Samuel||撒母耳記上 Daniel||但以理書 Galatians||加拉太書 1 John||約翰壹書
2 Samuel||撒母耳記下 Hosea||何西阿書 Ephesians||以弗所書 2 John||約翰貳書
1 Kings||列王紀上 Joel||約珥書 Philippians||腓立比書 3 John||約翰叄書
2 Kings||列王紀下 Amos||阿摩司書 Colossians||歌羅西書 Jude||猶大書
1 Chronicles||歷代志上 Obadiah||俄巴底亞書 1 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦前書 Revelation||啟示錄
2 Chronicles||歷代志下 Jonah||約拿書 2 Thessalonians||帖撒羅尼迦後書

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Ⅰ. Invocation and Adoration||Ⅰ. 禱告與敬拜

  • Invocation Prayer||開始禱告

    "Lord Jesus, merciful and patient, grant us grace, I beseech Thee, ever to teach in a teachable spirit; learning along with those we teach, and learning from them whenever Thou so pleasest. Word of God, speak to us, what Thou wilt. Wisdom of God, instruct us, instruct by us, if and whom Thou wilt. Eternal Truth, reveal Thyself to us, reveal Thyself by us, in whatsoever measure Thou wilt; that we and they may all be taught by God." In Jesus' name. Amen. (Christine Rossetti, 1830-94)

    「滿有憐憫、忍耐的主耶穌，懇求祢賜恩使我常以受教的靈去教導，並與受教的一同學習，更按祢的美意，從他們身上有所學習。神的道阿，求祢按祢的旨意向我們說話。神的智慧阿，求祢指教我們，若合乎祢的旨意，用我們去指教別人。永恆的真理阿，求祢向我們顯現，或藉著我們將祢向別人顯現。願全按祢的旨意，不論用何方法，都使我們與他們一起蒙祢的教導。」奉耶穌的名。阿們！(Christine Rossetti,1830-94)

  • Adoration through reflecting on the Names (or Descriptions) of Christ Jesus藉基督耶穌的名字來敬拜

    We encourage you to choose one of the names (or descriptions) of Christ Jesus below to reflect on His majesty, goodness and/or grace and translate into a prayer of adoration.

    • Word became flesh (Jn 1:12)
    • Eternal life (1 Jn. 5:20)
    • Faithful and True (Rev. 19:11)
    • Faithful and true witness (Rev. 3:14)

    讓我們每日思想以下其中一個基督耶穌的名稱（或形容），然後化作禱告，向祂獻上讚美。

    • 道成肉身 (約1:12)
    • 永生 (約壹5:20)
    • 誠信真實 (啟19:11)
    • 誠信真實見證的 (啟3:14)

Ⅱ. Confession||Ⅱ. 認罪

Pause now and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you your sins and ask for forgiveness.

現在停下來，求聖靈光照你，讓你看見自己的罪，並求主饒恕。

Ⅲ. Thanksgiving||Ⅲ. 感恩

List, one by one, things for which you should give thanks.||逐一列出你當感恩的事項。

Ⅳ. Scriptural Reflection||Ⅳ. 經文默想

1 Chronicles||歷代志上 vv.1:1-54
Read slowly and reflectively the assigned passage twice at least and consider the questions below.||請慢慢細心讀經文至少兩遍，然後反復思考問題。

1 & 2 Chronicles

The two books of the Chronicles originally formed one work in the Hebrew canon is called, "Events of the days" (the first words of the text", and is called by the Greek translation the Septuagint, "Paraleipomena", meaning a supplement to the books of Samuel and I & II Kings, "as many things passed over in the Kings are contained in these" (K&D, 375). The English name in our Bible was derived from a Latin term used by Jerome.

Traditionally it is believed the Ezra is the author of this work as the book of Ezra begins with the same words that end this work (see 2 Chr. 36:22-23; Ezr. 1:1-3). As a supplement to the books of Samuel and Kings, Chronicles skip over many of the history of the Northern Kingdom, and while the history of the kings of Judah is mentioned, the focus is on the worship of Yahweh. Together with the reference to the writings of several prophets (including Nathan, Ahijah, Iddo, Shemaiah and Isaiah), the Chroniclers' message is clear: obedience to God brings blessing while disobedience results in disaster and defeat — a lesson these post-exile returnees who now have Jerusalem repaired and the temple rebuilt should take to heart.

It is important to note "that the Chronicle was composed in the time of Ezra, and that up to that time, of the whole people, for the most part only households and families of the tribes of Judah, Levi, and Benjamin had returned to Canaan" (K&D, 401). This helps also explain why, for the most part, many of the genealogies are fragmentary and incomplete. The Chronicle is meant partly as a historical document of the returnees to re-establish their lives in a much smaller territory than the Promised Land once occupied by the twelve tribes, hence no genealogies of the tribes of Dan and Zebulun are given at all, and the sons of Naphtali being mentioned in one single verse (7:13) — all tribes that used to occupy the most northern part of Palestine which were no longer theirs to reside at the time of Ezra.

A good part of 1 Chronicles consists of genealogy (especially the first nine chapters) which, as I mentioned in the introduction, might be more relevant to the post-exile returnees to Jerusalem than to us today. However, I still encourage you to read through these genealogies and we shall seek to reflect on some of the purposes of their being recorded.

Divisions of Chapters 1-9: From primeval times to the tribes of Israel

  1. From Adam to Abraham (ch.1)
  2. Sons of Israel, families of Judah and the sons of David (2:1–4:23)
  3. The tribe of Simeon and the Transjordan tribes (4:24–5:26)
  4. The tribe of Levi (5:27–6:66)
  5. Remaining tribes (chs. 7 & 8)
  6. Former inhabitants of Jerusalem and Saul's families (9:1–9:44)

1:1-4 — The Patriarchs from Adam to Noah

  1. Why do you think the Chronicler would trace the genealogy of the Chosen People to Adam — who is not only the common ancestor of all humankind, but the one through whom sin has entered into the world? (Rom. 5:12)

1:5-23 — Descendants from the sons of Noah

  1. Japheth (1:5-7) appears to be the ancestor of the "more northern peoples of southern Europe" (PCD, 402) and not the ancestor of the Chosen people, what righteous act did he do in aiding his brother Shem and what blessing did he receive? (Gen. 9:20-27)
  2. Ham (1:8-13), like his brothers, were among the eight saved from the flood, and is the ancestor of the Egyptians, Ethiopians, Libyans and the Canaanites: what did he do that has invited the curse of Noah? (Gen. 9:20-27)
  3. Shem — ancestor of the Semites (1:17-23): what did he do right and what blessing did he receive? (Gen. 9:20-27)

1:24-34 — The Patriarchs from Shem to Abraham to the sons of Abraham

  1. Compare 1:24-27 with Genesis 11:10-26; what might the reason be that all the other sons of Terah are not mentioned here?
  2. While Ketruah also bore sons to Abraham, why are only Isaac and Ishmael called "sons of Abraham"? (1:28)

1:35-54 — The Descendants of Esau — the Edomites

  1. It appears that Esau and his descendants had not only settled in Mount Seir but assimilated with the aboriginals and thus their descendants are called "the sons of Seir":
    1. Why do you think the Bible would bother to record the descendants of Esau in such details?
    2. What did they do to the Israelites in subsequent history and what is their fate? (see for example Amos 1:9, 11; 2:1)
  2. What is the main message to you today and how may you apply it to your life?

歷代志上、下

這兩卷書在猶太的正典中原為一卷，是按原文的頭幾個字「那些日子的事/Events of the days"而被命名的。希臘文的七十士譯本則稱之為"補充本」，意指它是為補充撒母耳記上、下和列王記上、下而寫的(K&D,375)。中文的譯名，跟英文譯本一樣，取材自柔羅米(Jerome)的拉丁譯本所用的名稱。

一般（傳統）相信，以斯拉是這書卷的作者，特別是因以斯拉記的開始（即1:1-3）與歷代志下的結束(即36:22-23)是完全相同的。作為撒母耳和列王記的補充，歷代志沒有多提以色列北國的歷史；就是在記載猶大南國的歷史時，其重點主要放在敬拜耶和華的細節上。書中提到其他先知的記載，如先知拿單、亞希雅、易多、示瑪雅和以賽亞；其信息的重點是清晰的，就是聽從神就得福、不聽從就必帶來滅亡與失敗——這正是當時被擄歸回，在重建聖殿的百姓所當留心的。

在研讀時，我們需要注意：「歷代志是以斯拉時代的作品，那時歸回的百姓主要是猶大，利未和便雅憫支派的人」（K&D,401）。這就讓我們明白為什麼內裡不少的家譜記載不甚詳盡，甚至是選擇性的；這也與這書卷的實用性有關：為要協助這些歸回的少數餘民，在這比前較狹小的猶大地重建社區之用。故此，我們完全找不到以前在極北面佔地的但和西布侖支派的家譜；而拿弗他利亦只有在7:13被提說。

歷代志記載著不少的家譜（特別是頭九章）。像上述的引言所說，這對當時被擄歸回耶路撒冷一帶的猶太人是較有特別意思的。不過，我仍鼓勵大家照樣的每天讀完所選擇的篇幅，然後用這裡的問題稍為思想這些記載的意思。

第1-9章：由人類始祖到以色列支派的家譜

  1. 由亞當到亞伯拉罕（1:1-54）
  2. 以色列的眾子、猶大支派和大衛家（2:1-4:23）
  3. 西緬和其他泛約但區的支派（4:24-5:26）
  4. 利未支派(5:27-6:66)
  5. 其他支派(7-8)
  6. 耶路撒冷的原居民和掃羅家（9:1-9:44）

1:1-4——始祖——由亞當到挪亞

  1. 亞當既是全人類的始祖，也是罪因他而進入世界的（羅5:12）：為何要由亞當開始來記載以色列人的家譜？

1:5-23——挪亞後裔的家譜

  1. 雅弗(1:5-7)：相信是「南歐北面的民族的始祖」(PCD,402)，而非選民以色列人的始祖；他協助閃作了什麼義行？得到什麼祝福？（創9:20-27）
  2. 含(1:8-13)：與他的弟兄一樣，經歷了方舟的拯救，是埃及、伊索匹克、利比亞和迦南人的始祖：他作了什麼事換來挪亞的咒詛？（創9:20-27）
  3. 閃（1:17-23）：以色列人的始祖。他作了什麼？換來挪亞什麼祝福？（創9:20-27）

1:24-34——由閃到亞伯拉罕的後裔

  1. 試把1:24-27與創世記11:10-26作比較，看看這裡略去了誰的名字？原因是什麼？
  2. 基土拉也為亞伯拉罕生兒子，為何只有以撒和以實瑪利被稱為「亞伯拉罕的兒子」？(1:28)

1:35-54——以掃的後裔

  1. 以掃的後人不但定居西珥山，並與當地人溶合成一民族，總稱為「西珥的兒子」：
    1. 你認為聖經為何較詳盡的記載以掃的後人？
    2. 在歷史上，以東人曾怎樣對待以色列人？所得的是什麼結局？(可參摩1:9,11;2:1)
  2. 今天你得到的主要提醒是什麼？你會怎樣應用在你的生命中？

Ⅴ. Meditative Reflection: About Those Genealogies!||Ⅴ. 靈修默想小篇：家譜，真要命！

"These were their descendants…." (1 Chr. 1:29)

"Nine chapters of genealogical tables! What waste of space! Nay, rather, what blindness to think so! No part of the Chronicles is more important. Such lines of descent were of sacred importance to all godly Jews, and rightly so, for they knew that their nation, besides being the repository of a special Divine revelation, was the possessor of wonderful Divine promises reaching on to unborn generations. The chronicler himself knew well enough that these genealogies reveal till selective process of Divine election right from Adam downwards, and that the covenant line of redemptive purpose was to culminate in till Messiah. Especially did the preservation of the trunk and main branches of Israel's family tree become vital after the Babylonian exile (when the Chronicles were written). Families had been uprooted by the thousand. Connections had been broken. Many records had been lost (see for instance Ezra ii. 59), and Judah's archives must have become largely disintegrated even where not actually destroyed. Our chronicler's lists link the pre-Exile with the post-Exile period; for (as should be clearly grasped) chapter ix. 2-34 concerns the resettlement in Judea after the Exile. The break is marked by the first verses of that chapter, which should really be the last verse of the preceding chapter. The Angus Bible Handbook remarks: "These tables give the sacred line through which the promise was transmitted for nearly 3,500 years, a fact unexampled in the history of the human race." (Explore the Book, J. S. Baxter., 164)

「……這都是約坍的兒子。」(歷代志上1:23)

「九章都是家譜！簡直浪費紙張！不是的，這樣想是瞎眼的！不是歷代志其中某些篇幅才是重要的。每一行的家譜對敬虔的猶太人來說是有神聖的重要性；確是如此。這使他們知道，他們的國家，除了是神特別啟示的寶庫，更擁有神奇妙應許的恩典，惠及未出生的將來世代。歷代志的作者自己深知這些家譜啟示出神特別在每一世代的揀選，由亞當開始到大衛，把這救贖的約延續到彌賽亞為止。特別在被擄到巴比倫後（即歷代志寫作之世代），保守這以色列家的樹幹和枝子就更為重要。那時千萬的家庭被連根拔起，年代的接連被破壞了。很多記錄失傳（見拉2:59），猶大家的檔案大部份不是毀滅了，就是分散了。我們這歷代志的家譜就把被擄後的年代與被擄前的年代接連起來；就如9:2-34就是專為被擄歸回猶大的人重新移植而寫的。9:1就指出中斷的事實……就如Angus Bible Handbook所註：'這些圖表顯示（神的應許）藉著這神聖的家譜延續了近3,500年，是人類歷史從來沒有的事實。'」
(J.S Baxter, Explore the Book,164)

Ⅵ. A Time for Silence||Ⅵ. 靜默時刻

You have meditated much with your intellectual faculty today. Now have a moment of silence (the length is up to you, 5 or even 30 minutes), and ask God quietly, "Lord, is there any important message from you today that I might have missed? Show me, your servant is listening?"||今天你用了不少智力技能來默想。現在，就用一點時間靜下來（長、短由你決定：5或30分鐘），安靜地求問神，「主阿，有甚麼我忽略了的重要信息對我說？請說，僕人敬聽。」

Ⅶ. Supplication||Ⅶ. 代求

Use the following chart to cover people and ministries that you want to remember before the Lord:||除為自己有所求外 (在你禱告簿一一記下所求的，作蒙神應允時的對照) ，請填寫以下為人或事工代禱表格：
  Your Family||家人 Other People||其他人 Church Ministries||教會事工 Other Ministries||其他機構 City & World||本市及普世 Others||其他
SUN||星期日            
MON||星期一            
TUE||星期二            
WED||星期三            
THU||星期四            
FRI||星期五            
SAT||星期六            

Ⅷ. Benediction||Ⅷ. 祝福

"May God give you grace to complete the work you have received in the Lord." Amen. (Col. 4:17, adapted)

「願主賜恩，使你能完成祂所交付你的工作。」阿們！(意譯自西4:17)

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