旧约 - 历代记上(1 Chronicles)第10章

Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.
The Philistines pressed hard after Saul and his sons, and they killed his sons Jonathan, Abinadab and Malki-Shua.
The fighting grew fierce around Saul, and when the archers overtook him, they wounded him.
Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword and run me through, or these uncircumcised fellows will come and abuse me." But his armor-bearer was terrified and would not do it; so Saul took his own sword and fell on it.
When the armor-bearer saw that Saul was dead, he too fell on his sword and died.
So Saul and his three sons died, and all his house died together.
When all the Israelites in the valley saw that the army had fled and that Saul and his sons had died, they abandoned their towns and fled. And the Philistines came and occupied them.
The next day, when the Philistines came to strip the dead, they found Saul and his sons fallen on Mount Gilboa.
They stripped him and took his head and his armor, and sent messengers throughout the land of the Philistines to proclaim the news among their idols and their people.
They put his armor in the temple of their gods and hung up his head in the temple of Dagon.
When all the inhabitants of Jabesh Gilead heard of everything the Philistines had done to Saul,
all their valiant men went and took the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. Then they buried their bones under the great tree in Jabesh, and they fasted seven days.
Saul died because he was unfaithful to the LORD; he did not keep the word of the LORD and even consulted a medium for guidance,
and did not inquire of the LORD. So the LORD put him to death and turned the kingdom over to David son of Jesse.
历代志上第十章   第 10 章 

  代上 10:1> 以上 9 章作者列了那么多人名,原来有其意── 

  10:1 历代志上 1 至 9 章概括了以色列的历史,从神创造人类直到他们被掳到巴比伦为止(公元前 586 年)。作者从这个观点回溯王国奠基之始,讲到第一任君王扫罗,本书以扫罗之死作为开始(有关他作王的事,请参撒上)。 

  代上 10:10> 这刻神的子民好像都失败了,神在哪里? 

  10:10 大衮是非利士人最尊崇的神只,他们相信它能赐雨水,使五谷丰收。非利士人曾在出产五谷的迦南地定居,并为大衮建造了许多庙宇,每遇干旱就求它施怜悯,甚至在庙里杀儿女向它献祭;到了丰收之日,又会在庙宇中作乱七八糟的享乐,例如羞辱俘虏等(参士 16:23-30 )。但是,大衮和其他的异教神只一样,无力敌挡真神(参撒上 5:1-7 )。 

  代上 10:11-12> 当我看到在位的有不对的地方,我第一个反应是…… 

  10:11-12 基列雅比的勇士,将扫罗父子的尸体取下埋葬,这种英勇行为提醒我们,要尊重神所赐的领导人。大卫尊重扫罗的地位,不因扫罗追杀他而起杀心(参撒上 26 章)。对管辖我们的人,我们很容易对他们吹毛求疵、专挑他们的弱点。我们虽然不能为罪行开脱,却应当尊重在位掌权的,无论是在工作场所、在教会中还是在政府中的。保罗吩咐我们要敬重教会的领袖(参帖前 5:12-13 ),和尊重政府的领导人(参罗 13 章)。 

  代上 10:13-14> 顺服也有主动与被动之分? 

  10:13-14 扫罗对神不忠心,既有主动的一面,也有被动的一面。他不仅做错事,并且没有做应做的事。他存心谋杀大卫,不理会神的吩咐,甚至求女巫指示,这些都是他主动不顺服神的表现。他作王治国,没有好好求神的引导,即是消极地违背神。顺服神也有主动和被动之分,单单避免犯错还不够,我们更须积极追求,行在正路上。 

  10:13-14 撒母耳记上 28 章记载扫罗曾求耶和华引领,但是神没有半点回覆;这里说他“没有求问耶和华”,表面看来矛盾,其实扫罗求问的动机和时机都有问题。他从来不先寻求神,总是到用尽了自己的方法都无效,从别处得不到帮助时才求问神。他到末后才求问,所以神不回答他。他只在适合自己的时候才求问神,神也因他一直顽梗悖逆而拒绝他的请求。 

  代上 10:14> 神有祂的时间表,但我的时间表似乎较为迫切吧? 

  10:14 扫罗在位期间,大卫经常被迫逃亡(参撒上 19-30 )。其间大卫有机会杀死扫罗(参撒上 24 ; 26 ),早日登上神应许给他的宝座(参撒上 16:1-13 ),但是大卫倚靠神的应许,等候神所安排的适当时间。扫罗的王朝何时终止,不是由大卫来决定的。在扫罗与非利士人的战役中,神照祂的应许,令扫罗阵亡。 

  代上 10:14> 是神杀了扫罗?仰或是扫罗自己选择了死? 

  10:14 撒母耳记上 31 章 3 至 4 节说,扫罗是自己伏在刀上死的,这里为什么说耶和华使他被杀呢?因扫罗顽梗悖逆弃绝神(参撒上 15:22-26 ),神要惩罚他的过犯(参撒上 28:16-19 ),遂安排了这场战争使他阵亡,将国度从他的家族收回。即使扫罗不自杀,也会死在非利士人手中。──《灵修版圣经注释》