南方王和北方王的爭戰之二

但以理書11: 10 北方王的二子必動干戈,招聚許多軍兵。這軍兵前去,如洪水氾濫,又必再去爭戰,直到南方王的保障。

閱讀經文:  但以理書 11:10-19

10 「北方王的二子必動干戈,招聚許多軍兵。這軍兵前去,如洪水氾濫,又必再去爭戰,直到南方王的保障。 11 南方王必發烈怒,出來與北方王爭戰,擺列大軍,北方王的軍兵必交付他手。 12 他的眾軍高傲,他的心也必自高,他雖使數萬人仆倒,卻不得常勝。

在新舊約之中的四百年,實在是腥風血雨。巴勒斯坦,神賜給以色列人的那塊地,成了列強爭奪的戰場。剛開始在埃及的三個多利買王對以色列人還算友善,巴勒斯坦歸埃及所管,所以猶大省的猶大人漸漸多起來。他們很有作生意的頭腦,加上那時推羅已衰敗,所以他們都變得很富有。到了埃及多利買王朝的後期,巴勒斯坦變成一塊令人垂涎的肥肉。

多利買三世打敗西流古二世之後,西流古二世的兩個兒子決意雪洗前恥,繼承父志,打敗埃及。這兩個兒子是指西流古三世和他的弟弟安提阿哥三世,為要振興國勢,他們招兵買馬剷除異己,準備向外侵略。西流古三世在小亞細亞攻打別迦摩的戰事中陣亡,安提阿哥三世繼承哥哥的王位,又稱為大安提阿哥。

Let God’s Word Bring Us To Our Knees

Hi GAMErs!

Today’s passage is 1 John 3:9-17.  Let’s go!
 
1 John 3:9-11 (NIV) 
9  No one who is born of God will continue to sin, because God’s seed remains in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God. 
10  This is how we know who the children of God are and who the children of the devil are: Anyone who does not do what is right is not a child of God; nor is anyone who does not love his brother. 
11  This is the message you heard from the beginning: We should love one another.
 
On verses 9-11:  John puts it in such black and white terms: 
 · Those who do what is right belong to God.  Those who sin don’t belong to God.  (v9-10)
 · Those who love their fellow brothers and sisters belong to God.  Those who hate their fellow brothers and sisters don’t belong to God (v10b-11).
So say you’re someone who has trusted Jesus as your Saviour.