雅歌 6章3节 我属我的良人 ，我的良人也属我 (ani ledodi vedodi li)
来吧，我的爱! ( Lecha Dodi) 这是一首以色列人在安息日唱的歌，也就是迎接安息日的新娘进场歌。是由以色列美角网站的约阿咪所介绍。
「来吧！我的爱！」( L’cha Dodi)，这么浪漫的歌，居然是犹太人每周都要唱的歌！谁是那个爱呢？而且是大家一起在会堂里唱这首歌唷！为什么会有这个特别的传统呢？
每周五晚上，就是安息日(Shabbat)，犹太人这天会不工作，以纪念安息日，因为神创造天地的时候在第七天就休息了。犹太人会来到会堂一起守安息日，而其中一个很重要的环节就是「迎接」安息日。
因为卡巴拉的传统，安息日就如要迎接一个美丽的新娘，所以这首在夕阳时刻要唱的「来吧！我的爱！」( L’cha Dodi)，就是在迎接美丽的安息日。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Zephaniah 2:1-15. Let’s go!
On verses 1-3: Here Zephaniah implores the people of Judah to seek the Lord and to humble themselves before it is too late, “before the day of the Lord’s wrath comes upon you” (v2). Later on in this chapter, Zephaniah will introduce the idea of the “remnant”, that is, a group within the people of Judah who continued to seek the Lord and humble themselves before Him despite the widespread sin and rebellion around them. Zephaniah and other Old Testament prophesy about how the Lord will preserve and rescue this remnant from the destruction He pronounced on the land of Judah.
创世记 22章14节 亚伯拉罕给那地方起名叫耶和华以勒，直到今日人还说：「在耶和华的山上必有预备。」
圣经里给我们看到的亚伯拉罕，并不是像一般人想的，一直都是信心满溢。相反地，亚伯拉罕之所以成为信心之父，是经过了许多的考验和失败。神让我们看到亚伯拉罕跟随祂的点点滴滴，让我们明白，祂知道我们不过是人，祂知道我们的软弱和不足，即使我们失败，祂仍然愿意陪伴我们，等待我们，牵着我们的手一直到永恒。所以，明白这事之后，我们若再看到有人没有信心的表现，也就不用太愤怒了，这就是人的本相，神允许我们慢慢成长，我们也要容忍别人的不足，让他们慢慢成长。
在神和亚伯拉罕讨论过所多玛和蛾摩拉的存亡之后，你可能会想，有过与神面对面的经历，这个人应该不会再犯错了。你一定没想到，他真的又说谎了。当他们搬到非利士地的基拉耳时，他又骗人说撒拉是他的妹妹。结果基拉耳王亚比米勒来把撒拉取去，结果全家遭天谴，妇女都不能生育了。亚比米勒知错后向亚伯拉罕道歉，又赔他一笔钱，亚伯拉罕又赚了。神真的很怜悯恩待亚伯拉罕。
在亚伯拉罕一百岁，撒拉九十岁时，以撒出生了。大家都高兴得不得了，撒拉更是欣喜若狂。在以撒断奶后，亚伯拉罕摆设丰盛的筵席之际，撒拉看到以实玛利在逗以撒，中文是写戏笑，英文是mocking /poking fun，两者都有不怀好意的成份在内。因此她即刻要求亚伯拉罕把他们母子赶出去。
Hi GAMErs,
Today we begin the book of Zephaniah, a short book with a powerful message and part of what is sometimes known as the “Minor Prophets” section of the Old Testament.
Today’s passage is Zephaniah 1:1-19. Let’s go!
Zephaniah 1:1 (NIV)
1 The word of the LORD that came to Zephaniah son of Cushi, the son of Gedaliah, the son of Amariah, the son of Hezekiah, during the reign of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah:
On verse 1: Who was Zephaniah? According to some scholars, the fact that Zephaniah traces his ancestry back four generations in verse 1 suggests that Zephaniah was a man of high social standing and quite possibly the great grandson of King Hezekiah. Zephaniah received this word from the Lord and wrote this book during the reign of Josiah, who reigned from 640 and 609 B.C.
创世记 19章29节 当神毁灭平原诸城的时候，祂记念亚伯拉罕，正在倾覆罗得所住之城的时候，就打发罗得从倾覆之中出来。
在旧约里，犹太人有接待陌生人的习俗，据说就是从亚伯拉罕开始的。因为亚伯拉罕接待三个陌生人，却没想到是接待了神和祂的使者，因为大家都希望也有这样的福气，因此这习俗便流传下来了。
神向亚伯拉罕说明，应许之子要从撒拉出生；这次神再来跟他们确定此事：「到明年这时候，我必要回到你这里，你的妻子撒拉必生一个儿子。」我在想，为何神要三番四次地告诉他们?是否因为亚伯拉罕和撒拉在这事里也有当尽的责任？假如他们都没有同房，神又没有预备让耶稣那时降生，那么神岂不为难？所以神是在暗示明示，你们两个不要拖拖拉拉的。
上次听到这个宣告，亚伯拉罕在心里偷笑；这次听到宣告，撒拉在那人身后的帐篷门口偷笑。因为两人都觉得不可能，不合逻辑。不过，这次他们两个人总算明白了神的暗示明示。当他们完成此行的任务要离开时，亚伯拉罕就送他们一程。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Habakkuk 2:1-20. Let’s go!
Habakkuk 3:1 (NIV)
1 A prayer of Habakkuk the prophet. On shigionoth.
On verse 1: The book of Habakkuk reads like an ongoing dialogue between Habakkuk and the Lord. In chapter 1 Habakkuk complains about why there is injustice and evil in the world, and the Lord responds. Then Habakkuk questions how God could use the evil Babylonians as His chosen instrument. In chapter 2 the Lord responds by saying that He will hold the Babylonians to account for their sin as well. In chapter 3 the book of Habakkuk ends with a song of praise from Habakkuk. On “shigionoth” is probably a musical instruction for the musicians playing this song.
创世记17章1-2节 亚伯兰年九十九岁的时候，耶和华向他显现，对他说：「我是全能的神，你当在我面前做完全人。 我就与你立约，使你的后裔极其繁多。」
夏甲生下以实玛利时，亚伯兰86岁。当亚伯兰99岁时，神再度向亚伯兰显现，这当中有多少年神保持沉默？有的人说13年，因为以实玛利那年13岁；有的人说14年，因为从亚伯兰和夏甲同床后，神就静默了。不过，我们若不算99 岁那年，就是13年吧。
最近川普说他目前不要再跟习大大说话了，听起来有点孩子气，不过也让我们明白，当A不想跟B说话时，很可能因为A对B有所不满或生气了。神为何对亚伯兰保持了13年的沉默呢？你能想像神气到不想跟亚伯兰讲话的样子吗？祂曾经想过，亚伯兰会用自己的方法去生孩子吗？祂知道亚伯兰心里等待的煎熬吗？日子一天天过去，他和撒莱一天天变老，生理上也不再年轻，相信有许多人都感受过亚伯兰在等待中的绝望。
但是神期望亚伯兰对祂是完全的相信，一百分之一百的相信，没有一点点的怀疑。在神对亚伯兰说的话里，我们可以感受到神的失望和期待，祂说：「我是全能的神，你当在我面前做完全人。我就与你立约，使你的后裔极其繁多。」意思是，不管你怎样想，要知道世界上没有我做不到的事，因此你要全然信靠我。我不是己经和你立约，我也必使你的后裔极其繁多(所以你不应该自作主张)。
Hi GAMErs,
Today’s passage is Habakkuk 2:1-20. Let’s go!
Habakkuk 2:1 (NLT2)
1 I will climb up to my watchtower and stand at my guardpost. There I will wait to see what the LORD says and how he will answer my complaint.
On verse 1: You will find that in both chapters 1 and 2 of Habakkuk, there is an ongoing dialogue that takes place between Habakkuk and God.
In chapter 1, Habakkuk voices his complaint about why God allows injustice and evil to continue (v1-4), and God gives His answer (v5-11). Habakkuk then voices a second complaint about how God could use wicked people to accomplish His purposes (v12-17). Now in Chapter 2, Habakkuk decides to wait for God’s answer to his second complaint (2:1), and God will answer in verses 2 to 20.
What can we learn from this? Let your prayer life not be a one way monologue to God, but a two way dialogue with God. Don’t just talk to God. Like Habakkuk, wait for God to speak and take the time to listen for Him. It’s in the waiting and the listening that life changing things happen.
创世记16章13节a 夏甲就称那对她说话的耶和华为「看顾人的神」。
今天我们要来看一个有点可悲的故事，因为亚伯兰听从妻子撒莱的话，接受使女夏甲为妾。夏甲是个埃及女人，看见自己怀孕了，就看不起撒莱。撒莱很觉委屈，上诉于亚伯兰，亚伯兰跟撒莱说，夏甲是撒莱的使女，所以撒莱可以随意待她。
这下子不得了，为了反击这个无知傲慢的埃及女人，撒莱全力反攻，苦待夏甲，全然忘了她是找夏甲来帮忙生小孩的，现在夏甲有孕在身了，她却失去理智地苦待一个孕妇，全然忘了母子的安全。可见当一个女人失去理智时是很疯狂的，最好不要让女人失去理智。
为了保护自己，夏甲逃走了。有句话说：「人在做，天在看」，你还别不信。因为就在夏甲跑不动了，坐在一个水泉旁喘气时，耶和华神的使者就出现了，对她说：「撒莱的使女夏甲，你从哪里来？要往哪里去？」夏甲说：「我从我的主母撒莱面前逃出来。」 耶和华的使者对她说：「你回到你主母那里，服在她手下。」 又说：「我必使你的后裔极其繁多，甚至不可胜数。」 并说：「你如今怀孕要生一个儿子，可以给他起名叫以实玛利，因为耶和华听见了你的苦情。他为人必像野驴，他的手要攻打人，人的手也要攻打他。他必住在众弟兄的东边。」
这时的夏甲非常感动，也许她正在担心何去何从。她既然是在亚伯兰家做使女，很可能从小就被卖到他家，她可能己经没有自己的家了，即使有家也不一定找得回去，即使找得回去，家人会不会又把她送回来？但是神的使者出现了，给绝望的她指出了一条路，而且把将来的事给她指明了。
Hi GAMErs,
Today we begin the book of Habakkuk. Written approximately between 700 and 600 B.C., the book of Habakkuk is a short but powerful book by a prophet called Habakkuk. In this book Habakkuk writes down his revelations from God at a time when Babylon is emerging as a world power and Habakkuk’s own nation of Israel is fraught with internal corruption.
Today’s passage is Habakkuk 1:1-17. Let’s go!
Habakkuk 1:1 (NIV)
1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet received.
On verse 1: Little is known with certainty about Habakkuk, the author of this book. In fact the very first line and the very last line of this book tell us more about Habakkuk then all the writing in between. The first line tells us that Habakkuk was a prophet chosen by God. The last line, “For the director of music. On my stringed instruments” (Habakkuk 3:19), tells us that Habakkuk was a musician who probably played and wrote worship music for the temple where people worshiped the Lord. The body of this book shows us that Habakkuk was sensitive to God’s voice, sensitive to the injustice he saw around him as well as the visions God was showing him.
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