20 Feb 2017, Psalm 80 诗篇 80, Deliverance through the Son of Man 藉着人子的救赎

Posted on Feb 13, 2017 in Devotions, Psalms |

Scripture Reading  : Psalm 80

Theme                      : Deliverance through the Son of Man

 

  1. Appeal to Israel’s Shepherd (1–2). God is Israel’s true shepherd who rules Israel and cares for it. He is enthroned upon the cherubim, the highest order of angels. God is the ruler of Israel and of all angels and of all human beings. The psalmist’s prayer is not to some impotent angel or human being, but to the creator and ruler of the universe.
  1. Bread of Tears (3–7). Because of Israel’s sins, God is angry with them. They live in misery. Their daily bread is filled with tears and misery.
  1. Ravaged Vine (8-13). Israel is likened to a vine that God took from Egypt and planted in Palestine. But because Jews rebelled, God ravaged the vine. Asaph is referring to Israel’s end-times suffering.
  1. Final Appeal (14-19). Asaph prays for God to save Israel through the Son of Man, the man of God’s right hand. This is referring to the Messiah, not Israel, who is both referred as Son of Man and right hand of God (Dan. 7:13, Ps. 110:1, Col. 3:1). When Jesus delivers the Jews, He will give them life, life of the age to come, aka eternal life.

 

Praying the Scripture

Israel is experiencing trouble now, even before their ultimate end-times trouble (Matt. 24:15, Jacob’s trouble, Jer. 30:7). If you watch the news you will see Israel’s trouble. So what should be our reaction? We should pray for Israel like Asaph by praying for Jesus to come back and deliver Israel and restore the world. No political solution will result in ultimate peace in the Middle East. Political solution can only result in temporary cessation of hostility, which we should also pray for. But our ultimate prayer is for Jesus to return and give eternal peace to the Middle East and the world.
 
 
 

经文：诗篇80

主题：藉着人子的救赎

 

  1. 向以色列牧者的请求（1-2）。神是以色列的真牧者，是祂统治和照顾以色列的。祂坐在二基路伯上，即天使的最高位。神是以色列、众天使与众人的统治者。诗人不是向无能的天使或人类祷告，而是向创造和统治宇宙万物之主祷告。
  1. 以眼泪当食物（3-7）。因为以色列犯罪，因此神向他们发怒。他们活在痛苦中。他们每日的粮食也充满了眼泪和痛苦。
  1. 毁坏的葡萄树（8-13）。以色列就像一棵从埃及挪出又栽在巴勒斯坦的葡萄树。但由于犹太人叛逆神，神就毁坏葡萄树。亚萨是在指以色列末日的患难。
  1. 最后的请求（14-19）。亚萨请求神通过人子，即坐在神右边的，救以色列。这是指弥赛亚，不是以色列；弥赛亚即是人子，也是坐在神右边的（但7:13；诗110:1；西3:1）。当耶稣把犹太人救出时，祂将给予他们生命，也就是来世的生命，即永生。

 

用经文祷告

在还未经历末日的患难前，以色列现在已经面临苦楚了（太24:15；雅各遭难的时候，耶30:7）。你如果关注新闻，就会看见以色列的遭难。因此，我们当如何回应呢？我们应该像亚萨一样请求耶稣再来，救出以色列并复兴世界。无政治方案能给中东带来最终的和平。政治方案只能让敌对状态暂时休止，而这也是我们应该祷告的，但我们最首要的祷告是请求耶稣再来，给中东和世界带来和平。